What is happening here?
John receives the Revelation of Jesus Christ while exiled on Patmos. The book blesses those who read, hear, and keep its words, announces Christ’s coming with clouds, and presents the risen Lord in overwhelming glory among seven golden candlesticks. Jesus identifies Himself as the First and the Last, the One who was dead and is alive for evermore, and interprets the seven stars and candlesticks.
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