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Revelation 1:17-18 KJV
Revelation · chapter 1 · verses 17–18
17And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last: 18I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.Revelation 1:17-18 · King James Version
Revelation 1:17-18 in context
15And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.
16And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.
17And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:
18I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
19Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;
20The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.
Commentary
Cross references
- Isaiah 44:6
- Revelation 22:13
- Daniel 10:8-10
- Daniel 8:17-18
- Isaiah 41:4
- Isaiah 48:12
- Romans 6:9
- Hebrews 7:25
- Psalms 68:20
- Romans 14:8-9
- Isaiah 22:22
- Revelation 3:7
Key words (Strong's)
- evermoreaiōnfor ever, an unbroken age, perpetuity of time, eternity, the worlds, universe, period of…G165 →
- sayinglegōto say, to speak, affirm over, maintain, to teach, to exhort, advise, to command, direct…G3004 →
- livethzaōto live, breathe, be among the living , to enjoy real life, to have true life and worthy…G2198 →
- beholdidoubehold, see, loG2400 →
- rightdexiosthe right, the right hand, metaph., a place of honour or authorityG1188 →
- firstprōtosfirst in time or place, in any succession of things or persons, first in rank, influence…G4413 →
- fellpiptōto descend from a higher place to a lower, to fall , to be thrust down, metaph. to fall…G4098 →
- feetpousa foot, both of men or beast, often in the orient, one put his foot on vanquished, of…G4228 →
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We have now come to that glorious vision which the apostle had of the Lord Jesus Christ, when he came to deliver this revelation to him, where observe, I. The account given of the person who was favoured with this vision. He describes himself, 1. By his present state and condition.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 9-20