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Rev. 1:4 KJV (With Strong’s)

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John to the seveng churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from himh which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the sevenk Spirits which are before his throne;*

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Rev. 1:11• ¹¹saying, What thou seest write in a book, and send to the seven assemblies: to Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and to Pergamos, and to Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea. (Rev. 1:11)

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Rev. 1:8• ⁸I am the Alpha and the Omega, saith the Lord God, he who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty. (Rev. 1:8)

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Rev. 3:1• ¹And to the angel of the assembly in Sardis write: These things saith he that has the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars: I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead. (Rev. 3:1)

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Rev. 4:5• ⁵And out of the throne go forth lightnings, and voices, and thunders; and seven lamps of fire, burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God; (Rev. 4:5)

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Zech. 4:10• ¹⁰For who hath despised the day of small things? Yea, they shall rejoice even those seven--and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel: these are the eyes of Jehovah, which run to and fro in the whole earth. (Zech. 4:10)

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Grace (Chen, χάρις),

John the Apostle,

Peace,

Seven Churches,

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John.

Rev. 1:1• ¹Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, to shew to his bondmen what must shortly take place; and he signified it, sending by his angel, to his bondman John, (Rev. 1:1)

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Rev. 1:11,20• ¹¹saying, What thou seest write in a book, and send to the seven assemblies: to Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and to Pergamos, and to Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.
²⁰The mystery of the seven stars which thou hast seen on my right hand, and the seven golden lamps.--The seven stars are angels of the seven assemblies; and the seven lamps are seven assemblies. (Rev. 1:11,20)

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Rev. 2:1,8,12,18• ¹To the angel of the assembly in Ephesus write: These things says he that holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden lamps:
⁸And to the angel of the assembly in Smyrna write: These things says the first and the last, who became dead, and lived:
¹²And to the angel of the assembly in Pergamos write: These things says he that has the sharp two-edged sword:
¹⁸And to the angel of the assembly in Thyatira write: These things says the Son of God, he that has his eyes as a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass: (Rev. 2:1,8,12,18)

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Rev. 3:1,7,14• ¹And to the angel of the assembly in Sardis write: These things saith he that has the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars: I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.
⁷And to the angel of the assembly in Philadelphia write: These things saith the holy, the true; he that has the key of David, he who opens and no one shall shut, and shuts and no one shall open:
¹⁴And to the angel of the assembly in Laodicea write: These things says the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God: (Rev. 3:1,7,14)

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Acts 19:10• ¹⁰And this took place for two years, so that all that inhabited Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks. (Acts 19:10)

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1 Peter 1:1• ¹Peter, apostle of Jesus Christ, to the sojourners of the dispersion of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, (1 Peter 1:1)

Grace.

Rom. 1:7• ⁷to all that are in Rome, beloved of God, called saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. (Rom. 1:7)

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1 Cor. 1:3• ³Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Cor. 1:3)

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2 Cor. 1:2• ²Grace to you, and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. (2 Cor. 1:2)

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1 Peter 1:2• ²elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, by sanctification of the Spirit, unto the obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace be multiplied. (1 Peter 1:2)

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Rev. 1:8• ⁸I am the Alpha and the Omega, saith the Lord God, he who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty. (Rev. 1:8)

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Ex. 3:14• ¹⁴And God said to Moses, I AM THAT I AM. And he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel: I AM hath sent me unto you. (Ex. 3:14)

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Psa. 90:2• ²Before the mountains were brought forth, and thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from eternity to eternity thou art *God. (Psa. 90:2)

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Psa. 102:25‑27• ²⁵Of old hast thou founded the earth, and the heavens are the work of thy hands:
²⁶*They* shall perish, but *thou* continuest; and all of them shall grow old as a garment: as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed.
²⁷But thou art the Same, and thy years shall have no end. (Psa. 102:25‑27)

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Isa. 41:4• ⁴Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I, Jehovah, the first; and with the last, I am HE. (Isa. 41:4)

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Isa. 57:15• ¹⁵For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, and whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, and with him that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones. (Isa. 57:15)

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Mic. 5:2• ²(And thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, little to be among the thousands of Judah, out of thee shall he come forth unto me who is to be Ruler in Israel: whose goings forth are from of old, from the days of eternity.) (Mic. 5:2)

