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The Revelation of Jesus Christ ,
which God gave unto him ,
to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass ;
and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John :
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Who bare record of the word of God ,
and of the testimony of Jesus Christ ,
and of all things that he saw .
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Blessed is he that readeth ,
and they that hear the words of this prophecy ,
and keep those things which are written therein :
for the time is at hand .
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John to the seven churches which are in Asia :
Grace be unto you ,
and peace ,
from him which is ,
and which was ,
and which is to come ;
and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne ;
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And from Jesus Christ ,
who is the faithful witness ,
and the first begotten of the dead ,
and the prince of the kings of the earth .
Unto him that loved us ,
and washed us from our sins in his own blood ,
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And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father ;
to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever .
Amen .
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Behold ,
he cometh with clouds ;
and every eye shall see him ,
and they also which pierced him :
and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him .
Even so ,
Amen .
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I am Alpha and Omega ,
the beginning and the ending ,
saith the Lord ,
which is ,
and which was ,
and which is to come ,
the Almighty .
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I John ,
who also am your brother ,
and companion in tribulation ,
and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ ,
was in the isle that is called Patmos ,
for the word of God ,
and for the testimony of Jesus Christ .
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I was in the Spirit on the Lord '
s day ,
and heard behind me a great voice ,
as of a trumpet ,
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Saying ,
I am Alpha and Omega ,
the first and the last :
and ,
What thou seest ,
write in a book ,
and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia ;
unto Ephesus ,
and unto Smyrna ,
and unto Pergamos ,
and unto Thyatira ,
and unto Sardis ,
and unto Philadelphia ,
and unto Laodicea .
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And I turned to see the voice that spake with me .
And being turned ,
I saw seven golden candlesticks ;
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And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man ,
clothed with a garment down to the foot ,
and girt about the paps with a golden girdle .
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His head and his hairs were white like wool ,
as white as snow ;
and his eyes were as a flame of fire ;
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And his feet like unto fine brass ,
as if they burned in a furnace ;
and his voice as the sound of many waters .
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And he had in his right hand seven stars :
and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword :
and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength .
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And when I saw him ,
I fell at his feet as dead .
And he laid his right hand upon me ,
saying unto me ,
Fear not ;
I am the first and the last :
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I am he that liveth ,
and was dead ;
and ,
behold ,
I am alive for evermore ,
Amen ;
and have the keys of hell and of death .
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Write the things which thou hast seen ,
and the things which are ,
and the things which shall be hereafter ;
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The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand ,
and the seven golden candlesticks .
The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches :
and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches .
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Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write ;
These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand ,
who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks ;
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I know thy works ,
and thy labour ,
and thy patience ,
and how thou canst not bear them which are evil :
and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles ,
and are not ,
and hast found them liars :
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And hast borne ,
and hast patience ,
and for my name '
s sake hast laboured ,
and hast not fainted .
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Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee ,
because thou hast left thy first love .
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Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen ,
and repent ,
and do the first works ;
or else I will come unto thee quickly ,
and will remove thy candlestick out of his place ,
except thou repent .
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But this thou hast ,
that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans ,
which I also hate .
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He that hath an ear ,
let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches ;
To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life ,
which is in the midst of the paradise of God .
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And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write ;
These things saith the first and the last ,
which was dead ,
and is alive ;
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I know thy works ,
and tribulation ,
and poverty , (
but thou art rich )
and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews ,
and are not ,
but are the synagogue of Satan .
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Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer :
behold ,
the devil shall cast some of you into prison ,
that ye may be tried ;
and ye shall have tribulation ten days :
be thou faithful unto death ,
and I will give thee a crown of life .
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He that hath an ear ,
let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches ;
He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death .
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And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write ;
These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges ;
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I know thy works ,
and where thou dwellest ,
even where Satan '
s seat is :
and thou holdest fast my name ,
and hast not denied my faith ,
even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr ,
who was slain among you ,
where Satan dwelleth .
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But I have a few things against thee ,
because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam ,
who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel ,
to eat things sacrificed unto idols ,
and to commit fornication .
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So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans ,
which thing I hate .
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Repent ;
or else I will come unto thee quickly ,
and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth .
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He that hath an ear ,
let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches ;
To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna ,
and will give him a white stone ,
and in the stone a new name written ,
which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it .
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And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write ;
These things saith the Son of God ,
who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire ,
and his feet are like fine brass ;
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I know thy works ,
and charity ,
and service ,
and faith ,
and thy patience ,
and thy works ;
and the last to be more than the first .
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Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee ,
because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel ,
which calleth herself a prophetess ,
to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication ,
and to eat things sacrificed unto idols .
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And I gave her space to repent of her fornication ;
and she repented not .
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Behold ,
I will cast her into a bed ,
and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation ,
except they repent of their deeds .
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And I will kill her children with death ;
and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts :
and I will give unto every one of you according to your works .
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But unto you I say ,
and unto the rest in Thyatira ,
as many as have not this doctrine ,
and which have not known the depths of Satan ,
as they speak ;
I will put upon you none other burden .
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But that which ye have already hold fast till I come .
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And he that overcometh ,
and keepeth my works unto the end ,
to him will I give power over the nations :
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And he shall rule them with a rod of iron ;
as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers :
even as I received of my Father .
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And I will give him the morning star .
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He that hath an ear ,
let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches .
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And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write ;
These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God ,
and the seven stars ;
I know thy works ,
that thou hast a name that thou livest ,
and art dead .
