Revelation 1:1-3

GOD’S WORD Translation

The Revelation of Jesus Christ to the Seven Churches

1 This is the revelation of Jesus Christ. God gave it to him to show his servants the things that must happen soon. He sent this revelation through his angel to his servant John. ² John testified about what he saw: God’s word and the testimony about Jesus Christ. ³ Blessed is the one who reads, as well as those who hear the words of this prophecy and pay attention to what is written in it because the time is near.