Revelation 1:18

And I am alive, though I was dead. And, behold, I live forever and ever. And I hold the keys of death and of Hell.

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In The King James Version

I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.

In Context

17And when I had seen him, I fell at his feet, like one who is dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying: “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last.

19Therefore, write the things which you have seen, and which are, and which must occur afterward:

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Cross References

Isaiah 22:22And I will place the key of the house of David upon his shoulder. And when he opens, no one will close. And when he closes, no one will open.

John 14:19Yet a little while and the world will not see me any longer. But you will see me. For I live, and you shall live.

Romans 14:8For if we live, we live for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.

2 Corinthians 13:4For although he was crucified in weakness, yet he lives by the power of God. And yes, we are weak in him. But we shall live with him by the power of God among you.

Colossians 3:3For you have died, and so your life is hidden with Christ in God.

Matthew Henry on Revelation 1:10-20

John's Vision of Christ. ( a. d. 95.) 9 I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ. 10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, 11 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… Read the whole commentary →

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