Revelation 22

New American Standard Bible

The River and the Tree of Life

22 And he showed me a river of the water of life, ^[a]clear as crystal, coming from the throne of God and of ^[b]the Lamb, ² in the middle of its street. On either side of the river was the tree of life, bearing twelve ^[c]kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. ³ There will no longer be any curse; and the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and His bond-servants will serve Him; ⁴ they will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads. ⁵ And there will no longer be any night; and they ^[d]will not have need of the light of a lamp nor the light of the sun, because the Lord God will illuminate them; and they will reign forever and ever.

⁶ And he said to me, “These words are faithful and true”; and the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent His angel to show His bond-servants the things which must soon take place.

⁷ “And behold, I am coming quickly. Blessed is the one who ^[e]keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”

⁸ I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed me these things. ⁹ And he *said to me, “^[f]Do not do that; I am a fellow servant of yours and of your brothers the prophets, and of those who ^[g]keep the words of this book. Worship God!”

The Final Message

¹⁰ And he *said to me, “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near.¹¹ Let the one who does wrong still do wrong, and the one who is filthy still be filthy; and let the one who is righteous still practice righteousness, and the one who is holy still keep himself holy.”

¹² “Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to reward each one as his work ^[h]deserves. ¹³ I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.”

¹⁴ Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they will have the right to the tree of life, and may enter the city by the gates. ¹⁵ Outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral persons, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices lying.

¹⁶ “I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you of these things ^[i]for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star.”

¹⁷ The Spirit and the bride say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who desires, take the water of life without cost.

¹⁸ I 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; ¹⁹ and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his part from the tree of life and ^[j]from the holy city, which are written in this book.

²⁰ He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming quickly.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.

²¹ The grace of the Lord Jesus be with ^[k]all. Amen.

Ezekiel 47

New American Standard Bible

Water from the Temple

47 Then he brought me back to the door of the house; and behold, water was flowing from under the threshold of the house toward the east, for the house faced east. And the water was flowing down from under, from the right side of the house, from south of the altar. ² And he brought me out by way of the north gate and led me around ^[a]on the outside to the outer gate, by the way facing east. And behold, water was spurting out from the south side.

³ When the man went out toward the east with a line in his hand, he measured a thousand ^[b]cubits, and he led me through the water, water reaching the ankles. ⁴ Again he measured a thousand and led me through the water, water reaching the knees. Again he measured a thousand and led me through the water, water reaching the ^[c]hips. ⁵ Again he measured a thousand; and it was a river that I could not ^[d]wade across, because the water had risen, enough water to swim in, a river that could not be crossed by wading. ⁶ And he said to me, “Son of man, have you seen this?” Then he brought me ^[e]back to the bank of the river. ⁷ Now when I had returned, behold, on the bank of the river there were very many trees on the one side and on the other. ⁸ Then he said to me, “These waters go out toward the eastern region and go down into the Arabah; then they go toward the ^[f]sea, being made to flow into the sea, and the waters of the sea become ^[g]fresh. ⁹ And it will come about that every living creature which swarms in every place where the ^[h]river goes, will live. And there will be very many fish, for these waters go there and the others ^[i]become fresh; so everything will live where the river goes. ¹⁰ And it will come about that fishermen will stand beside it; from Engedi to Eneglaim there will be a place for the spreading of nets. Their fish will be according to their kinds, like the fish of the Great Sea, very many. ¹¹ But its swamps and marshes will not become ^[j]fresh; they will be ^[k]left for salt. ¹² And by the river on its bank, on one side and on the other, will grow all kinds of trees for food. Their leaves will not wither and their fruit will not fail. They will bear fruit every month because their water flows from the sanctuary, and their fruit will be for food and their leaves for healing.”

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It is a fleeting concept for it can never fully be understood but soon very soon, paradoxically it will.

in Jesus’ name. Amen.