King James Version, with Nii Okai's journal notes · 6 notes
1The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
2Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.
3Blessed 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.
4John 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;
5And 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,
The prince of the kings of the earth, to wit, he is the crown and the head of the kings of the earth.
The faithful witness: he came to witness to us of the love of God. He taught us of the extent of God's love, and being from heaven, gave us first-hand witness of the love of God.
And further demonstrated it by dying a shameful death on the cross, to show to us the extent of the love of God.
He remained faithful to his call and mandate; he remained true to his call to witness the love of God to us.
6And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
7Behold, 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.
Shortly come to pass, and it's been 2000 years.
And they also which pierced him, but they are in hell, and yet it says all eyes shall see him.
And that is true in the sense of all will be brought before him, both dead and alive, and even they which pierced him.
8I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
9I 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.
10I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,
11Saying, 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.
12And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;
13And 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.
14His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;
15And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.
16And 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.
17And 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:
18I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
The keys 🗝 of hell and death ☠. Keys signifying a place.
So death is not just an event, it is also a place that people go after they die.
This is such a sharp deviation from the man Jesus.
Many times Jesus spoke in parables and sayings to shroud the truth, so only those with ears can hear.
However, here we see so clearly him taking upon himself the attributes of God.
In appearance and even in his speech. He was no longer hiding who he was.
Indeed, he received an inheritance for the things done on the cross...
He had paid the full price of the sacrifice.
19Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;
Write what you have seen so far, and the things that are happening now, currently, and the things that shall happen in the future, hereafter...
20The 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.