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Book of Revelation Chapter 1
Jesus Wins! intro
John’s message
 1  This book describes the things that God showed to Jesus Christ. He wanted Jesus to show these things to his own servants. These events must happen soon. Jesus sent his *angel to show these things to his servant John.

 2  John has told everything that he saw then. These things are a true message from God. Jesus Christ really said these things.

 3  God will be good to the person who reads aloud the words of this *prophecy. God will also be good to all those people who listen to these words. So, if they obey these words, all these people will be really happy. I, John, have written all that I saw. Those people who hear these words should remember them. These things are very important and they will happen soon.

John writes to the 7 *churches
 4  I am John, and I am writing to the 7 *churches. You live in the country called Asia. I pray that God will continue to be very kind to you. I pray also that he will cause you to be without trouble inside yourselves. God will do these things for you. He is alive now and he has always been alive. And he will come. The 7 *spirits that are in front of God’s *throne will also do these things for you. note

 5  And Jesus Christ will also do these things for you. He always says and shows true things. He is the first person who became alive again after death for all time. He rules the rulers on the earth. Jesus loves us. He bled and died for us. That is how he made us free. We are free from all the bad things that we have done.

 6  He has made us belong to his family, who rule as kings. He has made us *priests, to be servants of his God and Father. Jesus Christ will always be very great! All authority is his for all time. This is true.

 7  Look, he will come on the clouds! Everyone will see him, even those who pierced him. People from all the countries on earth will be sad because of him. Yes, this is true. note

 8  ‘I cause all things to begin and I cause the end of all things’, says the *Lord God. ‘I have all authority. I am alive and I was always alive. And I will come.’

Jesus appears to John
 9  I am John, and, like you, I believe Christ. So I am like a brother to you. Jesus is our king. And because we are his people, we are having trouble. So, like you, I need to be strong and patient. I was on Patmos island because I had taught God’s message. I told people what is true about Jesus. note

 10  On the *Lord’s day, God’s Spirit caused me to see and to hear things. It was like a dream as the Spirit showed me things. I heard somebody speak behind me. The sound was as loud as a *trumpet.

 11  The person said: ‘Write what you see in a book. You must send the book to the 7 *churches in these cities: Ephesus
Smyrna
Pergamum
Thyatira
Sardis
Philadelphia and
Laodicea.’ note

 12  I turned round to see who was speaking to me. When I turned, I saw 7 lights in gold *lampstands.

 13  In the middle of the lights, I saw someone like a man. He was wearing long clothes that reached down to his feet. And he wore a gold belt round the top half of his body.

 14  His head and his hair were white like sheep’s hair. They were very white, like snow. And his eyes were like fires that were burning.

 15  His feet shone like yellow metal that shines brightly in a very hot fire. When he spoke, his voice was like the sound of many rivers. It was like many rivers that were moving very fast.

 16  He held 7 stars in his right hand. And there was a sharp *sword with two edges coming out of his mouth. His face was like the sun when it shines very brightly.

 17  When I saw him, I fell down at his feet like a dead person. Then he put his right hand on me. ‘Do not be afraid’, he said to me. ‘I am first and I am last.

 18  I am God who is alive. I died once. But look, I am alive. And I will be alive always. And I have the keys to death and Hades.

 19  So write down the things that you have seen. Write about what is happening now. And write about what will happen later.’ note

 20  ‘You saw 7 stars in my right hand. You saw 7 lights, in gold *lampstands. This is what they mean. The 7 stars mean the *angels of you 7 *churches. And the 7 lights in their *lampstands mean you 7 *churches.’

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