New Testament · Revelation

Revelation chapter 1

This is the of Jesus, —what God gave him to show the people who serve him, things that must happen soon. He sent it through his angel to his John,who confirmed everything he saw—the message of God and the of Jesus, The One. anyone who reads this out loud, and for those who hear it and take to heart what’s written in it—because the time is close.John, to the seven in the province of Asia: and to you from the one who is, who was, and who is coming—and from the before his throne—and from Jesus, The One—the , the , and the ruler over the kings of the earth. To the one who loves us and has through his blood—and has made us a — serving his God and Father—to him be the and the power for all ages! Look! He is , and every eye will see him—even those who pierced him. And all the peoples of the earth will because of him. Yes, let it be so!“I am the ,” says the Lord God—“the one who is, who was, and who is coming—.”I, John—your brother and in the suffering, the kingdom, and the that come from being united with Jesus—was on the island called because of the message of God and the testimony of Jesus.I was caught up by on , and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet blastsaying, “Write down what you see on a and send it to the seven gathered communities—to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”I turned around to see whose voice was speaking to me. And when I turned, I saw seven golden ,and among the lampstands was someone who looked like a , dressed in a , with a golden sash wrapped around his chest.The hair on his head was —and his eyes were like .His feet were like , and his voice was like .In his right hand he held , and coming out of his mouth was a . His face was like the sun shining at full strength.When I saw him, I . But he placed his right hand on me and said, “Don’t be afraid. I am ,and . I was dead, and look—I am ! And I hold .So write down what you have seen—what is happening now, and what will happen after this.Here is the of the seven stars you saw in my right hand and the seven golden lampstands: the seven stars are the of the seven gathered communities, and the seven lampstands are the seven gathered communities themselves.