iii. Man on earth never knew such waters, as men on earth never knew such a city; but the city is a sublime reality. (Seiss). i. Erdman, Charles R. "The Revelation of John: An Exposition by Charles R. Erdman" (Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1936), Morgan, G. Campbell "An Exposition of the Whole Bible" (Old Tappan, New Jersey: Revell, 1959), Morris, Leon "The Book of Revelation: An Introduction and Commentary" (Tyndale New Testament Commentaries) (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans, 1988), Mounce, Robert H. "The Book of Revelation" (The New International Commentary on the New Testament) (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans, 1997), Poole, Matthew "A Commentary on the Holy Bible" Volume 3 (Matthew-Revelation) (London: Banner of Truth Trust, 1969), Robertson, Archibald T. "The General Epistles and The Revelation of John: Word Pictures in the New Testament" Volume VI (Nashville: Broadman Press, 1933), Seiss, Joseph A. i. i. v. But mark thee, sinner, it says, whosoever. What a big word that is! Click to enable/disable _gat_* - Google Analytics Cookie. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. Revelation 22 - Eden Restored - Then the angel showed - Bible Gateway On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star.. Surely I am coming quickly: To the very end, the Book of Revelation emphasizes readiness and watchfulness. John 3:16, Jesus faith love), Select a Beginning Point What John saw may or may not be exactly like a river on earth, but when we see it we will also say, That looks like a river., i. Click to enable/disable Google Analytics tracking. 2 In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month. Such a fence as this God set about the law (Deut 4 2), and the whole Old Testament (Mal 4 4), and now in the most solemn manner about the whole Bible, assuring us that it is a book of the most sacred nature, divine authority, and of the last importance, and therefore the peculiar care of the great God. i. There shall be no night. According to the merit of the sacrifice and the virtue of the atonement all the statutes and decrees of the kingdom of heaven are issued. 8. This is the throne of God and of the Lamb, so Beasley-Murray is right in saying, "The river flows from Christ." [8] However, he is wrong in the view that "Christ took the place of the temple." Just the opposite is true: secular Israel had permitted the temple to take the place of Christ who is the true temple. They will soon be confirmed by their accomplishment: they are things that must shortly be done; Christ will make haste, he will come quickly, and put all things out of doubt; and then those will prove the wise and happy men who have believed and kept his words. The Bibles Tab is found in the Tools feature on Bible pages: Note: MLA no longer requires the URL as part of their citation standard. Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.. of 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: 4 And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads. i. Now we see the tree of life again. (Revelation 22:10-11) A warning is given, either by the same angel or by Jesus. . To testify to you these things in the churches: The Book of Revelation is written to the churches. If we miss this practical lesson from the Book of Revelation the lesson of readiness then we miss the essential message of the book. The verse does not intend to teach that in the eternal state all manner of wicked men will be living just outside the heavenly city. a. a. As one has said, the babe in Christ admitted to heaven discovers more of Christ in a single hour than is known by all the divines of the assemblies of the church on earth. (Spurgeon). It shows that Jesus is both the Creator of King David and His descendent. (Isaiah 41:4), iii. (Revelation 22:6-7) The angel and Jesus add words of verification, Then he said to me, These words are faithful and true. And the Lord God of the holy prophets sent His angel to show His servants the things which must shortly take place. 4 They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. Revelation 22 Commentary Summary: Read Revelation 22 KJV along with a helpful commentary. c. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last: As an added incentive for us to do and be what is right, being ready for Jesus return, He reminds us just who He is. b. This will be the greatest glory of heaven: to know God, to know Jesus, more intimately and wonderfully than we ever could on earth. The Bible ends with a clear proof of the Godhead of Christ, since the Spirit of God teaches the apostle to bless his people in the name of Christ, and to beg from Christ a blessing for them, which is a proper act of adoration. 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