Revelation Summary

01The Revelation of Jesus Christ

The book opens as "The Revelation of Jesus Christ," which God gave him to show his servants "things which must shortly come to pass." It was sent by his angel to John. Those who read, hear, and keep it are blessed, "for the time is at hand."

John greets the seven churches in Asia (now western Turkey) with grace and peace from God and from Jesus Christ, who "loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood." He announces, "Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him." The Lord declares, "I am Alpha and Omega," the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet.

John was on the island of Patmos "for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ." On the Lord's day he heard "a great voice, as of a trumpet," telling him to write what he saw and send it to the seven churches. Turning, he saw seven golden candlesticks (lampstands). Among them was "one like unto the Son of man"—the risen Jesus—with eyes "as a flame of fire" and a face shining like the sun. He held seven stars, and a sharp two-edged sword came out of his mouth.

John fell "at his feet as dead." He laid his right hand on John and said, "Fear not; I am the first and the last." He was dead, is "alive for evermore," and has "the keys of hell and of death." The seven stars are "the angels of the seven churches," and the candlesticks are the churches.

02Messages to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, and Thyatira

Jesus tells John to write to the angels of four churches. Each letter opens by describing Jesus, promises a reward to him "that overcometh," and urges, "He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches."

Ephesus works hard, endures patiently, and has tested false apostles and found them liars. Yet Jesus says, "I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love." They must repent and do the first works, or their candlestick will be removed. The overcomer will eat of "the tree of life."

Smyrna suffers tribulation and poverty "(but thou art rich)." The devil will cast some into prison, but Jesus says, "be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life." The overcomer "shall not be hurt of the second death."

Pergamos holds fast his name even "where Satan's seat is." But some there hold the doctrine of Balaam, eating things sacrificed to idols and committing fornication, and others the doctrine of the Nicolaitanes. They must repent, or he will fight them "with the sword of my mouth." The overcomer will receive "the hidden manna" and a white stone with a new name.

Thyatira's love, service, faith, and patience are growing, but it allows "that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess," to seduce his servants into the same sins. She "repented not," so she will be judged, and her followers face great tribulation unless they repent. The rest must "hold fast till I come." The overcomer will receive "power over the nations" and "the morning star."

03Messages to Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea

Jesus gives John three more letters. To Sardis he says, "thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead." They must be watchful, strengthen what remains, and repent, or he will "come on thee as a thief." Yet a few "have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white." He will not blot the overcomer's name "out of the book of life."

To Philadelphia, from "he that hath the key of David," he says, "I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it." They have "a little strength," yet they have kept his word and not denied his name. So he will keep them "from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world." He urges, "Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown."

To the Laodiceans, from "the Amen, the faithful and true witness," he says, "thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot," so "I will spue thee out of my mouth." They say they are rich and need nothing, but they are "wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked." He tells them, "As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent." Then he says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me." The overcomer will sit with him in his throne.

04Scene in Heaven

After this, John saw a door opened in heaven, and the voice like a trumpet said, "Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter." At once he was "in the spirit." He saw a throne set in heaven and one sitting on it, who looked "like a jasper and a sardine stone." A rainbow circled the throne, "in sight like unto an emerald."

Around the throne sat twenty-four elders "clothed in white raiment," with crowns of gold on their heads. Lightnings, thunderings, and voices came from the throne, and seven lamps of fire burned before it, "which are the seven Spirits of God." Before the throne was "a sea of glass like unto crystal." Around it were four beasts (living creatures), each with six wings and full of eyes. The first was like a lion, the second like a calf, the third had a face like a man, and the fourth was like a flying eagle.

Day and night they never stop saying, "Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come." Whenever they give glory to the one on the throne, the twenty-four elders fall down and worship "him that liveth for ever and ever." They cast their crowns before the throne, saying, "Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created."

05The Book with Seven Seals

In the right hand of the one sitting on the throne, John saw a book written within and on the backside, "sealed with seven seals." A strong angel cried, "Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?" No one in heaven, on earth, or under the earth could open it, and John "wept much."

Then one of the elders said, "Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book." John looked and saw "a Lamb as it had been slain," with seven horns and seven eyes, "which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth." The Lamb took the book. The four beasts and twenty-four elders fell down before him, holding harps and "golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints."

They sang a new song: "Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation." Then angels numbering "ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands" cried, "Worthy is the Lamb that was slain." Every creature in heaven, on earth, under the earth, and in the sea gave blessing, honour, glory, and power "unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever." The four beasts said, "Amen."

