Grace be unto you, and peace, and unto Philadelphia, and unfrom him which is, and which to Laodicea. was, and which is to come; and 12 And I turned to see the from the seven Spirits which voice that spake with me. And are before his throne: being turned, I saw seven golden 5 And from Jesus Christ, who candlesticks; is the faithful Witness, and the 13 And in the midst of the first-begotten of the dead, and seven candlesticks one like unto the Prince of the kings of the the Son of man, clothed with earth. Unto him that loved us, a garment down to the foot, and and washed us from our sins girt about the paps with a golin his own blood, den girdle. 6 And hath made us kings 14 His head and his hairs were and priests unto God and his white like wool, as white as Father; to him be glory and do- snow; and his eyes were as a minion for ever and ever. flame of fire; Amen. 15 And his feet like unto 7 Behold, he cometh with fine brass, as if they burned in clouds; and every eye shall see a furnace; and his voice as the him, and they also which pierced sound of many waters. him and all kindreds of the 16 And he had in his right earth shall wail because of him. hand seven stars: and out of his Even so, Amen. mouth went a sharp two-edged 8 I am Alpha and Omega, sword: and his countenance was the beginning and the ending, as the sun shineth in his strength. saith the Lord, which is, and 17 And when I saw him, I fell which was, and which is to at his feet as dead. And he laid come, the Almighty. his right hand upon me, say 9 Í John, who also am your ing unto me, Fear not; I am the brother, and companion in tribu- first and the last : lation, and in the kingdom and 18 Iam he that liveth, and patience of Jesus Christ, was in was dead; and behold, I am alive the isle that is called Patmos, for for evermore, Amen; and have the word of God, and for the tes- the keys of hell and of timony of Jesus Christ. death. 10 I was in the Spirit on the 19 Write the things which Lord's day, and heard behind thou hast seen, and the things me a great voice, as of a trum- which are, and the things which pet, shall be hereafter; 11 Saying. I am Alpha and 20 The mystery of the seven Omega, the first and the last stars which thou sawest in my and, What thou seest, write in right hand,and the seven golden a book, and send it unto the sev- candlesticks. The seven stars en churches which are in Asia; are the angels of the seven unto Ephesus, and unto Smyr-churches: and the seven canna, and unto Pergamos, and un- dlesticks which thou sawest are to Thyatira, and unto Sardis, the seven churches. CHAP. II. phemy of them which say they 1 What John was commanded to write to are Jews, and are not, but are the angels of the churches of Ephesus, 8 the synagogue of Satan! Smyrna, 12 Pergamos, 18 and Thyatira. 10 Fear none of those things UNTO the angel of the church which thou shalt suffer. Behold, of Ephesus write: These the devil shall cast some of you things saith he that holdeth the into prison, that ye may be triseven stars in his right hand, ed; and ye shall have tribulation who walketh in the midst of the ten days. Be thou faithful unto seven golden candlesticks; death, and I will give thee a 2 I know thy works, and crown of life. thy labour, and thy patience, 11 He that hath an ear, let and how thou canst not bear him hear what the Spirit saith them which are evil; and thou unto the churches; He that overhast tried them which say they cometh, shall not be hurt of the are apostles, and are not; and second death. hast found them liars: 12 And to the angel of the 3 And hast borne, and hast church in Pergamos write; patience, and for my name's These things saith he which sake hast laboured, and hast not hath the sharp sword with two fainted. edges: 4 Nevertheless, I have some- 13 I know thy works, and what against thee, because thou where thou dwellest, even where hast left thy first love. Satan's seat is: and thou holdest 5 Remember therefore from fast my name, and hast not deniwhence thou art fallen, and re-ed my faith, even in those days pent, and do the first works; wherein Antipas was my faithful or else I will come unto thee martyr, who was slain among quickly, and will remove thy you, where Satan dwelleth. candlestick out of his place, ex- 14 But I have a few things cept thou repent. against thee, because thou hast 6 But this thou hast, that there them that hold the docthou hatest the deeds of theNic-trine of Balaam, who taught olaitanes, which I also hate. Balak to cast a stumbling-block 7 He that hath an ear, let before the children of Israel, to him hear what the Spirit saith eat things sacrificed unto idols, unto the churches; To him that and to commit fornication. overcometh will I give to eat 15 So hast thou also them of the tree of life, which is in that hold the doctrine of the the midst of the paradise of God. Nicolaitanes, which thing I 8 And unto the angel of the hate. church in Smyrna, write; These 16 Repent; or else I will come things saith the first and the unto thee quickly, and will fight last, which was dead, and is against them with the sword of alive; my mouth. 9 I know thy works, and trib- 17 He that hath an ear, let ulation, and poverty, (but thou him hear what the Spirit saith art rich) and I know the blas- unto the churches: To him that overcometh will I give to eat 25 But that which ye have of the hidden manna, and will already, hold fast till I come. give him a white stone, and in 26 And he that overcometh, the stone a new name written, and keepeth my works unto the which no man knoweth, saving end, to him will I give power he that receiveth it. over the nations: 18 And unto the angel of the 27 (And he shall rule them church in Thyatira write; These with a rod of iron; as the vessels things saith the Son of God, of a potter shall they be broken who hath his eyes like unto a to shivers :) even as I received flame of fire, and his feet are of my Father. like fine brass; 28 And I will give him the 19 I know thy works, and morning-star. charity, and service, and faith, 29 He that hath an ear, let and thy patience, and thy works; him hear what the Spirit saith and the last to be more than the unto the churches. first: What John was commanded to write to AND unto the angel of the 20 Notwithstanding, I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to se- church in Sardis write: duce my servants to commit for- These things saith he that hath nication, and to eat things sac- the seven Spirits of God, and rificed unto idols. the seven stars; I know thy 21 And I gave her space to works, that thou hast a name repent of her fornication, and that thou livest, and art dead. she repented not. 2 Be watchful, and strength 22 Behold, I will cast her in- en the things which remain, that to a bed, and them that commit are ready to die: for I have not adultery with her into great trib- found thy works perfect before ulation, except they repent of God. their deeds. 