The Revelationof JesusChrist, whichGodgaveunto him, to showunto hisservantsthings whichmustshortlycome to pass; andhe sentand signified it byhisangelunto hisservantJohn: Whobare recordof thewordof God, andof thetestimonyof JesusChrist, andof all things thathe saw. Blessed is he that readeth, andthey that hearthewordsof this prophecy, andkeepthose things which are writtentherein: forthetime is at hand. Johnto thesevenchurcheswhichare inAsia: Grace be unto you, andpeace, fromhim which is, and which was, and which is to come; andfromthesevenSpiritswhicharebeforehisthrone; AndfromJesusChrist, who is thefaithfulwitness, and thefirst begottenofthedead, andtheprinceof thekingsof theearth. Unto him that lovedus, andwashedusfromoursinsinhis ownblood, Andhath madeuskingsandpriestsunto GodandhisFather; to him be gloryanddominionforever and ever. Amen. Behold, he comethwithclouds; andeveryeyeshall seehim, andthey also whichpiercedhim: andallkindredsof theearthshall wailbecause ofhim. Even so, Amen. IamAlphaandOmega, the beginningand the ending, saiththeLord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, theAlmighty. IJohn, who alsoam yourbrother, andcompanionintribulation, andinthekingdomandpatienceof JesusChrist, wasintheislethat is calledPatmos, forthewordof God, andforthetestimonyof JesusChrist. I wasinthe SpiritontheLord's day, andheardbehindmea greatvoice, asof a trumpet, Saying, IamAlphaandOmega, thefirstandthelast: and, What thou seest, writein a book, andsend it unto thesevenchurcheswhich are inAsia; untoEphesus, anduntoSmyrna, anduntoPergamos, anduntoThyatira, anduntoSardis, anduntoPhiladelphia, anduntoLaodicea. AndI turnedto seethevoicethatspakewithme. Andbeing turned, I sawsevengoldencandlesticks; Andinthe midstof thesevencandlesticks one like untothe Sonof man, clothed witha garment down to the foot, andgirt aboutthepapswith a goldengirdle. Hisheadand his hairs were whitelikewool, as whiteassnow; andhiseyes were asa flameof fire; Andhisfeetlike untofine brass, asif they burnedina furnace; andhisvoiceasthe soundof manywaters. Andhe hadinhisrighthandsevenstars: andout ofhismouthwenta sharptwo-edged swordandhiscountenance was asthesunshinethinhisstrength. AndwhenI sawhim, I fellathisfeetasdead. Andhe laidhisrighthanduponme, sayingunto me, Fearnot; Iamthefirstandthelast: I am he that liveth, andwasdead; and, behold, I amaliveforevermore, Amen; andhavethekeys of helland of death. Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things whichare, and the things whichshallbehereafter; Themystery of thesevenstarswhich thou sawestinmy right hand, andthesevengoldencandlesticks. Thesevenstarsare the angels of thesevenchurches: andthesevencandlestickswhich thou sawestare the sevenchurches.