The River of Life
1 And he showed mea pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb.
2 In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river,wasthe tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, eachtreeyielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the treewerefor the healing of the nations.
3 Andthere shall be no more curse,but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and Hisservants shall serve Him.
4 They shall see His face, andHis nameshallbeon their foreheads.
5 There shall be no night there: They need no lamp norlight of the sun, forthe Lord God gives them light.And they shall reign forever and ever.
The Time Is Near
6 Then he said to me,“These wordsarefaithful and true.” And the Lord God of the holy prophetssent His angel to show His servants the things which mustshortly take place.
7 “Behold, I am coming quickly!Blessedishe who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”
8 Now I, John, saw and heard these things. And when I heard and saw,I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who showed me these things.
9 Then he said to me,“Seethatyoudonotdothat.For I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren the prophets, and of those who keep the words of this book. Worship God.”
10 And he said to me, “Do not seal the words of the prophecy of this book,for the time is at hand.
11 He who is unjust, let him be unjust still; he who is filthy, let him be filthy still; he who is righteous, let him be righteous still; he who is holy, let him be holy still.”
Jesus Testifies to the Churches
12 “And behold, I am coming quickly, andMy rewardiswith Me,to give to every one according to his work.
13 I am the Alpha and the Omega,theBeginning andtheEnd, the First and the Last.”
14 Blessedarethose who do His commandments, that they may have the rightto the tree of life,and may enter through the gates into the city.
15 Butoutsidearedogs and sorcerers and sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and whoever loves and practices a lie.
16 “I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches.I am the Root and the Offspring of David,the Bright and Morning Star.”
17 And the Spirit andthe bride say, “Come!” And let him who hears say, “Come!”And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely.
A Warning
18 For I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book:If anyone adds to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book;
19 and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy,God shall take away his part from the Book of Life, from the holy city, andfromthe things which are written in this book.
I Am Coming Quickly
20 He who testifies to these things says,“Surely I am coming quickly.”
Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
21 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christbewith you all. Amen.