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,

19 ^kWrite therefore the things that you have seen, those that are and those that are to take place after this.

The Throne in Heaven

1 After this I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven! And the first voice, ^fwhich I had heard speaking to me like a trumpet, said, ^g“Come up here, and I will show you ^hwhat must take place after this.”