17. And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as one dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying, Fear not; I am the first and the last,
18. and the Living one; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive for evermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades.
19. Write therefore the things which thou sawest, and the things which are, and the things which shall come to pass hereafter;
20. the 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 are seven churches.