Author: The apostle John (1:1, 9).Time of Writing: Approximately A.D. 90, while John was in exile on the island of Patmos.Place of Writing: The island of Patmos (1:9).Recipients: The seven churches in Asia (1:4).
Subject of Revelation: Christ as the Center of God's Administration according to God's Eternal Economy
Rev.|1:1|-|The |1a|revelation of Jesus Christ which God gave to Him to |b|show to His |c|slaves the things that must quickly take place; and He made it known by |2d|signs, sending it by His |e|angel to His slave John, Rev.|1:2|-|Who |a|testified the |b|word of God and the |1c|testimony of Jesus Christ, even all that he |d|saw. Rev.|1:3|-||a|Blessed is he who reads and those who |b|hear the |c|words of the |1|prophecy and |d|keep the things written in it, for the time is |e|near. Rev.|1:4|-|John to the |1a|seven |b|churches which are in |2|Asia: |c|Grace to you and |d|peace from |3e|Him who is and who was and |4|who is coming, and from the |5f|seven Spirits who are before His throne, Rev.|1:5|-|And from Jesus Christ, the faithful |a|Witness, the |b|Firstborn of the dead, and the |c|Ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who |d|loves us and has |1|released us from our sins |2|by His |e|blood Rev.|1:6|-|And made us a |1a|kingdom, |2b|priests to His God and Father, |c|to Him be the glory and the might forever and ever. Amen. Rev.|1:7|-|Behold, He |1a|comes with the |2b|clouds, and every eye will see Him, even those who |c|pierced Him; and all the |3|tribes of the |4|land will |5d|mourn over Him. Yes, amen. Rev.|1:8|-|I am the |1a|Alpha and the Omega, says the Lord God, |b|He who is and who was and who is coming, the |c|Almighty.
Rev.|1:9|-|I John, your brother and fellow |a|partaker in the |b|tribulation and |c|kingdom and |1d|endurance in |2|Jesus, was on the island called |3|Patmos because of the |e|word of God and the |f|testimony of Jesus. Rev.|1:10|-|I was in |1a|spirit on the |2|Lord’s Day and heard behind me a loud voice like a |b|trumpet, Rev.|1:11|-|Saying, What you |a|see |b|write in a scroll and |1|send it to the |c|seven |d|churches: to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamos and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea. Rev.|1:12|-|And I |1|turned to see the voice that spoke with me; and when I |1|turned, I saw |a|seven |2|golden |3b|lampstands, Rev.|1:13|-|And |1|in the |a|midst of the lampstands One like the |2b|Son of Man, clothed with a |3c|garment reaching to the feet, and |4d|girded about at the breasts with a golden |e|girdle. Rev.|1:14|-|And His head and |1a|hair were as white as |2b|white wool, as |2|snow; and His |3c|eyes were like a flame of |4d|fire; Rev.|1:15|-|And His |1a|feet were like shining |1|bronze, as having been |2|fired in a furnace; and His voice was like the |3b|sound of many waters. Rev.|1:16|-|And He had in His right hand |a|seven |1|stars; and out of His |2b|mouth proceeded a |2|sharp two-edged |c|sword; and His |3d|face shone as the sun shines in its power. Rev.|1:17|-|And when I saw Him, I |a|fell at His feet as dead; and He |b|placed His right hand on me, saying, |c|Do not fear; I am the |1d|First and the Last Rev.|1:18|-|And the |1a|living One; and I became |b|dead, and behold, I am |a|living forever and ever; and I have the |c|keys of |2|death and of Hades. Rev.|1:19|-||a|Write therefore the things which you have seen and the things which are and the things which are about to take place |b|after these things. Rev.|1:20|-|The |1|mystery of the |a|seven stars which you saw upon My right hand and the |b|seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are the |2|messengers of the |c|seven churches, and the seven |d|lampstands are the seven churches.