Bible Chapter Summary
Revelation 1 Summary
The Revelation of Jesus Christ: Alpha and Omega
John receives a vision on Patmos on the Lord day. A voice like a trumpet tells him to write. He sees the risen Christ in blazing glory: white hair, eyes like fire, feet like bronze, voice like rushing waters, holding seven stars, a two-edged sword from his mouth. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last.
Key themes
Key verses
Revelation 1:7
“Behold, 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.”
Revelation 1:8
“I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.”
Revelation 1:17-18
“And 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:”
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