3 Remember therefore how 23 And I will kill her chil- thou hast received and heard, dren with death; and all the and hold fast, and repent. If churches shall know that I am therefore thou shalt not watch, he which searcheth the reins I will come on thee as a thief, and hearts and I will give un- and thou shalt not know what to every one of you according hour I will come upon thee. to your works. 4 Thou hast a few names 24 But unto you I say, and even in Sardis which have not unto the rest in Thyatira, As defiled their garments; and they many as have not this doctrine, shall walk with me in white: for and which have not known the they are worthy. depths of Satan, as they speak; 5 He that overcometh, the I will put upon you none other same shall be clothed in white burden: raiment; and I will not blot out angels. his name out of the book of life, 13 He that hath an ear, let but I will confess his name be- him hear what the Spirit saith fore my Father, and before his unto the churches. 14 And unto the angel of the 6 He that hath an ear, let church of the Laodiceans write; him hear what the Spirit saith These things saith the Amen, unto the churches. the faithful and true Witness, 7 And to the angel of the the beginning of the creation of church in Philadelphia write; God; These things saith he that is 15 I know thy works, that holy, he that is true, he that hath thou art neither cold nor hot: the key of David, he that open- I would thou wert cold or eth, and no man shutteth; and hot. eth: shutteth, and no man open- 16 So then, because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor 8 I know thy works: behold, hot, I will spue thee out of my I have set before thee an open mouth: door, and no man can shut it: 17 Because thou sayest, I am for thou hast a little strength, rich, and increased with goods, and hast kept my word, and and have need of nothing; and hast not denied my name. knowest not that thou art 9 Behold, I will make them wretched, and miserable, and of the synagogue of Satan, poor, and blind, and naked: which say they are Jews, and 18 I counsel thee to buy of are not, but do lie; behold, I me gold tried in the fire, that will make them to come and thou mayest be rich; and white worship before thy feet, and to raiment, that thou mayest be know that I have loved thee. clothed, and that the shame of 10 Because thou hast kept the thy nakedness do not appear; word of my patience, I also will and anoint thine eyes with eyekeep thee from the hour of salve, that thou mayest see. 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. 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 12 Him that overcometh, will come in to him, and will sup I make a pillar in the temple of with him, and he with me. my God, and he shall go no more 21 To him that overcometh out and I will write upon him will I grant to sit with me in the name of my God, and the my throne, even as I also overname of the city of my God, came, and am set down with which is New Jerusalem, which my Father in his throne. cometh down out of heaven 22 He that hath an ear, let from my God: and I will write him hear what the Spirit saith upon him my new name. unto the churches. CHAP. IV. and night, saying, Holy, holy, 1 John seeth the throne of God in heaven..... holy, Lord God Almighty, which 4 The four and twenty elders....6 The four was, and is, and is to come. beasts full of eyes before and behind, &c. 9 And when those beasts give A FTER this I looked, and glory, and honour, and thanks behold, a door was opened to him that sat on the throne, in heaven and the first voice who liveth for ever and ever, which I heard, was as it were of 10 The four and twenty ela trumpet talking with me; ders fall down before him that which said, Come up hither, sat on the throne, and worship and I will shew thee things him that liveth for ever and ever, which must be hereafter. and cast their crowns before the 2 And immediately I was in throne, saying, the spirit and behold, a throne 11 Thou art worthy, O Lord, was set in heaven, and one sat to receive glory, and honour, on the throne. and power: for thou hast creat3 And he that sat was to look ed all things, and for thy pleasupon like a jasper and a sardine ure they are and were creatstone: and there was a rainbow ed. round about the throne in sight like unto an emerald. CHAP. V. 1 The book sealed with seven seals, which no man is worthy to open: 6 the Lamb openeth the book the beasts and elders praise him. 4 And round about the throne were four and twenty seats; and upon the seats I saw four and AND I saw in the right hand twenty elders sitting, clothed in of him that sat on the white raiment; and they had on throne a book written within their heads crowns of gold. and on the back side, sealed 5 And out of the throne pro- with seven seals. ceeded lightnings, and thunder- 2 And I saw a strong angel ings, and voices. And there proclaiming with a loud voice,. were seven lamps of fire burn- Who is worthy to open the ing before the throne, which are book, and to loose the seals the seven Spirits of God. thereof? 6 And before the throne there 3 And no man in heaven, nor was a sea of glass like unto crys- in earth, neither under the earth, tal: And in the midst of the was able to open the book, neithrone, and round about the ther to look thereon. throne, were four beasts full of 4 And I wept much, because eyes before and behind. no man was found worthy to 7 And the first beast was like open, and to read the book, neia lion, and the second beast like ther to look thereon. a calf, and the third beast had a 5 And one of the elders saith face as a man, and the fourth unto me, Weep not: behold, the beast was like a flying eagle. Lion of the tribe of Juda, the 8 And the four beasts had Root of David, hath prevailed to each of them six wings about open the book, and to loose the him; and they were full of eyes seven seals thereof. within and they rest not day 6 And I beheld, and lo,in the |