06The Seven Seals Opened

The Lamb began opening the seals. At each of the first four, one of the four beasts said, "Come and see." First came a white horse; its rider had a bow and a crown, "and he went forth conquering, and to conquer." Next came a red horse; its rider was given power "to take peace from the earth" and a great sword.

Third came a black horse; its rider held "a pair of balances," and a voice said, "A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny." (A penny was a laborer's daily wage.) Fourth came a pale horse: "his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him." They were given power over "the fourth part of the earth," to kill with sword, hunger, death, and wild beasts.

At the fifth seal, John saw under the altar the souls of those "slain for the word of God." They cried, "How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?" They were given white robes and told to rest "a little season." At the sixth seal came a great earthquake. The sun became black, the moon "became as blood," the stars fell, and the sky rolled up like a scroll. Kings and slaves alike hid in the rocks, crying, "Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb." They asked, "who shall be able to stand?"

07An Interlude — The 144,000 and the Great Multitude

After this, John saw four angels holding back the four winds of the earth. Another angel, "ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God," cried, "Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads." John heard the number sealed: 144,000 "of all the tribes of the children of Israel," 12,000 from each of twelve tribes.

Then John saw "a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues." They stood before the throne and the Lamb in white robes, with palms in their hands, crying, "Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb." All the angels fell on their faces and worshipped God, saying, "Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen."

An elder asked, "What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?" John answered, "Sir, thou knowest." The elder said, "These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb." They serve God day and night in his temple. "They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more." The Lamb will feed them and lead them to living fountains of waters, "and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes."

08The Seventh Seal — The Trumpets Begin

When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, "there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour." The seven angels who stood before God were given seven trumpets. Another angel at the golden altar offered much incense "with the prayers of all saints," and the smoke rose up before God. Then he filled his censer with fire from the altar and cast it to the earth, bringing voices, thunderings, lightnings, and an earthquake.

The first angel sounded, and hail and fire "mingled with blood" were cast upon the earth. A third of the trees and all green grass were burnt up. At the second trumpet, "as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea." A third of the sea became blood, a third of its creatures died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.

At the third, a great star fell from heaven, "burning as it were a lamp," on a third of the rivers and fountains. The star "is called Wormwood," and "many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter." At the fourth, a third of the sun, moon, and stars was struck, so "the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise." Then John heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven cry, "Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound!"

09Trumpets Five and Six — Locusts and the Army from the East

At the fifth trumpet, John saw a star fall from heaven to the earth, "and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit." When the pit was opened, smoke "as the smoke of a great furnace" darkened the sun and the air. Out of the smoke came locusts with power like scorpions. They could not hurt the grass or any tree, "but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads."

They could not kill, but they tormented people for five months; "in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it." The locusts looked like horses prepared for battle, with crowns like gold, faces like men, hair like women, teeth like lions, breastplates of iron, and stinging tails like scorpions. Their king is the angel of the bottomless pit, "whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon." That was the first woe.

At the sixth trumpet, a voice from the golden altar said, "Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates." They were loosed "for to slay the third part of men." An army of horsemen numbered "two hundred thousand thousand" (200 million). Fire, smoke, and brimstone came out of the horses' mouths, and by these three plagues a third of men were killed. Yet the rest "repented not" of worshipping devils and idols, or of their murders, sorceries, fornication, and thefts.

10The Angel and the Little Book

John saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, "clothed with a cloud," with a rainbow upon his head, a face like the sun, and feet "as pillars of fire." He held "a little book open." He set his right foot on the sea and his left on the earth and cried with a loud voice, "as when a lion roareth," and "seven thunders uttered their voices."

John was about to write what the thunders said, but a voice from heaven told him, "Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not." The angel lifted his hand to heaven and swore by "him that liveth for ever and ever," the Creator of heaven, earth, and sea, "that there should be time no longer." When the seventh angel begins to sound, "the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets."

The voice then told John to go and take the little book from the angel. John said, "Give me the little book." The angel answered, "Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey." John ate it, and "it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter." Then he was told, "Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings."

11The Two Witnesses and the Seventh Trumpet

John was given a reed and told to measure "the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein." The outer court was left out, "for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months." Two witnesses would prophesy 1,260 days, "clothed in sackcloth." Fire comes from their mouths against their enemies, and they have power to stop the rain, turn waters to blood, and strike the earth with plagues.

