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Speaker 1: Life Audio. Thank you for listening to your Nightly Scripture,

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Speaker 1: a calming, scripture centered devotional podcast designed to help you

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Speaker 1: end each day with God's Word in your mind and

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Speaker 1: on your heart. Right after this short word from our sponsors,

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Speaker 1: we'll reflect on Tonight's scripture Revelation Chapter one. Tonight's Scripture

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Speaker 1: reflection is written by Lynette Kittle and read by Lea Gerard.

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Speaker 1: Revelation chapter one the revelation from Jesus Christ, which God

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Speaker 1: gave him to show his servants what must soon take place.

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Speaker 1: He made it known by sending his angel to his

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Speaker 1: servant John, who testifies to everything he saw that is

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Speaker 1: the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.

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Speaker 1: Blest is the one who reads aloud the words of

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Speaker 1: this prophecy, And blest are those who hear it and

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Speaker 1: take to heart what is written in it. Because the

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Speaker 1: time is near, John, to the seven churches in the

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Speaker 1: province of Asia, Grace and peace to you from Him

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Speaker 1: who is and who was, and who is to come,

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Speaker 1: and from the seven spirits before his throne, and from

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Speaker 1: Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the first born

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Speaker 1: from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of

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Speaker 1: the earth. To him who loved us and has freed

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Speaker 1: us from our sins by his blood, and has made

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Speaker 1: us to be a kingdom and priests to serve His

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Speaker 1: God and Father. To him be glory and power forever

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Speaker 1: and ever. Amen, Look he is coming with the clouds,

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Speaker 1: and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him,

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Speaker 1: and all peoples on earth will mourn because of him.

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Speaker 1: So shall it be Amen. I am the Alpha and

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Speaker 1: the Omega, says the Lord God, who is, and who was,

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Speaker 1: and who is to come, the Allmighty I John, your

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Speaker 1: brother and companion, and the suffering and kingdom and patient

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Speaker 1: endurance that are ours in Jesus was on the island

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Speaker 1: of Patmos because of the word of God in the

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Speaker 1: testimony of Jesus. On the Lord's Day, I was in

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Speaker 1: the spirit and I heard behind me a loud voice

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Speaker 1: like a trumpet, which said, write on a scroll what

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Speaker 1: you see and send it to the seven churches, to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thiatyra, Sardes, Philadelphia, Laodicea.

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Speaker 1: I turned around to see the voice that was speaking

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Speaker 1: to me, and when I turned, I saw seven golden

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Speaker 1: lamp stands, and among the lamp stands was someone like

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Speaker 1: a son of man, dressed in a robe reaching down

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Speaker 1: to his feet, and with a golden sash around his chest.

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Speaker 1: The hair on his head was white like wool, as

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Speaker 1: white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire.

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Speaker 1: His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace, and

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Speaker 1: his voice was like the sound of rushing waters. In

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Speaker 1: his right hand he held seven stars, and coming out

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Speaker 1: of his mouth was a sharp, double edged sword. His

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Speaker 1: face was like the sun, shining in all its brilliance.

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Speaker 1: When I saw him, I fell at his feet, as

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Speaker 1: though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me

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Speaker 1: and said, do not be afraid. I am the first

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Speaker 1: and the last. I am the living one. I was dead,

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Speaker 1: and now look I am alive, forever and ever, and

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Speaker 1: I hold the keys of death and hades. Write therefore,

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Speaker 1: what you have seen, what is now, and what will

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Speaker 1: take place later. The mystery of the seven stars that

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Speaker 1: you saw in my right hand, and of the seven

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Speaker 1: golden lamp stands, is this. The seven stars are the

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Speaker 1: angels of the seven churches, and the seven lamp stands

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Speaker 1: are the seven churches. Although some may avoid reading the book,

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Speaker 1: of Revelation, with its ominous figures, plagues upon the earth,

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Speaker 1: and apocalyptic themes, still a book well worth reading, revealing

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Speaker 1: eternal mysteries and painting a vivid picture of our Lord

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Speaker 1: and Savior, Jesus Christ. As a child, I had vibrant,

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Speaker 1: recurring dreams of Christ's return to Earth, waking up in bed,

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Speaker 1: wrapped up in my sheets and blankets, trembling at the

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Speaker 1: majesty of seeing him coming down in the sky, all

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Speaker 1: of which is very real to me. Not that I

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Speaker 1: understand everything in Revelation when reading it, as I'm far

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Speaker 1: from it, but with the memory of my childhood dreams,

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Speaker 1: and with the promise of blessing to all who read

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Speaker 1: and take its words to heart, my heart is stirred

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Speaker 1: and encouraged to keep reading it. Within its mysterious words,

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Speaker 1: Jesus is revealed in all his glory. As I read

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Speaker 1: the verses and chapters about the Savior of the world,

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Speaker 1: the returning Prince of Peace, the memories of my dreams

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Speaker 1: seem to highlight the words written on the pages. Such

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Speaker 1: rich and eternal truth is embedded within this book, drawing

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Speaker 1: us in and making the timeless eternal truths revealed too.

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Speaker 1: Irresistible to resist. Truths of Jesus as our faithful witness,

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Speaker 1: first born from the dead and ruler of the kings

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Speaker 1: on earth. Jesus revealed as the Alpha and the Omega,

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Speaker 1: the one who is, who was, and who is to come.

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Speaker 1: Jesus revealed as our savior and redeemer, who loved us,

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Speaker 1: died to free us from the wrath of God and

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Speaker 1: washed our sins away with his own blood, He who

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Speaker 1: was returning in the clouds, just as I dreamed about

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Speaker 1: growing up over and over again. God, thank you for

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Speaker 1: revealing who Jesus is to me, your dearly beloved son

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Speaker 1: has described in your priceless, precious Book of Revelation. Open

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Speaker 1: my heart, mind and eyes to be drawn to reading

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Speaker 1: your truth within its words and pages. Free me from

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Speaker 1: turning away from it out of fear and lack of understanding.

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Speaker 1: Quicken my heart and mind to grasp the truths revealed

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Speaker 1: to me through your word. Amen, How did Tonight's scripture

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