Rev 22:1 Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing 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, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. 3 No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him. 4 They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. 5 There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever. 6 The angel said to me, "These words are trustworthy and true. The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent his angel to show his servants the things that must soon take place." 7 "Behold, I am coming soon! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy in this book." 8 I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had been showing them to me. 9 But he said to me, "Do not do it! I am a fellow servant with you and with your brothers the prophets and of all who keep the words of this book. Worship God!" 10 Then he told me, "Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, because the time is near. 11 Let him who does wrong continue to do wrong; let him who is vile continue to be vile; let him who does right continue to do right; and let him who is holy continue to be holy." 12 "Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to everyone according to what he has done. 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, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city. 15 Outside are the dogs, those who practice magic arts, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood. 16 "I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star." 17 The Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" And let him who hears say, "Come!" Whoever is thirsty, let him come; and whoever wishes, let him take the free gift of the water of life. 18 I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book. 19 And if anyone takes words away from this book of prophecy, God will take away from him his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book. 20 He who testifies to these things says, "Yes, I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus. 21 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God's people. Amen.
It is said that the river of the water of life is the "Holy Spirit's testimony" to our Glorious Jesus' flowing from the throne. The lfe giving waters we all can drink from, to know Christ is King and never suffer death or pain again. In addition, try to remember just how precious water was in the East. It was truly "life giving" to mention something like this constant flow would be overwhelming. Which our Lord is, He is overwhelming with love for his children....us!
Ezekiel 47:12 talk of the trees and the abdance of fruit there will be....no, it is not the "fruit of the month" club...it is so much more! Neverending food, neverending health!
Now read on to see the rest of the promises spelled out here. No need to "translate" that, it is pretty simple!
Heed the warnings, do not hesitate, and do not change God's word or attempt to false teach from the Bible. This last warning is ment for you to be prompted to do research. If our sitting in a church building and if what the person is saying up front does not seem correct to you, DO NOT take his or her word for it, look it up, seek advice, MAKE sure it is correct with our Holy Bible. There are some teachers, preachers, priest, Christians, non Christians etc...out there who either have not fully understood God's word and are not representing it correctly, have been taught it incorrectly or they mean to mislead you. It is for you to find the truth in His word. Even with this blog I have just completed. I am not the "end all be all" authority on Revelation, and neither are the sources I utilized. You should reasearch, pray and know the peace of God with what He wants you to understand. The more you reasearch and seek Him, the more clear things become. For those who seek to intensionally get it wrong, there will be judgement from God.
My dear friends, I thank you for this journey and I pray it has touched your hearts and that the huge blessing from God be upon you.
I wish to place many thanks to my husband for his continual support, insight, and reading of my blog. Thanks John, I do love you
In addition, I want to thank Mike and Valerie Unverzagt for their support, knowledge and faith in me to complete this task.
And finially, thank you Holy Spirit for the drive, guidance, words and the "Ah Ha" moments given me through this journey.
With tears and a bittersweet final:
Blessing on all,
Calabash
Amen!
The Major References utilized in this blog:
Dake's Annotated Bible
A Light in the Darkness, by Rick Renner
Dispensational Truth, by Clarence Larkin
The Revelation of John Vol 1 and 2, by William Barklay
Lectures on the Book of Revelation, by Ironside
Mike and Valorie Unverzat pastors of The House
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