Revelation 1-3; Psalms 40 - Prayer Tents

Revelation 1

Prologue

1This is a revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants the events that must soon take place. He sent an angel to present this revelation to his servant John,G602G2424G5547G3739G2316G1325G846G1166G846G1401G3739G1163G1722G5034G1096G2532G649G4591G1223G846G32G846G1401G24912who faithfully reported everything he saw. This is his report of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.G3739G3140G3056G2316G2532G3141G2424G5547G5037G3745G14923God blesses the one who reads the words of this prophecy to the church, and he blesses all who listen to its message and obey what it says, for the time is near.G3107G314G2532G191G3056G4394G2532G5083G1125G1722G846G1063G2540G1451

John’s Greeting to the Seven Churches

4This letter is from John to the seven churches in the province of Asia. Grace and peace to you from the one who is, who always was, and who is still to come; from the sevenfold Spirit before his throne;G2491G2033G1577G3588G1722G773G5485G5213G2532G1515G575G3588G5607G3801G2532G3588G2258G3801G2532G3588G2064G3801G2532G575G2033G4151G3739G2076G1799G846G23625and from Jesus Christ. He is the faithful witness to these things, the first to rise from the dead, and the ruler of all the kings of the world. All glory to him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by shedding his blood for us.G2532G575G2424G5547G4103G3144G4416G1537G3498G2532G758G935G1093G25G2248G2532G3068G2248G575G2257G266G1722G846G1296He has made us a Kingdom of priests for God his Father. All glory and power to him forever and ever! Amen.G2532G4160G2248G935G2532G2409G2316G2532G846G3962G846G1391G2532G2904G1519G165G165G2817Look! He comes with the clouds of heaven. And everyone will see him—even those who pierced him. And all the nations of the world will mourn for him. Yes! Amen!G2400G2064G3326G3507G2532G3956G3788G3700G846G2532G3748G1574G846G2532G3956G5443G1093G2875G1909G846G3483G2818"I am the Alpha and the Omega—the beginning and the end," says the Lord God. "I am the one who is, who always was, and who is still to come—the Almighty One."G1473G1510G1G2532G5598G746G2532G5056G3004G2962G3588G5607G3801G2532G3588G2258G3801G2532G3588G2064G3801G3841

Vision of the Son of Man

9I, John, am your brother and your partner in suffering and in God's Kingdom and in the patient endurance to which Jesus calls us. I was exiled to the island of Patmos for preaching the word of God and for my testimony about Jesus.G1473G2491G3588G2532G5216G80G2532G4791G1722G2347G2532G1722G932G2532G5281G2424G5547G1096G1722G3520G2564G3963G1223G3056G2316G2532G1223G3141G2424G554710It was the Lord's Day, and I was worshiping in the Spirit. Suddenly, I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet blast.G1096G1722G4151G1722G2960G2250G2532G191G3694G3450G3173G5456G5613G453611It said, "Write in a book everything you see, and send it to the seven churches in the cities of Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea."G3004G1473G1510G1G2532G5598G4413G2532G2078G2532G3739G991G1125G1519G975G2532G3992G2033G1577G3588G1722G773G1519G2181G2532G1519G4667G2532G1519G4010G2532G1519G2363G2532G1519G4554G2532G1519G5359G2532G1519G299312When I turned to see who was speaking to me, I saw seven gold lampstands.G2532G1994G991G5456G3748G2980G3326G1700G2532G1994G1492G2033G5552G308713And standing in the middle of the lampstands was someone like the Son of Man. He was wearing a long robe with a gold sash across his chest.G2532G1722G3319G2033G3087G3664G5207G444G1746G4158G2532G4024G4314G3149G5552G222314His head and his hair were white like wool, as white as snow. And his eyes were like flames of fire.G1161G846G2776G2532G2359G3022G5616G2053G3022G5613G5510G2532G846G3788G5613G5395G444215His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and his voice thundered like mighty ocean waves.G2532G846G4228G3664G5474G5613G4448G1722G2575G2532G846G5456G5613G5456G4183G520416He held seven stars in his right hand, and a sharp two-edged sword came from his mouth. And his face was like the sun in all its brilliance.G2532G2192G1722G846G1188G5495G2033G792G2532G1537G846G4750G1607G3691G1366G4501G2532G846G3799G5613G2246G5316G1722G846G141117When I saw him, I fell at his feet as if I were dead. But he laid his right hand on me and said, "Don't be afraid! I am the First and the Last.G2532G3753G1492G846G4098G4314G846G4228G5613G3498G2532G2007G846G1188G5495G1909G1691G3004G3427G5399G3361G1473G1510G4413G2532G207818I am the living one. I died, but look—I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and the grave.G2532G2198G2532G1096G3498G2532G2400G1510G2198G1519G165G165G281G2532G2192G2807G86G2532G228819"Write down what you have seen—both the things that are now happening and the things that will happen.G1125G3739G1492G2532G3739G1526G2532G3739G3195G1096G3326G502320This is the meaning of the mystery of the seven stars you saw in my right hand and the seven gold lampstands: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.G3466G2033G792G3739G1492G1909G3450G1188G2532G2033G5552G3087G2033G792G1526G32G2033G1577G2532G2033G3087G3739G1492G1526G2033G1577

