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The Revelation Announced and the Blessing Greeting and the Lord's Self‑Declaration John's Vision of the Glorified Son of Man Letter to Ephesus: Faithfulness and the Call to Repent Letter to Smyrna: Persecution and the Crown of Life Letter to Pergamum: Fidelity and False Teaching Letter to Thyatira: Tolerance of Immorality and Promise to Overcomers Letter to Sardis: Wakefulness and Repentance Letter to Philadelphia: An Open Door and a Promise of Protection Letter to Laodicea: Lukewarmness and the Call to Repent The Throne in Heaven and Heavenly Worship The Sealed Scroll and the Worthy Lamb The Six Seals: Tribulation and Cosmic Disturbance The Sealing of the 144,000 The Multitude Before the Throne: Salvation and Comfort The Seventh Seal and the Prayers of the Saints The Trumpet Judgments: Plagues and Woes The Mighty Angel and the Little Scroll The Two Witnesses: Prophecy, Death, and Resurrection The Seventh Trumpet: God's Kingdom Proclaimed and the Temple Opened The Cosmic Conflict: The Woman, the Dragon, and the Male Child The Sea Beast: Blasphemy and Persecution The Earth Beast and the Mark of the Beast The Lamb on Mount Zion and the 144,000 The Three Angels' Messages and the Call to Endure The Harvest of the Earth: Reaping God's Judgment The Seven Last Plagues and the Victors' Song The Bowl Judgments: The Seven Bowls of God's Wrath The Fall of Babylon the Great and the Beast's Doom Heavenly Praise and the Marriage of the Lamb Christ's Triumphant Return and the Defeat of the Beast Satan Bound and the Reign of the Saints Satan's Final Rebellion and Defeat The Great White Throne and the Final Judgment The New Heaven and New Earth and the New Jerusalem The River of Life and the Throne of God

The Revelation Announced and the Blessing

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1 Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must happen soon, and which he signified by sending his angel to his servant John, 2 who testified to the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ—whatever he saw. 3 Blessed is the one reading, and those hearing the words of this prophecy and keeping the things written in it, for the time is near.