Revelation 22 - NKJV Bible Online

Revelation 22

The River of Life

And he showed me ^aa ¹pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb. 2 ^aIn the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was ^bthe tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were ^cfor the healing of the nations. 3 And ^athere shall be no more curse, ^bbut the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and His ^cservants shall serve Him. 4 ^aThey shall see His face, and ^bHis name shall be on their foreheads. 5 ^aThere shall be no night there: They need no lamp nor ^blight of the sun, for ^cthe Lord God gives them light. ^dAnd they shall reign forever and ever.

The Time Is Near

6 Then he said to me, ^a“These words are faithful and true.” And the Lord God of the ¹holy prophets ^bsent His angel to show His servants the things which must ^cshortly take place.
7 ^a“Behold, I am coming quickly! ^bBlessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”
8 Now I, John, ¹saw and heard these things. And when I heard and saw, ^aI fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who showed me these things.
9 Then he said to me, ^a“See that you do not do that. ¹For I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren the prophets, and of those who keep the words of this book. Worship God.” 10 ^aAnd he said to me, “Do not seal the words of the prophecy of this book, ^bfor the time is at hand. 11 He who is unjust, let him be unjust still; he who is filthy, let him be filthy still; he who is righteous, let him ¹be righteous still; he who is holy, let him be holy still.”

Jesus Testifies to the Churches

12 “And behold, I am coming quickly, and ^aMy reward is with Me, ^bto give to every one according to his work. 13 ^aI am the Alpha and the Omega, the ¹Beginning and the End, the First and the Last.”
14 ^aBlessed are those who ¹do His commandments, that they may have the right ^bto the tree of life, ^cand may enter through the gates into the city. 15 ¹But ^aoutside are ^bdogs and sorcerers and sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and whoever loves and practices a lie.
16 ^a“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. ^bI am the Root and the Offspring of David, ^cthe Bright and Morning Star.”
17 And the Spirit and ^athe bride say, “Come!” And let him who hears say, “Come!” ^bAnd let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely.

A Warning

18 ¹For I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: ^aIf anyone adds to these things, ²God 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, ^aGod¹ shall take away his part from the ²Book of Life, from the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.

I Am Coming Quickly

20 He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming quickly.”
Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
21 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be ¹with you all. Amen.

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