Revelation 2

The Message to the Church in Ephesus

2"Write this letter to the angel of the church in Ephesus. This is the message from the one who holds the seven stars in his right hand, the one who walks among the seven gold lampstands.G32G1577G2179G1125G3592G3004G2902G2033G792G1722G846G1188G3588G4043G1722G3319G2033G5552G30872"I know all the things you do. I have seen your hard work and your patient endurance. I know you don't tolerate evil people. You have examined the claims of those who say they are apostles but are not. You have discovered they are liars.G1492G4675G2041G2532G4675G2873G2532G4675G5281G2532G3754G1410G3756G941G2556G2532G3985G5335G1511G652G2532G1526G3756G2532G2147G846G55713You have patiently suffered for me without quitting.G2532G941G2532G2192G5281G2532G1223G3450G1223G3686G2872G2532G2577G3756G25774"But I have this complaint against you. You don't love me or each other as you did at first!G235G2192G2596G4675G3754G863G4675G4413G265Look how far you have fallen! Turn back to me and do the works you did at first. If you don't repent, I will come and remove your lampstand from its place among the churches.G3421G3767G4159G1601G2532G3340G2532G4160G4413G2041G1490G2064G4671G5035G2532G2795G4675G3087G1537G846G5117G3362G33406But this is in your favor: You hate the evil deeds of the Nicolaitans, just as I do.G235G5124G2192G3754G3404G2041G3531G3739G2504G34047"Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches. To everyone who is victorious I will give fruit from the tree of life in the paradise of God.G2192G3775G191G5101G4151G3004G1577G846G3528G1325G5315G1537G3586G2222G3739G2076G1722G3319G3857G2316

The Message to the Church in Smyrna

8"Write this letter to the angel of the church in Smyrna. This is the message from the one who is the First and the Last, who was dead but is now alive.G2532G32G1577G4668G1125G3592G3004G4413G2532G2078G3739G1096G3498G2532G21989"I know about your suffering and your poverty—but you are rich! I know the blasphemy of those opposing you. They say they are Jews, but they are not, because their synagogue belongs to Satan.G1492G4675G2041G2532G2347G2532G4432G1161G1488G4145G2532G988G3588G3004G1438G1511G2453G2532G1526G3756G235G4864G456710Don't be afraid of what you are about to suffer. The devil will throw some of you into prison to test you. You will suffer for ten days. But if you remain faithful even when facing death, I will give you the crown of life.G5399G3367G3739G3195G3958G2400G1228G3195G906G1537G5216G1519G5438G2443G3985G2532G2192G2347G1176G2250G1096G4103G891G2288G2532G1325G4671G4735G222211"Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches. Whoever is victorious will not be harmed by the second death.G2192G3775G191G5101G4151G3004G1577G3528G91G3364G91G1537G1208G2288

