Prologue

1 The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants^{1 a}the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his ^bangel to his servant ^cJohn,

Jesus Is Coming

6 And he said to me, ^p“These words are trustworthy and true. And the Lord, the God of ^qthe spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his servants ^rwhat must soon take place.”

16 “I, Jesus, have sent my ^eangel to testify to you about these things for ^fthe churches. I am the ^groot and the descendant of David, the bright ^hmorning star.”