4. John:To the seven churches in Asia.Grace and peace to you from the One who is, who was, and who is coming; from the seven spirits before His throne;
5. and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has set us free from our sins by His blood,
6. and made us a kingdom, priests to His God and Father — the glory and dominion are His forever and ever. Amen.
7. Look! He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him,including those who pierced Him.And all the families of the earth will mourn over Him. This is certain. Amen.
8. “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “the One who is, who was, and who is coming, the Almighty.”
9. I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation, kingdom, and endurance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of God’s word and the testimony about Jesus.
10. I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and 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 to see whose voice it was that spoke to me. When I turned I saw seven gold lampstands,