Revelation 1:5

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Revelation 1:5

and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead and the ruler of the kings of the earth.

To Him who loves us and has set us free from our sins by His blood,

Revelation 3:14

“Write to the angel of the church in Laodicea:

“The Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Originator of God’s creation says:

Psalm 89:27

I will also make him My firstborn,
greatest of the kings of the earth.

Colossians 1:18

He is also the head of the body, the church;
He is the beginning,
the firstborn from the dead,
so that He might come to have
first place in everything.

Revelation 17:14

These will make war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will conquer them because He is Lord of lords and King of kings. Those with Him are called, chosen, and faithful.”

Revelation 19:16

And He has a name written on His robe and on His thigh:

KING OF KINGS

AND LORD OF LORDS.

Isaiah 55:4

Since I have made him a witness to the peoples,
a leader and commander for the peoples,

“You are a king then?” Pilate asked.

“You say that I’m a king,” Jesus replied. “I was born for this, and I have come into the world for this: to testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to My voice.”

Acts 26:23

that the Messiah must suffer, and that as the first to rise from the dead, He would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles.”

Deuteronomy 7:8

But because the Lord loved you and kept the oath He swore to your fathers, He brought you out with a strong hand and redeemed you from the place of slavery, from the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt.

Deuteronomy 23:5

Yet the Lord your God would not listen to Balaam, but He turned the curse into a blessing for you because the Lord your God loves you.

Psalm 72:11

Let all kings bow down to him,
all nations serve him.

Psalm 89:36-37

His offspring will continue forever,
his throne like the sun before Me,

Proverbs 8:15-16

It is by me that kings reign
and rulers enact just law;

Daniel 2:2

So the king gave orders to summon the diviner-priests, mediums, sorcerers, and Chaldeans to tell the king his dreams. When they came and stood before the king,

Daniel 7:14

He was given authority to rule,
and glory, and a kingdom;
so that those of every people,
nation, and language
should serve Him.
His dominion is an everlasting dominion
that will not pass away,
and His kingdom is one
that will not be destroyed.

Zechariah 13:1

“On that day a fountain will be opened for the house of David and for the residents of Jerusalem, to wash away sin and impurity.

Matthew 28:18

Then Jesus came near and said to them, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.

John 3:11

“I assure you: We speak what We know and We testify to what We have seen, but you do not accept Our testimony.

John 3:32

He testifies to what He has seen and heard, yet no one accepts His testimony.

John 8:14-16

“Even if I testify about Myself,” Jesus replied, “My testimony is valid, because I know where I came from and where I’m going. But you don’t know where I come from or where I’m going.

John 13:1

Before the Passover Festival, Jesus knew that His hour had come to depart from this world to the Father. Having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end.

John 13:8-10

“You will never wash my feet—ever!” Peter said.

Jesus replied, “If I don’t wash you, you have no part with Me.”

John 13:34

“I give you a new command: Love one another. Just as I have loved you, you must also love one another.

John 15:9

“As the Father has loved Me, I have also loved you. Remain in My love.

Acts 20:28

Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock that the Holy Spirit has appointed you to as overseers, to shepherd the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.

Romans 8:37

No, in all these things we are more than victorious
through Him who loved us.

1 Corinthians 6:11

And some of you used to be like this. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

1 Corinthians 15:20-23

But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.

Galatians 2:20

and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.

Ephesians 1:20-22

He demonstrated this power in the Messiah by raising Him from the dead and seating Him at His right hand in the heavens—

Ephesians 2:4

But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love that He had for us,

Ephesians 5:2

And walk in love, as the Messiah also loved us and gave Himself for us, a sacrificial and fragrant offering to God.

Ephesians 5:25-27

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself for her

1 Timothy 6:13

In the presence of God, who gives life to all, and of Christ Jesus, who gave a good confession before Pontius Pilate, I charge you

1 Timothy 6:15

God will bring this about in His own time. He is

the blessed and only Sovereign,
the King of kings,
and the Lord of lords,

Hebrews 9:14

how much more will the blood of the Messiah, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, cleanse our consciences from dead works to serve the living God?

1 Peter 1:19

but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without defect or blemish.

1 John 1:7

But if we walk in the light as He Himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.

1 John 4:10

Love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

1 John 5:7-10

For there are three that testify:

Revelation 7:14

I said to him, “Sir, you know.”

Then he told me:

These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation.
They washed their robes and made them white
in the blood of the Lamb.

Revelation 11:15

The seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven saying:

The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom
of our Lord and of His Messiah,
and He will reign forever and ever!

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Summary

Revelation 1:5

And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,

Who is

And the first

Acts 26:23

1 Corinthians 15:20

Colossians 1:18

And the prince

Him

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Bible References

Who is

“Write to the angel of the church in Laodicea:

“The Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Originator

of God’s creation says:

His offspring will continue forever,
his throne like the sun before Me,

Since I have made him a witness to the peoples,
a leader and commander for the peoples,

“I assure you: We speak what We know and We testify to what We have seen, but you do not accept Our testimony.

“Even if I testify about Myself,” Jesus replied, “My testimony is valid, because I know where I came from and where I’m going. But you don’t know where I come from or where I’m going.

In the presence of God, who gives life to all, and of Christ Jesus, who gave a good confession before Pontius Pilate, I charge you

For there are three that testify:

And the first

that the Messiah must suffer, and that as the first to rise from the dead, He would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles.”

But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.

He is also the head of the body, the church;
He is the beginning,
the firstborn from the dead,
so that He might come to have
first place in everything.

And the prince

The seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven saying:

The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom
of our Lord and of His Messiah,
and He will reign forever and ever!

These will make war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will conquer them because He is Lord of lords and King of kings. Those with Him are called, chosen, and faithful.”

And He has a name written on His robe and on His thigh:

KING OF KINGS

AND LORD OF LORDS.

Let all kings bow down to him,
all nations serve him.

I will also make him My firstborn,
greatest of the kings of the earth.

It is by me that kings reign
and rulers enact just law;

So the king gave orders to summon the diviner-priests, mediums, sorcerers, and Chaldeans

to tell the king his dreams. When they came and stood before the king,