Revelation 1, free to play: the island, the lampstands, the voice like a trumpet

The chapter, in order

The quest has seven steps, and they follow the chapter's own order. Nothing is added to the text; the steps are a way of making sure you do not miss any of it.

1. Read the Prologue — the opening scroll: "The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him" (1:1–3).
2. Greet the Saints — the blessing to the seven churches, "Grace be unto you, and peace" (1:4–8).
3. Recall John's Exile — why John is on Patmos: "for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ" (1:9).
4. Hear the Voice — "a great voice, as of a trumpet" (1:10–11).
5. Behold the Risen Christ — "one like unto the Son of man" among the lampstands (1:12–18).
6. Receive the Commission — "Write the things which thou hast seen" (1:19).
7. Understand the Mystery — what the seven stars and seven lampstands are (1:20).

Who you meet

Five people and voices stand on the island. Each speaks only from their own place in the chapter.

• John the Beloved — a memory of the apostle, who tells you of his exile and why he came to write.
• A Witness of Grace — one of the saints to whom the opening blessing is addressed.
• The Voice Like a Trumpet — the voice John heard behind him on the Lord's day.
• One like the Son of Man — the risen Christ as John saw Him: eyes as a flame of fire, feet like fine brass, a voice as the sound of many waters. Spoken with, never played.
• The Interpretation Angel — the messenger by whom the Revelation was "signified" (1:1), who explains the mystery of the stars and the lampstands.

What you find

• The Opening Scroll — verses 1 to 3, the blessing on the one who reads.
• Seven Golden Lampstands — "the seven churches" (1:20).
• Seven Stars — "the angels of the seven churches" (1:20).
• The Two-Edged Sword — the word that "went a sharp twoedged sword" out of His mouth (1:16).

Beyond the chapter lies a land. Patmos and the Seven Churches is one of the four lands open to every player without a subscription; the chapter stands at its site, and you walk out of it into the land when you are done.

The opening words, as the game reads them

“The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw. Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.” Revelation 1:1–3, King James Version

Every verse the game quotes is the KJV. Where a character speaks in their own words, the dialogue is written from the chapter and checked against our doctrinal rules before release. Verse 10, "the Lord's day", is read in the Adventist understanding of Scripture as the seventh-day Sabbath, with Mark 2:28 beside it; the about page says plainly how we read the Bible.

Try three of the fifteen

Sample quiz questions

These are three real questions from the Revelation 1 quiz, in the game's own words. The answers are not marked here; the game shuffles the options every time you sit it, and you need 70% to pass.

Right answers pay 10 XP each and a perfect score pays 50 more. In a room, everyone answers the same quiz and sees how the others did. More on how the quiz works.

Chapter facts

20

verses, every one covered by something you see, hear or read

15

quiz questions, each tied to a verse

5

people and voices to speak with

4

things to find and read

1–6

players in a room; solo play is fine too

$0

free forever, no card asked

How to play it

1. Open the game in your browser and make an account. A child under 13 gives a parent's email instead of their own, and the parent confirms before the child can play with anyone else; see the page for parents.
2. Play the short intro story in the Archivery, the library where the Scribe finds the Book. It is free and takes a few minutes.
3. Open the world map and choose Revelation 1. To play with others, start a room and share its code, which looks like SCRIBE-7K4P2Q; up to six people can join from their own devices.
4. Walk the island, speak with everyone, read everything, then step into the quiz zone.

What else is free

Revelation 1 is not a trial. Free forever, for every player: the intro story, Revelation 1, the story scene The Baptism of Jesus, and four open lands to walk with other players: the City of the Last Days, the Garden of Eden, Judea in the days of Jesus, and Patmos and the Seven Churches. A subscription ($9.99 a month or $79.99 a year) opens the rest of the Bible: 1,189 chapters and 14 story scenes. See pricing.

The next chapter, Revelation 2 — Letters to the Churches, Part I, is part of the subscription. Chapters open in order along a road through the books, era by era, so Revelation 2 waits until you reach Revelation on that road; Revelation 1 is open to everyone from the first day.

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