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He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,<a id="ren73001001-a" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en73001001-a">a</a> <span id="v73001002" class="ver">2</span>who gives witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ by reporting what he saw. <span id="v73001003" class="ver">3</span>Blessed is the one<a id="rfn73001003-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn73001003-1">*</a> who reads aloud and blessed are those who listen to this prophetic message and heed what is written in it, for the appointed time is near.<a id="ren73001003-b" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en73001003-b">b</a></p> <h1 class="bksect">II. <span class="ac">Letters to the Churches of Asia</span></h1> <p class="paft"><span class="hemb">Greeting.<a id="rfn73001004-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn73001004-1">*</a></span> <span id="v73001004" class="ver">4</span>John, to the seven churches in Asia:<a id="rfn73001004-2" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn73001004-2">*</a> 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,<a id="ren73001004-c" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en73001004-c">c</a> <span id="v73001005" class="ver">5</span>and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead and ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and has freed us<a id="rfn73001005-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn73001005-1">*</a> from our sins by his blood,<a id="ren73001005-d" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en73001005-d">d</a> <span id="v73001006" class="ver">6</span>who has made us into a kingdom, priests for his God and Father, to him be glory and power forever [and ever]. Amen.<a id="ren73001006-e" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en73001006-e">e</a></p> <div class="senseline"> <p class="slf"><span id="v73001007" class="ver">7</span>Behold, he is coming amid the clouds,</p> <p class="sl1">and every eye will see him,</p> <p class="sl1">even those who pierced him.</p> <p class="sl">All the peoples of the earth will lament him.</p> <p class="sl1l">Yes. Amen.<a id="ren73001007-f" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en73001007-f">f</a></p> </div> <p class="pcon"><span id="v73001008" class="ver">8</span>“I am the Alpha and the Omega,”<a id="rfn73001008-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn73001008-1">*</a> says the Lord God, “the one who is and who was and who is to come, the almighty.”<a id="ren73001008-g" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en73001008-g">g</a></p> <p class="psec"><span class="hemb">The First Vision.<a id="rfn73001009-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn73001009-1">*</a></span> <span id="v73001009" class="ver">9</span>I, John, your brother, who share with you the distress, the kingdom, and the endurance we have in Jesus, found myself on the island called Patmos<a id="rfn73001009-2" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn73001009-2">*</a> because I proclaimed God’s word and gave testimony to Jesus. <span id="v73001010" class="ver">10</span>I was caught up in spirit on the Lord’s day<a id="rfn73001010-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn73001010-1">*</a> and heard behind me a voice as loud as a trumpet, <span id="v73001011" class="ver">11</span>which said, “Write on a scroll<a id="rfn73001011-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn73001011-1">*</a> what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.” <span id="v73001012" class="ver">12</span><a id="rfn73001012-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn73001012-1">*</a> Then I turned to see whose voice it was that spoke to me, and when I turned, I saw seven gold lampstands <span id="v73001013" class="ver">13</span>and in the midst of the lampstands one like a son of man,<a id="rfn73001013-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn73001013-1">*</a> wearing an ankle-length robe, with a gold sash around his chest.<a id="ren73001013-h" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en73001013-h">h</a> <span id="v73001014" class="ver">14</span>The hair of his head was as white as white wool or as snow,<a id="rfn73001014-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn73001014-1">*</a> and his eyes were like a fiery flame. <span id="v73001015" class="ver">15</span>His feet were like polished brass refined in a furnace,<a id="rfn73001015-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn73001015-1">*</a> and his voice was like the sound of rushing water. <span id="v73001016" class="ver">16</span>In his right hand he held seven stars.<a id="rfn73001016-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn73001016-1">*</a> A sharp two-edged sword came out of his mouth, and his face shone like the sun at its brightest.<a id="ren73001016-i" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en73001016-i">i</a></p> <p><span id="v73001017" class="ver">17</span>When I caught sight of him, I fell down at his feet as though dead.<a id="rfn73001017-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn73001017-1">*</a> He touched me with his right hand and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the first and the last,<a id="ren73001017-j" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en73001017-j">j</a> <span id="v73001018" class="ver">18</span>the one who lives. Once I was dead, but now I am alive forever and ever. I hold the keys to death and the netherworld.<a id="rfn73001018-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn73001018-1">*</a> <span id="v73001019" class="ver">19</span>Write down, therefore, what you have seen, and what is happening, and what will happen afterwards.<a id="rfn73001019-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn73001019-1">*</a> <span id="v73001020" class="ver">20</span>This is the secret meaning<a id="rfn73001020-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn73001020-1">*</a> 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.</p> </section> <br /><h1 class="cn"><a class="xref" href="intro.htm"><span class="ac">Book Introduction</span></a></h1><h1 class="cn"><a class="xref" href="footnotes.htm"><span class="ac">Footnotes</span></a></h1></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Scripture texts, prefaces, introductions, footnotes and cross references used in this work are taken from the <i>New American Bible, revised edition</i> © 2010, 1991, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc., Washington, DC All Rights Reserved. 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