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John, to the seven churches in Asia: grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits before his throne,
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which said, “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”
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Then I turned to see whose voice it was that spoke to me, and when I turned, I saw seven gold lampstands
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In his right hand he held seven stars. A sharp two-edged sword came out of his mouth, and his face shone like the sun at its brightest.
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This is the secret meaning of the seven stars you saw in my right hand, and of the seven gold lampstands: the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.
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Chapter 2
To Ephesus. “To the angel of the church in Ephesus, write this: “‘The one who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks in the midst of the seven gold lampstands says this:
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Chapter 3
To Sardis. “To the angel of the church in Sardis, write this: “‘The one who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars says this: “I know your works, that you have the reputation of being alive, but you are dead.
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From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings, and peals of thunder. Seven flaming torches burned in front of the throne, which are the seven spirits of God.
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Chapter 5
The Scroll and the Lamb. I saw a scroll in the right hand of the one who sat on the throne. It had writing on both sides and was sealed with seven seals.
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One of the elders said to me, “Do not weep. The lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has triumphed, enabling him to open the scroll with its seven seals.”
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Then I saw standing in the midst of the throne and the four living creatures and the elders a Lamb that seemed to have been slain. He had seven horns and seven eyes; these are the [seven] spirits of God sent out into the whole world.
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IV. The Seven Seals, Trumpets, and Plagues, with Interludes
Chapter 6
The First Six Seals. Then I watched while the Lamb broke open the first of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures cry out in a voice like thunder, “Come forward.”
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Chapter 8
The Seven Trumpets. When he broke open the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
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And I saw that the seven angels who stood before God were given seven trumpets.
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The First Four Trumpets. The seven angels who were holding the seven trumpets prepared to blow them.
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and then he cried out in a loud voice as a lion roars. When he cried out, the seven thunders raised their voices, too.
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When the seven thunders had spoken, I was about to write it down; but I heard a voice from heaven say, “Seal up what the seven thunders have spoken, but do not write it down.”
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At the time when you hear the seventh angel blow his trumpet, the mysterious plan of God shall be fulfilled, as he promised to his servants the prophets.”
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At that moment there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell in ruins. Seven thousand people were killed during the earthquake; the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.
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The second woe has passed, but the third is coming soon. The Seventh Trumpet.
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Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet. There were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdom of the world now belongs to our Lord and to his Anointed, and he will reign forever and ever.”
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Then another sign appeared in the sky; it was a huge red dragon, with seven heads and ten horns, and on its heads were seven diadems.
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Chapter 13
The First Beast. Then I saw a beast come out of the sea with ten horns and seven heads; on its horns were ten diadems, and on its heads blasphemous name[s].
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Chapter 15
The Seven Last Plagues. Then I saw in heaven another sign, great and awe-inspiring: seven angels with the seven last plagues, for through them God’s fury is accomplished.
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and the seven angels with the seven plagues came out of the temple. They were dressed in clean white linen, with a gold sash around their chests.