and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us, and has washed us from our sins in his blood,

And when I saw him I fell at his feet as dead; and he laid his right hand upon me, saying, Fear not; I am the first and the last,

and the living one: and I became dead, and behold, I am living to the ages of ages, and have the keys of death and of hades.

And to the angel of the assembly in Smyrna write: These things says the first and the last, who became dead, and lived:

And to the angel of the assembly in Sardis write: These things saith he that has the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars: I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.

And the four living creatures said, Amen; and the elders fell down and did homage.

And the nations have been full of wrath, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead to be judged, and to give the recompense to thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and to those who fear thy name, small and great; and to destroy those that destroy the earth.

And they did homage to the dragon, because he gave the authority to the beast; and they did homage to the beast, saying, Who is like to the beast? and who can make war with it?

And I heard a voice out of the heaven saying, Write, Blessed the dead who die in the Lord from henceforth. Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; for their works follow with them.

And the second poured out his bowl on the sea; and it became blood, as of a dead man; and every living soul died in the sea.

And the men were burnt with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, who had authority over these plagues, and did not repent to give him glory.

and blasphemed the God of the heaven for their distresses and their sores, and did not repent of their works.

And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and did homage to God who sits upon the throne, saying, Amen, Hallelujah.

the rest of the dead did not live till the thousand years had been completed. This is the first resurrection.

And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is that of life. And the dead were judged out of the things written in the books according to their works.

And the sea gave up the dead which were in it, and death and hades gave up the dead which were in them; and they were judged each according to their works: