“I am the Alpha and the Omega,”(A) says the Lord God, “the One who is, who was, and who is coming, the Almighty.”

John’s Vision of the Risen Lord

I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation, kingdom, and endurance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of God’s word and the testimony about Jesus.[a](B) 10 I was in the Spirit[b][c](C) on the Lord’s day,[d] and I heard a loud voice behind me like a trumpet

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 1:9 Lit the witness of Jesus
  2. Revelation 1:10 Or in spirit; lit I became in the Spirit
  3. Revelation 1:10 John was brought by God’s Spirit into a realm of spiritual vision.
  4. Revelation 1:10 Sunday

“I am the Alpha and the Omega,”(A) says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come,(B) the Almighty.”(C)

John’s Vision of Christ

I, John,(D) your brother and companion in the suffering(E) and kingdom(F) and patient endurance(G) that are ours in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God(H) and the testimony of Jesus.(I) 10 On the Lord’s Day(J) I was in the Spirit,(K) and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet,(L)

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