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Revelation 1:10-20

10 On the Lord’s Day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet,

11 which said: “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea.”

12 I turned around to see the voice that was speaking to me. And when I turned I saw seven golden lampstands,

13 and among the lampstands was someone “like a son of man,” dressed in a robe reaching down to his feet and with a golden sash around his chest.

14 His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire.

15 His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters.

16 In his right hand he held seven stars, and out of his mouth came a sharp double-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining in all its brilliance.

17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me and said: “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last.

18 I am the Living One; I was dead, and behold I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades.

19 “Write, therefore, what you have seen, what is now and what will take place later.

20 The mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand and of the seven golden lampstands is this: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.

Cross References for Revelation 1:10-20

Isaiah 58:13 - “If you keep your feet from breaking the Sabbath and from doing as you please on my holy day, i... Click to read the verse Isaiah 58:13 Click to read the verse Isaiah 58:13

Leviticus 23:3 - The Sabbath “‘There are six days when you may work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of rest, a... Click to read the verse Leviticus 23:3 Click to read the verse Leviticus 23:3

1 Thessalonians 4:16 - For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the arc... Click to read the verse 1 Thessalonians 4:16 Click to read the verse 1 Thessalonians 4:16

1 Corinthians 16:2 - On the first day of every week, each one of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 16:2 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 16:2

Revelation 4:1 - The Throne in Heaven After this I looked, and there before me was a door standing open in heave... Click to read the verse Revelation 4:1 Click to read the verse Revelation 4:1

John 20:26 - A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors ... Click to read the verse John 20:26 Click to read the verse John 20:26

John 20:19 - Jesus Appears to His Disciples On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples... Click to read the verse John 20:19 Click to read the verse John 20:19

Numbers 24:4 - the oracle of one who hears the words of God, who sees a vision from the Almighty, who falls pr... Click to read the verse Numbers 24:4 Click to read the verse Numbers 24:4

Exodus 19:16 - On the morning of the third day there was thunder and lightning, with a thick cloud over the mo... Click to read the verse Exodus 19:16 Click to read the verse Exodus 19:16

Exodus 16:23 - He said to them, “This is what the Lord commanded: ‘Tomorrow is to be a day of rest, a holy Sab... Click to read the verse Exodus 16:23 Click to read the verse Exodus 16:23

Exodus 24:16 - and the glory of the Lord settled on Mount Sinai. For six days the cloud covered the mountain, ... Click to read the verse Exodus 24:16 Click to read the verse Exodus 24:16

Acts 20:7 - Eutychus Raised From the Dead at Troas On the first day of the week we came together to break b... Click to read the verse Acts 20:7 Click to read the verse Acts 20:7

Numbers 28:9 - Sabbath Offerings “‘On the Sabbath day, make an offering of two lambs a year old without defect... Click to read the verse Numbers 28:9 Click to read the verse Numbers 28:9

Isaiah 56:6 - And foreigners who bind themselves to the Lord to serve him, to love the name of the Lord, and ... Click to read the verse Isaiah 56:6 Click to read the verse Isaiah 56:6

Isaiah 58:1 - True Fasting “Shout it aloud, do not hold back. Raise your voice like a trumpet. Declare to my ... Click to read the verse Isaiah 58:1 Click to read the verse Isaiah 58:1

Acts 22:17 - “When I returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the temple, I fell into a trance Click to read the verse Acts 22:17 Click to read the verse Acts 22:17

Acts 10:10 - He became hungry and wanted something to eat, and while the meal was being prepared, he fell in... Click to read the verse Acts 10:10 Click to read the verse Acts 10:10

Revelation 21:10 - And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the Holy City,... Click to read the verse Revelation 21:10 Click to read the verse Revelation 21:10

John 20:1 - The Empty Tomb Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went... Click to read the verse John 20:1 Click to read the verse John 20:1

Matthew 22:43 - He said to them, “How is it then that David, speaking by the Spirit, calls him ‘Lord’? For he s... Click to read the verse Matthew 22:43 Click to read the verse Matthew 22:43

2 Corinthians 12:2 - I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was... Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 12:2 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 12:2

Ezekiel 37:1 - The Valley of Dry Bones The hand of the Lord was upon me, and he brought me out by the Spirit o... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 37:1 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 37:1

Ezekiel 3:12 - Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me a loud rumbling sound—May the glory of the ... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 3:12 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 3:12

1 Corinthians 12:3 - Therefore I tell you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,” ... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 12:3 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 12:3

Revelation 4:2 - At once I was in the Spirit, and there before me was a throne in heaven with someone sitting on... Click to read the verse Revelation 4:2 Click to read the verse Revelation 4:2

Revelation 14:2 - And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of rushing waters and like a loud peal of thunder... Click to read the verse Revelation 14:2 Click to read the verse Revelation 14:2

Mark 16:9 - When Jesus rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of... Click to read the verse Mark 16:9 Click to read the verse Mark 16:9

Psalms 118:24 - This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. Click to read the verse Psalms 118:24 Click to read the verse Psalms 118:24

Luke 1:41 - When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled wit... Click to read the verse Luke 1:41 Click to read the verse Luke 1:41

Jeremiah 17:22 - Do not bring a load out of your houses or do any work on the Sabbath, but keep the Sabbath day ... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 17:22 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 17:22

Luke 6:5 - Then Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.” Click to read the verse Luke 6:5 Click to read the verse Luke 6:5

Luke 2:27 - Moved by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. When the parents brought in the child Jesu... Click to read the verse Luke 2:27 Click to read the verse Luke 2:27

Ezekiel 11:1 - Judgment on Israel’s Leaders Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the gate of the hou... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 11:1 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 11:1

Ezekiel 40:1 - The New Temple Area In the twenty-fifth year of our exile, at the beginning of the year, on the... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 40:1 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 40:1

2 Corinthians 12:2-4 - I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was... Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 12:2-4 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 12:2-4

Revelation 17:3 - Then the angel carried me away in the Spirit into a desert. There I saw a woman sitting on a sc... Click to read the verse Revelation 17:3 Click to read the verse Revelation 17:3

Matthew 12:8 - For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.” Click to read the verse Matthew 12:8 Click to read the verse Matthew 12:8

Mark 2:28 - So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.” Click to read the verse Mark 2:28 Click to read the verse Mark 2:28

Acts 21:4 - Finding the disciples there, we stayed with them seven days. Through the Spirit they urged Paul... Click to read the verse Acts 21:4 Click to read the verse Acts 21:4

Revelation 10:3-8 - and he gave a loud shout like the roar of a lion. When he shouted, the voices of the seven thun... Click to read the verse Revelation 10:3-8 Click to read the verse Revelation 10:3-8

Acts 10:10-33 - He became hungry and wanted something to eat, and while the meal was being prepared, he fell in... Click to read the verse Acts 10:10-33 Click to read the verse Acts 10:10-33

Revelation 4:1-2 - The Throne in Heaven After this I looked, and there before me was a door standing open in heave... Click to read the verse Revelation 4:1-2 Click to read the verse Revelation 4:1-2