# General Information:

This is the beginning of John's letter. Here he names himself as the writer and greets the people he is writing to.

# May grace be to you and peace

"May you receive grace and peace" or "May you experience grace and peace." This is a wish or blessing.

# from the one who is

"from God, who is"

# who is to come

Existing in the future is spoken of as coming. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])

# seven spirits

The number seven is a symbol of completeness and perfection. The "seven spirits" refers either to the Spirit of God or to seven spirits who serve God. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/writing-symlanguage]])