Comparison of the First and Last Sections of the Revelation Chiasm


Baruch Hashem Adonai בושאהמשהוהי

First and Last Chapters of the Revelation Chiasm

Revelation 1 - 3

  1. "Write" (1:11, 19; 2:1, 8, 12, 18; 3:1, 7, 14)
  2. "Testimony of Jesus" (1:2, 9)
  3. "Faithful and true" (3:14)
  4. "His eyes were as a flame of fire" (1:14)
  5. "Out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword" (1:16)
  6. "He shall rule them with a rod of iron" (2:27)
  7. "Prince of the kings of the earth" (1:5)
  8. "I John" (1:9)
  9. "New Jerusalem" (3:12)
  10. "I am Alpha and Omega" (1:8, 11)
  11. "The beginning and the ending" (1:8)
  12. "He/Him that overcometh" (2:7, 11, 17, 26; 3:5, 12, 21)
  13. "The tree of life" (2:7)
  14. "God gave ... to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent ... it by his angel" (1:1)
  15. "Behold, I come quickly" (3:11)
  16. "Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things" (1:3)
  17. "For the time is at hand" (1:3)
  18. "The first and the last" (1:11, 17)
  19. "Morning star" (2:28)
  20. "Even so, Amen" (1:7)

Revelation 19:9 - 22:21

  1. "Write" (19:9; 21:5)
  2. "Testimony of Jesus" (19:10)
  3. "Faithful and true" (19:11; 22:6)
  4. "His eyes were as a flame of fire" (19:12)
  5. "Out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword" (19:15)
  6. "He shall rule them with a rod of iron" (19:15)
  7. "King of kings" (19:16)
  8. "I John" (21:2; 22:8)
  9. "New Jerusalem" (21:2)
  10. "I am Alpha and Omega" (21:6; 22:13)
  11. "The beginning and the end" (21:6; 22:13)
  12. "He that overcometh" (21:7)
  13. "The tree of life" (22:2, 14)
  14. "God ... sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done" (22:6)
  15. "Behold, I come quickly" (22:7, 12)
  16. "Blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book" (22:7)
  17. "For the time is at hand" (22:10)
  18. "The first and the last" (22:13)
  19. "Morning star" (22:16)
  20. "Amen. Even so" (22:20)

 

 

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