14 But (A)I have a few things against you, because you have some there who hold the (B)teaching of Balaam, who kept teaching Balak to put a [a]stumbling block before the sons of Israel, (C)to eat things sacrificed to idols and to commit sexual immorality. 15 So you too, have some who in the same way hold to the teaching of the (D)Nicolaitans. 16 Therefore (E)repent; or else (F)I am coming to you quickly, and I will wage war against them with (G)the sword of My mouth.

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  1. Revelation 2:14 I.e., a temptation to sin

Therefore, remember from where you have fallen, and (A)repent, and (B)do the [a]deeds you did at first; or else I am coming to you and I will remove your (C)lampstand from its place—unless you repent.

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  1. Revelation 2:5 Lit first deeds

The Angel, Michael

And there was war in heaven, (A)Michael and his angels waging war with the (B)dragon. The dragon and (C)his angels waged war,

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they worshiped the (A)dragon because he (B)gave his authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, “(C)Who is like the beast, and who is able to wage war with him?”

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Victory for the Lamb

14 These will wage (A)war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will (B)overcome them because He is (C)Lord of lords and (D)King of kings; and (E)those who are with Him are the (F)called and chosen and faithful.”

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The Coming of Christ

11 And I saw (A)heaven opened, and behold, a (B)white horse, and He who sat on it is called (C)Faithful and True, and in (D)righteousness He judges and wages war.

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16 In His right hand He held (A)seven stars, and out of His mouth came a (B)sharp two-edged sword; and His (C)face was like (D)the sun [a]shining in its strength.

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  1. Revelation 1:16 Lit shines

Message to Pergamum

12 “And to the angel of the church in (A)Pergamum write:

The One who has (B)the sharp two-edged sword says this:

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16 Therefore (A)repent; or else (B)I am coming to you quickly, and I will wage war against them with (C)the sword of My mouth.

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I looked, and behold, [a]an (A)ashen horse; and the one who sat on it had the name (B)Death, and (C)Hades was following with him. Authority was given to them over a fourth of the earth, (D)to kill with sword, and famine, and [b]plague, and by the wild animals of the earth.

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  1. Revelation 6:8 Or a sickly pale green
  2. Revelation 6:8 Lit death; i.e., a particular kind of death

15 (A)From His mouth comes a sharp sword, so that (B)with it He may strike down the nations, and He will [a](C)rule them with a rod of iron; and (D)He treads the [b]wine press of the fierce wrath of God, the Almighty.

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  1. Revelation 19:15 Or shepherd
  2. Revelation 19:15 Lit wine press of the wine of the wrath of God’s anger

21 And the rest were killed with the sword which (A)came from the mouth of Him who (B)sat on the horse, and (C)all the birds were filled with their flesh.

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And another, (A)a red horse, went out; and to him who sat on it, it was granted to (B)take peace from the earth, and that people would kill one another; and a large sword was given to him.

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10 (A)If anyone [a]is destined for captivity, to captivity he goes; (B)if anyone kills with the sword, with the sword he must be killed. Here is (C)the [b]perseverance and the faith of the [c]saints.

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  1. Revelation 13:10 Or leads into captivity
  2. Revelation 13:10 Or steadfastness
  3. Revelation 13:10 See note v 7

14 And he (A)deceives (B)those who live on the earth because of (C)the signs which it was given him to perform [a](D)in the presence of the beast, telling those who live on the earth to make an image to the beast who *had the (E)wound of the sword and has come to life.

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  1. Revelation 13:14 Or by the authority of

31 Then the Lord opened Balaam’s eyes, and he saw (A)the angel of the Lord standing in the way with his sword drawn in his hand; and he bowed [a]all the way to the ground.

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  1. Numbers 22:31 Lit and prostrated himself to his face

They killed the kings of Midian along with the rest of those killed: (A)Evi, Rekem, (B)Zur, Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian. They also killed (C)Balaam the son of Beor with the sword.

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17 (A)The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. (B)To the one who overcomes, I will give some of the hidden (C)manna, and I will give him a white stone, and a (D)new name written on the stone (E)which no one knows except the one who receives it.’

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Overcoming the World

(A)Everyone who believes that Jesus is the [a]Christ has been (B)born of God, and everyone who loves the [b]Father (C)loves the child born of Him. (D)By this we know that (E)we love the children of God, when we love God and [c]follow His commandments. For (F)this is the love of God, that we (G)keep His commandments; and (H)His commandments are not burdensome. For [d]whoever has been (I)born of God (J)overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith.

Who is the one who overcomes the world, but the one who (K)believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

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  1. 1 John 5:1 I.e., Messiah
  2. 1 John 5:1 Lit one who has fathered
  3. 1 John 5:2 Lit do
  4. 1 John 5:4 Lit everything that

Then he said to [a]me, “This is the word of the Lord to (A)Zerubbabel, saying, ‘(B)Not by might nor by power, but by My (C)Spirit,’ says the Lord of armies.

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  1. Zechariah 4:6 Lit me, saying

32 Jesus then said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, it is not Moses who has given you the bread out of heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread out of heaven. 33 For the bread of God is [a]that which (A)comes down out of heaven and gives life to the world.”

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  1. John 6:33 Or He who comes

26 that is, (A)the mystery which had been hidden from the past ages and generations, but now has been revealed to His [a]saints, 27 to whom (B)God willed to make known what (C)the wealth of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles is, the mystery that is (D)Christ in you, the (E)hope of glory.

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  1. Colossians 1:26 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people

that their (A)hearts may be encouraged, having been (B)knit together in love, and that they would attain to all (C)the wealth [a]that comes from the full assurance of understanding, resulting in a (D)true knowledge of (E)God’s mystery, that is, Christ Himself,

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  1. Colossians 2:2 Lit of the full assurance

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