1. This book is the record of the events that Jesus Christ revealed. God gave him this revelation in order to show his servants what must happen very soon. Christ made these things known to his servant John by sending his angel to him,
2. and John has told all that he has seen. This is his report concerning the message from God and the truth revealed by Jesus Christ.
3. Happy is the one who reads this book, and happy are those who listen to the words of this prophetic message and obey what is written in this book! For the time is near when all these things will happen.
4. From John to the seven churches in the province of Asia:Grace and peace be yours from God, who is, who was, and who is to come, and from the seven spirits in front of his throne,
5. and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the first to be raised from death and who is also the ruler of the kings of the world.He loves us, and by his sacrificial death he has freed us from our sins