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First-born of the dead, and the Prince of the kings of the earth; who hath loved us, and released us 6 from our sins by his blood; (6) and hath made us Sy. a kingdom sacerdotala to God and his Father: to 120060 whom be glory and power, for ever and ever. O 7 Amen. (7) Behold, he cometh with clouds; and all eyes shall see him, and also they who speared him; and all the tribes of the earth shall mourn on 8 account of him. Yes: Amen. (8) I am Alpha, also Omega, saith the Lord God; who is, and was, 9 and is to come, the omnipotent.c-(9) I John, your brother, and partaker with you in the affliction and suffering that are in Jesus the Messiah, was in the island called Patmos,d because of the word of God, and because of the testimony of Jesus the Messiah. 10 (10) I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day; and I heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, 11 which said: (11) That which thou seest, write in a book, and send to the seven churches, to Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and to Pergamos, and to Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea. 12 (12) And I turned myself to look at the voice that talked with me; and when I had turned, I saw 13 seven candlesticks of gold; (13) and, in the midst of the candlesticks, one like the Son of man, clothed to the feet, and girded about his paps with a girdle 14 of gold. (14) And his head and his hair were white, like white wool, like snow; and his eyes, 15 like a flame of fire: (15) and his feet were like finef

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right hand seven stars; and from his mouth issued a sharp two-edged sword; and his visage was like 17. the sun shining in its strength. (17) And when I saw him, I fell at his feet like one dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, and said, Fear not: 18 I am the First and the Last; (18) and who liveth and was dead; and behold, I am alive for ever and ever. Amen. And I have the keys of death and 19 of the unseen world.s (19) Therefore, write what Sy. Vo thou hast seen, and the things that are; and the 20 things that are to be hereafter: (20) the mystery of these seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven candlesticks of gold. seven stars are the angelsh of the seven churches; and the seven candlesticks are the seven churches.

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To the angela of the church which is at Ephesus, II write: These things saith he who holdeth all things, and the seven stars, in his right hand; he that walketh in the midst of the seven candlesticks of gold; (2) I know thy works, and thy toil, and thy patience; 2 and [that] thou canst not endure the wicked; and thou hast tried them who say they are legates, and are not; and thou hast found them liars. (3) And 3 thou hast had patience, and hast borne the burden, on account of my name, and hast not fainted. (4) Yet 4 I have [a charge] against thee, on account of thy former love, which thou hast left. (5) Therefore, 5 remember whence thou hast fallen; and repent, and do the former works: or if not, I will come to thee quickly, and I will remove thy candlestick from its place, except thou repent. (6) But this 6 thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also [hate].-(7) He that hath ears, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. To him who is victorious, will I give to eat of the tree of life which is in the paradise of my God.

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And to the angel of the church which is at 8 Smyrna, write: These things saith the First and the Last, he who was dead, and liveth. (9) I know 9 thy works, and the affliction, and the poverty,(yet thou art rich;)—and the railing which is from them who say they are Jews, and they are not, but are of the congregation of Satan. (10) Be not 10 terrified at any of the things thou art to suffer. For lo, the Accuser will throw some of you into custody, that ye may be tried; and there will be trouble to you ten days. Be faithful unto death, and I will give thee the crown of life.-(11) He 11 that hath ears, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. He that is victorious, shall not be

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And to the angel of the church at Pergamos, 12 write: Thus saith he who hath the sharp two-edged sword; (13) I know thy works, and where thou 13 dwellest, [even] where the throne of Satan is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied the faith of me, in those days when my faithful witness, who was slain among you, was made a spectacle where Satan dwelleth. (14) Yet I have a 14 small [charge] against thee. Thou hast there them

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who hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to throw a stumbling-block before the children of Israel, that they might eat the sacrifices of⚫ Some MSS., 15 idols, and might commit whoredom. (15) So also thou hast them who hold the doctrine of the Nico16 laitans. In like manner, repent thou. (16) Or if not, I will come to thee quickly, and I will war upon 17 them with the sword of my mouth.-(17) He that hath ears, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. To him that is victorious, will I give to eat of the hidden manna; and I will give him a white counter, and upon the counter a new name Sy. written, which no one knoweth but he that receiva eth it.

