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THE REVELATION
OF ST JOHN THE DIVINE

CHAPTER 1

4 JOHN to the ^aseven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which ^bis, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven ^cSpirits which are before his throne;

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4a	D&C 77: 5. 5 Q. What are we to understand by the four and twenty ^aelders, spoken of by John? A. We are to understand that these elders whom John saw, were elders who had been ^bfaithful in the work of the ministry and were dead; who belonged to the ^cseven churches, and were then in the paradise of God.
b	TG Jesus Christ, Jehovah.
c	Rev. 3: 1. 1 ^aAnd unto the ^bangel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven ^cSpirits of God, and the seven ^dstars; I ^eknow thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art ^fdead. Rev. 4: 5. 5 And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, ^awhich are the seven ^bSpirits of God.