[:en]When John was a Roman prisoner on the Isle of Patmos, God gave him the revelation of Jesus Christ and future events. He described Jesus as the faithful witness, the first born from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. He loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood, and has made us to be a kingdom and priest to serve him (vs. 5-6)
“I am the Alpha and the Omega, who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty” (v. 8)
“Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last. I am the Living One. I was dead and behold I am alive forever and ever! and I hold the keys of death and Hades” (v. 17-18)[:]