Revelation 1:18

the Everliving. I died, and I am alive for ever and ever. And I hold the keys of death and of Hades.

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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 saw him, I fell at his feet like one dead. He laid his hand on me and said – ‘Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,

19Therefore write of what you have seen and of what is happening now and of what is about to take place –

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Cross References

Psalms 18:46The Lord is alive! Blest be my rock! Exalted be God, my protector!

John 14:19In a little while the world will see me no more, but you will still see me; because I am living, you will be living also.

Romans 14:8for, if we live, our life is for the Master, and, if we die, our death is for the Master. Whether, then, we live or die we belong to the Master.

2 Corinthians 13:4For though his crucifixion was due to weakness, his life is due to the power of God. And we, also, are weak in his weakness, but with him we will live for you through the power of God.

Colossians 3:3For you died, and your life now lies hidden, with the 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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