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Revelation 1:10-20
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Revelation 1:10-20
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9-17 I, John, with you all the way in the trial and the Kingdom and the passion of patience in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of God’s Word, the witness of Jesus. It was Sunday and I was in the Spirit, praying. I heard a loud voice behind me, trumpet-clear and piercing: “Write what you see into a book. Send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, Laodicea.” I turned and saw the voice.
I saw a gold menorah
with seven branches,
And in the center, the Son of Man,
in a robe and gold breastplate,
hair a blizzard of white,
Eyes pouring fire-blaze,
both feet furnace-fired bronze,
His voice a roar,
right hand holding the Seven Stars,
His mouth a sharp-biting sword,
his face a blinding sun.
I saw this and fainted dead at his feet. His right hand pulled me upright, his voice reassured me:
17-20 “Don’t fear: I am First, I am Last, I’m Alive. I died, but I came to life, and my life is now forever. See these keys in my hand? They open and lock Death’s doors, they open and lock Hell’s gates. Now write down everything you see: things that are, things about to be. The Seven Stars you saw in my right hand and the seven-branched gold menorah—do you want to know what’s behind them? The Seven Stars are the Angels of the seven churches; the menorah’s seven branches are the seven churches.”
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Revelation 1:10-20
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Revelation 1:10-20
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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) 16 In his right hand he held seven stars,(U) and coming out of his mouth was a sharp, double-edged sword.(V) His face was like the sun(W) shining in all its brilliance.
17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet(X) as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me(Y) and said: “Do not be afraid.(Z) I am the First and the Last.(AA) 18 I am the Living One; I was dead,(AB) and now look, I am alive for ever and ever!(AC) And I hold the keys of death and Hades.(AD)
19 “Write, therefore, what you have seen,(AE) what is now and what will take place later. 20 The mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand(AF) and of the seven golden lampstands(AG) is this: The seven stars are the angels[b] of the seven churches,(AH) and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.(AI)
Footnotes
- Revelation 1:13 See Daniel 7:13.
- Revelation 1:20 Or messengers
Revelation 1:10-20
The Message
Revelation 1:10-20
The Message
9-17 I, John, with you all the way in the trial and the Kingdom and the passion of patience in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of God’s Word, the witness of Jesus. It was Sunday and I was in the Spirit, praying. I heard a loud voice behind me, trumpet-clear and piercing: “Write what you see into a book. Send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, Laodicea.” I turned and saw the voice.
I saw a gold menorah
with seven branches,
And in the center, the Son of Man,
in a robe and gold breastplate,
hair a blizzard of white,
Eyes pouring fire-blaze,
both feet furnace-fired bronze,
His voice a roar,
right hand holding the Seven Stars,
His mouth a sharp-biting sword,
his face a blinding sun.
I saw this and fainted dead at his feet. His right hand pulled me upright, his voice reassured me:
17-20 “Don’t fear: I am First, I am Last, I’m Alive. I died, but I came to life, and my life is now forever. See these keys in my hand? They open and lock Death’s doors, they open and lock Hell’s gates. Now write down everything you see: things that are, things about to be. The Seven Stars you saw in my right hand and the seven-branched gold menorah—do you want to know what’s behind them? The Seven Stars are the Angels of the seven churches; the menorah’s seven branches are the seven churches.”
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Revelation 1:10-12
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Revelation 1:10-12
New International Version
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)
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