Chapter 22

22Andheshowedmeariverofwateroflife,brightascrystal,proceedingoutofthethroneofGodandoftheLamb.
2Inthemidstofthestreetofit,andoneithersideoftheriver,wastherethetreeoflife,withitstwelvemanneroffruits,andyieldeditsfruiteverymonth:andtheleavesofthetreewereforthehealingofthenations.
3Andthereshallbenomorecurse:butthethroneofGodandoftheLambshallbeinit;andhisservantsshallservehim:
4Andtheyshallseehisface;andhisnameshallbeintheirforeheads.
5Andthereshallbenonightthere;andtheyneednolamp,neitherlightofthesun;fortheLordGodgivesthemlight:andtheyshallreignforeverandever.
6Andhesaiduntome,Thesesayingsarefaithfulandtrue:andtheLordGodoftheholyprophetssenthismessengertoshowuntohisservantsthethingswhichmustshortlybedone.
7Behold,Icomequickly:blessedishewhokeepsthesayingsoftheprophecyofthisbook.
8AndI,John,heardthesethings,andsawthem.AndwhenIhadheardandseen,Ifelldowntoworshipbeforethefeetofthemessengerwhoshowedmethesethings.
9Thenhesaiduntome,Seeyoudoitnot!forIamthyfellowservant,andofthybrethrentheprophets,andofthosewhokeepthesayingsofthisbook:worshipGod.
10Andhesaiduntome,Sealnotthesayingsoftheprophecyofthisbook:forthetimeisathand.
11Hethatisunjust,lethimbeunjuststill:andhewhichisfilthy,lethimbefilthystill:andhethatisrighteous,lethimberighteousstill:andhethatisholy,lethimbeholystill.
12And,behold,Icomequickly;andmyrewardiswithme,togiveeverymanaccordingashisworkshallbe.
13IamAlphaandOmega,thefirstandthelast,thebeginningandtheend.
14Blessedaretheywhowashtheirrobes,thattheymayhaverighttothetreeoflife,andmayenterinthroughthegatesintothecity.
15Forwithoutarethedogs,andthesorcerers,andthewhoremongers,andthemurderers,andtheidolaters,andwhosoeverlovesandmakesalie.
16I,Jesus,havesentminemessengertotestifyuntoyouthesethingsinthechurches.IamtherootandtheoffspringofDavid,andthebrightandmorningstar.
17AndtheSpiritandthebridesay,Come.Andlethimwhohearssay,Come.Andlethimwhoisathirstcome.Andwhosoeverwill,lethimtakethewateroflifefreely.
18ForItestifyuntoeverymanwhohearsthewordsoftheprophecyofthisbook,Ifanymanshalladduntothesethings,Godshalladduntohimtheplaguesthatarewritteninthisbook:
19Andifanymanshalltakeawayfromthewordsofthebookofthisprophecy,Godshalltakeawayhispartoutofthetreeoflife,andoutoftheholycity,andfromthethingswhicharewritteninthisbook.
20Hewhotestifiesthesethingssays,SurelyIcomequickly.Amen.Evenso,come,LordJesus.
21ThegraceofourLordJesusChristbewithyouall.Amen.