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THE REVELATION

OF

ST. JOHN THE DIVINE.

CHAPTER I. December 17, Morning. Saint John the Evangelist's Day, Evening. Trinity- Sunday, Morning, to ver. 9. Easter- Day, Morning, ver. 10 to ver. 19.

Jesus and Christ, which God gave the ending, saith the Lord, unto him, to shew unto his which is, and which was, and servants things which must which is to come, the Al­shortly come to pass; and he mighty. sent and signified it by his Ver. 9. I John, who also angel unto his servant John: am your brother, and com­who bare record of the word panion in tribulation, and in of God, and of the testimony the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, and of all of Jesus Christ, was in the things that he saw. Blessed isle that is called Patmos, is he that readeth, and they for the word of God, and that hear the words of this for the testimony of Jesus prophecy, and keep those Christ. things which are written therein: for the time is at

hand.

JOHN

Ver. 10. I was in the Spi­rit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great to the seven voice, as of a trumpet, say­churches which are in ing, I am Alpha and Omega, Asia: Grace be unto you, and the first and the last: and, peace, from him which is, and What thou seest, write in a which was, and which is to book, and send it unto the come; and from the seven seven churches which are in Spirits which are before his Asia; unto Ephesus, and un­throne; and from Jesus to Smyrna, and unto Perga­Christ, who is the faithful mos, and unto Thyatira, and witness, and the first begotten unto Sardis, and unto Phila­of the dead, and the prince of delphia, and unto Laodicea. the kings of the earth. Unto And I turned to see the voice him that loved us, and wash- that spake with me. And ed us from our sins in his being turned, I saw seven own blood, and hath made us golden candlesticks; and in kings and priests unto God the midst of the seven can­and his Father; to him be glo- dlesticks one like unto the ry and dominion for ever and Son of man, clothed with a ever. Amen. Behold, he com- garment down to the foot, eth with clouds; and every and girt about the paps with eye shall see him, and they a golden girdle. His head also which pierced him: and and his hairs were white like all kindreds of the earth shall wool, as white as snow; and wail because of him. Even his eyes were as a flame of so, Amen. I am Alpha and fire; and his feet like unto

 
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