Revelation 1:18

and the Living One,—and I became dead;—and lo! living, am I, unto the ages of ages, and have the keys of death and of hades.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 as dead, and he laid his right hand upon me, saying—Do not fear! I, am the First, and the Last,

19Write, therefore—what things thou hast seen and what they are; and what things are about to come to pass, after these things:

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Cross References

Psalms 18:46Yahweh liveth and, blessed, be my Rock, yea, exalted, be the God of my salvation:

Isaiah 22:22And I will lay the key of the house of David upon his shoulder,—And he shall open and none shall shut, And shut and none shall open;

John 14:19Yet a little, and, the world, no longer beholdeth me; but, ye, behold me,—Because, I, live, ye also, shall live.

Romans 14:8For both, if we live, unto the Lord, we live, and, if we die, unto the Lord, we die; whether therefore we live, the Lord’s, we are; or whether we die, the Lord’s, we are;

2 Corinthians 13:4For, although he was crucified through weakness, yet is he living through God’s power,—for, although, we, are weak in him, yet shall we live with him, through God’s power [unto us] —

Colossians 3:3For ye have died, and, your life, is hid, together 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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