Weymouth New Testament in Modern Speech: Revelation | Page 2

and of Hades! 001:019 Write down therefore the things you have just seen,
and those which are now taking place, and those which are soon to follow: 001:020 the
secret meaning of the seven stars which you have seen in My right hand, and of the seven
lampstands of gold. The seven stars are the ministers of the seven Churches, and the
seven lampstands are the seven Churches. 002:001 "To the minister of the Church in
Ephesus write as follows: "`This is what He who holds the seven stars in the grasp of His
right hand says--He who walks to and fro among the seven lampstands of gold. 002:002 I
know your doings and your toil and patient suffering. And I know that you cannot
tolerate wicked men, but have put to the test those who say that they themselves are
Apostles but are not, and you have found them to be liars. 002:003 And you endure
patiently and have borne burdens for My sake and have never grown weary. 002:004 Yet
I have this against you--that you no longer love Me as you did at first. 002:005 Be
mindful, therefore, of the height from which you have fallen. Repent at once, and act as
you did at first, or else I will surely come and remove your lampstand out of its place--
unless you repent. 002:006 Yet this you have in your favor: you hate the doings of the
Nicolaitans, which I also hate. 002:007 "`Let all who have ears give heed to what the
Spirit is saying to the Churches. To him who overcomes I will give the privilege of eating

the fruit of the Tree of Life, which is in the Paradise of God.' 002:008 "To the minister of
the Church at Smyrna write as follows: "`This is what the First and the Last says--He
who died and has returned to life. 002:009 Your sufferings I know, and your poverty--but
you are rich-- and the evil name given you by those who say that they themselves are
Jews, and are not, but are Satan's synagogue. 002:010 Dismiss your fears concerning all
that you are about to suffer. I tell you that the Devil is about to throw some of you into
prison that you may be put to the test, and for ten days you will have to endure
persecution. Be faithful to the End, even if you have to die, and then I will give you the
victor's Wreath of Life. 002:011 "`Let all who have ears give heed to what the Spirit is
saying to the Churches. He who overcomes shall be in no way hurt by the Second Death.'
002:012 "To the minister of the Church at Pergamum write as follows: "`This is what He
who has the sharp, two-edged sword says. I know where you dwell. 002:013 Satan's
throne is there; and yet you are true to Me, and did not deny your faith in Me, even in the
days of Antipas My witness and faithful friend, who was put to death among you, in the
place where Satan dwells. 002:014 Yet I have a few things against you, because you have
with you some that cling to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a
stumbling-block in the way of the descendants of Israel-- to eat what had been sacrificed
to idols, and commit fornication. 002:015 So even you have some that cling in the same
way to the teaching of the Nicolaitans. 002:016 Repent, at once; or else I will come to
you quickly, and will make war upon them with the sword which is in My mouth.
002:017 "`Let all who have ears give heed to what the Spirit is saying to the Churches.
He who overcomes--to him I will give some of the hidden Manna, and a white stone;
and--written upon the stone and known only to him who receives it--a new name.'
002:018 "To the minister of the Church at Thyateira write as follows: "`This is what the
Son of God says--He who has eyes like a flame of fire, and feet resembling silver-bronze.
002:019 I know your doings, your love, your faith, your service, and your patient
endurance; and that of late you have toiled harder than you did at first. 002:020 Yet I
have this against you, that you tolerate the woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess
and by her teaching leads astray My servants, so that they commit fornication and eat
what has been sacrificed to idols. 002:021 I have given her time to repent, but she is
determined not to repent of her fornication. 002:022 I tell you that I am about to cast her
upon a bed of sickness, and I will severely afflict those who commit adultery with her,
unless