^7 (A)Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and ^(B)every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him; and all the tribes of the earth will ^(C)mourn over Him. ^[a]So it is to be. Amen.

⁸ “I am ^(D)the Alpha and the Omega,” says the ^(E)Lord God, “^(F)who is and who was and who ^[b]is to come, the Almighty.”

¹⁷ When I saw Him, I ^(A)fell at His feet like a dead man. And He ^(B)placed His right hand on me, saying, “^(C)Do not be afraid; ^(D)I am the first and the last, ¹⁸ and the ^(E)living One; and I ^[a](F)was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore, and I have ^(G)the keys of death and of Hades.