Eden Restored
22:1 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.
22:2 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.
22:3 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:
22:4 And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in
their foreheads.
22:5 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.
John and the Angel
22:6 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.
22:7 Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the
sayings of the prophecy of this book.
22:8 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.
22:9 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.
22:10 And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the
prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.
22:11 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.
Epilogue: Invitation and
Warning
22:12 And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with
me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
22:13 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the
first and the last.
22:14 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.
22:15 For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and
whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever
loveth and maketh a lie.
22:16 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.
22:17 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.
22:18 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:
22:19 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.
22:20 He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come
quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.
22:21 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
Amen. |