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1The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place.

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He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,

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2who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw.

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3Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear,

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and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near.

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4John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come,

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and from the seven spirits who are before his throne,

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5and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth.

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To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood

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6and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

Revelation 1:1

1The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place.

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He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,

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2who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw.

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3Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear,

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and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near.

I. Perserverance

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3Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear,

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and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near.

II. Doxology

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4John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come,

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and from the seven spirits who are before his throne,

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5and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth.

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To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood

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6and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

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4John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come,

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and from the seven spirits who are before his throne, And from Jesus Christ…

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…to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

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5and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth.

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To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood

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6and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father…

III. Judgement

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7Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him,

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and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him. Even so. Amen.

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8“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”