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Chapter 1
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The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto
him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly
come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel
unto his servant John: |
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Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony
of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw. |
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Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the
words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are
written therein: for the time is at hand. |
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John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace
be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which
was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits
which are before his throne; |
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And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness,
and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of
the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed
us from our sins in his own blood, |
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And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his
Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever.
Amen. |
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Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall
see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds
of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen. |
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I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending,
saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is
to come, the Almighty. |
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I John, who also am your brother, and companion in
tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus
Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the
word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ. |
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I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind
me a great voice, as of a trumpet, |
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Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last:
and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto
the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and
unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and
unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea. |
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And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And
being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks; |
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And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like
unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the
foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle. |
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His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white
as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; |
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And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned
in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters. |
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And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of
his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance
was as the sun shineth in his strength. |
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And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And
he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear
not; I am the first and the last: |
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I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am
alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and
of death. |
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Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things
which are, and the things which shall be hereafter; |
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The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in
my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The
seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and
the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven
churches. |
