Greeting to the Seven Churches

Revelation 1

⁴ John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from _i him _j who is and _k who was and who is to come, and from _l the seven spirits who are before his throne,

⁵ and from Jesus Christ _m the faithful witness, _n the firstborn of the dead, and _o the ruler of kings on earth. To _p him who loves us and _q has freed us from our sins by his blood ⁶ and made us _r a kingdom, _r priests to _s his God and Father, to him be _t glory and _u dominion forever and ever. Amen. ⁷ Behold, _v he is coming with the clouds, and _w every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail ₁ on account of him. Even so. Amen.

⁸ _x "I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, _y "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty."

1. Cross References
   Revelation 1:8
   "I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty."
   Revelation 4:8
   And the four living creatures, each of them with six wings, are full of eyes all around and within, and day and night they never cease to say, "Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!
   Hebrews 13:8
   Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
   
2. Cross References
   Exodus 3:14
   God said to Moses, " I am who I am." And he said, "Say this to the people of Israel, ' I am has sent me to you.'
   
3. Cross References
   John 1:1
   In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
   
4. Cross References
   Revelation 3:1
   And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: 'The words of him who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. "'I know your works. You have the reputation of being alive, but you are dead.
   Revelation 4:5
   From the throne came flashes of lightning, and rumblings and peals of thunder, and before the throne were burning seven torches of fire, which are the seven spirits of God.
   Revelation 5:6
   And between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders I saw a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, with seven horns and with seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.
   
5. Cross References
   Revelation 3:14
   And to the angel of the church in Laodicea writ...
   John 18:37
   Then Pilate said to him, "So you are a king?" J...
   1 Timothy 6:13
   I charge you in the presence of God, who gives ...
   Revelation 2:13
   'I know where you dwell, where Satan's throne i...
   Psalms 89:37
   Like the moon it shall be established forever, ...
   Isaiah 55:4
   Behold, I made him a witness to the peoples, a ...
   
6. Cross References
   Colossians 1:18
   And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent.
   Psalms 89:27
   And I will make him the firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.
   Acts 26:23
   That the Christ must suffer and that, by being the first to rise from the dead, he would proclaim light both to our people and to the Gentiles.
   1 Corinthians 15:20
   But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
   
7. Cross References
   Revelation 17:14
   They will make war on the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, for he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those with him are called and chosen and faithful.
   Revelation 19:16
   On his robe and on his thigh he has a name written, King of kings and Lord of lords.
   Psalms 89:27
   And I will make him the firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.
   
8. Cross References
   John 13:34
   A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.
   John 15:9
   As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love.
   
9. Cross References
   1 Peter 1:18 - 19
   Knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold.
   
10. Cross References
    Revelation 5:10
    And you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they shall reign on the earth.
    Revelation 20:6
    Blessed and holy is the one who shares in the first resurrection! Over such the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for a thousand years.
    1 Peter 2:9
    But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
    
11. Cross References
    Revelation 5:10
    And you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they shall reign on the earth.
    Revelation 20:6
    Blessed and holy is the one who shares in the first resurrection! Over such the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for a thousand years.
    1 Peter 2:9
    But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
    
12. Cross References
    Romans 15:6
    That together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
    
13. Cross References
    Romans 11:36
    For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen.
    
14. Cross References
    1 Peter 4:11
    Whoever speaks, as one who speaks oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves by the strength that God supplies - in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
    
15. Cross References
    Daniel 7:13
    I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him.
    Matthew 16:27
    For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay each person according to what he has done.
    
16. Cross References
    Zechariah 12:10
    And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and pleas for mercy, so that, when they look on me, on him whom they have pierced, they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for an only child, and weep bitterly over him, as one weeps over a firstborn.
    John 19:37
    And again another Scripture says, "They will look on him whom they have pierced.
    
17. Cross References
    Revelation 21:6
    And he said to me, "It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give from the spring of the water of life without payment.
    Revelation 22:13
    I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.
    Isaiah 41:4
    Who has performed and done this, calling the generations from the beginning? I, the Lord, the first, and with the last; I am he.
    Isaiah 43:10
    You are my witnesses," declares the Lord, "and my servant whom I have chosen, that you may know and believe me and understand that I am he. Before me no god was formed, nor shall there be any after me.
    Isaiah 44:6
    Thus says the Lord, the King of Israel and his Redeemer, the Lord of hosts: "I am the first and I am the last; besides me there is no god.
    
18. Cross References
    Revelation 1:4
    John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne.
    

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