From: ngninja@baptist.email   
      
   Bible Reading for December 26   
      
   Revelation Chapter 1   
      
   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.   
      
   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.   
      
   Revelation Chapter 2   
      
   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.   
      
   6 But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans,   
   which I also hate.   
      
   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   
      
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