From the NKJV
Revelation 1
7Behold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him, even they who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. Even so, Amen.
8“I am the Alpha and the Omega,
[d]the Beginning and
the End,” says the
[e]Lord, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”
Vision of the Son of Man
9I, John,
[f]both your brother and companion in the tribulation and kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was on the island that is called Patmos for the word of God and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.
10I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day, and I heard behind me a loud voice, as of a trumpet,
11saying,
[g]“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last,” and, “What you see, write in a book and send
it to the seven churches
[h]which are in Asia: to Ephesus, to Smyrna, to Pergamos, to Thyatira, to Sardis, to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.”
12Then I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. And having turned I saw seven golden lampstands,
13and in the midst of the seven lampstands
One like the Son of Man, clothed with a garment down to the feet and girded about the chest with a golden band.
14His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes like a flame of fire;
15His feet
were like fine brass, as if refined in a furnace, and His voice as the sound of many waters;
16He had in His right hand seven stars, out of His mouth went a sharp two-edged sword, and His countenance
was like the sun shining in its strength.
17And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead. But He laid His right hand on me, saying
Revelation 1 NKJVto me, “Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last.
18I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of
[j]Hades and of Death.
19[k]Write the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will take place after this.
20The
[l]mystery of the seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are the
[m]angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands
[n]which you saw are the seven churches.
Revelation 19
Then he said to me, “Write: ‘Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb!’ ” And he said to me, “These are the true sayings of God.”
10And I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, “See that you do not do that! I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren who have the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”
Christ on a White Horse
11Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. And He who sat on him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war.
12His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns. He
[e]had a name written that no one knew except Himself.
13He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God.
14And the armies in heaven, clothed in
[f]fine linen, white and clean, followed Him on white horses.
15Now out of His mouth goes a
[g]sharp sword, that with it He should strike the nations. And He Himself will rule them with a rod of iron. He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
16And He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written:
1And he showed me a
[a]pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb.
2In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
3And there shall be no more curse, but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and His servants shall serve Him.
4They shall see His face, and His name shall be on their foreheads. 5There shall be no night there: They need no lamp nor light of the sun, for the Lord God gives them light. And they shall reign forever and ever.
Revelation 4
1After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven. And the first voice which I heard was like a trumpet speaking with me, saying, “Come up here, and I will show you things which must take place after this.”
2Immediately I was in the Spirit; and behold, a throne set in heaven, and One sat on the throne. 3[a]And He who sat there was like a jasper and a sardius stone in appearance; and there was a rainbow around the throne, in appearance like an emerald.
4Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and on the thrones I saw twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white
Revelation 4 NKJVrobes; and they had crowns of gold on their heads.
5And from the throne proceeded lightnings,
[c]thunderings, and voices. Seven lamps of fire were burning before the throne, which are the
[d] seven Spirits of God.
9Whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever,
10the twenty-four elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne and
worship Him who lives forever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying:
11“You are worthy,
[g]O Lord,
To receive glory and honor and power;
For You created all things,
And by Your will they
[h]exist and were created.”
Revelation 22
The Time Is Near
6Then he said to me, “These words are faithful and true.” And the Lord God of the
Revelation 22 NKJVholy prophets sent His angel to show His servants the things which must shortly take place.
7“Behold, I am coming quickly! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”
8Now I, John, [c]saw and heard these things. And when I heard and saw, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who showed me these things.
9Then he said to me, “See that you do not do that. [d]For I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren the prophets, and of those who keep the words of this book. Worship God.”
16“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star.”
17And the Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let him who hears say, “Come!” And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely.
These quotes from Revelation show an angel of Jesus who speaks for Him. His hair is white... Jesus looks like jasper and sardius stone, on the throne.
Jesus returns to defeat an army. How can everyone see Him? The supernatural, light, a wonder. The perfect thing to come is light, from His face, a greater revelation than scripture or spiritual gifts...
The angel speaks as if Jesus Himself, because Jesus' Spirit fills Him, but it is an angel who later says we ought not to worship Him. Chapter 1 then 19 and 22.
I am sure the tree of life and living water are real as described and others have seen the river in NDEs.
Tongues of fire fell on the apostles in Acts 2, it is metaphorical and literal and His power. Like Jesus' sacred blood. And the oil.
