and the livingOne; and I was dead,and behold,I amaliveforevermore,and I havethe keysof deathand of Hades.
"As for me, I knowthat my Redeemerlives,And at the lastHe will takeHis standon the earth.
"Have the gatesof deathbeen revealedto you, Or have you seenthe gatesof deepdarkness?
The LORDlives,and blessedbe my rock;And exaltedbe the Godof my salvation,
Godis to us a Godof deliverances;And to GODthe Lordbelong escapesfrom death.
"Then I will setthe keyof the houseof Davidon his shoulder,When he opensnoonewill shut,When he shutsnoonewill open.
"And you, Capernaum,will not be exaltedto heaven,will you? You will descendto Hades;for ifthe miracleshad occurredin Sodomwhich occurredin you, it would have remainedto this day.
"I will giveyou the keysof the kingdomof heaven;and whateveryou bindon earthshall have been boundin heaven,and whateveryou looseon earthshall have been loosedin heaven."
and as [the women] were terrifiedand bowedtheir facesto the ground,[the men] saidto them, "Whydo you seekthe livingOne amongthe dead?
Jesussaidto her, "I amthe resurrectionand the life;he who believesin Me will liveeven ifhe dies,
"Aftera little whilethe worldwill no longerseeMe, but you [will] seeMe; becauseI live,you will livealso.
knowingthat Christ,having been raisedfrom the dead,is neverto dieagain;deathno longeris master overHim.
For indeedHe was crucifiedbecauseof weakness,yetHe livesbecauseof the powerof God.For we alsoare weakin Him, yetwe will livewith Him becauseof the powerof God[directed] towardyou.
"I have been crucifiedwith Christ;and it is no longerI who live,but Christlivesin me; and the [life] whichI nowlivein the fleshI liveby faithin the Sonof God,who lovedme and gaveHimselfup for me.
For you have diedand your lifeis hiddenwith Christin God.
And He is the radianceof His gloryand the exact representationof His nature,and upholdsall thingsby the wordof His power.When He had madepurificationof sins,He sat downat the right handof the Majestyon high,
fixing our eyeson Jesus,the authorand perfecterof faith,whofor the joyset beforeHim enduredthe cross,despisingthe shame,and has sat downat the right handof the throneof God.
whohas become[such] not on the basisof a lawof physicalrequirement,but accordingto the powerof an indestructiblelife.
ThereforeHe is ablealsoto saveforeverthosewho draw nearto GodthroughHim, since He alwayslivesto make intercessionfor them.
and sworeby Him who livesforeverand ever,WHOCREATEDHEAVENAND THE THINGS IN IT, AND THE EARTHAND THE THINGS IN IT, AND THE SEAAND THE THINGS IN IT, that there will be delayno longer,
Thenoneof the fourliving creaturesgaveto the sevenangelssevengoldenbowlsfullof the wrathof God,who livesforeverand ever.
"And to the angelof the churchin Smyrnawrite:The firstand the last,whowas dead,and has come to life,saysthis:
And the seagaveup the deadwhich were in it, and deathand Hadesgaveup the deadwhich were in them; and they were judged,every one[of them] accordingto their deeds.
Thendeathand Hadeswere throwninto the lakeof fire.Thisis the seconddeath,the lakeof fire.
"And to the angelof the churchin Philadelphiawrite:He who is holy,who is true,who hasthe keyof David,who opensand noonewill shut,and who shutsand no oneopens,saysthis:
And whenthe living creaturesgivegloryand honorand thanksto Him who sitson the throne,to Him who livesforeverand ever,
And the fourliving creatureskept saying,"Amen."And the eldersfell downand worshiped.
I looked,and behold,an ashenhorse;and he who saton it had the nameDeath;and Hadeswas followingwith him. Authoritywas givento them overa fourthof the earth,to killwith swordand with famineand with pestilenceand by the wild beastsof the earth.
Thenthe fifthangelsounded,and I sawa starfrom heavenwhich had fallento the earth;and the keyof the bottomlesspitwas givento him.
"The LORDkillsand makesalive;He bringsdownto Sheoland raisesup.
