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Revelation 1:1

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Revelation: Daniel 2:28-29; Amos 3:7; Romans 16:25; Galatians 1:12; Ephesians 3:3

which God: John 3:32, John 8:26, John 12:49

to show: Revelation 22:6; Psalms 25:14; John 15:15

which must: Revelation 1:3, Revelation 1:19, Revelation 4:1, Revelation 22:10, 2 Peter 3:8

and he: Revelation 22:6, Revelation 22:16; Daniel 8:16, Daniel 9:21, Daniel 9:23

John: Revelation 1:4, Revelation 1:9, Revelation 21:2

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