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   From: doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca   
      
   Day 354, 20 December 2025 - 28th Day of Advent   
      
   1) Revelation 1 , 2 , 3 ,4 ,5   
      
   Revelation 1   
      
   Introduction and Salutation   
      
   1 (Rev 22:6; 22:16; Jn 8:26) The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave   
   to Him to show to His servants things which must soon take place. He sent   
   and signified it by His angel to His servant John,   
   2 (Rev 12:17; 1Co 1:6; Rev 6:9) who bears record of the word of God,   
   and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.   
   3 (Lk 11:28; Ro 13:11) Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words   
   of this prophecy and keep those things which are written in it,   
   for the time is near.   
   4 (Rev 3:1; 4:5; 5:6) John,   
   To the seven churches which are in Asia:   
   Grace to you and peace from Him who is and who was   
   and who is to come and from the seven Spirits who are before His throne,   
   5 (Rev 3:14; 17:14) and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness,   
   the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth.   
   To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood,   
   6 (Rev 5:10; 20:6) and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father,   
   to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.   
   7 (Da 7:13; Zec 12:10) Look! He is coming with clouds,   
   and every eye will see Him,   
   even those who pierced Him.   
   And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him.   
   Even so, Amen.   
   8 (Rev 21:6; 22:13; Isa 41:4) "I am the Alpha and the Omega,   
   the Beginning and the End," says the Lord,   
   "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty."   
      
   [1] The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto   
   his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and   
   signified it by his angel unto his servant John:   
   [2] Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus   
   Christ, and of all things that he saw.   
   [3] Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this   
   prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is   
   at hand.   
   [4] John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and   
   peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the   
   seven Spirits which are before his throne;   
   [5] And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first   
   begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him   
   that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,   
   [6] And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be   
   glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.   
   [7] Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they   
   also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of   
   him. Even so, Amen.   
   [8] I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord,   
   which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.   
      
   A Vision of Christ   
      
   9 (Php 4:14; Rev 1:2) I, John, both your brother and companion   
   in the tribulation and kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ,   
   was on the isle that is called Patmos on account of the word of God   
   and the testimony of Jesus Christ.   
   10 (Ac 20:7; Rev 4:1-2) I was in the Spirit on the Lord's Day,   
   and I heard behind me a great voice like a trumpet,   
   (This must mean an out of body Divine appointment with the Lord )   
   11 (Rev 1:4; 3:1) saying, "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First   
   and the Last," and "What you see, write in a book, and send it   
   to the seven churches which are in Asia:   
   to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea."   
   (The order is important)   
   12 (Ex 25:37; Zec 4:2) I turned to see the voice that spoke with me.   
   And when I turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks,   
   13 (Da 7:13; 10:16) and in the midst of the seven candlesticks   
   was one like a Son of Man, clothed with a garment down to the feet   
   and with a golden sash wrapped around the chest.   
   14 (Da 7:9; 10:6; Rev 19:12) The hair on His head was white like wool,   
   as white as snow. His eyes were like a flame of fire.   
   15 (Eze 43:2; Da 10:6) His feet were like fine brass, as if refined   
   in a furnace, and His voice as the sound of many waters.   
   16 (Isa 49:2; Heb 4:12) He had in His right hand seven stars,   
   and out of His mouth went a sharp two-edged sword.   
   His appearance was like the sun shining brightly.   
   17 (Isa 44:6; Rev 22:13; Isa 41:4) When I saw Him, I fell at His feet   
   as though I were dead. Then He laid His right hand on me, saying to me,   
   "Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last.   
      
   [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 (Ro 6:9; Heb 7:25) I am He who lives, though I was dead. Look! I am alive   
   forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades and of Death.   
   [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.   
      
   (This is Jesus Christ talking)   
   19 "Write the things which you have seen, and the things which are,   
   and the things which will take place after this.   
   [19] Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and   
   the things which shall be hereafter;   
   ( Jesus says will take place after this. Jesus transcends time)   
   20 (Rev 2:1; Zec 4:2) The mystery of the seven stars which you saw   
   in My right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks:   
   The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches,   
   and the seven candlesticks which you saw are the seven churches.   
   [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   
      
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