This is the ¹revelation of Jesus Christ His unveiling of the divine mysteries, which ^aGod the Father gave to Him to ^bshow to His bond-servants (believers) ^cthe things which must soon take place in their entirety; and He sent and communicated it ^dby His angel (divine messenger) to His bond-servant ^eJohn, 2 who testified and gave supporting evidence to ^athe word of God and to ^bthe testimony of Jesus Christ, even to everything that he saw in his visions. 3 ^1aBlessed (happy, prosperous, to be admired) is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy, and who keep the things which are written in it heeding them and taking them to heart; ^bfor the time of fulfillment is near.

4 ^1aJohn, to ^bthe seven churches that are in the province of ^2cAsia: ^3dGrace be granted to you and peace inner calm and spiritual well-being, from ^eHim Who is existing forever and Who was continually existing in the past and Who is to come, and from ^4fthe seven Spirits that are before His throne, Is 11:2 5 and from Jesus Christ, ^athe ¹faithful and trustworthy Witness, the ^2bFirstborn of the dead, and the ^cRuler of the kings of the earth. To Him who always ^dloves us and who has once for all ³freed us or washed us from our sins by His own blood (His sacrificial death)— Ps 89:27 6 and formed us into a ^akingdom as His subjects, ^1bpriests to ^cHis God and Father—^dto Him be the glory and the power and the majesty and the dominion forever and ever. Amen. Ex 19:6; Is 61:6 7 ^aBEHOLD, HE IS COMING WITH THE CLOUDS, and ^bevery eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him; and all the tribes (nations) of the earth will ^cmourn over Him realizing their sin and guilt, and anticipating the coming wrath. ¹So it is to be. Amen. Dan 7:13; Zech 12:10

8 “I am ^athe ¹Alpha and the Omega the Beginning and the End,” says the ^bLord God, “^cWho is existing forever and Who was continually existing in the past and Who is to come, the Almighty the Omnipotent, the Ruler of all.” Is 9:6

9 ^aI, John, your ^bbrother and ^ccompanion in the ¹tribulation and ^dkingdom and patient ^eendurance which are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos, exiled there ^fbecause of my preaching of the word of God regarding eternal salvation and the testimony of Jesus Christ. 10 I was ^ain the ¹Spirit in special communication with the Holy Spirit and empowered to receive and record the revelation from Jesus Christ on ^bthe ²Lord’s Day, and I heard behind me a loud voice ^clike the sound of a trumpet, 11 saying, “^aWrite on a scroll what you see in this revelation, and send it to the ^1bseven churches—to ^cEphesus and to ^dSmyrna and to ^ePergamum and to ^fThyatira and to ^gSardis and to ^hPhiladelphia and to ⁱLaodicea.”

12 Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And after turning I saw ^aseven golden lampstands; 13 and ^ain the midst of the lampstands I saw someone ^1blike the Son of Man, ^cdressed in a robe reaching to His feet, and with a golden sash ^dwrapped around His chest. Dan 7:13; 10:5 14 His head and His ^ahair were white like white wool, glistening white like snow; and ^bHis all-seeing eyes were flashing like a flame of fire piercing into my being. Dan 7:9 15 His ^afeet were like burnished white-hot bronze, refined in a furnace, and His ^bvoice was powerful like the sound of many waters. Dan 10:6 16 In His right hand He held ^aseven stars, and from His mouth came a ^bsharp two-edged sword of judgment; and His ^cface reflecting His majesty and the ¹Shekinah glory was like ^dthe sun shining in all its power at midday. Ex 34:29

17 When I saw Him, I ^afell at His feet as though dead. And He ^bplaced His right hand on me and said, “^cDo not be afraid; ^dI am the First and the Last absolute Deity, the Son of God, Is 44:6 18 and the ^aEver-living One living in and beyond all time and space. I ^bdied, but see, I am alive forevermore, and I have ^cthe keys of absolute control and victory over death and of Hades (the realm of the dead) . 19 So ^awrite ^bthe things ¹which you have seen in the vision, and the things ²which are now happening, and the things ³which will take place ^cafter these things. 20 As for the ^amystery of the ^bseven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the ^cseven golden lampstands: the ^dseven stars are the angels (¹divine messengers) of ^ethe seven churches, and the seven ^flampstands are the seven churches.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which ^aGod gave Him to ^bshow to His slaves ^cthe things which must soon happen; and He indicated this ^dby sending it through His angel to His slave ^1eJohn, 2 who bore witness to ^athe word of God and to ^bthe witness of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. 3 ^aBlessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy and keep the things which are written in it, ^bfor the time is near.

4 ^aJohn to ^bthe seven churches that are in ^cAsia: ^dGrace to you and peace, from ^ethe One who is and who was and who ¹is to come, and from ^fthe seven Spirits who are before His throne, 5 and from Jesus Christ, ^athe faithful witness, the ^bfirstborn of the dead, and the ^cruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who ^dloves us and released us from our sins ¹by His blood— 6 and He has made us to be a ^akingdom, ^bpriests to ^1cHis God and Father—^dto Him be the glory and the might forever and ever. Amen. 7 ^aBEHOLD, HE IS COMING WITH THE CLOUDS, and ^bEVERY EYE WILL SEE HIM, EVEN THOSE WHO PIERCED HIM; and all the tribes of the earth will ^cMOURN OVER HIM. Yes, amen.

