Revelation 22
The River of Life
Then the angel showed me athe river of bthe water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb 2 through the middle of athe street of the city; balso, on either side of the river, cthe tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of the tree were dfor the healing of the nations. 3 aNo longer will there be anything accursed, but bthe throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and chis servants will worship him. 4 aThey will see his face, and bhis name will be on their foreheads. 5 And anight will be no more. They will need no light of lamp bor sun, for cthe Lord God will be their light, and dthey will reign forever and ever.
Jesus Is Coming
6 And he said to me, a“These words are trustworthy and true. And the Lord, the God of bthe spirits of the prophets, chas sent his angel to show his servants what must soon take place.”
7 “And behold, aI am coming soon. bBlessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”
8 I, aJohn, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw them, bI fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed them to me, 9 abut he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers the prophets, and with those bwho keep the words of this book. Worship God.”
10 And he said to me, a“Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near. 11 aLet 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, aI am coming soon, bbringing my recompense with me, cto repay each one for what he has done. 13 aI am the Alpha and the Omega, bthe first and the last, cthe beginning and the end.”
14 Blessed are those who awash their robes, so that they may have the right to bthe tree of life and that cthey may enter the city by the gates. 15 aOutside are bthe dogs cand sorcerers and the sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.
16 a“I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you about these things bfor the churches. I am cthe root and dthe descendant of David, ethe bright morning star.”
17 The Spirit and athe Bride say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And blet the one who is thirsty come; let the one who desires take the cwater of life without price.
18 I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: aif 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 in athe tree of life and in bthe holy city, which are described in this book.
20 He who testifies to these things says, “Surely aI am coming soon.” Amen. bCome, Lord Jesus!
21 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all. Amen.
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