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Revelation 1:6-8
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Revelation 1:6-8
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6 He has gathered us into his Kingdom and made us priests of God his Father. Give to him everlasting glory! He rules forever! Amen!
7 See! He is arriving, surrounded by clouds; and every eye shall see him—yes, and those who pierced him.[a] And the nations will weep in sorrow and in terror when he comes. Yes! Amen! Let it be so!
8 “I am the A and the Z,[b] the Beginning and the Ending of all things,” says God, who is the Lord, the All Powerful One who is, and was, and is coming again!
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- Revelation 1:7 and those who pierced him. John saw this happen with his own eyes—the piercing of Jesus—and never forgot the horror of it.
- Revelation 1:8 I am the A and the Z, literally, “I am Alpha and Omega.” These are the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet. is coming again, literally, “who comes” or “who is to come.”
Revelation 1:6-8
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Revelation 1:6-8
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6 and has made us to be a kingdom and priests(A) to serve his God and Father(B)—to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen.(C)
7 “Look, he is coming with the clouds,”[a](D)
and “every eye will see him,
even those who pierced him”;(E)
and all peoples on earth “will mourn(F) because of him.”[b]
So shall it be! Amen.
8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,”(G) says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come,(H) the Almighty.”(I)
Footnotes
- Revelation 1:7 Daniel 7:13
- Revelation 1:7 Zech. 12:10
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