Revelation 22
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1And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, bright as crystal, going forth out of the throne of God and of the Lamb:
2in the midst of its broad place, and of the river on this side and on that, [is] a tree of life, yielding twelve fruits, in each several month rendering its fruits, and the leaves of the tree [are] for the service of the nations;
3and any curse there shall not be any more, and the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and His servants shall serve Him,
4and they shall see His face, and His name [is] upon their foreheads,
5and night shall not be there, and they have no need of a lamp and light of a sun, because the Lord God doth give them light, and they shall reign — to the ages of the ages.
6And he said to me, ‘These words [are] stedfast and true, and the Lord God of the holy prophets did send His messenger to shew to His servants the things that it behoveth to come quickly:
7Lo, I come quickly; happy [is] he who is keeping the words of the prophecy of this scroll.’
8And I, John, am he who is seeing these things and hearing, and when I heard and beheld, I fell down to bow before the feet of the messenger who is shewing me these things;
9and he saith to me, ‘See — not; for fellow-servant of thee am I, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of those keeping the words of this scroll; before God bow.’
10And he saith to me, ‘Thou mayest not seal the words of the prophecy of this scroll, because the time is nigh;
11he who is unrighteous — let him be unrighteous still, and he who is filthy — let him be filthy still, and he who is righteous — let him be declared righteous still, and he who is sanctified — let him be sanctified still:
12And lo, I come quickly, and my reward [is] with me, to render to each as his work shall be;
13I am the Alpha and the Omega — the Beginning and End — the First and the Last.
14‘Happy are those doing His commands that the authority shall be theirs unto the tree of the life, and by the gates they may enter into the city;
15and without [are] the dogs, and the sorcerers, and the whoremongers, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and every one who is loving and is doing a lie.
16‘I, Jesus did send my messenger to testify to you these things concerning the assemblies; I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright and morning star!
17And the Spirit and the Bride say, Come; and he who is hearing — let him say, Come; and he who is thirsting — let him come; and he who is willing — let him take the water of life freely.
18‘For I testify to every one hearing the words of the prophecy of this scroll, if any one may add unto these, God shall add to him the plagues that have been written in this scroll,
19and if any one may take away from the words of the scroll of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the scroll of the life, and out of the holy city, and the things that have been written in this scroll;’
20he saith — who is testifying these things — ‘Yes, I come quickly!’ Amen! Yes, be coming, Lord Jesus!
21The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [is] with you all. Amen.
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Revelation 22
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Eden Restored
1Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, # 22:1 See Gen. 2:10–14; Ps. 46:4; Ezek. 47:1–12; Joel 3:18; John 4:10–14. flowing with water clear as crystal, continuously pouring out from the throne of God and of the Lamb. 2The river was flowing in the middle of the street of the city, and on either side of the river was the Tree of Life, # 22:2 See Gen. 2:9. with its twelve kinds of ripe fruit according to each month of the year. The leaves of the Tree of Life are for the healing # 22:2 Or “are given for service” (nurture and care) of the nations. of the nations.
3And every curse will be broken and no longer exist, for the throne of God and of the Lamb will be there in the city.
His loving servants will serve # 22:3 Or “worship.” him; 4they will always see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.
5Night will be no more. They will never need the light of the sun or a lamp, because the Lord God will shine on them.
And they will reign as kings forever and ever! # 22:5 Verses 1–5 show us that the garden of Eden will be fully restored, and it is described as the heavenly Jerusalem.
The Testimony of the Angel
6Then the angel said to me, “These words are entirely trustworthy and true, for the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his loving servants what must occur swiftly.” # 22:6 Or “what must soon be.” This does not necessarily mean soon from the writer’s perspective, but that once the time comes it will happen quickly. The Greek phrase en tachos (similar to “tachometer”) means that once something starts it will take place swiftly. See also Rev. 1:1.
The Testimony of Jesus
7“Behold, I come quickly! # 22:7 Or “I am continuously coming swiftly.”
Wonderfully blessed is the one
who carefully guards the words
of the prophecy of this book!”
The Testimony of John
8I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things, and when I heard and saw it all, I fell facedown to worship the messenger who showed me these things. 9But he said to me, “Don’t do it! I am but a fellow servant with you and your brothers, the prophets, and with those who cling to the words of this book. Worship God!”
10And he said to me, “Don’t keep secret the prophetic words of this book, for the time is near. 11Let the evildoers be at their worst and the morally filthy continue in their depravity—yet the righteous will still do what is right, and the holy will still be holy.” # 22:11 Or “let the righteous still do what is right, and let the holy ones still be holy.”
Jesus’ Final Words and John’s Final Testimony
12“Behold, I am coming quickly! # 22:12 See footnote for v. 6.
I bring my reward with me
to repay everyone according to their works.
13I am the Aleph and the Tav, # 22:13 See footnote for Rev. 1:8.
the First and the Last,
the Beginning and the Completion.”
14Wonderfully blessed are those who wash their robes white so they can access the Tree of Life and enter the city of bliss by its open gates. 15Those not permitted to enter are outside: the malicious hypocrites, # 22:15 Or “dogs,” a likely metaphor of those who pretend to follow Christ while hiding their immorality. the sexually immoral, sorcerers, # 22:15 The Greek word used here implies drug usage. murderers, idolaters, and every lover of lies.
16“I, Jesus, sent my angel to you to give you this testimony # 22:16 Or “to testify to these things.” to share with the congregations. I am the bright Morning Star, both David’s spiritual root # 22:16 Or “scion.” See Isa. 11:1, 10. As the spiritual root of David, Jesus is divine. As the descendant of David, he is human. and his descendant.” # 22:16 Or “family of David.” As the Lord of glory, Jesus is the bright Morning Star who signals the end of night and the beginning of God’s perfect day (Num. 24:17). As the Son of Man, he is the descendant of David. Jesus is both human and divine, even in his eternal state.
17“Come,” # 22:17 Or “be continuously coming”; also in each instance of the word come in this verse and v. 20. says the Holy Spirit and the Bride in divine duet. Let everyone who hears this duet join them in saying, “Come.” Let everyone gripped with spiritual thirst say, “Come.” And let everyone who craves the gift of living water # 22:17 See John 7:37. come and drink it freely. “Come.”
18I testify to everyone who hears the prophetic words of this book: If anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book. 19And if anyone subtracts from the prophetic words of this book, God will remove his portion from the Tree of Life and in the holy city, which are described in this book.
20The one who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming quickly.” Amen! Come, Lord Jesus!
21May the grace of the Lord Jesus be with all the holy believers. Amen!
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