The Message to the Church in Pergamum

12"Write this letter to the angel of the church in Pergamum. This is the message from the one with the sharp two-edged sword.G2532G32G1577G1722G4010G1125G3592G3004G2192G3691G4501G136613"I know that you live in the city where Satan has his throne, yet you have remained loyal to me. You refused to deny me even when Antipas, my faithful witness, was martyred among you there in Satan's city.G1492G4675G2041G2532G4226G2730G3699G4567G2362G2532G2902G3450G3686G2532G720G3756G720G3450G4102G2532G1722G2250G1722G3739G493G3450G4103G3144G3739G615G3844G5213G3699G4567G273014"But I have a few complaints against you. You tolerate some among you whose teaching is like that of Balaam, who showed Balak how to trip up the people of Israel. He taught them to sin by eating food offered to idols and by committing sexual sin.G235G2192G3641G2596G4675G3754G2192G1563G2902G1322G903G3739G1722G1321G904G906G4625G1799G5207G2474G5315G1494G2532G420315In a similar way, you have some Nicolaitans among you who follow the same teaching.G3779G2192G4771G2532G2902G1322G3531G3739G340416Repent of your sin, or I will come to you suddenly and fight against them with the sword of my mouth.G3340G1490G2064G4671G5035G2532G4170G3326G846G1722G4501G3450G475017"Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches. To everyone who is victorious I will give some of the manna that has been hidden away in heaven. And I will give to each one a white stone, and on the stone will be engraved a new name that no one understands except the one who receives it.G2192G3775G191G5101G4151G3004G1577G846G3528G1325G5315G575G2928G3131G2532G1325G846G3022G5586G2532G1909G5586G2537G3686G1125G3739G3762G1097G1508G2983

The Message to the Church in Thyatira

18"Write this letter to the angel of the church in Thyatira. This is the message from the Son of God, whose eyes are like flames of fire, whose feet are like polished bronze.G2532G32G1577G1722G2363G1125G3592G3004G5207G2316G3588G2192G846G3788G5613G5395G4442G2532G846G4228G3664G547419"I know all the things you do. I have seen your love, your faith, your service, and your patient endurance. And I can see your constant improvement in all these things.G1492G4675G2041G2532G26G2532G1248G2532G4102G2532G4675G5281G2532G4675G2041G2532G2078G4119G441320"But I have this complaint against you. You are permitting that woman—that Jezebel who calls herself a prophet—to lead my servants astray. She teaches them to commit sexual sin and to eat food offered to idols.G235G2192G3641G2596G4675G3754G1439G1135G2403G3588G3004G1438G4398G1321G2532G4105G1699G1401G4203G2532G5315G149421I gave her time to repent, but she does not want to turn away from her immorality.G2532G1325G846G5550G2443G3340G1537G846G4202G2532G3340G375622"Therefore, I will throw her on a bed of suffering, and those who commit adultery with her will suffer greatly unless they repent and turn away from her evil deeds.G2400G1473G906G846G1519G2825G2532G3431G3326G846G1519G3173G2347G3362G3340G1537G846G204123I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am the one who searches out the thoughts and intentions of every person. And I will give to each of you whatever you deserve.G2532G615G846G5043G1722G2288G2532G3956G1577G1097G3754G1473G1510G3588G2045G3510G2532G2588G2532G1325G1538G5213G2596G5216G204124"But I also have a message for the rest of you in Thyatira who have not followed this false teaching ('deeper truths,' as they call them—depths of Satan, actually). I will ask nothing more of youG1161G5213G3004G2532G3062G1722G2363G3745G2192G3756G5026G1322G2532G3748G1097G3756G1097G899G4567G5613G3004G906G1909G5209G3756G243G92225except that you hold tightly to what you have until I come.G4133G3739G2192G2902G891G3739G302G224026To all who are victorious, who obey me to the very end, To them I will give authority over all the nations.G2532G3528G2532G5083G3450G2041G891G5056G846G1325G1849G1909G148427They will rule the nations with an iron rod and smash them like clay pots.G2532G4165G846G1722G4464G4603G5613G4632G2764G4937G2504G5613G2504G2983G3844G3450G396228They will have the same authority I received from my Father, and I will also give them the morning star!G2532G1325G846G4407G79229"Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches.G2192G3775G191G5101G4151G3004G1577

