Revelation 1:4 - Forerunner Commentary

Revelation 1:4

2 ^awho bore witness to the word of God, and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, to all things ^bthat he saw.

3 ^aBlessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for ^bthe time is near.

Greeting the Seven Churches

4 John, to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from Him ^awho is and ^bwho was and who is to come, ^cand from the seven Spirits who are before His throne,

5 and from Jesus Christ, ^athe faithful ^bwitness, the ^cfirstborn from the dead, and ^dthe ruler over the kings of the earth. To Him ^ewho loved us ^fand washed us from our sins in His own blood,

6 and has ^amade us kings and priests to His God and Father, ^bto Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

7 Behold, He is coming with ^aclouds, and every eye will see Him, even ^bthey who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. Even so, Amen.

8 ^a“I am the Alpha and the Omega,¹ the Beginning and the End,” says the² Lord, ^b“who is and who was and who is to come, the ^cAlmighty.”

Vision of the Son of Man

9 I, John,¹ both your brother and ^acompanion in the tribulation and ^bkingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was on the island that is called Patmos for the word of God and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.

10 ^aI was in the Spirit on ^bthe Lord’s Day, and I heard behind me ^ca loud voice, as of a trumpet,

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Definitions of words in Revelation 1:4:

Asia {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Asia {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Asia {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Before {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Come {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Grace {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Grace {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

His {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

In {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Peace {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Seven {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Seven {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Throne {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Throne {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

John {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
John {Hitchcock's Bible Names}

Other definition entries containing Revelation 1:4:

Revelation Of John {I.S.B.E.}

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