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NASB | Revelation 1:1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show to His bond-servants, the things which must soon take place; and He sent and communicated it by His angel to His bond-servant John, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Revelation 1:1 This is the revelation of Jesus Christ [His unveiling of the divine mysteries], which God [the Father] gave to Him to show to His bond-servants (believers) the things which must soon take place [in their entirety]; and He sent and communicated it by His angel (divine messenger) to His bond-servant John, |
Subject: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS? |
Bible Note: Warm greetings, Pastor Glenn. It is one of the darkest, most puzzling mysteries of life how susceptible men are to deception, particularly in the realm of religious belief and practice. I've seen reasonably bright and rational people, shrewd in business and other practical matters, taken in by various religious crack-pots who promised health and wealth, or offered a new gospel or a watered-down one, or who, using various other schemes, tickled their itching ears. While many of the leaders of these unorthodox groups are taking in big bucks, the followers are merely being taken in. --Hank |