4. From John to the seven churches in the province of Asia. Good will and peace to you from the one who is, the one who was, and the one who is coming, from the seven spirits who are in front of his throne,
5. and from Jesus Christ, the witness, the trustworthy one, the first to come back to life, and the ruler over the kings of the earth. Glory and power forever and ever belong to the one who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood
6. and has made us a kingdom, priests for God his Father. Amen.
7. Look! He is coming in the clouds.Every eye will see him,even those who pierced him.Every tribe on earth will mourn because of him.This is true. Amen.
8. “I am the A and the Z,” says the Lord God, the one who is, the one who was, and the one who is coming, the Almighty.
9. I am John, your brother. I share your suffering, ruling, and endurance because of Jesus. I was ⌊exiled⌋ on the island of Patmos because of God’s word and the testimony about Jesus.
10. I came under the Spirit’s power on the Lord’s day. I heard a loud voice behind me like a trumpet,
11. saying, “Write on a scroll what you see, and send it to the seven churches: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”
12. I turned toward the voice which was talking to me, and when I turned, I saw seven gold lamp stands.
13. There was someone like the Son of Man among the lamp stands. He was wearing a robe that reached his feet. He wore a gold belt around his waist.
14. His head and his hair were white like wool—like snow. His eyes were like flames of fire.
15. His feet were like glowing bronze refined in a furnace. His voice was like the sound of raging waters.