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Revelation 22:3

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...

Revelation 22:3

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...

Revelation 22:3-5

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...

Revelation 22:3

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...

Revelation 22:3

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.

Revelation 22:4

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

And they shall see his face: What a happy blending — service and communion — the hands busy, but the eves ravished with the wondrous sight of the face of God! Thou shalt see his face. If any of us could see the face of God on earth, no doubt we should die. The vision would be too bright for us. When one heard this. one of the greatest saints, he...

Revelation 22:4

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

And they shall see his face; Oh, that is glorious service,—to serve the Lord and to see his face at the same time. Communion and service are ever best when they are blended. There can be no fellowship better than first which serves, and no service sweeter than that of those who continue to see the face of their Master while they are serving him,...

Revelation 22:4

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

And they shall see his face; Oh, to keep up communion with the Lord while you are at work for him, to serve him and to see his face! This is a double joy; this is to be like Martha and Mary in one person: “his servants shall serve him: and they shall see his face.” Rev_22:4. And his name shall be in their foreheads. They will acknowledge him, and...

Revelation 22:4

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

And thy shall see his face; Not through a glass darkly, but face to face shall they behold their God. Surely that will be the very heaven of heaven. Rev_22:4. And his name shall be in their foreheads. Aaron was to wear upon his forehead a plate of pure gold, with HOLINESS TO THE LORD engraved upon it, that the children of Israel might be accepted...

Revelation 22:5

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

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 They themselves shall be kings. They shall reign for ever and ever. This exposition consisted of readings from Rom_8:26-30; Rev_21:10-27; Revelation 22 :l-5.

Revelation 22:5

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun;— Even the sun is only worthy to be ranked with a candle in comparison with the light of God himself John puts the two things in one sentence: “they need no candle, neither light of the sun;”—

Revelation 22:5-7

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

For the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever and he said unto me, These sayings are faithful the true: and the LORD God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done. Behold I come quickly-blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book. Even...

Revelation 22:5

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

And there shall be no night there; The saints in glory will have no need of sleep, so “there shall be no night there,” but one perpetual day of holy, unwearying service. There shall be no night of ignorance, of sorrow, of sin, of death; there shall be no powers of darkness there, and no darkness in which they might work their evil deeds. Rev_22:5....

Revelation 22:6-9

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done. Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the saying of the prophecy of this book. And I John saw these thing, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell...

Revelation 22:6

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

And they need no candles, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: He puts aside the use of means. While we are here, we need candles and suns. It seems curious, does it not, to put candles and suns in the same sentence? “They need no candle, neither light of the sun.” But, after all, compared with God, candles and suns are...

Revelation 22:6-7

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done. Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book. You have the witness of God, you have the witness of the angel of God, you have...

Revelation 22:7

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book. Our Lord is on the road; he may arrive tonight, while we are sitting here. Happy would be our communion service if, for the last time, we should be doing as he commanded us in expectation of his coming, and that he should come even while we were commemorating his death!

Revelation 22:8-9

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

And John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things. Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophet, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God. John made a mistake; he...