Revelation 1:2-4

New Century Version

² who has told everything he has seen. It is the word of God; it is the message from Jesus Christ. ³ Blessed is the one who reads the words of God’s message, and blessed are the people who hear this message and do what is written in it. The time is near when all of this will happen.

Jesus’ Message to the Churches

⁴ From John.

To the seven churches in Asia:

Grace and peace to you from the One who is and was and is coming, and from the seven spirits before his throne,