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Text -- Revelation 1:17-20 (NET)
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Context
1:17 When I saw him I fell down at his feet as though I were dead , but he placed his right hand on me and said : “Do not be afraid ! I am the first and the last ,
1:18 and the one who lives ! I was dead , but look , now I am alive – forever and ever – and I hold the keys of death and of Hades !
1:19 Therefore write what you saw , what is , and what will be after these things .
1:20 The mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand and the seven golden lampstands is this: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches and the seven lampstands are the seven churches .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Jesus, The Christ |
Vision |
REVELATION OF JOHN |
Key |
Word of God |
ANGEL |
LORD'S SUPPER; (EUCHARIST) |
Hell |
Hades |
MYSTERY |
Stars |
Church |
Angel of the Churches |
ANGELS |
Death |
SYNAGOGUE |
Amen |
Life |
Punishment, Everlasting |
Resurrection |
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NET Notes: Rev 1:17 Here the Greek conjunction καί (kai) has been translated as a contrastive (“but”) due to the contrast between the two claus...
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NET Notes: Rev 1:18 In the OT, Hades was known as Sheol. It is the place where the unrighteous will reside (Matt 11:23; Luke 16:23; Rev 20:13-14).
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NET Notes: Rev 1:19 Grk “Therefore write the things that you saw, and the things that are, and the things that will take place after these things.” Verse 19 c...
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