People of the World where are you going? Turn back to God! Back to your faithful principles!
TO THE CHURCH IN SARDIS
“To the angel (divine messenger) of the church in Sardis write: “These are the words of Him who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars: ‘I know your deeds; you have a name (reputation) that you are alive, but [in reality] you are dead.
TO THE CHURCH IN THYATIRA
. “And to the angel (divine messenger) of the church in Thyatira write: “These are the words of the Son of God, who has eyes [that flash] like a flame of fire [in righteous judgment], and whose feet are like burnished [white-hot] bronze: [Dan_10:6]
TO THE CHURCH IN PERGAMUM
“And to the angel (divine messenger) of the church in Pergamum write: “These are the words of Him who has and wields the sharp two-edged sword [in judgment]:
TO THE CHURCH IN SMYRNA
“And to the angel (divine messenger) of the church in Smyrna write: “These are the words of the First and the Last [absolute Deity, the Son of God] who died and came to life [again]:
TO THE CHURCH IN EPHESUS
“To the angel (divine messenger) of the church in Ephesus write: “These are the words of the One who holds [firmly] the seven stars [which are the angels or messengers of the seven churches] in His right hand, the One who walks among the seven golden lampstands (the seven churches):
VISION OF THE SON OF MAN
Vision of the Son of Man. I, John, your brother and companion in the tribulation and kingdom and patient endurance which are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos, [exiled there] because of [my preaching of] the word of God [regarding eternal salvation] and the testimony of Jesus Christ.
PROLOGUE AND GREETINGS TO THE SEVEN CHURCHES
This is the revelation of Jesus Christ [His unveiling of the divine mysteries], which God [the Father] gave to Him to show to His bond-servants (believers) the things which must soon take place [in their entirety]; and He sent and communicated it by His angel (divine messenger) to His bond-servant John,
who testified and gave supporting evidence to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to everything that he saw [in his visions].
OUTLINE OF THE BOOK OF REVELATION
This is the revelation of Jesus Christ [His unveiling of the divine mysteries], which God [the Father] gave to Him to show to His bond-servants (believers) the things which must soon take place [in their entirety]; and He sent and communicated it by His angel (divine messenger) to His bond-servant John,
who testified and gave supporting evidence to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to everything that he saw [in his visions].
BEWARE OF THE TOUCH OF THE UNGODLY
Beware of the touch of the ungodly. But as for you, beloved, remember the [prophetic] words spoken by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ.
JUDGMENT ON FALSE TEACHERS
. Beloved, while I was making every effort to write you about our common salvation, I was compelled to write to you [urgently] appealing that you fight strenuously for [the defense of] the faith which was once for all handed down to the saints [the faith that is the sum of Christian belief that was given verbally to believers].