Revelation 3

The Message to the Church in Sardis

3"Write this letter to the angel of the church in Sardis. This is the message from the one who has the sevenfold Spirit of God and the seven stars: "I know all the things you do, and that you have a reputation for being alive—but you are dead.G2532G32G1577G1722G4554G1125G3592G3004G2192G2033G4151G2316G2532G2033G792G1492G4675G2041G3754G2192G3686G3754G2198G2532G1488G3498 2Wake up! Strengthen what little remains, for even what is left is almost dead. I find that your actions do not meet the requirements of my God.G1096G1127G2532G4741G3062G3739G3195G599G1063G2147G3756G2147G4675G2041G4137G1799G2316 3Go back to what you heard and believed at first; hold to it firmly. Repent and turn to me again. If you don't wake up, I will come to you suddenly, as unexpected as a thief.G3421G3767G4459G2983G2532G191G2532G5083G2532G3340G3362G3767G1127G3362G1127G2240G1909G4571G5613G2812G2532G1097G3364G1097G4169G5610G2240G1909G4571 4"Yet there are some in the church in Sardis who have not soiled their clothes with evil. They will walk with me in white, for they are worthy.G2192G3641G3686G2532G1722G4554G3739G3435G3756G3435G846G2440G2532G4043G3326G1700G1722G3022G3754G1526G514 5All who are victorious will be clothed in white. I will never erase their names from the Book of Life, but I will announce before my Father and his angels that they are mine.G3528G3778G4016G1722G3022G2440G2532G1813G3364G1813G846G3686G1537G976G2222G2532G1843G846G3686G1799G3450G3962G2532G1799G846G32 6"Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches.G2192G3775G191G5101G4151G3004G1577

The Message to the Church in Philadelphia

7"Write this letter to the angel of the church in Philadelphia. This is the message from the one who is holy and true, the one who has the key of David. What he opens, no one can close; and what he closes, no one can open.G2532G32G1577G1722G5359G1125G3592G3004G40G228G2192G2807G1138G455G2532G3762G2808G2532G2808G2532G3762G455 8"I know all the things you do, and I have opened a door for you that no one can close. You have little strength, yet you obeyed my word and did not deny me.G1492G4675G2041G2400G1325G1799G4675G455G2374G2532G3762G1410G2808G846G3754G2192G3398G1411G2532G5083G3450G3056G2532G720G3756G720G3450G3686 9Look, I will force those who belong to Satan's synagogue—those liars who say they are Jews but are not—to come and bow down at your feet. They will acknowledge that you are the ones I love.G2400G1325G1537G4864G4567G3588G3004G1438G1511G2453G2532G1526G3756G235G5574G2400G4160G846G2443G2240G2532G4352G1799G4675G4228G2532G1097G3754G1473G25G4571 10"Because you have obeyed my command to persevere, I will protect you from the great time of testing that will come upon the whole world to test those who belong to this world.G3754G5083G3056G3450G5281G2504G5083G4571G1537G5610G3986G3588G3195G2064G1909G3650G3625G3985G2730G1909G1093 11I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take away your crown.G2400G2064G5035G2902G3739G2192G2443G3367G2983G4675G4735 12All who are victorious will become pillars in the Temple of my God, and they will never have to leave it. And I will write on them the name of my God, and they will be citizens in the city of my God—the new Jerusalem that comes down from heaven from my God. And I will also write on them my new name.G846G3528G4160G4769G1722G3485G3450G2316G2532G1831G3364G2089G1854G2532G1125G1909G846G3686G3450G2316G2532G3686G4172G3450G2316G3588G2537G2419G3588G2597G2597G1537G3772G575G3450G2316G2532G3450G2537G3686 13"Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches.G2192G3775G191G5101G4151G3004G1577

