Revelation 1

Revelation 1
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Revelation 1:13-2:1 on the verso side of Papyrus 98 from the second century.
Book Book of Revelation
Bible part New Testament
Order in the Bible part 27
Category Apocalypse

Revelation 1 is the first chapter of the Book of Revelation or the Apocalypse of John in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.[1][2] The book is traditionally attributed to John the Apostle,[3] but the precise identity of the author remains a point of academic debate.[4]

Text

The map of West Anatolia (formerly the province of Asia) showing the island of Patmos and the location of the seven churches mentioned in the Book of Revelation.

Structure

This chapter is divided into 20 verses. The New King James Version organises the chapter as follows:

Cross references

Verse 1

New King James Version

The revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,[6]

For discussion of the identity of this "John", see Authorship of the Johannine works.

Verse 4

New King James Version

John,
To the seven churches in the province of Asia:
Grace and peace to you from him who is, and who was, and who is to come, and from the seven spirits before his throne,[7]

John writes to the churches in Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea.

From Him who is and who was and who is to come,
and from the seven Spirits who are before His throne.[7]

Verse 5

New King James Version

and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth.
To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood,[8]

Verse 6

New King James Version

and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father — to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen.[9]

Verse 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.[10]

Cross reference: Isaiah 44:6: Thus said the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.

Scrivener's Textus Receptus: Greek: Ἐγώ εἰμι τὸ Α καὶ τὸ Ω, ego eimi to A kai to O;

Westcott and Hort: Greek: Ἐγώ εἰμι τὸ Ἄλφα καὶ τὸ Ὦ, ego eimi to alpha kai to O.[11]

Modern translations report the opening words of this verse as "I am the Alpha and the Omega", but the word "the" did not appear in older versions such as the Geneva Bible and the King James Version.[12]

Verse 11

New King James Version

which said: “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea”.[13]

Verse 17

New King James Version

When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me and said: “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last.[14][15]

Verse 18

New King James Version

I am the Living One; I was dead, and now look, I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades.[16]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Halley, Henry H. Halley's Bible Handbook: an Abbreviated Bible Commentary. 23rd edition. Zondervan Publishing House. 1962.
  2. ↑ Holman Illustrated Bible Handbook. Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville, Tennessee. 2012.
  3. ↑ Evans, Craig A (2005). Craig A Evans, ed. Bible Knowledge Background Commentary: John, Hebrews-Revelation. Colorado Springs, Colo.: Victor. ISBN 0781442281.
  4. ↑ F. L. Cross, The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church, (New York: Oxford University Press, 1997), 45
  5. ↑ Claremont Coptic Encyclopaedia, Codex Vaticanus, accessed 29 September 2018
  6. ↑ Revelation 1:1
  7. 1 2 Revelation 1:4
  8. ↑ Revelation 1:5
  9. ↑ Revelation 1:6
  10. ↑ Revelation 1:8
  11. ↑ Revelation 1:8 Greek Text Analysis, accessed 3 October 2018
  12. ↑ BibleGateway.com, Revelation 1:8, accessed 3 October 2018
  13. ↑ Revelation 1:12
  14. ↑ Revelation 1:17
  15. ↑ John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible - Revelation 1:17
  16. ↑ Revelation 1:18

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