¹⁰ On the Lord’s Day^(A) I was in the Spirit,^(B) and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet,^{(C) 11} which said: “Write on a scroll what you see^(D) and send it to the seven churches:^(E) to Ephesus,^(F) Smyrna,^(G) Pergamum,^(H) Thyatira,^(I) Sardis,^(J) Philadelphia^(K) and Laodicea.”^(L)

¹² I turned around to see the voice that was speaking to me. And when I turned I saw seven golden lampstands,^{(M) 13} and among the lampstands^(N) was someone like a son of man,^[a](O) dressed in a robe reaching down to his feet^(P) and with a golden sash around his chest.^{(Q) 14} The hair on his head was white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire.^{(R) 15} His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace,^(S) and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters.^(T)

The Throne in Heaven

4 After this I looked, and there before me was a door standing open^(A) in heaven. And the voice I had first heard speaking to me like a trumpet^(B) said, “Come up here,^(C) and I will show you what must take place after this.”^{(D) 2} At once I was in the Spirit,^(E) and there before me was a throne in heaven^(F) with someone sitting on it. ³ And the one who sat there had the appearance of jasper^(G) and ruby.^(H) A rainbow^(I) that shone like an emerald^(J) encircled the throne.

The Judgment of the Dead

¹¹ Then I saw a great white throne^(A) and him who was seated on it. The earth and the heavens fled from his presence,^(B) and there was no place for them. ¹² And I saw the dead, great and small,^(C) standing before the throne, and books were opened.^(D) Another book was opened, which is the book of life.^(E) The dead were judged^(F) according to what they had done^(G) as recorded in the books.