( This is the ) Revelation - of Jesus Christ , which - God gave Him to show - His servants what must vvv soon come to pass. - He made it known by sending His - angel to His servant John - ,
who testifies to everything he saw. (This is) the word - of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.
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.
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 ,
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 ,
(who) has made us {to be} a kingdom , priests to His God and Father — to Him (be) the glory and - power vvv vvv forever (and) ever ! Amen.
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.
“ I am the Alpha and the Omega , ” says (the) Lord - God , who is and - was and - is to come — the Almighty.
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.
On the Lord’s day I was in (the) Spirit , and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet ,
saying , “ Write on a scroll what you see and send (it) to the seven churches : to Ephesus , - - Smyrna , - - Pergamum , - - Thyatira , - - Sardis , - - Philadelphia , and - Laodicea. ”
Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And having turned , I saw seven golden lampstands ,
and vvv among the lampstands (was One) like (the) Son of Man , dressed in a long robe ... , - with a golden sash around ... (His) chest.
- - The hair of His - head (was) white like wool , as white as snow , and His - eyes (were) like a blazing fire.
- His - feet (were) like polished bronze - refined in a furnace , and His - voice (was) like (the) roar of many waters.
- 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.
- 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 ,
- the Living (One). - I was dead , and behold , (now) I am alive vvv vvv forever (and) ever ! And I hold the keys of Death and of Hades.
Therefore write down the things you have seen , and the things that are , and the things that will happen after this.
(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. (’’)