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Be watchful ,
and strengthen the things which remain ,
that are ready to die :
for I have not found thy works perfect before God .
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Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard ,
and hold fast ,
and repent .
If therefore thou shalt not watch ,
I will come on thee as a thief ,
and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee .
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Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments ;
and they shall walk with me in white :
for they are worthy .
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He that overcometh ,
the same shall be clothed in white raiment ;
and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life ,
but I will confess his name before my Father ,
and before his angels .
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He that hath an ear ,
let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches .
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And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write ;
These things saith he that is holy ,
he that is true ,
he that hath the key of David ,
he that openeth ,
and no man shutteth ;
and shutteth ,
and no man openeth ;
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I know thy works :
behold ,
I have set before thee an open door ,
and no man can shut it :
for thou hast a little strength ,
and hast kept my word ,
and hast not denied my name .
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Behold ,
I will make them of the synagogue of Satan ,
which say they are Jews ,
and are not ,
but do lie ;
behold ,
I will make them to come and worship before thy feet ,
and to know that I have loved thee .
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Because thou hast kept the word of my patience ,
I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation ,
which shall come upon all the world ,
to try them that dwell upon the earth .
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Behold ,
I come quickly :
hold that fast which thou hast ,
that no man take thy crown .
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Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God ,
and he shall go no more out :
and I will write upon him the name of my God ,
and the name of the city of my God ,
which is new Jerusalem ,
which cometh down out of heaven from my God :
and I will write upon him my new name .
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He that hath an ear ,
let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches .
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And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write ;
These things saith the Amen ,
the faithful and true witness ,
the beginning of the creation of God ;
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I know thy works ,
that thou art neither cold nor hot :
I would thou wert cold or hot .
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So then because thou art lukewarm ,
and neither cold nor hot ,
I will spue thee out of my mouth .
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Because thou sayest ,
I am rich ,
and increased with goods ,
and have need of nothing ;
and knowest not that thou art wretched ,
and miserable ,
and poor ,
and blind ,
and naked :
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I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire ,
that thou mayest be rich ;
and white raiment ,
that thou mayest be clothed ,
and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear ;
and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve ,
that thou mayest see .
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As many as I love ,
I rebuke and chasten :
be zealous therefore ,
and repent .
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Behold ,
I stand at the door ,
and knock :
if any man hear my voice ,
and open the door ,
I will come in to him ,
and will sup with him ,
and he with me .
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To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne ,
even as I also overcame ,
and am set down with my Father in his throne .
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He that hath an ear ,
let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches .
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After this I looked ,
and ,
behold ,
a door was opened in heaven :
and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me ;
which said ,
Come up hither ,
and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter .
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And immediately I was in the spirit :
and ,
behold ,
a throne was set in heaven ,
and one sat on the throne .
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And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone :
and there was a rainbow round about the throne ,
in sight like unto an emerald .
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And round about the throne were four and twenty seats :
and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting ,
clothed in white raiment ;
and they had on their heads crowns of gold .
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And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices :
and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne ,
which are the seven Spirits of God .
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And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal :
and in the midst of the throne ,
and round about the throne ,
were four beasts full of eyes before and behind .
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And the first beast was like a lion ,
and the second beast like a calf ,
and the third beast had a face as a man ,
and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle .
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And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him ;
and they were full of eyes within :
and they rest not day and night ,
saying ,
Holy ,
holy ,
holy ,
Lord God Almighty ,
which was ,
and is ,
and is to come .
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And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne ,
who liveth for ever and ever ,
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The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne ,
and worship him that liveth for ever and ever ,
and cast their crowns before the throne ,
saying ,
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Thou art worthy ,
O Lord ,
to receive glory and honour and power :
for thou hast created all things ,
and for thy pleasure they are and were created .
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And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside ,
sealed with seven seals .
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And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice ,
Who is worthy to open the book ,
and to loose the seals thereof ?
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And no man in heaven ,
nor in earth ,
neither under the earth ,
was able to open the book ,
neither to look thereon .
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And I wept much ,
because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book ,
neither to look thereon .
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And one of the elders saith unto me ,
Weep not :
behold ,
the Lion of the tribe of Juda ,
the Root of David ,
hath prevailed to open the book ,
and to loose the seven seals thereof .
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And I beheld ,
and ,
lo ,
in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts ,
and in the midst of the elders ,
stood a Lamb as it had been slain ,
having seven horns and seven eyes ,
which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth .
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And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne .
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And when he had taken the book ,
the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb ,
having every one of them harps ,
and golden vials full of odours ,
which are the prayers of saints .
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And they sung a new song ,
saying ,
Thou art worthy to take the book ,
and to open the seals thereof :
for thou wast slain ,
and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred ,
and tongue ,
and people ,
and nation ;
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And hast made us unto our God kings and priests :
and we shall reign on the earth .
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And I beheld ,
and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders :
and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand ,
and thousands of thousands ;
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Saying with a loud voice ,
Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power ,
and riches ,
and wisdom ,
and strength ,
and honour ,
and glory ,
and blessing .
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And every creature which is in heaven ,
and on the earth ,
and under the earth ,
and such as are in the sea ,
and all that are in them ,
heard I saying ,
Blessing ,
and honour ,
and glory ,
and power ,
be unto him that sitteth upon the throne ,
and unto the Lamb for ever and ever .
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And the four beasts said ,
Amen .
And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever .
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And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals ,
and I heard ,
as it were the noise of thunder ,
one of the four beasts saying ,
Come and see .
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