When their testimony is finished, "the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit" kills them. Their bodies lie in the street of the great city, "where also our Lord was crucified," while the world rejoices and sends gifts. But after three and a half days, "the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet." A great voice said, "Come up hither," and they rose to heaven in a cloud. That same hour, a great earthquake killed 7,000 people, and the rest gave glory to God.

Then the seventh angel sounded, and great voices in heaven said, "The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever." The twenty-four elders worshipped God, for the time had come to judge the dead and reward his servants. "And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament."

12The Woman, the Dragon, and the Male Child

A great wonder appeared in heaven: "a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars." She was about to give birth. Another wonder appeared: "a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads." His tail cast a third of the stars to the earth, and he waited to devour her child as soon as it was born.

She brought forth "a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron," and her child "was caught up unto God, and to his throne." The woman fled into the wilderness, to a place prepared by God, for 1,260 days. Then "there was war in heaven." Michael and his angels fought the dragon, who lost his place in heaven. So "the great dragon was cast out" to the earth: "that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world."

A loud voice in heaven declared that the accuser of the brethren was cast down, and "they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony." But the devil came down "having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time." He persecuted the woman, but she was given "two wings of a great eagle," and the earth swallowed the flood he sent after her. So the dragon went "to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ."

13The Beast from the Sea and the Beast from the Earth

John saw a beast rise up out of the sea, "having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy." It was like a leopard, with feet like a bear and a mouth like a lion, "and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority." One of its heads seemed wounded to death, but "his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast."

They worshipped the dragon and the beast, saying, "Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?" He was allowed to continue 42 months, to blaspheme God, and to make war with the saints. All whose names are not "written in the book of life of the Lamb" will worship him. "Here is the patience and the faith of the saints."

Then another beast came "up out of the earth," with "two horns like a lamb," but "he spake as a dragon." He made fire come down from heaven and had people make an image to the first beast. The image could speak, and all who refused to worship it were to be killed. He caused all, "both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads," so that no one could buy or sell without it. "Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six" (666).

14The Lamb, the 144,000, Three Angels, and the Harvest

John saw the Lamb standing on mount Sion with the 144,000, who had "his Father's name written in their foreheads." A sound came from heaven like many waters and great thunder, with "harpers harping with their harps." They sang a new song that no one could learn "but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth." They "follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth," and "in their mouth was found no guile."

An angel flying in the midst of heaven had "the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth," saying, "Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come." A second angel said, "Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city." A third warned that anyone who worships the beast and his image and receives his mark "shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God." "Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus."

A voice from heaven said, "Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth." Then John saw one on a white cloud "like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle," and the earth was reaped. Another angel gathered "the vine of the earth" and cast it "into the great winepress of the wrath of God." Blood came out of the winepress for 1,600 furlongs.

15A Scene of Heaven — Seven Angels with Seven Plagues

John saw another sign in heaven, "great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God." He also saw "as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire." On it stood those who had "gotten the victory over the beast," his image, his mark, and the number of his name, holding "the harps of God."

They sang "the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb," saying, "Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints. Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest."

Then "the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened." The seven angels with the seven plagues came out of the temple, "clothed in pure and white linen," with golden girdles around their chests. One of the four beasts gave them "seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever." The temple was filled with smoke "from the glory of God, and from his power; and no man was able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled."

16The Seven Bowls of Wrath

A great voice from the temple told the seven angels, "Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth." The first vial brought "a noisome and grievous sore" upon those who had the mark of the beast. The second turned the sea "as the blood of a dead man," and everything living in it died. The third turned the rivers and fountains to blood, and the angel of the waters said, "Thou art righteous, O Lord."

The fourth let the sun "scorch men with fire," yet they blasphemed God and "repented not to give him glory." The fifth filled the beast's kingdom with darkness, and still they "repented not of their deeds." The sixth dried up the Euphrates, "that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared." Three unclean spirits "like frogs" came from the mouths of the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet to gather the kings of the world "to the battle of that great day of God Almighty."

Then came a warning: "Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth." The kings were gathered "into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon." The seventh angel poured his vial into the air, and a great voice from the throne said, "It is done." An earthquake struck, "such as was not since men were upon the earth." The great city split into three parts, great Babylon "came in remembrance before God," and great hail fell, "every stone about the weight of a talent."

17The Doom of Babylon

One of the seven angels with the vials carried John "in the spirit into the wilderness" to show him the judgment of the woman "that sitteth upon many waters." He saw her sitting "upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns." She was dressed in purple and scarlet and decked with gold, precious stones, and pearls, holding a golden cup full of abominations. On her forehead was written, "MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH."

