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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.  
Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
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Revelation 1:5

The faithful witness - The true teacher, whose testimony is infallible, and whose sayings must all come to pass.

The first-begotten of the dead - See the note on Colossians 1:18.

The prince of the kings - ̔ , The chief or head, of all earthly potentates; who has them all under his dominion and control, and can dispose of them as he will.

Unto him that loved us - This should begin a new verse, as it is the commencement of a new subject. Our salvation is attributed to the love of God, who gave his Son; and to the love of Christ, who died for us. See John 3:16.

Washed us from our sins - The redemption of the soul, with the remission of sins, and purification from unrighteousness, is here, as in all the New Testament, attributed to the blood of Christ shed on the cross for man.




Other Adam Clarke entries containing Revelation 1:5:

Exodus 12:29
Leviticus 27:34
Job 36:7
Romans 5:17
Revelation 3:14

 

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