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“Aloha!”

Dis book tell wat Jesus Christ wen show me, John. Jesus, he da Spesho Guy God Wen Send, an God wen show him da stuff dat nobody eva know befo time. Dat stuff gotta happen pretty soon. God like Jesus make um clear to da peopo dat work fo him. So Jesus Christ wen send one angel messenja guy fo make um clear to me, John, cuz I one a his worka guys. Me, I stay telling wat I wen see an hear -- da tings God wen say, an da stuff Jesus Christ wen tell.

Whoeva read dis book to odda peopo, an everybody dat listen to da stuff dat God say goin happen, an do um, dey goin stay good inside, cuz time awready fo dat fo happen.

John Give His Aloha To Da Seven Churches

Dis letta from me, John. I writing um to you church peopo dat come togedda inside seven churches inside Asia. I like God do plenny good tings fo you guys, an make yoa heart rest inside. He da One dat stay now, an stay from befo time, an goin stay afta. An da seven spirits in front Godʼs throne, I like dem do good tings fo you guys too.

An Jesus Christ, da Spesho Guy God Wen Send,
    I like him do plenny good tings fo you guys.
He da One dat tell da trut bout wat God tell him.
    He da first One dat wen come back alive from mahke.
He da main leada ova all da kings inside da world.

He da One dat get love an aloha fo us guys.
    He wen bleed an mahke, an make us clean from all da bad kine stuff we wen do.

Christ wen come King fo us guys, an make us all come prieses fo work fo God, his Fadda. We goin tell how awesome he stay. He get power foeva an eva! Dass it!

Try look! Look!
    Jesus stay coming inside da clouds.
Everybody goin see him wit dea eyes,
    Even da guys dat wen stab him wit dea spear.
All da diffren peopos all ova da world goin cry
    An feel sore inside cuz a him.
        Dass how goin be! Dass it!

Da Boss, he say, “I everyting, from first to last, A to Z.” He da One dat stay now, dat stay befo time, an dat goin stay afta, da One dat get all da power.

John See Christ

Me, I you guys brudda John. I jalike you guys, cuz I stay tight wit Jesus too. Cuz a dat, I stay suffa plenny jalike you guys. An I get Jesus fo King jalike you guys. An I hanging in dea jalike you guys. Dey wen put me on top da island name Patmos cuz I wen tell wat God say, an da trut dat Jesus Christ wen tell. 10 One Sunday, da Bossʼs day, Godʼs Spirit wen take ova me. An I wen hear one loud voice behind me, dat sound jalike one trumpet. 11 He say, “Write down inside one book da stuff you goin see, an send um to da peopo inside da seven churches, da ones inside Efesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Tyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, an Laodicea.”

12 I wen turn aroun fo see who was talking to me, an wen I wen turn, I see seven gold stands fo put da lamps on top. 13 An in da middle, had somebody dat look jalike us. He get one long robe dat hang down to his feet, an one gold cloth ova his shoulda an across his chest. 14 His head an hair was all white, jalike da white wool an da snow, an his eyes was shining jalike da fire. 15 His feets look jalike brass metal dat shine wen dey put um inside da real hot fire, an his voice sound like da water dat pound an make big noise. 16 Inside his right hand, he hold seven stars! From outa his mout, come one sword dat get two side sharp! His face shining, jalike wen da sun shine real strong!

17 Wen I see him, I wen go down by his feet jalike I mahke. Den he put his right hand on top me an say, “Eh, no scared! I da One dass first an last. 18 I da One dat stay alive! I wen mahke, but look! Now I stay alive foeva! I get da power fo open da door fo da place wea da mahke peopo stay, an make dem come alive, cuz I get da key. 19 So den, write down everyting you see -- da tings dat stay happen now, an da tings dat goin happen bumbye. 20 Da seven stars you wen see inside my right hand, an da seven gold stands fo put da lamps on top, dass one secret dat I goin tell you now. Da seven stars, dey da seven angel messenja guys fo da peopo inside da seven churches. An da seven gold stands fo put da lamps on top, dey da peopo inside da seven churches.”

Prologue

The revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave(A) him to show his servants what must soon take place.(B) He made it known by sending his angel(C) to his servant John,(D) who testifies to everything he saw—that is, the word of God(E) and the testimony of Jesus Christ.(F) Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it,(G) because the time is near.(H)

Greetings and Doxology

John,

To the seven churches(I) in the province of Asia:

Grace and peace to you(J) from him who is, and who was, and who is to come,(K) and from the seven spirits[a](L) before his throne, and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness,(M) the firstborn from the dead,(N) and the ruler of the kings of the earth.(O)

To him who loves us(P) and has freed us from our sins by his blood,(Q) and has made us to be a kingdom and priests(R) to serve his God and Father(S)—to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen.(T)

“Look, he is coming with the clouds,”[b](U)
    and “every eye will see him,
even those who pierced him”;(V)
    and all peoples on earth “will mourn(W) because of him.”[c]
So shall it be! Amen.

“I am the Alpha and the Omega,”(X) says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come,(Y) the Almighty.”(Z)

John’s Vision of Christ

I, John,(AA) your brother and companion in the suffering(AB) and kingdom(AC) and patient endurance(AD) that are ours in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God(AE) and the testimony of Jesus.(AF) 10 On the Lord’s Day(AG) I was in the Spirit,(AH) and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet,(AI) 11 which said: “Write on a scroll what you see(AJ) and send it to the seven churches:(AK) to Ephesus,(AL) Smyrna,(AM) Pergamum,(AN) Thyatira,(AO) Sardis,(AP) Philadelphia(AQ) and Laodicea.”(AR)

12 I turned around to see the voice that was speaking to me. And when I turned I saw seven golden lampstands,(AS) 13 and among the lampstands(AT) was someone like a son of man,[d](AU) dressed in a robe reaching down to his feet(AV) and with a golden sash around his chest.(AW) 14 The hair on his head was white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire.(AX) 15 His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace,(AY) and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters.(AZ) 16 In his right hand he held seven stars,(BA) and coming out of his mouth was a sharp, double-edged sword.(BB) His face was like the sun(BC) shining in all its brilliance.

17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet(BD) as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me(BE) and said: “Do not be afraid.(BF) I am the First and the Last.(BG) 18 I am the Living One; I was dead,(BH) and now look, I am alive for ever and ever!(BI) And I hold the keys of death and Hades.(BJ)

19 “Write, therefore, what you have seen,(BK) what is now and what will take place later. 20 The mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand(BL) and of the seven golden lampstands(BM) is this: The seven stars are the angels[e] of the seven churches,(BN) and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.(BO)

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 1:4 That is, the sevenfold Spirit
  2. Revelation 1:7 Daniel 7:13
  3. Revelation 1:7 Zech. 12:10
  4. Revelation 1:13 See Daniel 7:13.
  5. Revelation 1:20 Or messengers