Revelation 1:18

I died; but I am now alive until the Ages of the Ages, and I have the keys of the gates of Death and of Hades!

Weymouth NT (1912)

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

17When I saw Him, I fell at His feet as if I were dead. But He laid His right hand upon me and said, "Do not be afraid: I am the First and the Last, and the ever-living One.

19Write down therefore the things you have just seen, and those which are now taking place, and those which are soon to follow:

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Cross References

John 14:19Yet a little while and the world will see me no more, but you will see me: because I live, you also shall live.

Romans 14:8If we live, we live to the Lord: if we die, we die to the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.

2 Corinthians 13:4For though it is true that He was crucified through weakness, yet He now lives through the power of God. We also are weak, sharing His weakness, but with Him we shall be full of life to deal with you through the power of God.

Colossians 3:3For you have died, and 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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