7 Look! He is coming in the clouds.Every eye will see him, even those who pierced him,and all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of him.So be it! Amen.

8 "I am the Alpha and the Omega," declares the Lord God, the one who is, who was, and who is coming, the Almighty.

9 I am John, your brother and partner in suffering, ruling, and enduring because of Jesus. I was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony about Jesus.