8 “I am ^athe Alpha and the Omega,” says the ^1bLord God, “^cwho is and who was and who ²is to come, the Almighty.”

9 ^aI, John, your ^bbrother and ^cfellow partaker in the tribulation and ^dkingdom and ^1eperseverance which are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos ^fbecause of the word of God and the witness of Jesus. 10 I was ^1ain the Spirit on ^bthe Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice ^clike a trumpet, 11 saying, “^aWrite in a scroll what you see, and send it to the ^bseven churches: to ^cEphesus and to ^dSmyrna and to ^ePergamum and to ^fThyatira and to ^gSardis and to ^hPhiladelphia and to ⁱLaodicea.”

12 Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And having turned I saw ^aseven golden lampstands; 13 and ^ain the middle of the lampstands I saw one ^blike ¹a son of man, ^cclothed in a robe reaching to the feet, and ^dgirded across His chest with a golden sash. 14 And His head and His ^ahair were white like white wool, like snow; and ^bHis eyes were like a flame of fire. 15 His ^afeet were like burnished bronze, when it has been made to glow in a furnace, and His ^bvoice was like the sound of many waters, 16 and having in His right hand ^aseven stars, and a ^bsharp two-edged sword which comes out of His mouth, and His ^cface was like ^dthe sun ¹shining in its power.

17 And when I saw Him, I ^afell at His feet like a dead man. And He ^bplaced His right hand on me, saying, “^cDo not fear; ^dI am THE FIRST AND THE LAST, 18 and the ^aliving One; and I ^1bwas dead, and behold, I am alive forever and ever, and I have ^cthe keys of death and of Hades. 19 Therefore ^awrite ^bthe things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will take place ^cafter these things. 20 As for the ^amystery of the ^bseven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the ^cseven golden lampstands: the ^dseven stars are the angels of ^ethe seven churches, and the seven ^flampstands are the seven churches.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which ^aGod gave Him to ^bshow to His bond-servants, ^cthe things which must soon take place; and He sent and ¹communicated it ^dby His angel to His bond-servant ^eJohn, 2 who testified to ^athe word of God and to ^bthe testimony of Jesus Christ, everything that he saw. 3 ^aBlessed is the one who reads, and those who hear the words of the prophecy and ¹keep the things which are written in it; ^bfor the time is near.

4 ^aJohn to ^bthe seven churches that are in ^cAsia: ^dGrace to you and peace from ^eHim who is, and who was, and who ¹is to come, and from ^fthe ²seven spirits who are before His throne, 5 and from Jesus Christ, ^athe faithful witness, the ^bfirstborn of the dead, and the ^cruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who ^dloves us and released us from our sins by His blood— 6 and He made us into a ^akingdom, ^bpriests to ^1cHis God and Father—^dto Him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen. 7 ^aBEHOLD, HE IS COMING WITH THE CLOUDS, and ^bevery eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him; and all the tribes of the earth will ^cmourn over Him. ¹So it is to be. Amen.

8 “I am ^athe Alpha and the Omega,” says the ^bLord God, “^cwho is and who was and who ¹is to come, the Almighty.”

9 ^aI, John, your ^bbrother and ^cfellow participant in the tribulation and ^dkingdom and ^1eperseverance in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos ^fbecause of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. 10 I was ^ain the ¹Spirit on ^bthe Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice ^clike the sound of a trumpet, 11 saying, “^aWrite ¹on a scroll what you see, and send it to the ^bseven churches: to ^cEphesus, ^dSmyrna, ^ePergamum, ^fThyatira, ^gSardis, ^hPhiladelphia, and ⁱLaodicea.”

12 Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And after turning I saw ^aseven golden lampstands; 13 and ^ain the middle of the lampstands I saw one ^blike ¹a son of man, ^cclothed in a robe reaching to the feet, and ^dwrapped around the chest with a golden sash. 14 His head and His ^ahair were white like white wool, like snow; and ^bHis eyes were like a flame of fire. 15 His ^afeet were like ¹burnished bronze when it has been heated to a glow in a furnace, and His ^bvoice was like the sound of many waters. 16 In His right hand He held ^aseven stars, and out of His mouth came a ^bsharp two-edged sword; and His ^cface was like ^dthe sun ¹shining in its strength.

17 When I saw Him, I ^afell at His feet like a dead man. And He ^bplaced His right hand on me, saying, “^cDo not be afraid; ^dI am the first and the last, 18 and the ^aliving One; and I ^1bwas dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore, and I have ^cthe keys of death and of Hades. 19 Therefore ^awrite ^bthe things which you have seen, ¹and the things which are, and the things which will take place ^cafter these things. 20 As for the ^amystery of the ^bseven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the ^cseven golden lampstands: the ^dseven stars are the angels of ^ethe seven churches, and the seven ^flampstands are the seven churches.