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11 saying, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it to the seven churches; to Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and to Pergamos, and to Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.

12 And I turned thither, to see what voice it was that spake to me:

13 and when I had turned, I saw seven golden Lamps; and in the midst of the seven lamps one like a son of man, clothed with a garment down to the feet, and girt about the breasts with a golden girdle :

14 his head and his hair were

white, even as wool, or as snow, is white; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;

15 and his feet were like fine brass, as it were burning in a furnace; and his voice was as the sound of many waters:

16 and he held 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 its strength:

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17 and when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead: and he laid his right hand upon me, saying, Fear not;

18 I am the First and the Last: who live, though I was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen! and I have the keys of Death and of the Grave:

19 write, therefore, the things which thou hast seen, and those that are, and those that will be hereafter.

20 This, is the mystery of the seven Stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden Lamps: the seven Stars, are the Angels of the seven churches; and the seven Lamps, are the seven Churches.

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the angel of the church in Ephesus, write thus: These things saith he who holdeth the seven stars in his right hand; who walketh in the midst of the seven golden lamps :

2 I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and that thou canst not bear those who are evil: and that thou hast tried those who say that 1 John, iv. L. they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:

3 and that thou hast patience, and hast borne for my name's sake; and hast not fainted:

4 nevertheless, I have this against thee, that thou hast left thy first love:

5 remember, therefore, from whence thou hast fallen, and repent, and do thy first works; else, I will come to thee quickly, and will remove thy lamp out of its place, unless thou repent:

1 Tim. v. 12.

6 yet, this thou hast, that thou hatest the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. 7 He who hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches;

8 to him that overcometh, I will give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the paradise of my God.

9 And to the angel of the church in Smyrna, write thus: These things saith the First and the Last, who was dead, and is alive:

10 I know thy works, and thy tribulation, and thy poverty; yet thou art rich: and I know the blasphemy of them who say they are Jews, and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan :

11 fear not the things which thou shalt suffer: behold, indeed, the devil will cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye will have tribulation, ten days: be thou faithful until death, and I will give thee a crown of life.

12 He who hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches; he that overcometh, shall not be harmed c. xx. 13. by the Second Death.

13 And to the angel of the church in Pergamos, write thus: These things, saith he who hath the sharp two-edged sword:

14 I know thy works, and that, where thou dwellest, there

is the throne of Satan; yet thou holdest fast my name, and didst not deny my faith in those days, in which Antipas was my faithful witness, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth :

15 but, I have a few things against thee; that thou hast there, those who hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to set a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat idol-sacrifices, and commit fornication with idols:

16 so, thou also hast those who, in like manner, hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans:

17 repent, therefore; else, I will come to thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.

18 He who hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches;

19 to him who overcometh, I will give of the hidden manna; and will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written, which no one knoweth but he who receiveth it.

20 And to the angel of the church in Thyatira, write thus: These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like a flame of fire, and his feet like fine brass;

21 I know thy works, thy love, and thy faith, and thy service, and thy patience, and

Acts, xv. 19.

v. 15.

that thy last works are more than the first:

22 nevertheless, I have this

against thee, that thou bearest with thy wife Jezebel; who calleth herself a prophetess, and teacheth and seduceth my servants to commit fornication with, and eat things sacrificed to, idols :

23 and I gave her time to repent, yet she will not repent of her fornication:

24 behold, I will cast her, and them that commit adultery with her, into a bed, to great tribulation, unless they repent from her works:

25 and I will put her children to death; and all the churches shall know, that I am he who searcheth the reins and the hearts and I will render, to every one of you, according to your works:

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26 but, I tell the rest of you in Thyatira, who hold not this doctrine, and who have not known the depths of Satan, (as they say) that I will lay on you no other burden:

27 nevertheless, that which ye have, keep fast until I

open.

28 And to him that overcometh, and keepeth my works to the end, I will give authority over the nations; 29 and he shall rule them "with a rod of iron; they "shall be broken in pieces as

"a potter's vessel," as I also have received authority from Ps. ii. 9. my Father:

30 and I will give him the morning-star.

31 He who hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.

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ND to the angel of the church in Sardis, write thus: These things saith he who hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven Stars: I know thy works; that thou hast the name, That thou both livest, and art dead:

2 be watchful, and secure the remaining things which thou wast about to cast from thee; for, I have not found thy works perfect before my God:

3 remember, therefore, how thou receivedst them, and repent: if, then, thou watch not, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know in what hour I will come on thee:

4 yet, thou hast a few names in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white garments, for they are worthy. 5 He who overcometh, shall be clothed in white garments; and I will not blot out his name from the book of life, but will confess his name be

fore my Father, and before his and I will write on him the angels.

6 He who hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.

7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia, write thus: These things saith he who is holy and true; he who hath the key of David; he who openeth, and no one shall shut it but he who openeth; and none else shall open:

8 I know thy works; behold, I have set before thee an open door, which no one can shut; for, thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name:

9 behold, I will give to thee them of the synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie: behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee:

10 because thou hast kept the rule of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of trial which is about to come upon the whole inhabited earth, to try them that dwell on the earth:

11 I come quickly; keep fast that which thou holdest, that no one take thy crown.

12 Him that overcometh, I will make a pillar in the sanctuary of my God, that he may

not go out from it any more;

name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem which cometh down out of heaven from my God; and my own new

name.

13 He who hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.

14 And to the angel of the church in Laodicea, write thus: These things saith the AMEN, 2 Cor. i. 20. the faithful and true witness, the head of the creation of God;

15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would, thou wert either cold or hot:

16 so then, because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spew thee out of of my mouth:

James, v. 1.

17 for thou sayest, I am rich, and grown wealthy, and Luke, vi. 24. have need of nothing; and knowest not, that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: 18 I counsel thee, to buy of me gold purified by fire, that thou mayest become rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and the shame 2 Cor. v. 3. of thy nakedness not be made manifest; and eyesalve, that thou mayest anoint thine eyes, and mayest see:

19 as many as I love, I convict, and chasten: be zealous, therefore, and repent.

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AFTER this I looked, and,

behold, a door was opened in heaven: and I heard the first voice, which was as that of a trumpet speaking to me, saying, Come up hither, and I will shew thee the things which must be hereafter.

2 Immediately, I was in the Spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven;

3 and he who sat on the throne was, to sight, like a jasper and a sardine stone: and round the throne was a rainbow, in sight like an emerald:

4 and around the throne, were four and twenty thrones; and on the thrones, four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiments, and having golden crowns on their heads:

5 and, out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices; and before the throne, were seven lamps of fire burning, which are seven Spirits of God:

6 and before the throne, was a sea of glass, like crystal; and in front of the throne, and around the throne, were four living-creatures, full of eyes before and behind: 7 and the first living-creature was like a lion, and the second living-creature like a calf, and the third living-creature had the face of a man, and the fourth living-creature was like a flying eagle :

8 and the four living-crea- Ezek. I. 5, &c. tures had, each of them, six wings around them; and they were full of eyes within; and they cease not, day and night, saying, "Holy, holy, holy, Lord "God Almighty, who wast, " and art, and art to come!"

9 and, when the living-creatures give glory, and honour, and thanks to him who sitteth on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever;

10 the four and twenty elders fall down before him who sitteth on the throne, and worship him who liveth for ever and ever; and lay their crowns before the throne, saying, 11 "Thou art worthy, O Our "Lord and God, the Holy One, "to receive glory, and honour,

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