1 The preface.
4 John's salutation to the seven churches of Asia.
7 The coming of Christ.
8 His glorious power and majesty.

Revelation. Da 2:28,29 Am 3:7 Ro 16:25 Ga 1:12 Eph 3:3

which God. Joh 3:32 8:26 12:49

to shew. 22:6 Ps 25:14 Joh 15:15

which must. 3,19 4:1 22:10, 2Pe 3:8

and he. 22:6,16 Da 8:16 9:21,23

John. 4,9 21:2

2 Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.

bare. 9 6:9 12:11,17 Joh 1:32 12:17 19:35 21:24 1Co 1:6 2:1 1Jo 5:7-11 3Jo 1:12

and of all. 19 Joh 3:11 Ac 4:20 22:15 26:16 1Jo 1:1 4:14

3 Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.

Blessed. 22:7 Pr 8:34 Da 12:12,13 Lu 11:28

for. 22:6,10,12,20 Ro 13:11 Jas 5:8,9 1Pe 4:7 2Pe 3:8

4 John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;

John. See on ver. 1

to the. 11,20 2:1,8,12,18 3:1,7,14 Ac 19:10 1Pe 1:1

Grace. See on Ro 1:7 1Co 1:3 2Co 1:2 1Pe 1:2

him. 1:8 Ex 3:14 Ps 90:2 102:25-27 Isa 41:4 57:15 Mic 5:2 Joh 1:1 Heb 1:10-13 13:8 Jas 1:17

from the. 3:1 4:5 5:6 Zec 3:9 4:10 6:5 1Co 12:4-13

5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,

who is. 3:14 Ps 89:36,37 Isa 55:4 Joh 3:11,32 8:14-16 18:37 1Ti 6:13 1Jo 5:7-10

and the first. Ac 26:23 1Co 15:20-23 Col 1:18

and the prince. 11:15 17:14 19:16 Ps 72:11 89:27 Pr 8:15,16 Da 2:2 7:14 Mt 28:18 Eph 1:20-22 1Ti 6:15

him. De 7:8 23:5 Joh 13:1,34 15:9 Ro 8:37 Ga 2:20 Eph 2:4 5:2,25-27 1Jo 4:10

washed. 7:14 Zec 13:1 Joh 13:8-10 Ac 20:28 1Co 6:11 Heb 9:14 1Pe 1:19 1Jo 1:7

6 And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

made. 5:10 20:6 Ex 19:6 Isa 61:6 Ro 12:1 1Pe 2:5-9

to him. 4:11 5:12-14 Ps 72:18,19 Da 4:34 Mt 6:13 Joh 5:23 Php 2:11 1Ti 6:16 Heb 13:21 1Pe 4:11 5:11 2Pe 3:18 Jude 1:25

7 Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.

he cometh. 14:14-16 Ps 97:2 Isa 19:1 Da 7:13 Na 1:3 Mt 24:30 26:64 Mr 13:26 14:62 Lu 21:27 Ac 1:9-11 1Th 4:17

and every. 22:4 Nu 24:17 Job 19:26,27 33:26 1Th 1:10 1Jo 3:2 Jude 1:14

and they. Ps 22:16 Zec 12:10 Joh 19:34,37 Heb 6:6 10:29

and all. 6:15-17 18:15-19 Mt 24:30 Lu 23:28-30

Even So. 18:20 19:1-3 22:20 Jud 5:31 Ps 68:1

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.

Alpha. 11,17 2:8 21:6 22:13 Isa 41:4 43:10 44:6 48:12

which is. See on ver. 4

the Almighty. 4:8 11:17 16:14 19:15 21:22 Ge 17:1 28:3 35:11 43:14 48:3 Ge 49:25 Ex 6:3 Nu 24:4 Isa 9:6 2Co 6:18

9 I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.

John. See on ver. 4

companion. 2:9,10 7:14 Joh 16:33 Ac 14:22 Ro 8:17 1Co 4:9-13 Php 1:7 4:14 2Ti 1:8 2:3-12

in the. 3:10 13:10 14:12 Ro 2:7,8 5:3,4 8:25 2Th 1:4,5 3:5 Heb 10:36 Jas 5:7,8

for the word. 2 6:9 11:7 12:11,17 19:10

10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,

in. 4:2 17:3 21:10 Mt 22:43 Ac 10:10 * etc: 2Co 12:2-4

on the. Joh 20:19,26 Ac 20:7 1Co 16:2

as. 4:1 10:3-8

11 Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.

I am. See on ver. 8,17

What. 19 2:1 10:4 14:13 19:9 21:5 De 31:19 Isa 30:8 Jer 30:2 Hab 2:2

seven. See on ver. 4 2:1,8,12,18 3:1,7,14

Ephesus. Ac 18:19-21,24 19:1-41 20:17 1Co 15:32 16:8 Eph 1:1 1Ti 1:3

Laodicea. Col 4:15,16

12 And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;

see. Eze 43:5,6 Mic 6:9

I saw. 13,20 2:1 Ex 25:37 Zec 4:2

13 And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.

like. 14:14 Eze 1:26-28 Da 7:9,13 10:5,6,16 Php 2:7,8 Heb 2:14-17 Heb 4:15

clothed. Da 10:5

and girt. 15:6 Ex 28:6-8 39:5 Le 8:7 Isa 11:5

14 His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;

and his hairs. Da 7:9 Mt 28:3

and his eyes. 2:18 19:12 Da 10:6

15 And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.

his feet. 2:18 Eze 1:7 40:3 Da 10:6

his voice. 14:2 19:6 Ps 93:4 Isa 17:13 Eze 43:2

16 And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.

he had. 20 2:1 3:1 12:1 Job 38:7 Da 8:10 12:3

out. 2:12,16 19:15,21 Isa 11:4 49:2 Eph 6:17 Heb 4:12

and his. 10:1 Isa 24:23 60:19,20 Mal 4:2 Ac 26:13

17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:

I fell. Eze 1:28 Da 8:18 10:8,9,17-19 Hab 3:16 Mt 17:2-6 Joh 13:23 Joh 21:20

And he. Da 8:18 10:10

Fear not. Ge 15:1 Ex 14:13 20:20 Isa 41:10 Da 10:12 Mt 28:4 Mr 16:5,6 Lu 24:37-39

I am. See on ver. 8,11 2:8 22:13 Isa 41:4 44:6 48:12

18 I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.

that liveth. Job 19:25 Ps 18:46 Joh 14:19 Ro 6:9 2Co 13:4 Ga 2:20 Col 3:3 Heb 7:25

was. Ro 14:8,9 2Co 5:14,15 Heb 1:3 12:2

I am alive. 4:9 5:14 Heb 7:16,25

the keys. 3:7 9:1 20:1,2,14 Ps 68:20 Isa 22:22 Mt 16:19

19 Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;

the things. See on ver. 11,12 *etc:

and the things which are. 2:1-3:22

and the things which shall be. 4:1-22:21

20 The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.

mystery. See on Mt 13:11 Lu 8:10

the seven stars. See on ver. 13,16

the seven golden. 12

The seven stars. 2:1,8,12,18 3:1,7,14 Mal 2:7

and the. Zec 4:2 Mt 5:15,16 Php 2:15,16 1Ti 3:14-16