Chapter 22

22Andheshowedmeariverofthewateroflife,brightascrystal,proceedingoutofthethroneofGodandoftheLamb.
2Inthemidstofthestreetofitandoneithersideoftheriver,wastherethetreeˣoflife,producingtwelvefruits,everymonthyieldingᵈitsfruit,andtheleavesofthetreeˣwereforthehealingofthenations.
3Andthereshallbenocurseanymore.ButthethroneofGodandoftheLambshallbeinit,andhisbond-servantsshallservehim,
4andtheyshallseehisface,andhisnameshallbeontheirforeheads.
5Andthereshallbenightnomore,andtheyhavenoneedoflightofalamp,neitherlightofthesun,fortheLordtheGodshalllightenonthem,andtheyshallreignuntotheagesoftheages.
6Andhesaiduntome,Thesewordsarefaithfulandtrue,andtheLord,theGodofthespiritsoftheprophets,hassenthismessengertoshowuntohisbond-servantsthethingswhichmustcometopassshortly.
7And,behold,Icomequickly.Blessedishewhokeepsthewordsoftheprophecyofthisscroll.
8AndI,John,amhewhohearsandseesthesethings.AndwhenIheardandsaw,Ifelltoworshipinfrontofthefeetofthemessengerwhoshowedmethesethings.
9Andhesaidⁿuntome,Seeyoudoitnot:Iamyourfellowservant,andofyourbrethrentheprophets,andofthosewhokeepthewordsofthisscroll:worshipGod.
10Andhesaidⁿuntome,Sealnotthewordsoftheprophecyofthisscroll,forthetimeisnear.
11Hewhoisunjustᵃ,lethimbeunjustᵃstill,andhewhoisfilthy,lethimbefilthystill,andhewhoisrighteous,lethimdorighteousnessstill,andhewhoisholy,lethimbeholystill.
12Behold,Icomequickly,andmyrewardiswithme,torepayᵈeverymanashisworkis.
13IamtheAlphaandtheOmega,[the]firstand[the]last,thebeginningandtheend.
14Blessedaretheywhowashtheirrobes,thattheymayhaverightᵉtothetreeˣoflifeandmayenterthroughthegatesintothecity.
15Outsidearethedogs,andthesorcerers,andthewhoremongers,andthemurderers,andtheidolaters,andwhosoeverholdsdearandmakesalie.
16I,Jesus,havesentmymessengertotestifyuntoyouthesethings[in/for]thechurches.IamtherootandtheoffspringofDavid,thebrightmorningstar.
17AndtheSpiritandthebridesay,Come.Andlethimwhohearssay,Come.Andlethimwhothirstscome;lethimwhodesirestakethewateroflifefreely.
18Itestifyuntoeverymanwhohearsthewordsoftheprophecyofthisscroll:ifanymanshalladduntothem,Godshalladduntohimtheplaguesthatarewritteninthisscroll,
19andifanymanshalltakeawayfromthewordsofthescrollofthisprophecy,Godshalltakeawayhispartfromthetreeˣoflifeandoutoftheholycity,whicharewritteninthisscroll.
20Hewhotestifiesthesethingssays,Yes,Icomequickly.Amen,come,LordJesus.
21ThegraceoftheLordJesusbewithall.