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John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
INTRODUCTION TO Revelation 22 This chapter contains a further account of the above city, a confirmation of the visions of this book, and the conclusion of it. The city is further described by the river that ran by it, or through it, called a river of water of life, said to be pure and clear as crystal, and to have its rise from the throne of God...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And he showed me a pure river of water of life,.... Not baptism, which used to be administered in rivers and pools of water; and which engaged to purity of life; and, the power and authority of administering which was from God and Christ; but in this Jerusalem state there will be no use nor need of ordinances; for Revelation 22:1 belongs to the...
Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary - Matthew Henry
In this chapter we have, I. A further description of the heavenly state of the church, ver. 1-5. II. A confirmation of this and all the other visions of this book, ver. 6-19. III. The conclusion, ver. 20, 21. The New Jerusalem. (a. d. 95.) 1 And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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. In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations....
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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. Infinite sovereignty bestows grace; the river of grace flows from the throne of God. It is the King who saves his people; yet the atonement is ever connected with the sovereignty: “He shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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. Here again we have God and the Lamb uniting in giving that “water of life” which flows down to us by God’s grace through the atoning sacrifice of Jesus, the Lamb of God.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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. There is no other “water of life” except that which springs from a Sovereign God and a substitutionary sacrifice: “a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.” This sets...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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. Rivers partake of the character of the source from which they come that which proceeds “out of the throne of God and of the Lamb “may well be “a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal.” What but good and perfect gifts can...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
In the midst of the street of it,.... That is, of the city described in the preceding chapter, which shows that this vision belongs to that, and is a continuation of it, and which street was all of pure gold, Revelation 21:21 and on either side of the river was there the tree of life; not that it stood either in the midst of the street of the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. God will enrich his Church by giving her a great variety of good things: “twelve manner of fruits.” There shall also be...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. The fruit of this “tree of life “ is for all those who have partaken of the water of life; and the tree provides...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruit, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. When Adam ate of the forbidden fruit, he was cast out of Eden, lest he should also eat of the tree of life; but our new...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
In the midst of the street of it,- For heaven is a place of sacred intercourse and hallowed communion: “in the midst of the street of it,”- Rev_22:2. And on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, Every variety of joy and blessedness, Rev_22:2. And yielded her fruit every month: For the felicities...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And there shall be no more curse,.... As there was in Eden, from whence a river came, and where was a tree of life; for there the serpent cursed for his concern in man's transgression, and the earth on account of it; but in this new earth, and paradisiacal state, and on the inhabitants of it, will be no curse; here will be no sin, the cause of the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And there shall be no more curse: Of labour, of sin, of sorrow, of death. Rev_22:3. But the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it: So that we shall all be in the throne-room, all beholding the King in his beauty, and ourselves made his courtiers. Rev_22:3. And his servants shall serve him: That is heaven to me, for here we sometimes are...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And there shall be no more curse: The curse shall be taken from the soft on which it fell obliquely when God said to Adam, “Cursed is the ground for thy sake.” There shall be no curse upon man’s body; there shall be nothing but blessing. Blessing shall swallow up the cursing, and God shall be manifest everywhere. Rev_22:3. But the throne of God...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: and they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their forehead. And there shall be no night there, and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the lord God giveth them light and they shall reign for ever and...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: Happy servants, to be permitted so to do! Here, dear friends, we are hindered in our service, but I think that it will be heaven enough for some of us to be permitted to serve the Lord for ever in glory: “His servants shall...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And there shall be no more curse: No more thorns or thistles, no more pangs of child-bearing, no more sickness, or sorrow, or death. Rev_22:3. But the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and his servants shall serve him: They shall have nothing else to do, and it shall be their supreme delight to serve him perfectly and unceasingly.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And they shall see his face,.... The face of God, so as he is not to be seen now; they shall see him as he is; not only the angels, who always behold the face of God, but all the saints, risen and changed, being pure in heart, and perfectly holy; they shall see him face to face, they shall have intimate and familiar communion with him; they shall...