December
31st Revelation 22 The City walls etc
1: And he shewed me a pure river of
water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the
Lamb. 2: In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was
there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her
fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the
nations. 3: And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the
Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: 4: And they shall see
his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads. 5: And there shall be no
night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord
God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.
H.
Epilogue Christ is coming soon I’m coming soon
6: And he said unto me, These
sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his
angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done. 7:
Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy
of this book. 8: And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had
heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which
shewed me these things. 9: Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am
thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the
sayings of this book: worship God. 10: And he saith unto me, Seal not the
sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand. 11: He that is
unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy
still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is
holy, let him be holy still. 12: And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is
with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. 13: I am Alpha and
Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. 14: Blessed are they
that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may
enter in through the gates into the city. 15: For without are dogs, and
sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth
and maketh a lie. 16: I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these
things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the
bright and morning star. 17: And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let
him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever
will, let him take the water of life freely.
Warnings
& blessings
18: For I testify unto every man
that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto
these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:
19: And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy,
God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city,
and from the things which are written in this book. 20: He which testifieth
these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. 21:
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
And so we come to the last chapter
of the NT. John is still describing the New Jerusalem. He describes the clear
water of the river. He sees the tree of life which bears twelve types of fruit
every month. And whose leaves bring health to the nations. On this earth there
is no curse.
Lastly John brings his book to an
end with an affirmation of the truth of its prophesies. He also states that
Gods blessing rests on those who read this book. John is told specifically not to
seal this book because the days for its fulfilment are near. And so the book
ends with a person message from Christ himself, in which he promises not to
delay his coming. The invitation of Christ is whosoever will tell him take of
the water of life freely. Then comes blessings and curses on the readers of
this book.
Amen
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