133) JESUS APPEARS TO
JOHN THE BELOVED
134) JESUS CHASTISES
CHURCHES, REVEALS FUTURE
Revelation 1:9-20
9 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.
10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day,
and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,
11 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.
12 And I turned to see the voice that spake
with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;
13 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.
14 His head and his hairs were white like
wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;
15 And his feet like unto fine brass, as if
they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.
16 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.
17 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:
18 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.
19 Write the things which thou hast seen,
and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;
20 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.
[EDITOR’S NOTE: The reference to the “angels”
of the seven churches makes more sense in the following verses if understood
to be the bishops of those churches, as some scholars suggest.]
Revelation 2:1-29
1 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;
2 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:
3 And hast borne, and hast patience, and for
my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.
4 Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee,
because thou hast left thy first love.
5 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.
7 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.
8 And unto the angel of the church in
Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead,
and is alive;
9 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.
10 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.
11 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.
12 And to the angel of the church in
Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two
edges;
13 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.
14 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.
15 So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine
of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate.
16 Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly,
and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
17 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.
18 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;
19 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.
20 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.
21 And I gave her space to repent of her fornication;
and she repented not.
22 Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and
them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they
repent of their deeds.
23 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.
24 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.
25 But that which ye have already hold fast
till I come.
26 And he that overcometh, and keepeth my
works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations:
27 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.
28 And I will give him the morning star.
29 He that hath an ear, let him hear what
the Spirit saith unto the churches.
Revelation 3:1-22
1 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.
2 Be watchful, and strengthen the things which
remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before
God.
3 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.
4 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.
5 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.
6 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the
Spirit saith unto the churches.
7 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;
8 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.
9 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.
10 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.
11 Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast
which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.
12 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.
13 He that hath an ear, let him hear what
the Spirit saith unto the churches.
14 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;
15 I know thy works, that thou art neither
cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.
16 So then because thou art lukewarm, and
neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.
17 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:
18 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.
19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten:
be zealous therefore, and repent.
20 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.
21 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.
22 He that hath an ear, let him hear what
the Spirit saith unto the churches.
135) JOHN RECORDS PROPHECIES
OF THE LAST DAYS BEFORE CHRIST’S RETURN
Revelation 18:1-5
[EDITOR’S NOTE: Scholars suggest that “Babylon”
in the context below represents worldliness, the general wickedness of
society, and not a specific city.]
1 And after these things I saw another
angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened
with his glory.
2 And he cried mightily with a strong voice,
saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation
of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean
and hateful bird.
3 For all nations have drunk of the wine of
the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed
fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through
the abundance of her delicacies.
4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying,
Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that
ye receive not of her plagues.
5 For her sins have reached unto heaven, and
God hath remembered her iniquities.
Revelation 18:9-11
9 And the kings of the earth, who have
committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her,
and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning,
10 Standing afar off for the fear of her torment,
saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one
hour is thy judgment come.
11 And the merchants of the earth shall weep
and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:
Revelation 18:15-21
15 The merchants of these things, which were
made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping
and wailing,
16 And saying, Alas, alas, that great city,
that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with
gold, and precious stones, and pearls!
17 For in one hour so great riches is come
to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors,
and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,
18 And cried when they saw the smoke of her
burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city!
19 And they cast dust on their heads, and
cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein
were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness!
for in one hour is she made desolate.
20 Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy
apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.
21 And a mighty angel took up a stone like
a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence
shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more
at all.
Revelation 19:1-2
1 And after these things I heard a great
voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory,
and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God:
2 For true and righteous are his judgments:
for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her
fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.
Revelation 19:6
6 And I heard as it were the voice of a great
multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty
thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
Revelation 19:11-16
11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold
a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and
in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on
his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew,
but he himself.
13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped
in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
14 And the armies which were in heaven followed
him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword,
that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a
rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath
of Almighty God.
16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh
a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
136) THE MILLENNIAL
REIGN & FINAL JUDGMENT
Revelation 20:1-9
1 And I saw an angel come down from
heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old
serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
3 And cast him into the bottomless pit, and
shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations
no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he
must be loosed a little season.
4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them,
and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were
beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had
not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark
upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with
Christ a thousand years.
5 But the rest of the dead lived not again
until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in
the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they
shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand
years.
7 And when the thousand years are expired,
Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,
8 And shall go out to deceive the nations
which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them
together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
9 And they went up on the breadth of the earth,
and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire
came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.
Revelation 20:12-13
12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand
before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which
is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which
were written in the books, according to their works.
13 And the sea gave up the dead which were
in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and
they were judged every man according to their works.
137) A NEW HEAVEN &
NEW EARTH
Revelation 21:1-8
1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth:
for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was
no more sea.
2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem,
coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her
husband.
3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven
saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with
them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them,
and be their God.
4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their
eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither
shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
5 And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold,
I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are
true and faithful.
6 And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha
and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst
of the fountain of the water of life freely.
7 He that overcometh shall inherit all things;
and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the
abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters,
and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire
and brimstone: which is the second death.
Revelation 22:12-17
12 And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward
is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
13 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and
the end, the first and the last.
14 Blessed are they that do his commandments,
that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through
the gates into the city.
15 For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and
whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh
a lie.
16 I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify
unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring
of David, and the bright and morning star.
17 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come.
And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And
whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.
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