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The Revelation of St. John the Divine

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(Daniel 12:1–13)
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This book has the things that Jesus Christ showed to me, John. God showed these things to Jesus in order that he might pass them on to his servants. These things will happen soon. Jesus communicated these things by sending his angel to me, his servant John.
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As a witness I, John, reported everything I saw and heard about the word of God, and the true accounts that were given about Jesus Christ.
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God will do good to anyone who reads these words and to any who hear them when they are being read aloud. He will do good to those who listen carefully to them and obey them, for the time when these things happen is approaching quickly.

John Greets the Seven Churches

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I, John, am writing this letter to the seven groups of believers in the province of Asia. May God be kind to you and give you peace, for he is the one who has always existed, who exists now, and who will always exist in the future. May the seven spirits who are sitting in front of his throne do these things for you, too.
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May Jesus Christ, who has faithfully told us the truth about God, also be kind to you and give you peace. For he is the first one whom God raised from the dead, and he is the one who rules the kings of the earth. He is the one who loves us and who has freed us from the guilt of our sins by his blood when he died on the cross.
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He is the one who has begun to rule over his kingdom; he has set us apart to be priests who worship God his Father as he commanded. It is Jesus Christ whom we must honor and praise forever. This is the truth.
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Look! Messiah is coming in the clouds. Everyone will see him, including those who killed him by nailing him to a cross. Every tribe on the earth will be in sorrow and grief when they see him coming. That is the truth!
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Lord God declares, “I am the one who began all things, the Alpha, and I am the one who will cause all things to end, the Omega. I am the one who exists, who has always existed, and who will always exist. I am the One who rules over everything and everyone.”

John’s Vision on Patmos

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I, John, your fellow believer, am suffering as you are because Jesus rules over us. We share together the call to suffer for our faith. We are part of his reign and rule over all things, and we are patiently enduring every trial and test that comes. I was imprisoned and sent to the Island of Patmos because I kept telling people about God’s message and the truth about Jesus.
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On one of the days we worship the Lord with other believers, God’s Spirit took control of me. Then I heard behind me someone speaking. He voice was like a trumpet that was being played.
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He said to me, “Write on a scroll what you see, and send it to seven groups of believers. Send it to the believers in the cities of Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”
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When I heard these words, I turned to see who was speaking. Then I saw seven golden lampstands.
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In the middle of the lampstands there was someone who looked like a human being. He wore a robe that reached to his feet and a golden sash around his chest.
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The hair on his head was as white as wool or fresh fallen snow. His eyes were like a brilliant flame.
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His feet looked like gleaming bronze. When he spoke, his voice had the volume and depth of a great river of rushing water.
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He was holding seven stars in his right hand. A sword with two sharp edges was coming out of his mouth. His face shone as bright as the sun at midday.
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When I saw him, I fell down at his feet as though I were dead. But he put his right hand on me and said to me, “Do not be afraid! I am the first One who began all things and the Last One who causes all things to end.
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I am alive, even though I died once, and indeed, I am alive forever! I have power over death and I control the place of the dead.
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So write down what you have seen. And write down what is happening now. And write down what will happen in the future.
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The meaning of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand and of the seven golden lampstands is this: The seven stars represent the angels who watch over the seven groups of believers in Asia, and the seven lampstands represent the seven groups that are there.”
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(Daniel 12:1–13)
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This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ,(a) which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel(b) to his servant, John,
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who testified to God’s word and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, about everything that he saw.
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Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy, and keep the things that are written in it, for the time is near.

John Greets the Seven Churches

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John, to the seven assemblies that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from God, who is and who was and who is to come; and from the seven Spirits who are before his throne;
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and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us, and washed us from our sins by his blood—
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and he made us to be a Kingdom, priests (c) to his God and Father—to him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
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Behold,(d) he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, including those who pierced him. All the tribes of the earth will mourn over him. Even so, Amen.
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“I am the Alpha and the Omega, (e) ” says the Lord God,(f) “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”

John’s Vision on Patmos

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I John, your brother and partner with you in the oppression, Kingdom, and perseverance in Christ Jesus, was on the isle that is called Patmos because of God’s Word and the testimony of Jesus Christ.
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I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice, like a trumpet
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saying,(g) “What you see, write in a book and send to the seven assemblies: (h) to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.”
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I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. Having turned, I saw seven golden lamp stands.
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And among the lamp stands was one like a son of man,(i) clothed with a robe reaching down to his feet, and with a golden sash around his chest.
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His head and his hair were white as white wool, like snow. His eyes were like a flame of fire.
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His feet were like burnished brass, as if it had been refined in a furnace. His voice was like the voice of many waters.
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He had seven stars in his right hand. Out of his mouth proceeded a sharp two-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.
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When I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man. He laid his right hand on me, saying, “Don’t be afraid. I am the first and the last,
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and the Living one. I was dead, and behold, I am alive forever and ever. Amen. I have the keys of Death and of Hades. (j)
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Write therefore the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will happen hereafter.
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The mystery of the seven stars which you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lamp stands is this: The seven stars are the angels (k) of the seven assemblies. The seven lamp stands are seven assemblies.

Fußnoten

(a)1:1 “Christ” means “Anointed One”.
(b)1:1 or, messenger (here and wherever angel is mentioned)
(c)1:6 ℘ Exodus 19:6; Isaiah 61:6
(d)1:7 “Behold”, from “ἰδοὺ”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.
(e)1:8 TR adds “the Beginning and the End”
(f)1:8 TR omits “God”
(g)1:11 TR adds “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last.”
(h)1:11 TR adds “which are in Asia”
(i)1:13 ℘ Daniel 7:13
(j)1:18 or, Hell
(k)1:20 or, messengers (here and wherever angels are mentioned)
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