Revelation 3-5

Revelation 3

¹And to the angel of the church in Sardis say: These things says he who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars: I have knowledge of your works, that you seem to be living but are dead.

²Be on the watch, and make strong the rest of the things which are near to death; because as judged by me your works have not come up to God's measure.

³Keep in mind, then, the teaching which was given to you, and be ruled by it and have a change of heart. If then you do not keep watch, I will come like a thief, and you will have no knowledge of the hour when I will come on you.

⁴But you have some names in Sardis who have kept clean their robes; and as a reward they will go in white with me.

⁵He who overcomes will be dressed in white, and I will not take his name from the book of life, and I will give witness to his name before my Father, and before his angels.

⁶He who has ears, let him give ear to what the Spirit says to the churches.

⁷And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia say: These things says he who is holy, he who is true, he who has the key of David, opening the door so that it may be shut by no one, and shutting it so that it may be open to no one.

⁸I have knowledge of your works (see, I have put before you an open door which may be shut by no one), and that you have a little strength, and have kept my word, and have been true to my name.

⁹See, I will make those of the Synagogue of Satan who say they are Jews, and are not, but say what is false; I will make them come and give worship before your feet, and see my love for you.

¹⁰Because you have kept my word in quiet strength, I will keep you from the hour of testing which is coming on all the world, to put to the test those who are on earth.

¹¹I come quickly: keep that which you have, so that no one may take your crown.

¹²Him who overcomes I will make a pillar in the house of my God, and he will go out no more: and I will put on him the name of my God, and the name of the town of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from my God, and my new name.

¹³He who has ears, let him give ear to what the Spirit says to the churches.

¹⁴And to the angel of the church in Laodicea say: These things says the true and certain witness, the head of God's new order:

¹⁵I have knowledge of your works, that you are not cold or warm: it would be better if you were cold or warm.

¹⁶So because you are not one thing or the other, I will have no more to do with you.

¹⁷For you say, I have wealth, and have got together goods and land, and have need of nothing; and you are not conscious of your sad and unhappy condition, that you are poor and blind and without clothing.

¹⁸If you are wise you will get from me gold tested by fire, so that you may have true wealth; and white robes to put on, so that your shame may not be seen; and oil for your eyes, so that you may see.

¹⁹To all those who are dear to me, I give sharp words and punishment: then with all your heart have sorrow for your evil ways.

²⁰See, I am waiting at the door and giving the sign; if my voice comes to any man's ears and he makes the door open, I will come in to him, and will take food with him and he with me.

²¹To him who overcomes I will give a place with me on my high seat, even as I overcame, and am seated with my Father on his high seat.

²²He who has ears, let him give ear to what the Spirit says to the churches.

Revelation 4

¹After these things I saw a door open in heaven, and the first voice came to my ears, like the sound of a horn, saying, Come up here, and I will make clear to you the things which are to come.

²Straight away I was in the Spirit: and I saw a high seat in heaven, and one was seated on it;

³And to my eyes he was like a jasper and a sardius stone: and there was an arch of light round the high seat, like an emerald.

⁴And round about the high seat were four and twenty seats: and on them I saw four and twenty rulers seated, clothed in white robes; and on their heads crowns of gold.

⁵And out of the high seat came flames and voices and thunders. And seven lights of fire were burning before the high seat, which are the seven Spirits of God;

⁶And before the high seat there was, as it seemed, a clear sea of glass; and in the middle of the high seat, and round about it, four beasts full of eyes round about.

⁷And the first beast was like a lion, and the second like an ox, and the third had a face like a man, and the fourth was like an eagle in flight.

⁸And the four beasts, having every one of them six wings, are full of eyes round about and inside: and without resting day and night, they say, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God, Ruler of all, who was and is and is to come.

⁹And when the beasts give glory and honour to him who is seated on the high seat, to him who is living for ever and ever,

¹⁰The four and twenty rulers go down on their faces before him who is seated on the high seat, and give worship to him who is living for ever and ever, and take off their crowns before the high seat, saying,

¹¹It is right, our Lord and our God, for you to have glory and honour and power: because by you were all things made, and by your desire they came into being.

Revelation 5

¹And I saw in the right hand of him who was seated on the high seat, a book with writing inside it and on the back, shut with seven stamps of wax.

²And I saw a strong angel saying in a loud voice, Who is able to make the book open, and to undo its stamps?

³And no one in heaven, or on the earth, or under the earth, was able to get the book open, or to see what was in it.

⁴And I was very sad, because there was no one able to get the book open or to see what was in it.

⁵And one of the rulers said to me, Do not be sad: see, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has overcome, and has power to undo the book and its seven stamps.

⁶And I saw in the middle of the high seat and of the four beasts, and in the middle of the rulers, a Lamb in his place, which seemed as if it had been put to death, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God, sent out into all the earth.

⁷And he came and took it out of the right hand of him who was seated on the high seat.

⁸And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and the four and twenty rulers went down on their faces before the Lamb, having every one an instrument of music, and gold vessels full of perfumes, which are the prayers of the saints.

⁹And their voices are sounding in a new song, saying, It is right for you to take the book and to make it open: for you were put to death and have made an offering to God of your blood for men of every tribe, and language, and people, and nation,

¹⁰And have made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they are ruling on the earth.

¹¹And I saw, and there came to my ears the sound of a great number of angels round about the high seat and the beasts and the rulers; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;

¹²Saying with a great voice, It is right to give to the Lamb who was put to death, power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honour and glory and blessing.

¹³And to my ears came the voice of everything in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and of all things which are in them, saying, To him who is seated on the high seat, and to the Lamb, may blessing and honour and glory and power be given for ever and ever.

¹⁴And the four beasts said, So be it. And the rulers went down on their faces and gave worship.