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When I saw him, I fell at his feet1 as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me2 and said: "Do not be afraid.3 I am the First and the Last.418I am the Living One; I was dead,5 and behold I am alive for ever and ever!6 And I hold the keys of death and Hades.719"Write, therefore, what you have seen,8 what is now and what will take place later.20The mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand9 and of the seven golden lampstands10 is this: The seven stars are the angelsa of the seven churches,11 and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.12
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