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John 1:1• ¹In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (John 1:1)

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Heb. 1:10‑13• ¹⁰And, *Thou* in the beginning, Lord, hast founded the earth, and works of thy hands are the heavens.
¹¹They shall perish, but *thou* continuest still; and they all shall grow old as a garment,
¹²and as a covering shalt thou roll them up, and they shall be changed; but *thou* art the Same, and thy years shall not fail.
¹³But as to which of the angels said he ever, Sit at my right hand until I put thine enemies as footstool of thy feet? (Heb. 1:10‑13)

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Heb. 13:8• ⁸Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, and to-day, and to the ages to come. (Heb. 13:8)

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James 1:17• ¹⁷Every good gift and every perfect gift comes down from above, from the Father of lights, with whom is no variation nor shadow of turning. (James 1:17)

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Rev. 3:1• ¹And to the angel of the assembly in Sardis write: These things saith he that has the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars: I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead. (Rev. 3:1)

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Rev. 4:5• ⁵And out of the throne go forth lightnings, and voices, and thunders; and seven lamps of fire, burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God; (Rev. 4:5)

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Rev. 5:6• ⁶And I saw in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, a Lamb standing, as slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God which are sent into all the earth: (Rev. 5:6)

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Zech. 3:9• ⁹For behold, the stone that I have laid before Joshua--upon one stone are seven eyes; behold, I will engrave the graving thereof, saith Jehovah of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of this land in one day. (Zech. 3:9)

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Zech. 4:10• ¹⁰For who hath despised the day of small things? Yea, they shall rejoice even those seven--and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel: these are the eyes of Jehovah, which run to and fro in the whole earth. (Zech. 4:10)

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Zech. 6:5• ⁵And the angel answered and said unto me, These are the four spirits of the heavens, which go forth from standing before the Lord of all the earth. (Zech. 6:5)

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1 Cor. 12:4‑13• ⁴But there are distinctions of gifts, but the same Spirit;
⁵and there are distinctions of services, and the same Lord;
⁶and there are distinctions of operations, but the same God who operates all things in all.
⁷But to each the manifestation of the Spirit is given for profit.
⁸For to one, by the Spirit, is given the word of wisdom; and to another the word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit;
⁹and to a different one faith, in the power of the same Spirit; and to another gifts of healing in the power of the same Spirit;
¹⁰and to another operations of miracles; and to another prophecy; and to another discerning of spirits; and to a different one kinds of tongues; and to another interpretation of tongues.
¹¹But all these things operates the one and the same Spirit, dividing to each in particular according as he pleases.
¹²For even as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of the body, being many, are one body, so also is the Christ.
¹³For also in the power of one Spirit *we* have all been baptised into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bondmen or free, and have all been given to drink of one Spirit. (1 Cor. 12:4‑13)

• It is the Spirit in His attributes of power and of perfection, the accomplisher of the divine will in the world. (“Notes on Revelation 1” by J.N. Darby)

• The Seven Spirits: The Holy Ghost in His varied operations of governmental power (Rev. 4:5). [Seven is spiritual completeness, the highest indivisible number.] (“Revelation 1 Symbols” by A.H. Burton)

J. N. Darby Translation

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John to the seven assemblies which are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is, and who was, and who is to comee; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;

JND Translation Notes

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It is not "about to come," for the act of the Lord's coming is not immediately before the mind. I will not say there is no allusion to the future awaited exercise of divine power; for in Daniel, not only is the Son of man brought before the Ancient of days, but the Ancient of days comes. In the words "who is, and was, and is to come," there is surely reference to the abiding nature of his being. "Who is to come" seems to me thus to render more truly the sense than any other form of words. The Greek has the future sense. See Mark 10.30, Luke 18.30; and Mark 11.10 partly runs into this sense. "The coming one" became a name of the expected Messiah, as in Matt. 11.3, and in Heb. 10.37. But note, "essential being" is put first, "who is"; and then "time past, and to come." "Who is" asserts the essential nature of his being.

W. Kelly Translation

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John to the seven churches that are in Asiaa: Grace to you and peace from him that is and that was and that is to come; and from the seven Spirits who are before his throne;

WK Translation Notes

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By Asia is meant not even Asia Minor, but that part of its western coast which constituted the Roman proconsular province. The kingdom of Pergamus had that title give to it.

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)