Revelation 1:1

Good News Translation (US Version)

This book is the record of the events that Jesus Christ revealed. God gave him this revelation in order to show to his servants what must happen very soon. Christ made these things known to his servant John by sending his angel to him,

Cross References

Revelation 22:16

“I, Jesus, have sent my angel to announce these things to you in the churches. I am descended from the family of David; I am the bright morning star.”

Revelation 22:6

Then the angel said to me, “These words are true and can be trusted. And the Lord God, who gives his Spirit to the prophets, has sent his angel to show his servants what must happen very soon.”

Galatians 1:12

I did not receive it from any human being, nor did anyone teach it to me. It was Jesus Christ himself who revealed it to me.

Amos 3:7

The Sovereign Lord never does anything without revealing his plan to his servants, the prophets.

Ephesians 3:3

God revealed his secret plan and made it known to me. (I have written briefly about this,

Revelation 1:19

Write, then, the things you see, both the things that are now and the things that will happen afterward.

Daniel 9:23

When you began to plead with God, he answered you. He loves you, and so I have come to tell you the answer. Now pay attention while I explain the vision.

Revelation 1:9

I am John, your brother, and as a follower of Jesus I am your partner in patiently enduring the suffering that comes to those who belong to his Kingdom. I was put on the island of Patmos because I had proclaimed God's word and the truth that Jesus revealed.

John 3:32

He tells what he has seen and heard, yet no one accepts his message.

Daniel 9:21

While I was praying, Gabriel, whom I had seen in the earlier vision, came flying down to where I was. It was the time for the evening sacrifice to be offered.

John 15:15

I do not call you servants any longer, because servants do not know what their master is doing. Instead, I call you friends, because I have told you everything I heard from my Father.

Daniel 8:16

I heard a voice call out over the Ulai River, “Gabriel, explain to him the meaning of what he saw.”

Psalm 25:14

The Lord is the friend of those who obey him and he affirms his covenant with them.

Revelation 4:1

At this point I had another vision and saw an open door in heaven. And the voice that sounded like a trumpet, which I had heard speaking to me before, said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after this.”

John 12:49

This is true, because I have not spoken on my own authority, but the Father who sent me has commanded me what I must say and speak.

John 8:26

I have much to say about you, much to condemn you for. The one who sent me, however, is truthful, and I tell the world only what I have heard from him.”

Revelation 21:2

And I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared and ready, like a bride dressed to meet her husband.

Romans 16:25

Let us give glory to God! He is able to make you stand firm in your faith, according to the Good News I preach about Jesus Christ and according to the revelation of the secret truth which was hidden for long ages in the past.

John 17:8

I gave them the message that you gave me, and they received it; they know that it is true that I came from you, and they believe that you sent me.

Titus 1:1

From Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ. I was chosen and sent to help the faith of God's chosen people and to lead them to the truth taught by our religion,

Revelation 5:7

The Lamb went and took the scroll from the right hand of the one who sits on the throne.

Revelation 17:1

Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came to me and said, “Come, and I will show you how the famous prostitute is to be punished, that great city that is built near many rivers.

Revelation 19:9

Then the angel said to me, “Write this: Happy are those who have been invited to the wedding feast of the Lamb.” And the angel added, “These are the true words of God.”

Revelation 19:10

I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, “Don't do it! I am a servant together with you and with other believers, all those who hold to the truth that Jesus revealed. Worship God!” For the truth that Jesus revealed is what inspires the prophets.

Revelation 21:9

One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came to me and said, “Come, and I will show you the Bride, the wife of the Lamb.”

Revelation 22:1

The angel also showed me the river of the water of life, sparkling like crystal, and coming from the throne of God and of the Lamb

Revelation 22:8

I, John, have heard and seen all these things. And when I finished hearing and seeing them, I fell down at the feet of the angel who had shown me these things, and I was about to worship him.

Revelation 22:9

But he said to me, “Don't do it! I am a servant together with you and with your brothers the prophets and of all those who obey the words in this book. Worship God!”