EDEN RESTORED
Key verse: 3
NIV
Eden Restored
22 Then the angel showed me the river(A) of the water of life,(B) as clear as crystal,(C) flowing(D) from the throne of God and of the Lamb 2 down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life,(E) bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.(F) 3 No longer will there be any curse.(G) The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him.(H) 4 They will see his face,(I) and his name will be on their foreheads.(J) 5 There will be no more night.(K) They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light.(L) And they will reign for ever and ever.(M)
John and the Angel
6 The angel said to me,(N) “These words are trustworthy and true.(O) The Lord, the God who inspires the prophets,(P) sent his angel(Q) to show his servants the things that must soon take place.”
7 “Look, I am coming soon!(R) Blessed(S) is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy written in this scroll.”(T)
8 I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things.(U) And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet(V) of the angel who had been showing them to me. 9 But he said to me, “Don’t do that! I am a fellow servant with you and with your fellow prophets and with all who keep the words of this scroll.(W) Worship God!”(X)
Cross references
- Revelation 22:1 : Ps 36:8; 46:4
- Revelation 22:1 : ver 17; S Jn 4:10
- Revelation 22:1 : Rev 4:6
- Revelation 22:1 : Eze 47:1; Zec 14:8
- Revelation 22:2 : S Rev 2:7
- Revelation 22:2 : Eze 47:12
- Revelation 22:3 : Zec 14:11
- Revelation 22:3 : Rev 7:15
- Revelation 22:4 : S Mt 5:8
- Revelation 22:4 : S Rev 7:3
- Revelation 22:5 : Rev 21:25; Zec 14:7
- Revelation 22:5 : Isa 60:19, 20; Rev 21:23
- Revelation 22:5 : Da 7:27; Rev 20:4
- Revelation 22:6 : Rev 1:1
- Revelation 22:6 : Rev 21:5
- Revelation 22:6 : 1Co 14:32; Heb 12:9
- Revelation 22:6 : ver 16; Rev 1:1
- Revelation 22:7 : ver 12, 20; S Mt 16:27
- Revelation 22:7 : Rev 1:3; 16:15
- Revelation 22:7 : ver 10, 18, 19
- Revelation 22:8 : S Rev 1:1
- Revelation 22:8 : Rev 19:10
- Revelation 22:9 : ver 10, 18, 19
- Revelation 22:9 : Rev 19:10
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ESV
The River of Life
22 Then the angel[a] showed me (A)the river of (B)the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb 2 through the middle of (C)the street of the city; (D)also, on either side of the river, (E)the tree of life[b] with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of the tree were (F)for the healing of the nations. 3 (G)No longer will there be anything accursed, but (H)the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and (I)his servants will worship him. 4 (J)They will see his face, and (K)his name will be on their foreheads. 5 And (L)night will be no more. They will need no light of lamp (M)or sun, for (N)the Lord God will be their light, and (O)they will reign forever and ever.
Jesus Is Coming
6 And he said to me, (P)“These words are trustworthy and true. And the Lord, the God of (Q)the spirits of the prophets, (R)has sent his angel to show his servants what must soon take place.”
7 “And behold, (S)I am coming soon. (T)Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”
8 I, (U)John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw them, (V)I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed them to me, 9 (W)but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers the prophets, and with those (X)who keep the words of this book. Worship God.”
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Revelation 22:1 Greek he
- Revelation 22:2 Or the Lamb. In the midst of the street of the city, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life
Cross references
- Revelation 22:1 : Ezek. 47:1; Zech. 14:8; [Ps. 46:4]
- Revelation 22:1 : See ch. 21:6
- Revelation 22:2 : ch. 21:21
- Revelation 22:2 : Ezek. 47:12
- Revelation 22:2 : ver. 14, 19; ch. 2:7; Gen. 2:9
- Revelation 22:2 : [ch. 21:24]
- Revelation 22:3 : Zech. 14:11; [Gen. 3:17]
- Revelation 22:3 : ch. 21:3, 23; Ezek. 48:35
- Revelation 22:3 : ch. 7:15
- Revelation 22:4 : Matt. 5:8; 1 Cor. 13:12; 1 John 3:2
- Revelation 22:4 : ch. 3:12; 7:3; 14:1
- Revelation 22:5 : ch. 21:25
- Revelation 22:5 : See ch. 21:23
- Revelation 22:5 : Ps. 36:9; See ch. 21:11
- Revelation 22:5 : Dan. 7:18, 27; Rom. 5:17; 2 Tim. 2:12; See ch. 20:4
- Revelation 22:6 : See ch. 21:5
- Revelation 22:6 : 1 Cor. 14:32
- Revelation 22:6 : ch. 1:1
- Revelation 22:7 : ver. 12, 20; ch. 3:11
- Revelation 22:7 : ch. 1:3
- Revelation 22:8 : ch. 1:1, 4, 9
- Revelation 22:8 : ch. 19:10
- Revelation 22:9 : [See ver. 8 above]; ch. 19:10
- Revelation 22:9 : [See ver. 6 above]; See ch. 21:5
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