Revelation 22:1-21 A Pure River of the Water of Life

A Pure River of the Water of Life

Revelation 22:1-21         The Revelation of Jesus Christ [in Smaller Chunks]

And [the Angel showed] me a pure river of [the] Water of Life, crystal clear, proceeding, [a.k.a. coming] out [from] the throne of God & the Lamb. [Ezekiel 47:9 *And it shall [happen,] that everything that [lives,] & [moves, wherever] the rivers shall come, there shall be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall come [there.] For they shall be healed, & everything shall live [where] the river [comes.]

In the midst of [its] street, & on either side of the river, there was the Tree of Life, [that bares:] 12 [types] of fruits, & yielded, [a.k.a. produced, its] fruit every month. [Ezekiel 47:7 *Now, when I had returned, [I] [saw, on] the bank of the river, [there] were very many trees on the one side & on the other.]

And the [tree's] leaves were for the healing of the nations. [Revelation 2:7 I will give to him, [who overcomes, to eat [from] the Tree of Life, [that] is in the midst of the Paradise of God. Let him, [who has] an ear, hear what the [Holy] Spirit [says] to the churches.]

And there shall no [longer] be [a] curse. But the throne of God & the Lamb shall be in it. And His servants shall serve Him. [Revelation 7:13-15 And one of the elders answered, & [said] to me, [Who] are [those, who] are [clothed] in white robes? And [where] [did] they [come] [from?] And I said to him, Sir, you [know.] And he said to me, These are [those, who] came out of great tribulation, & have washed their robes, & made them white in the Blood of the Lamb. Therefore, they are [in front of] the throne of God, & serve Him day & night in His temple. And He, [Who sits] on the throne shall dwell among them.]

And they shall see His face; & His Name shall be in their foreheads. [Revelation 7:2-4 And I saw another Angel ascending from the East, having the seal of the Living God. And he cried [out] with a loud voice to the 4 Angels, to whom it was given to [harm] the earth & the sea. Saying, [Don't] [harm] the: earth; sea; nor the trees, [until] we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads. And I heard the number of [those, who] were sealed: 144,000 [from] all the tribes of the children, [a.k.a. people,] of Israel.]

And there shall be no night there. And they [shall] [not] need [any] candle, neither light [from] the sun. For the Lord God [gives] them Light, & they shall [rule] forever & ever. [Isaiah 60:19-20 *The sun shall no [longer] be your light by day; & neither shall the moon give light to you for brightness. But the Lord shall be an everlasting Light to you, & [be] your God, & your Glory. The sun shall no [longer] go down; & neither shall your moon withdraw itself. For the Lord shall be your everlasting Light & your days of mourning shall be ended.]

And he said to me, These sayings are Faithful & True. And the Lord God of the Holy prophets, sent His Angel to [declare] to His servants the things [that] must be done shortly. [Revelation 1:1-2 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, [that] God gave to Him, to [declare] to His servants, [what] things must shortly [happen.] And [the Lord God] sent & signified it, [a.k.a. made it known,] by His Angel, to His servant, John, who [bore record, a.k.a. testified, about] the Word of God, & [about] the Testimony of Jesus Christ, & [about] all [the] things that he saw.]

Watch,] I come quickly. Blessed is he, [who keeps] the sayings of the prophecy of this Book. And I, John, saw these things & heard them. And when I had heard & seen, I fell down to worship [in front of] the feet of the Angel, [who declared] these things [to] me. Then, he [said] to me, See [that] you [don't] do it, [a.k.a. worship him.] For I am your fellow-servant, & [from] your brethren, the prophets, & [from those, who] keep the sayings of this Book, & worship God. *And he [said] to me, [Don't] seal the sayings of the prophecy of this Book: for the time is at hand. [Daniel 8:26 *And the [visions] of the evening, & the morning [that were] told [are] True. [For this reason,] you, shut up the vision; for it, [a.k.a. what happens in the vision,] shall be for many days, [a.k.a. years.]

He, [who] is unjust, let him still be unjust. And he, [who] is filthy, [a.k.a. morally revolting,] let him still be filthy. And he, [who] is righteous, let him still be righteous. And he, [who] is Holy, let him still be Holy.] [Daniel 12:10 *Many shall be purified, [a.k.a. cleansed,] & made white, & tried, [a.k.a. tested.] But the wicked, shall do wickedly. And none of the wicked shall understand. But the wise shall understand.]

*And, [watch,] I come quickly. And My reward is with Me, & shall be to give every man according [like] his work, [a.k.a. deeds.] I Am [the] Alpha & Omega, the Beginning, & the End, the First & the Last. Blessed are [those, who] do His commandments, [so] that they may have right to the Tree of Life, & may enter in through the gates into the city. For [outside] are: dogs; sorcerers; [sexual traffickers;] murderers; idolaters; & [whoever loves] & [makes] [up] [lies.]

