RevelationITherevelationofJesusChrist,whichGodgavehimtoshowhisservantswhatmustsoontakeplace・HemadeitknownbysendinghisangeltohisservantJohn,2whotestifiestoeverythinghesaw—thatis,thewordofGodandthetestimonyofJesusChrist.3Blessedistheonewhoreadsthewordsofthisprophecy,andblessedarethosewhohearitandtaketoheartwhatiswritteninit,becausethetimeisnear.4John,TothesevenchurchesintheprovinceofAsia:Graceandpeacetoyoufromhimwhois,andwhowas,andwhoistocome,andfromthesevenspirits5beforehisthrone,andfromJesusChrist,whoisthefaithfulwitness,thefirstbornfromthedead,andtherulerofthekingsoftheearth・6Tohimwholovesusandhasfreedusfromoursinsbyhisblood,andhasmadeustobeakingdomandprieststoservehisGodandFather~tohimbegloryandpowerforeverandever!Amen.7Look,heiscomingwiththeclouds,andeveryeyewillseehim,eventhosewhopiercedhim;andallthepeoplesoftheearthwillmournbecauseofhim.Soshallitbe!Amen.8MIamtheAlphaandtheOmega/saystheLordGod,"whois,andwhowas,andwhoistocome,theAlmighty.091,John,yourbrotherandcompanioninthesufferingandkingdomandpatientendurancethatareoursinJesus,wasontheislandofPatmosbecauseofthewordofGodandthetestimonyofJesus.lOOntheLordfsDayIwasintheSpirit,andIheardbehindmealoudvoicelikeatrumpet,11whichsaid:"Writeonascrollwhatyouseeandsendittothesevenchurches:toEphesus,Smyrna,Pergamum,Thyatira,Sardis,PhiladelphiaandLaodicea.M121turnedaroundtoseethevoicethatwasspeakingtome.AndwhenIturnedIsawsevengoldenlampstands,Bandamongthelampstandswassomeone"likeasonofman/dressedinarobereachingdowntohisfeetandwithagoldensasharoundhischest.14Hisheadandhairwerewhitelikewool,aswhiteassnow,andhiseyeswerelikeblazingfire.15Hisfeetwerelikebronzeglowinginafurnace,andhisvoicewaslikethesoundofrushingwaters.16Inhisrighthandheheldsevenstars,andoutofhismouthcameasharpdouble-edgedsword.Hisfacewaslikethesunshininginallitsbrilliance.17WhenIsawhim,Ifellathisfeetasthoughdead.Thenheplacedhisrighthandonmeandsaid:"Donotbeafraid・IamtheFirstandtheLast.181amtheLivingOne;Iwasdead,andbeholdIamaliveforeverandever!AndIholdthekeysofdeathandHades.19”Write，therefore,whatyouhaveseen,whatisnowandwhatwilltakeplacelate匚20Themysteryofthesevenstarsthatyousawinmyrighthandandofthesevengoldenlampstandsisthis:Thesevenstarsaretheangelsofthesevenchurches,andthesevenlampstandsarcthesevenchurches.2"TotheangelofthechurchinEphesuswrite:Thesearethewordsofhimwhoholdsthesevenstarsinhisrighthandandwalksamongthesevengoldenlampstands:21knowyourdeeds,yourhardworkandyourperseverance・Iknowthatyoucannottoleratewickedmen,thatyouhavetestedthosewhoclaimtobeapostlesbutarenot,andhavefoundthemfalse.3Youhaveperseveredandhaveenduredhardshipsformyname,andhavenotgrownweary.4YetIholdthisagainstyou:Youhaveforsakenyourfirstlove・5Remembertheheightfromwhichyouhavefallen!Repentanddothethingsyoudidatfirst.Ifyoudonotrepent,Iwillcometoyouandremoveyourlampstandfromitsplace.6Butyouhavethisinyourfavor:YouhatethepracticesoftheNicolaitans,whichIalsohate.7Hewhohasanear,lethimhearwhattheSpiritsaystothechurches・Tohimwhoovercomes,Iwillgivetherighttoeatfromthetreeoflife,whichisintheparadiseofGod・8MTotheangelofthechurchinSmyrnawrite:ThesearethewordsofhimwhoistheFirstandtheLast,whodiedandcametolifeagain.91knowyourafflictionsandyourpoverty-yetyouarerich!IknowtheslanderofthosewhosaytheyareJewsandarenot,butareasynagogueofSatan.lODonotbeafraidofwhatyouareabouttosuffe匚Itellyou,thedevilwillpu...