Revelation 1:5

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Summary

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

General references

Bible References

Who is

"To the messenger of the church in Laodicea, write: "The Amen, the witness who is faithful and true, the originator of God's creation, says this:

His dynasty will last forever and his throne will be like the sun before me.

"Look! I have made him a witness to the nations, a leader and commander of the nations.

Truly, I tell you emphatically, we know what we're talking about, and we testify about what we've seen. Yet you people do not accept our testimony.

Jesus answered them, "Even though I'm testifying about myself, my testimony is valid because I know where I've come from and where I'm going. But you don't know where I come from or where I'm going.

Pilate asked him, "So you are a king?" Jesus answered, "You say that I am a king. I was born for this, and I came into the world for this: to testify to the truth. Everyone who is committed to the truth listens to my voice."

Since you are in the presence of God, who gives life to everything, and in the presence of the Messiah Jesus, who gave a good testimony before Pontius Pilate, I solemnly charge you

For there are three witnesses in heaven the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these three are one.

And the first

that the Messiah would suffer and be the first to rise from the dead and would bring light both to our people and to the gentiles."

But at this moment the Messiah stands risen from the dead, the first one offered in the harvest of those who have died.

He is also the head of the body, which is the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he himself might have first place in everything.

And the prince

When the seventh angel blew his trumpet, there were loud voices in heaven, saying, "The world's kingdom has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah, and he will rule forever and ever."

They will wage war against the lamb, but the lamb will conquer them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings. Those who are called, chosen, and faithful are with him."

On his robe that covers his thigh he has a name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS

May all kings bow down to him, and all nations serve him.

"Indeed, I myself made him the firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.

Kings reign by me, and rulers dispense justice through me.

So the king gave orders to summon diviners, enchanters, sorcerers, and Chaldeans to reveal to the king what he had dreamed. When they came and stood before him,

To him dominion was bestowed, along with glory and a kingdom, so that all nations, nations, and languages are to serve him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion it will never pass away and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed."

Then Jesus approached them and told them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.

which he brought about in the Messiah when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realm.

At the right time, he will make him known. God is the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords.

Him

But the LORD loved you and kept his oath that he made to your ancestors. The LORD brought you out with great power from slavery, from the control of Pharaoh, king of Egypt.

However, the LORD your God didn't listen to Balaam. The LORD your God turned Balaam's curse into a blessing, because the LORD your God loves you.

Now before the Passover Festival, Jesus realized that his hour had come to leave this world and return to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.

Just as the Father has loved me, so I have loved you. So abide in my love.

In all these things we are triumphantly victorious due to the one who loved us.

I no longer live, but the Messiah lives in me, and the life that I am now living in this body I live by the faithfulness of the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

But God, who is rich in mercy, because of his great love for us

Live lovingly, just as the Messiah also loved us and gave himself for us as an offering and sacrifice, a fragrant aroma to God.

This is love: not that we have loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins.

General references

and Aaron and his sons are to wash their hands and their feet from it.

You are to put the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar and put water in it.

"Then the priest is to take some of the blood from the guilt offering and place it on the right earlobe of the person to be cleansed, on his right thumb, and on his right great toe.

I'll cleanse them from all their sin that they have committed against me, and I'll forgive all their sins that they committed against me and by which they rebelled against me.

For I will be merciful regarding their wrong deeds, and I will never again remember their sins."

May mercy, peace, and love be yours in abundance!