She was "drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus," and John wondered at her. The angel explained the mystery. The beast "was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition." "The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth," and "there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come." The ten horns are ten kings who receive power "one hour with the beast."

"These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings." The waters where she sits "are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues." The ten horns will hate her, make her desolate, and burn her with fire, "For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will." Finally, the angel said, "the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth."

18Babylon Is Fallen

Another angel came down from heaven with great power, "and the earth was lightened with his glory." He cried, "Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils." The merchants of the earth had grown rich through her, and by her sorceries all nations were deceived. Another voice called, "Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues."

Because she said in her heart, "I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow," her plagues would come "in one day, death, and mourning, and famine," and she would be burned with fire. The kings who lived in luxury with her stood far off, crying, "for in one hour is thy judgment come." The merchants wept, "for no man buyeth their merchandise any more," from gold and pearls to "slaves, and souls of men." Shipmasters and sailors cast dust on their heads and mourned.

But heaven, with the apostles and prophets, was told to rejoice, "for God hath avenged you on her." A mighty angel threw a stone like a great millstone into the sea, saying, "Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all." Music, craftsmen, the light of a candle, and the voice of the bridegroom and bride will be found in her no more. In her "was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth."

19The Fourfold Hallelujah and the Rider on the White Horse

John heard much people in heaven cry, "Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God," for he had judged the woman who corrupted the earth and "avenged the blood of his servants." Again they said, "Alleluia." The elders and the four beasts worshipped, saying, "Amen; Alleluia." Then a great multitude cried, "Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth." For "the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready," dressed in fine linen, "for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints."

John fell down to worship the one speaking with him, who said, "See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant," and "worship God." Then heaven opened, "and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True." His eyes were "as a flame of fire," he wore many crowns and a vesture dipped in blood, "and his name is called The Word of God." Heaven's armies followed him on white horses. A sharp sword went out of his mouth to smite the nations, and on his vesture and thigh was written, "KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS."

An angel standing in the sun called the birds to "the supper of the great God." The beast and the kings of the earth gathered their armies to make war against him. "And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet." "These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone." The rest were slain with the sword from the rider's mouth.

20Satan Bound, the Millennium, and the Great White Throne

An angel came down from heaven with the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain. He laid hold on "the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years." He sealed him in the pit, "that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled."

John saw thrones, and judgment was given to those who sat on them. He also saw the souls of those "beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God," who had not worshipped the beast or received his mark, "and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years." "This is the first resurrection," and "on such the second death hath no power." When the thousand years are expired, Satan will be loosed to deceive the nations, "Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle." They surround the camp of the saints and the beloved city, but "fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them." The devil is cast into the lake of fire with the beast and the false prophet.

Then John saw "a great white throne," from whose presence earth and heaven fled. He saw "the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened," including "the book of life." The dead were "judged every man according to their works." "And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death." Whoever "was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire."

21The New Heaven and New Earth

John saw "a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea." He saw "the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband." A great voice said, "Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them." "And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain."

He that sat upon the throne said, "Behold, I make all things new." "He that overcometh shall inherit all things," but the unbelieving, murderers, idolaters, all liars, and others will have their part in the lake of fire, "which is the second death."

An angel showed John "the bride, the Lamb's wife": the holy Jerusalem, shining with the glory of God. Its twelve gates bore the names of the twelve tribes of Israel, and its twelve foundations "the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb." The city "lieth foursquare," measuring 12,000 furlongs: "The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal." The city was "pure gold, like unto clear glass," each gate was one pearl, and there was no temple, "for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it." It needs no sun, "for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof." Only "they which are written in the Lamb's book of life" may enter.

22The River and Tree of Life — Closing Words

The angel showed John "a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb." Beside it grew the tree of life, yielding fruit every month, "and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations." "And there shall be no more curse." God's servants "shall see his face," there will be no night, "and they shall reign for ever and ever."

Then come the words, "Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book." When John fell to worship the angel, the angel said, "See thou do it not," and "worship God." He was told not to seal up this prophecy, "for the time is at hand."

Jesus says his reward is with him, "to give every man according as his work shall be." He is "Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last." A blessing rests on those "that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life." "I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches." "And the Spirit and the bride say, Come." Whoever will may "take the water of life freely."

Whoever adds to this prophecy will receive its plagues; whoever takes away from it loses his part "out of the book of life." Jesus says, "Surely I come quickly." John answers, "Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus." The book ends, "The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen."