² who testifies to everything he saw—that is, the word of God^(A) and the testimony of Jesus Christ.^{(B) 3} Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it,^(C) because the time is near.^(D)

Greetings and Doxology

⁴ John,

To the seven churches^(E) in the province of Asia:

Grace and peace to you^(F) from him who is, and who was, and who is to come,^(G) and from the seven spirits^[a](H) before his throne,