Lent - Day 23 - Bible Study
Today's reading
Chapter 1
The 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
2 Who bare record of the word of
God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.
3 Blessed 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.
4 John 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;
5 And 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,
6 And hath made us kings and
priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and
ever. Amen.
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.
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.
9 I 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
10 I was in the Spirit on the
Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,
11 Saying, 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 Smyrna Sardis Philadelphia Laodicea
12 And I turned to see the voice
that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;
13 And 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.
14 His head and his hairs were
white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;
15 And his feet like unto fine
brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many
waters.
16 And 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.
17 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
18 I am he that liveth, and was
dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and
of death.
19 Write the things which thou hast
seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;
20 The 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.
Chapter 2
Unto the angel of the church Ephesus
2 I know thy works, and thy labour,
and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil and thou hast
tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars
3 And hast borne, and hast
patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.
4 Nevertheless I have somewhat
against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.
5 Remember therefore from whence
thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto
thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou
repent.
6 But this thou hast, that thou
hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
7 He that hath an ear, let him hear
what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to
eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
8 And unto the angel of the church
in Smyrna
9 I know thy works, and
tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them
which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.
10 Fear none of those things which
thou shalt suffer behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye
may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days be thou faithful unto
death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
11 He that hath an ear, let him
hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be
hurt of the second death.
12 And to the angel of the church
in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two
edges;
13 I know thy works, and where thou
dwellest, even where Satan's seat is and thou holdest fast my name, and hast
not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr,
who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.
14 But I have a few things against
thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught
Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel
15 So hast thou also them that hold
the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate.
16 Repent; or else I will come unto
thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
17 He that hath an ear, let him
hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I
give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the
stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.
18 And unto the angel of the church
in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like
unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass;
19 I know thy works, and charity,
and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be
more than the first.
20 Notwithstanding I have a few
things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth
herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication,
and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.
21 And I gave her space to repent
of her fornication; and she repented not.
22 Behold, I will cast her into a
bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they
repent of their deeds.
23 And I will kill her children
with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the
reins and hearts and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.
24 But unto you I say, and unto the
rest in Thyatira, as many as have not this doctrine, and which have not known
the depths of Satan, as they speak; I will put upon you none other burden.
25 But that which ye have already
hold fast till I come.
26 And he that overcometh, and
keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations
27 And he shall rule them with a
rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers even as
I received of my Father.
28 And I will give him the morning
star.
29 He that hath an ear, let him
hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
Chapter 3
And unto the angel of the church in Sardis
2 Be watchful, and strengthen the
things which remain, that are ready to die for I have not found thy works
perfect before God.
3 Remember therefore how thou hast
received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not
watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will
come upon thee.
4 Thou hast a few names even in Sardis
5 He that overcometh, the same
shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the
book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his
angels.
6 He that hath an ear, let him hear
what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
7 And to the angel of the church in
Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he
that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth,
and no man openeth;
8 I know thy works behold, I have
set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it for thou hast a little
strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.
9 Behold, I will make them of the
synagogue of Satan, which 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 word
of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall
come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.
11 Behold, I come quickly hold that
fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.
12 Him that overcometh will I make
a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out and I will write
upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new
Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God and I will write upon
him my new name.
13 He that hath an ear, let him
hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
14 And unto the angel of the church
of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true
witness, the beginning of the creation of God;
15 I know thy works, that thou art
neither cold nor hot I would thou wert cold or hot.
16 So then because thou art
lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.
17 Because thou sayest, I am rich,
and increased with goods, and 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
tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou
mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and
anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.
19 As many as I love, I rebuke and
chasten be zealous therefore, and repent.
20 Behold, I stand at the door, and
knock if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and
will sup with him, and he with me.
21 To him that overcometh will I
grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down
with my Father in his throne.
22 He that hath an ear, let him
hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
Chapter 4
After this I looked, and, behold, a
door was opened in heaven and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a
trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee
things which must be hereafter.
2 And immediately I was in the spirit
and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne.
3 And he that sat was to look upon
like a jasper and a sardine stone and there was a rainbow round about the
throne, in sight like unto an emerald.
4 And round about the throne were
four and twenty seats and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting,
clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold.
5 And out of the throne proceeded
lightnings and thunderings and voices and there were seven lamps of fire burning
before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.
6 And before the throne there was a
sea of glass like unto crystal and in the midst of the throne, and round about
the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind.
7 And the first beast was like a
lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a
man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle.
8 And the four beasts had each of
them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within and they rest not
day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is,
and is to come.
9 And when those beasts give glory
and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and
ever,
10 The four and twenty elders fall
down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever
and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
11 Thou art worthy, O Lord, to
receive glory and honour and power for thou hast created all things, and for
thy pleasure they are and were created.
Revelations Chapter 1 to 4
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