Revelation 22

The Source of Life

1Then he showed me the river # 22:1 Other mss read pure river of the water of life, # 22:1 Jr 2:13; 17:13; Jn 4:10 clear as crystal, # 22:1 Rv 4:6 flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb # 22:1 Ps 46:4; Ezk 47:1–2; Jl 3:18; Zch 14:8 2down the middle of the city’s main street. The tree of life was on each side of the river, bearing twelve kinds of fruit, producing its fruit every month. # 22:2 Gn 2:9; 3:22,24; Pr 13:12 The leaves of the tree are for healing the nations, # 22:2 Is 19:22; 57:19; 61:1; Jr 51:8–9; Zch 8:22–23; Mal 4:2; Mt 4:24; Jn 4:47; Ac 28:8 3and there will no longer be any curse. # 22:3 Gn 3:14–19; Zch 14:11 The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will worship him. 4They will see his face, # 22:4 Ex 33:20,23; Ps 17:15; Mt 5:8; 1Jn 3:2 and his name will be on their foreheads. # 22:4 Rv 7:3; 9:4; 13:16; 14:1,9; 17:5; 20:4 5Night will be no more; # 22:5 Zch 14:7; Rv 21:25 people will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, because the Lord God will give them light, # 22:5 Ps 56:13; 118:27; Is 60:19; 1Jn 1:5 and they will reign forever and ever.

The Time Is Near

6Then he said to me, “These words are faithful # 22:6 Or trustworthy and true. # 22:6 Rv 3:14; 19:11; 21:5 The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, # 22:6 Other mss read God of the holy prophets has sent his angel to show his servants what must soon take place.” # 22:6 Dn 2:28–29,45; Rv 1:1

7 “Look, I am coming soon! # 22:7 Rv 3:11 Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.” # 22:7 Rv 1:3; 14:13; 19:9; 20:6; 22:14

8I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. When I heard and saw them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had shown them to me. 9But he said to me, “Don’t do that! I am a fellow servant with you, your brothers the prophets, and those who keep the words of this book. Worship God! ” # 22:9 Rv 19:10

10Then he said to me, “Don’t seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, because the time is near. # 22:10 Is 8:16; Dn 8:26; 9:24; 12:4; Rv 1:3; 10:4 11Let the unrighteous go on in unrighteousness; let the filthy still be filthy; let the righteous go on in righteousness; let the holy still be holy.” # 22:11 Ezk 3:27; Dn 12:10

12 “Look, I am coming soon, and my reward is with me # 22:12 Is 40:10; 62:11 to repay each person according to his work. # 22:12 Ps 62:12; Is 59:18; Jr 17:10; 25:14; Rm 2:6 13I am the Alpha and the Omega, # 22:13 Rv 1:8 the first and the last, # 22:13 Rv 1:17 the beginning and the end. # 22:13 Rv 21:6

14 “Blessed # 22:14 Rv 1:3; 14:13; 16:15; 19:9; 20:6; 22:7 are those who wash their robes, # 22:14 Other mss read who keep his commands so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by the gates. 15Outside are the dogs, # 22:15 Ps 22:16,20; Mt 15:26–27; Php 3:2 the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood. # 22:15 Rm 1:28–32; 1Co 6:9–10; Rv 21:8

16 “I, Jesus, have sent my angel to attest these things to you for the churches. I am the Root # 22:16 Rv 5:5 and descendant of David, # 22:16 Is 11:1,10; Rm 1:3 the bright morning star.” # 22:16 Nm 24:17; Rv 2:28

17Both the Spirit and the bride say, “Come! ” Let anyone who hears, say, “Come! ” Let the one who is thirsty come. Let the one who desires take the water of life freely. # 22:17 Is 55:1; Jn 4:10

18I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book. 19And if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his share of the tree of life and the holy city, which are written about in this book. # 22:19 Dt 4:2; 12:32

20He who testifies about these things # 22:20 Rv 1:2 says, “Yes, I am coming soon.”

Amen! Come, Lord Jesus! # 22:20 1Co 16:22

21The grace of the Lord Jesus # 22:21 Other mss add Christ be with everyone. # 22:21 Other mss read with all the saints Amen. # 22:21 Other mss omit Amen.

