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Revelation 1

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Opening 1:1–20
Prologue 1:1–3
John Greets the Seven Churches 1:4–8
John’s Vision on Patmos 1:9–20

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Opening 1:1–20
Prologue 1:1–3
John Greets the Seven Churches 1:4–8
John’s Vision on Patmos 1:9–20
The Letters to the Seven Churches 2:1–3:22
Ephesus 2:1–7
The Authority 2:1
The Praise 2:2–3
The Grievance 2:4
The Warning 2:5
The Second Praise 2:6
The Promise 2:7
Smyrna 2:8–11
The Authority 2:8
The Praise 2:9
The Grievance 2:9
The Warning 2:10
The Promise 2:11
Pergamum 2:12–17
The Authority 2:12
The Praise 2:13
The Grievance 2:14–15
The Warning 2:16
The Promise 2:17
Thyatira 2:18–29
The Authority 2:18
The Praise 2:19
The Grievance 2:20–21
The Warning 2:22–23
The Promise 2:24–29
Sardis 3:1–6
The Authority 3:1
The Grievance 3:1
The Warning 3:2–3
Few Praised 3:4
The Promise 3:5–6
Philadelphia 3:7–13
The Authority 3:7
The Praise 3:8
The Promise 3:9–13
Laodicea 3:14–22
The Authority 3:14
The Grievance 3:15
The Warning 3:16–17
The Counsel 3:18
The Promise 3:19–22
The Throne and the Lamb 4:1–5:14
The Throne in Heaven 4:1–11
In the Throne Room 4:1–4
Worship of the Creator 4:5–11
The Lamb 5:1–14
The Lamb Takes the Scroll 5:1–10
The Lamb Exalted 5:11–14
Three Sets of Seven Divine Judgments 6:1–16:21
The Seven Seals 6:1–8:5
The First Seal: The White Horse 6:1–2
The Second Seal: War 6:3–4
The Third Seal: Famine 6:5–6
The Fourth Seal: Death 6:7–8
The Fifth Seal: The Martyrs 6:9–11
The Sixth Seal: Terror 6:12–17
144,000 Sealed 7:1–8
Praise from the Great Multitude 7:9–17
The Seventh Seal: Silence in Heaven 8:1–5
The Seven Trumpets 8:6–11:19
The First Trumpet: Hail and Fire Mixed with Blood 8:6–7
The Second Trumpet: A Mountain Thrown into the Sea 8:8–9
The Third Trumpet: The Star Named Wormwood 8:10–11
The Fourth Trumpet: A Third of the Sun, Moon, and Stars Struck 8:12–13
The Fifth Trumpet: The Locusts 9:1–12
The Sixth Trumpet: Release of the Four Angels 9:13–21
The Angel and the Small Scroll 10:1–11
The Two Witnesses 11:1–14
The Seventh Trumpet 11:15–19
The Great Conflict 12:1–14:20
The Woman and the Dragon 12:1–17
The Woman, the Dragon, and the Child 12:1–6
The War in Heaven 12:7–12
The Woman Persecuted 12:13–17
The Two Beasts 13:1–18
The Beast from the Sea 13:1–10
The Beast from the Earth 13:11–15
The Mark of the Beast 13:16–18
The Lamb and the 144,000 14:1–5
Final Justice 14:6–20
The Three Angels and Babylon’s Fall 14:6–13
The Harvest of the Earth 14:14–20
The Seven Bowls of Wrath 15:1–16:21
The Song of Moses and the Lamb 15:1–4
Preparation for Judgment 15:5–8
The First Bowl: Sores 16:1–2
The Second Bowl: Sea to Blood 16:3
The Third Bowl: Rivers to Blood 16:4–7
The Fourth Bowl: Fire 16:8–9
The Fifth Bowl: Darkness 16:10–11
The Sixth Bowl: Battle of Armageddon 16:12–16
The Seventh Bowl: Earthquake and Hail 16:17–21
The Fall of Babylon 17:1–19:10
Babylon the Great 17:1–18
The Woman on the Beast 17:1–5
The Mystery Explained 17:6–13
The Victory of the Lamb 17:14–18
The Fall of Babylon 18:1–24
Babylon is Fallen 18:1–8
Lament over Babylon 18:9–20
The Doom of Babylon 18:21–24
Rejoicing in Heaven 19:1–5
The Marriage of the Lamb 19:6–10
The Future and Beyond 19:11–22:5
The Return of Jesus 19:11–21
The Rider on the White Horse 19:11–16
Defeat of the Beast and False Prophet 19:17–21
The Millennial Reign 20:1–15
Satan Bound 20:1–3
The First Resurrection and Reign 20:4–6
Satan’s Release and Defeat 20:7–10
The Great White Throne Judgment 20:11–15
The World to Come 21:1–22:5
A New Heaven and a New Earth 21:1–8
The New Jerusalem 21:9–27
The River of Life 22:1–5
Conclusion 22:6–21
Jesus is Coming 22:6–17
Nothing May Be Added or Removed 22:18–21

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1 This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,

2 who testifies to everything he saw. This is the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.

3 Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear and obey what is written in it, because the time is near.

4 John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from Him who is and was and is to come, and from the seven spirits before His throne,

5 and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,

6 who has made us to be a kingdom, priests to His God and Father—to Him be the glory and power forever and ever! Amen.

7 Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him—even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen.

8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come—the Almighty.

9 I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and kingdom and perseverance that are in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and my testimony about Jesus.

10 On the Lord’s day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet,

11 saying, “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”

12 Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And having turned, I saw seven golden lampstands,

13 and among the lampstands was One like the Son of Man, dressed in a long robe, with a golden sash around His chest.

14 The hair of His head was white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes were like a blazing fire.

15 His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and His voice was like the roar of many waters.

16 He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.

17 When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,

18 the Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of Death and of Hades.

19 Therefore write down the things you have seen, the things that are, and the things that will happen after this.

20 This is the mystery of the seven stars you saw in My right hand and of the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.

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