Revelation 1:11
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.”
πέμπω
To send, to dispatch, to commission. God sent His Son born of a woman born under the law to redeem those under the law. Mission begins with sending and sending begins with love.
ἐκκλησία
churches
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ἐκκλησία
Assembly, church, called out ones. Ekklesia. I will build my church. The church is not a building or a programme. It is a people called out by God and gathered around Jesus.
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πρῶτος
first
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πρῶτος
First, foremost, chief. Protos. The first shall be last and the last first. God constantly reverses human rankings. What the world considers great God may consider least.
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Ω
Omega
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Ω
Omega, the last letter. Omega. I am the Alpha and the Omega the beginning and the end. Jesus encompasses all of history. Nothing happens outside of His jurisdiction.
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ὅς
What
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ὅς
Who, which, that, the one who. He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. God finishes what He starts.
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λέγω
saying
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λέγω
To say, to speak with authority. Jesus said and it was so. When Jesus speaks everything listens. His words carry the weight of creation behind them.
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ἔσχατος
last;
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ἔσχατος
Last, final. I am the first and the last. Jesus holds both ends of time. Nothing catches Him by surprise and nothing is beyond His reach.
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γράφω
do write
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γράφω
To write, to record. These things are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ and have life in His name.
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Πέργαμος
Pergamum
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Πέργαμος
fortified; Pergamus, a place in Asia Minor
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Φιλαδέλφεια
Philadelphia
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Φιλαδέλφεια
Philadelphia, a place in Asia Minor
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εἰμί
am
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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Λαοδίκεια
Laodicea.
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Λαοδίκεια
Laodicia, a place in Asia Minor
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Θυάτειρα
Thyatira
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Θυάτειρα
Thyatira, a place in Asia Minor
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Σμύρνα
Smyrna
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Σμύρνα
Smyrna, a place in Asia Minor
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Σάρδεις
Sardis
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Σάρδεις
Sardis, a place in Asia Minor
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Ἔφεσος
Ephesus
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Ἔφεσος
Ephesus, a city of Asia Minor
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