'The revelation1of Jesus2Christ,3which4God8gave5him6to show9to11his12servants11the things that13must14soon1617take place.15He made it known19by21sending20his24angel23to26his27servant26John,28 who1bore witness2to the3word4of God6and7to the8testimony9of Jesus10Christ,11evento all that12he saw.13 Blessed1isthe one2who reads aloud3the7words8of this9prophecy,10and4blessed arethose5who hear,6and11who keep12what is written1316in14it,15for18the17time19isnear.20 John1to the2seven3churches4that5arein6Asia:8Grace9to you10and11peace12from13him14who is15and16who17was18and19who is to come,21and22from23the24seven25spirits26who27arebefore28his31throne,30 and1from2Jesus3Christ4the5faithful8witness,6the9firstborn10of the11dead,12and13the14ruler15of kings17on earth.19To him20who loves21us22and23has freed24us25from26our29sins28by30his33blood32 and1made2us3a kingdom,4priests5to7his10God7and8Father,9to him11beglory13and14dominion16forever1719andever.21Amen.22 Behold,1he is coming2with3the4clouds,5and6every9eye10will see7him,8even11those who12pierced14him,13and15all19tribes21of the22earth23will wail16on account of17him.18Even so.24Amen.25 “I1am2the3Alpha4and5the6Omega,”7says8the10Lord9God,11“who is13and14who15was16and17who is to come,19the20Almighty.”21 I,1John,2your5brother4and6partner7in8the9tribulation10and11the kingdom12and13the patient endurance14that arein15Jesus,16was17on18the19island20called22Patmos23on account of24the25word26of God28and29the30testimony31of Jesus.32 I was1in2the Spirit3on4the5Lord’s6day,7and8I heard9behind10me11a loud13voice12like14a trumpet15 saying,1“Write4what2you see3in5a book6and7send8itto the9seven10churches,11to12Ephesus13and14to15Smyrna16and17to18Pergamum19and20to21Thyatira22and23to24Sardis25and26to27Philadelphia28and29to30Laodicea.”31 Then1I turned2to see3the4voice5that6was speaking7to8me,9and10on turning11I saw12seven13golden15lampstands,14 and1in2the midst3of the4lampstands5one like6a son7of man,8clothed with9[a long]10robeand11with a golden17sash16around his chest.121315 The6hairs7ofhis4head3werewhite,8like9white11wool,10like12snow.13His17eyes16werelike18a flame19of fire,20 his4feet3werelike5burnished bronze,6refined10in8a furnace,9and11his14voice13waslike15the roar16of many18waters.17 In3his7right5hand6he held2seven9stars,8from11his14mouth13came18a sharp17two-edged16sword,15and19his22face21waslike23the24sun25shining26in27full strength.29 When2I saw3him,4I fell5at6his9feet8as though10dead.11But12he laid13his16right15handon17me,18saying,19“Fear21not,20I22am23the24first25and26the27last,28 and1the2living one.3I died,56and7behold8I am10alive9forevermore,111315and16I15have17the18keys19of Death21and22Hades.24 Write1therefore2the things that3you have seen,4those that6are7and8those that9are to take place1011after12this.13 As forthe1mystery2of the3seven4stars5that6you saw7in8my11right hand,910and12the13seven14golden17lampstands,15the18seven19stars20are25the angels21of the22seven23churches,24and26the27seven30lampstands28are33the29seven31churches.32