16. He held seven stars in his right hand, and a sharp double-edged sword extended out of his mouth. His face shone like the sun shining at full strength.
17. When I saw him I fell down at his feet as though I were dead, but he placed his right hand on me and said: “Do not be afraid! I am the first and the last,
18. and the one who lives! I was dead, but look, now I am alive – forever and ever – and I hold the keys of death and of Hades!
19. Therefore write what you saw, what is, and what will be after these things.