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Hisgalus 22

1And he showed me a nahar (river) of Mayim Chayyim (Water of Life) bright as crystal, going forth out of the Kisse (Throne) of Hashem and of the SEH#22:1 Ex 12:3; Isa 53:7 Moshiach (Lamb).#22:1 Ps 36:8; 46:4; Ezek 47:1; Zech 14:8 2In the middle of the rekhov (street) of it, and on either side on the nahar (river) was the Etz HaChayyim, producing Shneym Asar Perot (Twelve Fruits), according to each chodesh (month), yielding the p'ri of it, and the leaves of the Etz (tree) were for the refu'ah (healing) of the Nations.#22:2 Ezek 47:12 3And there shall no longer be any Kelalah (Curse), and the Kisse (Throne) of Hashem and of the SEH (Lamb),#22:3 Ex 12:3; Isa 53:7 Moshiach shall be in it, and His avadim shall serve Him.#22:3 Zech 14:11 4And they shall see His face, and ha-Shem of Him will be on the metsakhim (foreheads) of them. 5And there shall no longer be Lailah, and they have no need of the ohr (light) of a menorah and the ohr (light) of the shemesh (sun), because Hashem Adonoi will give forth ohr (light) on them, and they shall reign l'Olemei Olamim.#22:5 Isa 60:19; Dan 7:27

6And he said to me, “These devarim are ne'emanim and amittiyim, and Hashem, the Elohei ruchot hanevi'im (G-d of the spirits of the prophets) sent His malach (angel) to show to His avadim (servants) things which are imminent.

7And hinei, I am coming quickly. Ashrey is the one who is shomer, keeping the devarim hanevu'ah (words of the prophecy) of this sefer (book).”

8And I, Yochanan, am the one hearing and seeing these things. And when I heard and saw, I fell to worship before the feet of the malach (angel) showing me these things. 9And he says to me, “See that you do not do it; a fellow eved of yours I am, and of your Achim, the Nevi'im (prophets), and of the ones who are shomer, keeping the devarim of this sefer; 10worship Hashem!”

And he says to me, “Do not seal up the devarim hanevu'ah (words of the prophecy) of this sefer (book), for the zman (time) is at hand.#22:10 Dan 8:26 11Let the one being unrighteous, let him be unrighteous noch (still); and let the one who is filthy be filthy noch, and let the tzaddik be a tzaddik noch,#22:11 Dan 9:25 and let the kadosh yitkadesh noch (holy person be sanctified still).#22:11 Ezek 3:27; Dan 12:10

12Hinei, I am coming quickly, and My sachar (reward) is with Me, to give to each one according to what he has done.#22:12 Isa 40:10; 62:11 13I am the Aleph and the Tav, HaRishon (The First) and HaAcharon (The Last), HaReshit (The Beginning) and HaTachlit (The Ultimate).

14Ashrey are the ones washing their kaftans, that they may have the right to the Etz HaChayyim (the Tree of Life) and they may enter by the she'arim (gates) into the city. 15Outside are the kelevim (dogs) and the mekhashfim (sorcerers, abusers of drugs);#22:15 T.N. the original language “pharmakoi” is where we derive the word for “drugs”; sorcerers often abused drugs to hallucinate or induce a passive state when they worked their magic and witchcraft; see Ga 5:20 and Rv 21:8 and the zonim (sexually immoral) and the rotzkhim (murderers) and the ovdei haelilim (idolaters) and everyone loving and practicing sheker.#22:15 Dt 23:18

16I, Yehoshua sent My malach (angel) to give solemn eidus (testimony) to you of these things, for the Kehillot. I am the Shoresh (root) and the tzemach of Dovid, the Kokhav HaShachar.”

17And the Ruach Hakodesh and the Kallah say, “Bo!” And the one hearing let him say, “Bo!” And the one thirsting, let him come, the one desiring let him take the Mayim Chayyim freely.

18I give solemn edut to everyone hearing the divrei haNevu'ah of this sefer: if anyone adds to them, Hashem will add to him the makkot (plagues) which are written in this sefer;#22:18 Dt 4:2; 13:1; Prov 30:6 19And if anyone takes away from the devarim of the sefer of this nevu'ah (prophecy), Hashem will take away his share of the Etz HaChayyim and from the Ir HaKodesh, which are written of in this sefer.#22:19 Dt 4:2; 13:1; Prov 30:6

20He who gives solemn edut to these things says, “Ken! I am coming bahlt (soon)!” Omein. Come Adoneinu Yehoshua!

21The Chen v'Chesed Hashem of Adoneinu Yehoshua be with all. Omein.

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