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17 When I saw him, I fell down at his feet like a dead man. But he placed his right hand on me and said, “Stop being afraid! I am the first and the last, 18 the living one. I was dead—but look!—I am alive forever and ever! I have the keys of Death and Hades.[a] 19 Therefore, write down what you have seen, what is, and what is going to happen after this.

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  1. Revelation 1:18 I.e. the realm of the dead

17 When 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) 18 I 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)

19 “Write, therefore, what you have seen,(H) what is now and what will take place later.

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