16. He held seven stars in his right hand, and a sharp double-edged sword was coming from his mouth. His face was shining as bright as the sun at midday.
17. When I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead person. But he put his right hand on me and said:Don't be afraid! I am the first, the last,
18. and the living one. I died, but now I am alive for evermore, and I have the keys to death and the world of the dead.