Chapter 22

22Andheshowedmeariverofwateroflife,brightascrystal,proceedingoutofthethroneofGodandoftheLamb.
2Inthemidstofthestreetofitandoneithersideoftheriver,wastherethetreeˣoflife,withitstwelvemanneroffruitsandyieldedᵈitsfruiteverymonth,andtheleavesofthetreeˣwereforthehealingofthenations.
3Andthereshallbenomorecurse.ButthethroneofGodandoftheLambshallbeinit,andhisbond-servantsshallservehim,
4andtheyshallseehisface,andhisnameshallbeupontheirforeheads.
5Andthereshallbenightnomore,andtheyneednolamp,neitherlightofthesun,fortheLordGodshalllightenuponthem,andtheyshallreignuntotheagesoftheages.
6Andhesaiduntome,“Thesewordsarefaithfulandtrue,andtheLord,theGodofthespiritsoftheprophets,senthismessengertoshowuntohisbond-servantsthethingswhichmustshortlycometopass.”
7“And,behold,Icomequickly.Blessedishewhokeepsthewordsoftheprophecyofthisbook.”
8AndI,John,amhewhoheardandsawthesethings.AndwhenIhadheardandseen,Ifelltoworshipinfrontofthefeetofthemessengerwhoshowedmethesethings.
9Andhesaidⁿuntome,“Seeyoudoitnot:Iamthyfellowservant,andofthybrethrentheprophets,andofthosewhokeepthewordsofthisbook:worshipGod.”
10Andhesaidⁿuntome,“Sealnotthewordsoftheprophecyofthisbook,forthetimeisathand.
11Hewhoisunjustᵃ,lethimbeunjustᵃstill,andhewhoisfilthy,lethimbefilthystill,andhewhoisrighteous,lethimdorighteousnessstill,andhewhoisholy,lethimbeholystill.”
12“Behold,Icomequickly,andmyrewardiswithme,torepayᵈeverymanaccordingashisworkshallbe.
13IamtheAlphaandtheOmega,thefirstandthelast,thebeginningandtheend.”
14Blessedaretheywhowashtheirrobes,thattheymayhaverightᵉtothetreeˣoflifeandmayenterthroughthegatesintothecity.
15Foroutsidearethedogs,andthesorcerers,andthewhoremongers,andthemurderers,andtheidolaters,andwhosoeverholdsdearandmakesalie.
16“I,Jesus,havesentmymessengertotestifyuntoyouthesethingsinthechurches.IamtherootandtheoffspringofDavidandthebrightandmorningstar.”
17AndtheSpiritandthebridesay,“Come.”Andlethimwhohearssay,“Come.”Andlethimwhothirstscome;lethimwhodesirestakethewateroflifefreely.
18Itestifyuntoeverymanwhohearsthewordsoftheprophecyofthisbook:ifanymanshalladduntothesethings,Godshalladduntohimtheplaguesthatarewritteninthisbook,
19andifanymanshalltakeawayfromthewordsofthebookofthisprophecy,Godshalltakeawayhispartoutofthetreeˣoflifeandoutoftheholycity,whicharewritteninthisbook.
20Hewhotestifiesthesethingssays,“Yes,Icomequickly.”Amen,come,LordJesus.
21ThegraceofLordJesusbewithall.