Ascending and descending verses in the Book of Revelation
And when the two versions are compared side by side they often coincide in meaning.
There are all together 404 verses in the Book of Revelation.
The second column begins with final verse Rev. 22:21( verse 404 excluding chapter divisions) and works back to verse 1.
This is part one with many more to follow
1.
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NIV Revelation 1:1 The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his
servants what must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to
his servant John,
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Revelation 22:21
The grace of the Lord
Jesus be with God's people. Amen.
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404
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2.
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who testifies to
everything he saw-- that is, the word of God and the testimony of Jesus
Christ.
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He who testifies to
these things says, "Yes, I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.
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403
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3.
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Blessed is the one who
reads the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take
to heart what is written in it, because the time is near.
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And if anyone takes
words away from this book of prophecy, God will take away from him his share
in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book.
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402
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4.
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John, To the seven
churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from him who is, and
who was, and who is to come, and from the seven spirits before his throne,
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I warn everyone who
hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds anything to
them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book.
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401
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5.
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and from Jesus Christ,
who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of
the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by
his blood,
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The Spirit and the bride
say, "Come!" And let him who hears say, "Come!" Whoever
is thirsty, let him come; and whoever wishes, let him take the free gift of
the water of life.
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6.
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and has made us to be a
kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father-- to him be glory and power
for ever and ever! Amen.
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"I, Jesus, have
sent my angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and
the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star."
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399
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7.
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Look, he is coming with
the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him; and all
the peoples of the earth will mourn because of him. So shall it be! Amen.
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Outside are the dogs,
those who practice magic arts, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the
idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.
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8.
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"I am the Alpha and
the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is, and who was, and who is to
come, the Almighty."
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Blessed are those who
wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go
through the gates into the city.
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9.
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I, John, your brother
and companion in the suffering and kingdom and patient endurance that are
ours in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and the
testimony of Jesus.
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I am the Alpha and the
Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.
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10.
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On the Lord's Day I was
in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet,
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"Behold, I am
coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to everyone according to
what he has done.
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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."
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Let him who does wrong
continue to do wrong; let him who is vile continue to be vile; let him who
does right continue to do right; and let him who is holy continue to be
holy."
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12.
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I turned around to see
the voice that was speaking to me. And when I turned I saw seven golden
lampstands,
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Then he told me,
"Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, because the time
is near.
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13.
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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.
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But he said to me,
"Do not do it! I am a fellow servant with you and with your brothers the
prophets and of all who keep the words of this book. Worship God!"
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14.
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His head and hair were
white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire.
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I, John, am the one who
heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down
to worship at the feet of the angel who had been showing them to me
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