The Revelation of St. John the Divine

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- Chapter 22 -

And hee shewed me a pure riuer of water of life, cleare as crystall, proceeding out of the throne of God, and of the Lambe.

In the middes of the street of it, and of either side of ye riuer, was the tree of life, which bare twelue maner of fruits, and gaue fruit euery moneth: and the leaues of the tree serued to heale the nations with.

And there shalbe no more curse, but ye throne of God and of the Lambe shall be in it, and his seruants shall serue him.

And they shall see his face, and his Name shalbe in their foreheads.

And there shalbe no night there, and they neede no candle, neither light of the sunne: for the Lord God giueth them light, and they shall reigne for euermore.

Jesus Is Coming

And he said vnto me, These wordes are faithfull and true: and the Lord God of the holy Prophets sent his Angell to shewe vnto his seruants the things which must shortly be fulfilled.

Beholde, I come shortly. Blessed is hee that keepeth the woordes of the prophecie of this booke.

And I am Iohn, which sawe and heard these thinges: and when I had heard and seene, I fell downe to worship before the feete of the Angell which shewed me these things.

But he sayde vnto me, See thou doe it not: for I am thy fellowe seruaunt, and of thy brethren the Prophets, and of them which keepe the woordes of this booke: worship God.

And he said vnto me, Seale not the wordes of the prophecie of this booke: for the time is at hand.

He that is vniust, let him be vniust stil and he which is filthie, let him be filthie still: and hee that is righteous, let him be righteous stil: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.

And beholde, I come shortly, and my reward is with mee, to giue euery man according as his worke shall be.

I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.

Blessed are they, that doe his commandements, that their right may be in the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the Citie.

For without shall be dogs and inchanters, and whoremongers, and murtherers, and idolaters, and whosoeuer loueth or maketh lies.

I Iesus haue sent mine Angell, to testifie vnto you these things in the Churches: I am the root and the generation of Dauid, and the bright morning starre.

And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth, say, Come: and let him that is a thirst, come: and let whosoeuer will, take of the water of life freely.

Nothing May Be Added or Removed

For I protest vnto euery man that heareth the words of the prophecie of this booke, If any man shall adde vnto these things, God shall adde vnto him the plagues, that are written in this booke:

And if any man shall diminish of the wordes of the booke of this prophecie, God shall take away his part out of the Booke of life, and out of the holie citie, and from those things which are written in this booke.

He which testifieth these things, saith, Surely, I come quickly. Amen. Euen so, come Lord Iesus.

The grace of our Lord Iesus Christ be with you all, AMEN.

He showed me a

(a)

river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb,

in the middle of its street. On this side of the river and on that was the tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruits, yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

There will be no curse any more. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants will serve him.

They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.

There will be no night, and they need no lamp light or sun light; for the Lord God will illuminate them. They will reign forever and ever.

Jesus Is Coming

He said to me, “These words are faithful and true. The Lord God of the spirits of the prophets sent his angel to show to his bondservants the things which must happen soon.”

“Behold, I am coming soon! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”

Now I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. When I heard and saw, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who had shown me these things.

He said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow bondservant with you and with your brothers, the prophets, and with those who keep the words of this book. Worship God.”

He said to me, “Don’t seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is at hand.

He who acts unjustly, let him act unjustly still. He who is filthy, let him be filthy still. He who is righteous, let him do righteousness still. He who is holy, let him be holy still.”

“Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, to repay to each man according to his work.

I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.

Blessed are those who do his commandments, (b) that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter in by the gates into the city.

Outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify these things to you for the assemblies. I am the root and the offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star.”

The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” He who hears, let him say, “Come!” He who is thirsty, let him come. He who desires, let him take the water of life freely.

Nothing May Be Added or Removed

I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues which are written in this book.

If anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his part from the tree

(c)

of life, and out of the holy city, which are written in this book.

He who testifies these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.” Amen! Yes, come, Lord Jesus!

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with all the saints. Amen.

Footnotes

(a)22:1 TR adds “pure”

(b)22:14 NU reads “wash their robes” instead of “do his commandments”.