耶稣基督的启示,就是 神赐给他,叫他将必要快成的事指示他的众仆人。他就差遣使者晓谕他的仆人约翰。约翰便将 神的道和耶稣基督的见证,凡自己所看见的都证明出来。念这书上预言的和那些听见又遵守其中所记载的,都是有福的,因为日期近了。
第一章
约翰写信给亚细亚的七个教会。但愿从那昔在,今在,以后永在的 神和他宝座前的七灵,并那诚实作见证的,从死里首先复活,做世上君王元首的耶稣基督,有恩惠、平安归于你们!
他爱我们,用自己的血使我们脱离罪恶,又使我们成为国民,作为他父 神的祭司。但愿荣耀、权能归给他,直到永永远远。阿门!
看哪,他驾云降临,
众目要看见他,
连刺他的人也要看见他,
地上的万族都要因他哀哭,
这话是真实的。阿门!
主 神说:“我是阿尔法,我是欧米茄,是昔在、今在、以后永在的全能者。”
我约翰就是你们的弟兄,和你们在耶稣的患难、国度、忍耐里一同有份,为 神的道,并为耶稣作的见证,曾在那名叫拔摩的海岛上。当主日,我被圣灵感动,听见在我后面有大声如吹号,说:“你做看见的,当写在书上,达于以弗所、士每拿、别迦摩、推雅推喇、撒狄、非拉铁非、老底嘉那七个教会。我转过身来,要看是谁发声与我说话;既转过来,就看见七个金灯台。灯台中间有一位好像人子,身穿长衣,直垂到脚,腰间束着金带。他的右手拿着七星,从他口中出来一把两刃的利剑,面貌如同烈日放光。
我一看见,就仆倒在他脚前,像死了一样。他用右手按着我说:“不要惧怕!我是首先的,我是末后的,又是那存活的。我曾死过,现今又活了,直活到永永远远,并且拿着死亡和阴间的钥匙。所以你要把所看见的和现今的事,并将来必成的事都写出来。无论你所看见、在我右手中的七星和七个金灯台的奥秘,那七星就是七个教会的使者,七灯台就是七个教会。
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第十三章
[1] 我又看见一个兽从海中上来,有十角七头,在十角上戴着十个冠冕,七头上有亵渎的名号。我所看见的兽,形状像豹,脚像熊的脚,口像狮子的口。那龙将自己的能力,座位和大权柄都给了它。我看见兽的七头中,有一个似乎受了死伤,那死伤却医好了。全地的人都稀奇跟从那兽,又拜那龙,因为它将自己的权柄给那兽,也拜兽,说:“谁能比这兽,谁又能与它交战呢?”
又赐给它说夸大亵渎话的口,又有权柄赐给它,可以任意而行42个月。兽就开口向上帝说亵渎的话,亵渎上帝的名并他的帐幕,以及那些住在天上的。又任凭它与圣徒争战,并且得胜。也把权柄赐给它,制服各族,各民,各方,各国。凡住在地上,名字从创世纪以来没有记在被杀之羔羊生命册上地的人,都要拜它。
凡有耳的,就应当听:
掳掠人的,必被掳掠;
用刀杀人的,必被刀杀。
圣徒的耐心和信心就是在此。
我又看见另有一个兽从地中上来,有两个角如同羊羔,说话好像龙。它在头一个兽面前,施行头一个兽所有的权柄,并且叫地和住在地上的人拜那死伤医好的头一个兽。又行大奇事,甚至在人面前,叫火从天降在地上。它因赐给它权柄在兽面前能行奇事,就迷惑住在地上的人,说:“要给那受刀伤还活着的兽作个像。”又有权柄赐给它,叫兽像有生气,并且能说话,又叫所有不拜兽像的人都被杀害。
它又叫众人,无论大小贫富,自主的,为奴的,都在又手上或是在额上受一个印记。除了那受印记,有了兽名或兽名数目的,都不得作买卖。在这里有智慧。凡有聪明的,可以算计兽的数目,因为这是人的数目,它的数目是六百六十六。
Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, tell him the things which must shortly come instructed his servants. He sent messengers unto his servant John. John put the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ, who saw themselves prove it. Read this book and those who hear the prophecy recorded in which they observe, are blessed, because the time is near.
Chapter one
John wrote to the seven churches of Asia. Hopefully, since in past, now in after the everlasting God and his seven spirits before the throne, and who is the faithful witness, and the first resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ, the head of state to do the kings of the world, there is grace, peace be upon you !
He loved us, and washed us from our own blood, sin, and made us a nation, as his priest Father. Hopefully glory and dominion to him forever and ever. Amen!
Behold, he cometh with clouds,
And every eye shall see him,
Pierced his people have seen him,
Families of the earth be because he wept,
His statement is true. Amen!
Lord God said: "I am Alpha, I am Omega, is past in, now in after the everlasting Almighty."
I John, your brother, and your troubles in Jesus, the kingdom and patience have taken together, for the word of God and for the testimony of Jesus, was in the isle that is called Patmos island. When the Lord's day, I was in the Spirit, and heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet, said: "You do see, write in a book, in Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira ., Sardis, Philadelphia, Laodicea seven churches that I turned to see the voice that spake with me; and being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks lampstands one like the Son of Man. clothed with a garment down to the foot, a golden sash around his waist. his right hand seven stars, from his mouth came out a two-edged sword, face shining as the sun.
I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. His right hand on me, said: "Fear not, I am the first, I was the last, but also that I was dead to survive, now revived, who lives forever and ever, and took the dead and!. the keys of hell. so you should have seen and things present, and the future will become a thing written down. No matter what you see, and the mystery of the seven stars of the seven golden candlesticks in my right hand, that the seven stars are the seven messengers of the churches, the seven candlesticks are the seven churches.
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Chapter XIII
[1] And I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, ten horns and seven heads, with ten crowns on the ten horns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. The beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion. That will be their ability dragon seat, and great authority gave it. I saw one of his heads as it were dead and wounded, and his deadly wound was healed. The whole earth people wonder after the beast, they worshiped the dragon because it will own authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying: "? Who is like the beast, and who can do to combat it."
It also gave mouth to say great things and blasphemies, and power was given to it, and the line can be any 42 months. Beast he opened his mouth to blaspheme God, blaspheme God's name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven. But despite its war with the saints, and to overcome. It also gave the authority, uniforms tribe, people, parties, nations. Who dwell on the earth, since the name of Genesis are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain land shall worship it.
Who has an ear, let him hear:
Looting people, shall go into captivity;
Knife kill, shall die by the sword.
Saints patience and confidence is here.
Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, there are two corners like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. It is in front of the head of a beast, the implementation of the first beast all authority, and called the place and the people who dwell on the earth that deadly wound was healed worship the first beast. He doeth great wonders, even in front of people, called the fire come down from heaven on the earth. It is due to give its authority in the face of the beast can do wonders to confuse people who dwell on the earth, said: "The wounds are still alive to give the beast to make a subject like that." Power was given unto it, called the image of the beast there are angry, and could speak and cause all who refused to worship the image of the beast should be killed.
It causeth all, both small and rich and poor, for slaves, all in the hands of another, or to receive a mark in their foreheads. In addition to that had the mark, the name of the beast or the number of the beast's name, are not for sale. Here is wisdom. Where smart, count the number of the beast, for it is the number of people whose number is Six hundred threescore and six.