Revelation 1:9

John identifies himself as a brother sharing in suffering, kingdom, and endurance, exiled on Patmos for the gospel. It matters because faithful witness and tribulation belong together in Christ.

Cross-references · 27

• Acts 14:22strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.
• Rev 3:10Because you have kept My command to persevere, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.
• John 16:33I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”
• Rev 1:2who testifies to everything he saw. This is the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.
• Rev 13:10“If anyone is destined for captivity, into captivity he will go; if anyone is to die by the sword, by the sword he must be killed.” Here is a call for the perseverance and faith of the saints.
• Phil 4:14Nevertheless, you have done well to share in my affliction.
• Rev 7:14“Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
• Rev 12:11They have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony. And they did not love their lives so as to shy away from death.
• 2 Tim 1:8So do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, or of me, His prisoner. Instead, join me in suffering for the gospel by the power of God.
• Rom 8:25But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently.
• 1 Cor 4:9–13For it seems to me that God has displayed us apostles at the end of the procession, like prisoners appointed for death. We have become a spectacle to the whole world, to angels as well as to men.
• Jas 5:7–8Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.
• Rev 2:9–10I know your affliction and your poverty—though you are rich! And I am aware of the slander of those who falsely claim to be Jews, but are in fact a synagogue of Satan.
• Rev 14:12Here is a call for the perseverance of the saints who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.
• Phil 1:7It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart. For in my chains and in my defense and confirmation of the gospel, you are all partners in grace with me.
• Heb 10:36You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.
• Rev 11:7When the two witnesses have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the Abyss will wage war with them, and will overpower and kill them.
• Rev 19:10So I fell at his feet to worship him. But he told me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who rely on the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”
• Rom 8:17And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him.
• Rom 5:3–4Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
• 2 Th 1:4–5That is why we boast among God’s churches about your perseverance and faith in the face of all the persecution and affliction you are enduring.
• 2 Tim 2:3–12Join me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
• Rev 6:9And when the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony they had upheld.
• Rom 2:7–8To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life.
• 2 Th 3:5May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance.
• Rev 12:17And the dragon was enraged at the woman, and went to make war with the rest of her children, who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus. And the dragon stood on the shore of the sea.
• Rev 1:4John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from Him who is and was and is to come, and from the seven Spirits before His throne,

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