1 Then the angel showed mexEzek. 47:1; Zech. 14:8; [Ps. 46:4] the river ofySee ch. 21:6 the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb 2 through the middle ofzch. 21:21 the street of the city;aEzek. 47:12 also, on either side of the river,bver. 14, 19; ch. 2:7; Gen. 2:9 the tree of life1Or the Lamb. In the midst of the street of the city, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of the tree werec[ch. 21:24] for the healing of the nations. 3 dZech. 14:11; [Gen. 3:17] No longer will there be anything accursed, butech. 21:3, 23; Ezek. 48:35 the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, andfch. 7:15 his servants will worship him. 4 gMatt. 5:8; 1 Cor. 13:12; 1 John 3:2 They will see his face, andhch. 3:12; 7:3; 14:1 his name will be on their foreheads. 5 Andich. 21:25 night will be no more. They will need no light of lampjSee ch. 21:23 or sun, forkPs. 36:9; See ch. 21:11 the Lord God will be their light, andlDan. 7:18, 27; Rom. 5:17; 2 Tim. 2:12; See ch. 20:4 they will reign forever and ever.
6 And he said to me,mSee ch. 21:5 “These words are trustworthy and true. And the Lord, the God ofn1 Cor. 14:32 the spirits of the prophets,och. 1:1 has sent his angel to show his servants what must soon take place. ”
7 “And behold,pver. 12, 20; ch. 3:11 I am coming soon.qch. 1:3 Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book. ”
8 I,rch. 1:1, 4, 9 John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw them,sch. 19:10 I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed them to me, 9 s[See ver. 8 above] but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers the prophets, and with thosem[See ver. 6 above] who keep the words of this book. Worship God. ”
10 And he said to me,t[ch. 10:4] “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near. 11 uEzek. 3:27; [Dan. 12:10; 2 Tim. 3:13] Let the evildoer still do evil, and the filthy still be filthy, and the righteous still do right, and the holy still be holy. ”
12 “Behold,vver. 7, 20 I am coming soon,wIsa. 40:10; 62:11 bringing my recompense with me,xSee Matt. 16:27 to repay everyone for what he has done. 13 ySee ch. 1:8 I am the Alpha and the Omega,zSee ch. 1:17 the first and the last,ach. 21:6 the beginning and the end. ”
14 Blessed are those whobSee ch. 7:14 wash their robes, so that they may have the right tocver. 2, 19 the tree of life and thatdPs. 118:20; See ch. 21:27 they may enter the city by the gates. 15 e[Gal. 5:19-21]; See Matt. 8:12 Outside arefSee Phil. 3:2 the dogsgSee ch. 21:8 and sorcerers and the sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.
16 hch. 1:1 “I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you about these thingsich. 1:4 for the churches. I amjSee ch. 5:5 the root andkSee Matt. 1:1 the descendant of David,l[ch. 2:28; Num. 24:17; Isa. 60:3; Matt. 2:2] the bright morning star. ”
17 The Spirit andmch. 21:2, 9 the Bride say, “Come. ” And let the one who hears say, “Come. ” Andnch. 21:6; Isa. 55:1; John 7:37 let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who desires take theoSee ch. 21:6 water of life without price.
18 I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book:pDeut. 4:2; 12:32; [Prov. 30:6] if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book, 19 and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his share inqver. 2, 14 the tree of life and inrSee ch. 21:2 the holy city, which are described in this book.
20 He who testifies to these things says, “Surelysver. 7, 12 I am coming soon. ” Amen.t[2 Tim. 4:8] Come, Lord Jesus!
21 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all. Amen.