Revelation 22

The River of Life

22And he showed me ^aa ¹pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb. ^2bIn the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was ^cthe tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were ^dfor the healing of the nations. ³And ^ethere shall be no more curse, ^fbut the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and His ^gservants shall serve Him. ^4hThey shall see His face, and ⁱHis name shall be on their foreheads. ^5jThere shall be no night there: They need no lamp nor ^klight of the sun, for ^lthe Lord God gives them light. ^mAnd they shall reign forever and ever.

The Time is Near

⁶Then he said to me, ⁿ“These words are faithful and true.” And the Lord God of the ²holy prophets ^osent His angel to show His servants the things which must ^pshortly take place.

^7q“Behold, I am coming quickly! ^rBlessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”

⁸Now I, John, ³saw and heard these things. And when I heard and saw, ^sI fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who showed me these things.

⁹Then he said to me, ^t“See that you do not do that. ⁴For I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren the prophets, and of those who keep the words of this book. Worship God.” ^10uAnd he said to me, “Do not seal the words of the prophecy of this book, ^vfor the time is at hand. ¹¹He who is unjust, let him be unjust still; he who is filthy, let him be filthy still; he who is righteous, let him ⁵be righteous still; he who is holy, let him be holy still.”

Jesus Testifies to the Churches

¹²“And behold, I am coming quickly, and ^wMy reward is with Me, ^xto give to every one according to his work. ^13yI am the Alpha and the Omega, the ⁶Beginning and the End, the First and the Last.”

^14zBlessed are those who ⁷do His commandments, that they may have the right ^ato the tree of life, ^band may enter through the gates into the city. ¹⁵⁸But ^coutside are ^ddogs and sorcerers and sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and whoever loves and practices a lie.

^16e“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. ^fI am the Root and the Offspring of David, ^gthe Bright and Morning Star.”

¹⁷And the Spirit and ^hthe bride say, “Come!” And let him who hears say, “Come!” ⁱAnd let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely.

A Warning

¹⁸⁹For I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: ^jIf anyone adds to these things, ¹God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book; ¹⁹and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, ^kGod ²shall take away his part from the ³Book of Life, from the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.

I Am Coming Quickly

²⁰He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming quickly.”

Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus!

²¹The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be ⁴with you all. Amen.