Revelation 1:17-19

Amplified Bible

¹⁷When I saw Him, I fell at His feet as though dead. And He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last [absolute Deity, the Son of God],^(A) ¹⁸and the Ever-living One [living in and beyond all time and space]. I died, but see, I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of [absolute control and victory over] death and of Hades (the realm of the dead). ¹⁹So write the things ^[a]which you have seen [in the vision], and the things ^[b]which are [now happening], and the things ^[c]which will take place after these things.

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Footnotes

Revelation 1:19 I.e. the vision of ch 1.
Revelation 1:19 I.e. the events of the present moment (chs 2; 3).
Revelation 1:19 I.e. the events to come in chs 4-22, after the messages to the churches in chs 2; 3.

Revelation 1:17-19

New International Version

¹⁷When I saw him, I fell at his feet^(A) as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me^(B) and said: “Do not be afraid.^(C) I am the First and the Last.^(D) ¹⁸I am the Living One; I was dead,^(E) and now look, I am alive for ever and ever!^(F) And I hold the keys of death and Hades.^(G)