Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the LambHe showed me a river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb,And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.And he showed me a river of water of life, bright as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb,
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… Chapter 22, verse one, then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, brightest crystal flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb to the middle of the street of the city. Also on either side of the river, the tree of life with its 12 kinds of fruit yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of that tree were for the healing of the nations. No longer will there be anything accursed, but the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it and his servants will worship him. They will see his face and his name will be on their foreheads. and night will be no more. They will have no need of light, of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light and they will reign forever and ever. The angel said to me, these words are trustworthy and true. And the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets has sent his angel to show his servants what must soon take place. …
… It says, 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 down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing 12 crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. No longer will there be any curse. Now, I want you to keep that in mind. Turn me back to Genesis chapter 3. Look at verse 24, the verse we didn't read at the end of this chapter. Look at what it says. After God drove the man out, that he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the what? Tree of life. Man banished from the tree of life in Genesis chapter 3. Revelation chapter 22. The tree of life is now bringing healing to the nations because there is no curse anymore for God's people. …
… things have passed away. And then Revelation 22 says, the angel showed me the river, just like Eden of the water of life, bright as crystal flowing from the throne of God and of the lamb through the middle of the street of the city. Also on either side of the river, the tree of life. There it is. It's back from Genesis chapter two. First time we see it come back. Now it's here with 12 kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month, and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. No longer will there be anything accursed. Curse of sin gone. The throne of God and the Lamb will be in it. That's temple language right there. His servants will worship him, which leads to the five most beautiful words in all the Bible. They will see his face. We're gonna see his face. and his name is going to be on our foreheads. Remember the priests? The Lord's name on their foreheads, belonging to him, made to be with him. …