And he showed me a pure river of water of life, bright like a crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. In the middle of its square and of the river on this side and on that side, a tree of life producing twelve fruits, yielding its fruit one each month, and the leaves of the tree for the healing of the nations.
And there will no longer be any curse, and the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and his servants will worship him, and they will see his face; and his name on their foreheads. And there will not be night there, and they have no need of a lamp nor of sunlight, because the Lord God gives them light, and they will reign for ever and ever.
And he said to me,
“These words, faithful and true, and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to show his servants the things which must happen soon. Look, I’m coming quickly, blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”
And I, John, the one seeing and hearing these things; and when I heard and saw, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel showing me these things.
And he says to me,
“Look here - don’t! For I’m your fellow servant and of your brethren the prophets, and of those keeping the words of this book. Worship God!”
And he says to me,
“Don’t seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, because the time is near. The one being unrighteous, let him be unrighteous still, and the one being filthy let him be filthy still, and the righteous, let him be righteous still, and the holy, let him be holy still. And look, I’m coming quickly and my reward with me, to pay to each, as his work will be. I am the Alpha and the Omega, beginning and end, the first and the last. Blessed they that do his commandments, so that they may have their right to the tree of life and may enter into the city by the gates. For outside are the dogs and the sorcerers and the fornicators and the murderers and the idolaters and everyone loving and practising a lie.
“I, Jesus, have sent my angel to you to testify these things in the assemblies. I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright and morning star. And the Spirit and the bride say ‘Come!’ and the one hearing, let him say, ‘Come!’ and the one thirsting let him come, and the one who wants to, let him take of the water of life as a gift!”
For I too testify to everyone hearing the words of the prophecy of this book, if anyone should add to these things God will add to him the plagues which are written in this book, and if anyone should subtract from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his part from the book of life, and out of the holy city, and of the things written in this book.
He who is testifying these things says, ‘Yes I am coming quickly, truly.’ Yes, come Lord Jesus.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ with all of you. Truly.
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This translation, from the Greek Text used for the ‘Authorized’ or ‘King James’ Version
Copyright © David Lawrie 1998
