Revelation 1:1-20
Revelation 1:1-20 (Good News Translation)S
1This book is the record of the events that Jesus Christ revealed. God
gave him this revelation in order to show to his servants what must happen
very soon. Christ made these things known to his servant John by sending
his angel to him, 2and John has told all that he has seen. This is his
report concerning the message from God and the truth revealed by Jesus
Christ. 3Happy is the one who reads this book, and happy are those who
listen to the words of this prophetic message and obey what is written in
this book! For the time is near when all these things will happen. 4From
John to the seven churches in the province of Asia:
Grace and peace be yours from God, who is, who was, and who is to come,
and from the seven spirits in front of his throne, 5and from Jesus Christ,
the faithful witness, the first to be raised from death and who is also the
ruler of the kings of the world.
He loves us, and by his sacrificial death he has freed us from our sins
6and made us a kingdom of priests to serve his God and Father. To Jesus
Christ be the glory and power forever and ever! Amen. 7Look, he is coming
on the clouds! Everyone will see him, including those who pierced him. All
peoples on earth will mourn over him. So shall it be! 8I am the first and
the last, says the Lord God Almighty, who is, who was, and who is to come.
9I am John, your brother, and as a follower of Jesus I am your partner in
patiently enduring the suffering that comes to those who belong to his
Kingdom. I was put on the island of Patmos because I had proclaimed God's
word and the truth that Jesus revealed. 10On the Lord's day the Spirit
took control of me, and I heard a loud voice, that sounded like a trumpet,
speaking behind me. 11It said, Write down what you see, and send the book
to the churches in these seven cities: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum,
Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea. 12I turned around to see who
was talking to me, and I saw seven gold lampstands, 13and among them there
was what looked like a human being, wearing a robe that reached to his
feet, and a gold band around his chest. 14His hair was white as wool, or
as snow, and his eyes blazed like fire; 15his feet shone like brass that
has been refined and polished, and his voice sounded like a roaring
waterfall. 16He held seven stars in his right hand, and a sharp two-edged
sword came out of his mouth. His face was as bright as the midday sun.
17When I saw him, I fell down at his feet like a dead man. He placed his
right hand on me and said, Don't be afraid! I am the first and the last.
18I am the living one! I was dead, but now I am alive forever and ever. I
have authority over death and the world of the dead. 19Write, then, the
things you see, both the things that are now and the things that will
happen afterward. 20Here is the secret meaning of the seven stars that you
see in my right hand, and of the seven gold lampstands: the seven stars are
the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven
churches.
God bless you.
1This book is the record of the events that Jesus Christ revealed. God
gave him this revelation in order to show to his servants what must happen
very soon. Christ made these things known to his servant John by sending
his angel to him, 2and John has told all that he has seen. This is his
report concerning the message from God and the truth revealed by Jesus
Christ. 3Happy is the one who reads this book, and happy are those who
listen to the words of this prophetic message and obey what is written in
this book! For the time is near when all these things will happen. 4From
John to the seven churches in the province of Asia:
Grace and peace be yours from God, who is, who was, and who is to come,
and from the seven spirits in front of his throne, 5and from Jesus Christ,
the faithful witness, the first to be raised from death and who is also the
ruler of the kings of the world.
He loves us, and by his sacrificial death he has freed us from our sins
6and made us a kingdom of priests to serve his God and Father. To Jesus
Christ be the glory and power forever and ever! Amen. 7Look, he is coming
on the clouds! Everyone will see him, including those who pierced him. All
peoples on earth will mourn over him. So shall it be! 8I am the first and
the last, says the Lord God Almighty, who is, who was, and who is to come.
9I am John, your brother, and as a follower of Jesus I am your partner in
patiently enduring the suffering that comes to those who belong to his
Kingdom. I was put on the island of Patmos because I had proclaimed God's
word and the truth that Jesus revealed. 10On the Lord's day the Spirit
took control of me, and I heard a loud voice, that sounded like a trumpet,
speaking behind me. 11It said, Write down what you see, and send the book
to the churches in these seven cities: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum,
Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea. 12I turned around to see who
was talking to me, and I saw seven gold lampstands, 13and among them there
was what looked like a human being, wearing a robe that reached to his
feet, and a gold band around his chest. 14His hair was white as wool, or
as snow, and his eyes blazed like fire; 15his feet shone like brass that
has been refined and polished, and his voice sounded like a roaring
waterfall. 16He held seven stars in his right hand, and a sharp two-edged
sword came out of his mouth. His face was as bright as the midday sun.
17When I saw him, I fell down at his feet like a dead man. He placed his
right hand on me and said, Don't be afraid! I am the first and the last.
18I am the living one! I was dead, but now I am alive forever and ever. I
have authority over death and the world of the dead. 19Write, then, the
things you see, both the things that are now and the things that will
happen afterward. 20Here is the secret meaning of the seven stars that you
see in my right hand, and of the seven gold lampstands: the seven stars are
the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven
churches.
God bless you.
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