Revelation 1:18

and the Living one; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive for evermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades.

Revised Version 1895

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 one dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying, Fear not; I am the first and the last,

19Write therefore the things which thou sawest, and the things which are, and the things which shall come to pass hereafter;

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Cross References

Psalms 18:46The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of my salvation:

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

John 14:19Yet a little while, and the world beholdeth me no more; but ye behold me: because I live, ye shall live also.

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

2 Corinthians 13:4for he was crucified through weakness, yet he liveth through the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we shall live with him through the power of God toward you.

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