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18 And to the angel of the church at Thyatira,
write: These things saith the Son of God, who hath
his eyes like a flame of fire, and his feet like fine
19 brass (19) I know thy works, and love, and faith,
and service, and also thy patience; and that these
20 thy latter works are more than the former. (20)
But I have [a charge] against thee, because thou
sufferest thy womanh Jezabel, who saith she is a or, wife.
prophetess, and teacheth, and seduceth my servants
to whoredom, and to eating of the sacrifices of idols.
21 (21) And I gave her a season for repentance, and
22 she is not disposed to repent of her whoredom.
(22) Behold, I will cast her upon a bed, and them
who commit adultery with her into great affliction,
23 unless they repent of their deeds. (23) And her
children will I slay with death: and all the churches
shall know, that I am he who searcheth reins and
hearts; and I will render to each of you according
24 to your works. (24) And I say to you,-to the
rest that are in Thyatira, to all them who have not
received this doctrine, the men who have not known
the profound things of Satan, as they say;-I lay
25 no other burden upon you: (25) but, what ye
26 have, hold fast until I come. (26) And to him
that is victorious, and to him that observeth my
works unto the end, to him will I give authorityii Sy.
27 over the nations; (27) and he shall rule them with
a rod of iron; and like vessels of pottery, shall
they be broken: as I also have received of my
28 Father. (28) And I will give him the morning
29 star. (29) He that hath ears, let him hear what
the Spirit saith to the churches.

And to the angel of the church which is at Sar-III dis, write: These things saith he who hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars: I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and thou art dead. (2) Awake, and preserve the 2 things that remain, which are ready to die; for I have not found thy works complete before my God, (3) Remember therefore how thou hast received 3 and heard; and observe [those precepts], and repent. If then thou wilt not wake up, I will come upon thee as a thief; and thou shalt not know at what hour I will come upon thee. (4) Yet thou 4 hast a few names in Sardis, who have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white, for they are worthy.-(5) He that is victo- 5 rious, shall be so clothed in white robes; and I will not blot out their name from the book of life; and I will confess their name before my Father, and before his angels. (6) He that hath ears, let him hear 6 what the Spirit saith to the churches.

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And to the angel of the church which is at Philadelphia, write: These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, who openeth and no man shutteth, and shutteth and no man openeth; (8) I know thy works. And lo, 8 I have set before thee an open door, which no man can shut: because thou hast a little strength; and thou hast kept my word, and hast not denied my i. e. will cause. name. (9) Behold, I will give them of the congregation of Satan, who say they are Jews, and are not, but lie,-behold I will make them to come and do obeisance before thy feet; and to know that I have loved thee. (10) Because thou hast kept the 10 word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, that is to come on all the inhabited world, to try them who dwell on the earth. (11) I come quickly: hold fast what thou 11 hast, so that no one take thy crown.-(12) Him 12 that is victorious, will I make a pillar in the temple of my God; and he shall not again go out and I will write upon him the name of my God, and of the new Jerusalem which descendeth from heaven from my God, and my own new name. (13) He 13 that hath ears, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.

And to the angel of the church which is at Lao- 14

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dicea, write: These things saith the Amen, the Witness, the faithful, the true, the Chief of the Sy. L 15 creation of God: (15) I know thy works, that thou!

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art neither hot, nor cold; I would that thou wert 16 cold or hot. (16) So, because thou art lukewarm,• Sy. Jiao neither hot nor cold, I am about to vomit thee 17 from my mouth. (17) Because thou sayest, I am rich and affluent, and have no want of any thing; and thou knowest not, that thou art impotent, and 18 miserable, and needy, and blind, and naked; (18) I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest become rich; and white raiment, to be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness may not be seen; and put eye-salve on thine 19 eyes, that thou mayest see. (19) As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Be emulous there20 fore, and repent. (20) Behold, I have been standing at the door, and I will knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, 21 and will sup with him, and he with me.-(21) And to him that is victorious, to him will I give to sit with me on my throne, even as I was victorious, and 22 sat down with my Father on his throne. (22) He that hath ears to hear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.

IV. After these things, I looked and lo, a door [was] open in heaven. And the first voice which I heard, was as of a trumpet talking with me. It said, Come up hither; and I will show thee the things 2 that must occur hereafter. (2) Instantly, I was in the Spirit and lo, a throne was placed in heaven; 3 and there was [one] seated on the throne. (3) And he who sat, was like the appearance of a jasperstone, and of a sardine, and of a rainbow of the clouds, round about the throne, in form as the ap4 pearance of emeralds. (4) Around the throne were twenty and four seats; and upon those seats sat twenty and four Elders, a who were clothed in white. Sy. Laïso robes, and on whose heads were coronets of gold. 5 (5) And from the throne proceeded lightnings, and the sound of thunders; and seven lamps of fire were burning before his throne, which are the 6 sever Spirits of God. (6) And before the throne, as it were a sea of glass like crystal; and in the midst of the throne, and around it, and before the

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