The Message to the Church in Laodicea

14"Write this letter to the angel of the church in Laodicea. This is the message from the one who is the Amen—the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God's new creation.G2532G32G1577G2994G1125G3592G3004G281G4103G2532G228G3144G746G2937G2316 15"I know all the things you do, that you are neither hot nor cold. I wish that you were one or the other!G1492G4675G2041G3754G1488G3777G5593G3777G2200G3785G1498G5593G2228G2200 16But since you are like lukewarm water, neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth!G3779G3754G1488G5513G2532G3777G5593G3777G2200G3195G1692G4571G1537G3450G4750 17You say, 'I am rich. I have everything I want. I don't need a thing!' And you don't realize that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked.G3754G3004G3754G1510G4145G2532G4147G2532G2192G5532G3762G2532G1492G3756G3754G4771G1488G5005G2532G1652G2532G4434G2532G5185G2532G1131 18So I advise you to buy gold from me—gold that has been purified by fire. Then you will be rich. Also buy white garments from me so you will not be shamed by your nakedness, and ointment for your eyes so you will be able to see.G4823G4671G59G3844G1700G5553G4448G1537G4442G2443G4147G2532G3022G2440G2443G4016G2532G152G4675G1132G5319G3361G5319G2532G1472G4675G3788G2854G2443G991 19I correct and discipline everyone I love. So be diligent and turn from your indifference.G3745G1437G5368G1473G1651G2532G3811G2206G3767G2532G3340 20"Look! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal together as friends.G2400G2476G1909G2374G2532G2925G1437G5100G191G3450G5456G2532G455G2374G1525G4314G846G2532G1172G3326G846G2532G846G3326G1700 21Those who are victorious will sit with me on my throne, just as I was victorious and sat with my Father on his throne.G846G3528G1325G2523G3326G1700G1722G3450G2362G2504G5613G2504G3528G2532G2523G3326G3450G3962G1722G846G2362 22"Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches."G2192G3775G191G5101G4151G3004G1577

Psalms 40

40[For the choir director: A psalm of David.] I waited patiently for the LORD to help me, and he turned to me and heard my cry.H5329H4210H1732H6960H6960H3068H5186H8085H77752He lifted me out of the pit of despair, out of the mud and the mire. He set my feet on solid ground and steadied me as I walked along.H5927H7588H953H3121H2916H6965H7272H5553H3559H8383He has given me a new song to sing, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see what he has done and be amazed. They will put their trust in the LORD.H5414H2319H7892H6310H8416H430H7227H7200H3372H982H30684Oh, the joys of those who trust the LORD, who have no confidence in the proud or in those who worship idols.H835H1397H7760H3068H4009H6437H7295H7750H35775O LORD my God, you have performed many wonders for us. Your plans for us are too numerous to list. You have no equal. If I tried to recite all your wonderful deeds, I would never come to the end of them.H7227H3068H430H6381H6213H4284H6186H5046H1696H6105H56086You take no delight in sacrifices or offerings. Now that you have made me listen, I finally understand—you don't require burnt offerings or sin offerings.H2077H4503H2654H241H3738H5930H2401H75927Then I said, "Look, I have come. As is written about me in the Scriptures.H559H935H4039H5612H37898I take joy in doing your will, my God, for your instructions are written on my heart."H2654H6213H7522H430H8451H8432H45789I have told all your people about your justice. I have not been afraid to speak out, as you, O LORD, well know.H1319H6664H7227H6951H3607H8193H3068H304510I have not kept the good news of your justice hidden in my heart; I have talked about your faithfulness and saving power. I have told everyone in the great assembly of your unfailing love and faithfulness.H3680H6666H8432H3820H559H530H8668H3582H2617H571H7227H695111LORD, don't hold back your tender mercies from me. Let your unfailing love and faithfulness always protect me.H3607H7356H3068H2617H571H8548H534112For troubles surround me—too many to count! My sins pile up so high I can't see my way out. They outnumber the hairs on my head. I have lost all courage.H4557H7451H661H5771H5381H3201H7200H6105H8185H7218H3820H580013Please, LORD, rescue me! Come quickly, LORD, and help me.H7521H3068H5337H3068H2363H583314May those who try to destroy me be humiliated and put to shame. May those who take delight in my trouble be turned back in disgrace.H954H2659H3162H1245H5315H5595H5472H268H3637H2655H745115Let them be horrified by their shame, for they said, "Aha! We've got him now!"H8074H6118H1322H559H1889H188916But may all who search for you be filled with joy and gladness in you. May those who love your salvation repeatedly shout, "The LORD is great!"H1245H7797H8055H157H8668H559H8548H3068H143117As for me, since I am poor and needy, let the Lord keep me in his thoughts. You are my helper and my savior. O my God, do not delay.H6041H34H136H2803H5833H6403H309H430