#revelation 1

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Eternal God

“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.” - Revelation 1:8 NIV

“This is what the LORD says--Israel’s King and Redeemer, the LORD Almighty: I am the first and I am the last; apart from me there is no God.” - Isaiah 44:6 NIV (see also Isaiah 41:4 and Isaiah 48:12)

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Revelation 1:18 Link: bible-illustrated.blogspot.rs/2017/12/Rv0118.html

And I have the keys of Hades and of Death.

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Like a Son of Man

I turned around to see the voice that was speaking to me. And when I turned I saw seven golden lampstands, and among the lampstands was someone “like a son of man,” dressed in a robe reaching down to his feet and with a golden sash around his chest.

His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire. His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters. In his right hand he held seven stars, and out of his mouth came a sharp double-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining in all its brilliance.

- Revelation 1:12-16 NIV

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So Shall it Be

“Look, he is coming with the clouds,” and “every eye will see him, even those who pierced him”; and all peoples on earth “will mourn because of him.” So shall it be! Amen. - Revelation 1:7 NIV

“In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man, coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into his presence. He was given authority, glory and sovereign power; all nations and peoples of every language worshiped him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.” - Daniel 7:13-14 NIV

“And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication. They will look on me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son.” - Zechariah 12:10 NIV

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On the Lord’s Day I was in the Spirit (pneumati), and I heard behind me a loud (megalen) voice (phōnen) like a trumpet (salpingos), which said: “Write (graphon) on a scroll (biblion) what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”

- Revelation 1:10-11 NIV

He will keep you strong to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord (kyriou) Jesus Christ. - 1 Corinthians 1:8 NIV (see also 1 Corinthians 5:5)

For you know very well that the day of the Lord (kyriou) will come like a thief in the night. - 1 Thessalonians 5:2 NIV (see also 2 Peter 3:10 and Joel 2:31)

And he will send his angels (angelous) with a loud (megales) trumpet (salpingos) call (phōnes), and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens (ouranon) to the other. - Matthew 24:31 NIV (see also Hebrews 12:19-21)

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Because of the Word

“I, John, your brother (adelphos) and companion (sygkoinōnos) in the suffering (thlipsis) and kingdom and patient endurance (hypomonē) that are ours in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word (logos) of God and the testimony (martyria) of Jesus.”

- Revelation 1:9 NIV

I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share (sygkoinōnos) in its blessings.  - 1 Corinthians 9:23 NIV

But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word (logos), retain it, and by persevering (hypomonē) produce a crop.  - Luke 8:15 NIV

When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word (logos) of God and the testimony (martyria) they had maintained.  - Revelation 6:9 NIV (see also Rev 12:11 and Rev 20:4)

He came as a witness (martyria) to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe.  - John 1:7 NIV

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Freed from our sins

“And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful (pistos) witness (martys), the firstborn (prototokos) from the dead (nekros), and the ruler (archon) of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and has freed (louo) us from our sins by his blood, and has made us to be a kingdom (basileus) and priests to serve his God and Father--to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen (amen).” - Revelation 1:5-6 NIV

“For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn (prototokos) among many brothers and sisters.” - Romans 8:29 NIV

"Let us draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed (louo) with pure water.” - Hebrews 10:22 NIV

“For truly (amen) I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.” - Matthew 5:18 NIV

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The time is near

“Blessed (makarios) is the one who reads aloud (anaginosko) the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart (tereo) what is written in it, because the time is near (eggys).” - Revelation 1:3 NIV

“ ‘If you love me, keep (tereo) my commandments.’ “ - John 14:15 NIV 

“ ‘Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near (eggys).’ “ - Matthew 24:32 NIV