I, Jesus, have sent [My] Angel to testify these things to you in the churches. I Am the Root & the Offspring, [a.k.a. from the lineage,] of David, & the Bright & Morning Star. And the [Holy] Spirit, & the bride say, Come. And let him, [who hears,] say, Come. And let him, [who] is [thirsty,] come. And [whoever] [is] [willing,] let him freely take the Water of Life. [John 4:11-14 The woman [said] to [Jesus,] Sir, you [have] nothing to draw [water] with, & the well is deep. From [where] then, [do] You have that Living Water? [Are] you greater than our [forefather] Jacob, [who] gave us the well, & drank [from it,] himself, & his children, & his cattle? Jesus answered & said to her, [Whoever drinks from] this water shall thirst again. But [whoever drinks from] the water that I shall give him, shall never thirst. But the water that I shall give him shall be, [within] him, a well of water springing up into Everlasting Life.]

For I testify to every man, [who hears] the Words of the prophecy of this Book, If any man shall add to these things, God shall add to him the plagues that are written in this Book. [Deuteronomy 4:2-3 *You shall not add to the Word [that] I command you, & neither shall you diminish, [a.k.a. reduce, anything] from it, [so] that you may keep the commandments of the Lord your God, [that] I command you. Your eyes have seen what the Lord did, because of Baal Peor. For all the men, [who] followed Baal Peor, the Lord your God [has] destroyed them from among you.]

And if any man shall take away from the Words of the Book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part, [a.k.a portion,] out of the Book of Life, & out of the Holy City, & from the things [that] are written in this Book. [Exodus 32:33 *And the Lord said to Moses, [Whoever has] sinned against Me, I will blot him out of My Book.]

He, [Who testifies] these things [says,] Surely, I come quickly.  Amen.

Even so, come, Lord Jesus. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

Revelation 21:1-27 A New Heaven and a New Earth

 

A New Heaven and a New Earth

Revelation 21:1-27     The Revelation of Jesus Christ [in Smaller Chunks]

And I saw a new heaven & a new earth. For the first heaven & the first earth [had] passed away. And there was no more sea. [Isaiah 65:17 *[Watch,] I create a new [heaven] & a new earth. And the [previous] [ones] shall not be remembered, nor come to mind.]

And, I, John, saw the Holy City, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven, from God, prepared [like] a bride adorned for her husband. [Isaiah 54:5 *For the Maker Is your husband. The Lord of Hosts Is His Name, & your Redeemer, [Who Is,] the Holy One of Israel, & shall be called The God of the whole earth.]

And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, [Look,] the tabernacle of God is with men. And He will dwell with them, & they shall be His people. And God, Himself, shall be with them, & be their God. [Malachi 3:16-17 *Then, [those, who] feared, [a.k.a. respected,] the Lord often [spoke] to one another, & the Lord [paid attention,] & heard it. And a Book of Remembrance was written [in front of Him for [those, who] feared, [a.k.a. respected,] the Lord. And they shall be Mine, says] the Lord of Hosts. [On] that day, I will spare them, when I make up My Jewels, [lke] a man [spares] His Own Son, [Who] serves Him.]

*And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. And there shall no [longer] be: death; sorrow; nor crying. Neither shall there be anymore pain. For the [previous] things are passed away. [Isaiah 25:8 *He will swallow up death in victory, & the Lord God will wipe away tears from off, all faces. And He shall take away the rebuke, [a.k.a. reprimand,] of His people from off all the earth. For the Lord [has] spoken it.]

And He, [Who] sat upon the throne said, [Look,] I make all things new. And He said to me, Write: for these Words are True & Faithful. And He said to Me, It is done. I Am [the] Alpha & Omega, the Beginning, & the End. I will give to him, [who] is [thirsty] [to drink] freely [from] the Fountain of the Water of Life. He, [who overcomes,] shall inherit all things. And I will be his God, & he shall be My son, [a.k.a. child.] [Daniel 7:27 And under the whole heaven, the Kingdom, dominion, & greatness of the Kingdom, shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High, Whose Kingdom is an everlasting Kingdom, & all dominions shall serve & obey Him.]

But the fearful; unbelieving; abominable; murderers; [sexual traffickers;] sorcerers; idolaters; & all liars, shall have their part in the lake [that burns] with fire & brimstone. Which is the second death.

And one of the 7 Angels came there to me, [who] had the 7 vials full of the 7 last plagues, & talked with me, saying, I will [declare] the bride, the Lamb's wife, [to] you. And he carried me away in the [Holy] Spirit, to a great & high mountain. And [showed] me that great city, the Holy Jerusalem descending, [a.k.a. coming down,] out of heaven, from God, having the glory of God.

Her Light was [similar] to a most precious stone, [a.k.a. gem,] even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal. And [the city] had a great, [a.k.a. large,] & high wall, & had 12 gates. And 12 Angels [were] at the gates, & names [were] written  [on the gates,] which are the names of the 12 tribes of the children, [a.k.a. people,] of Israel.

On the East [were] 3 gates. [Ezekiel 48:32 *And at the East side, 4,500 [cubits,] & 3 gates; 1 gate [for] Joseph, 1 gate [for] Benjamin,] & 1 gate [for] Benjamin.] On the North [were] 3 gates. [Ezekiel 48:31 *And the gates of the city shall be [named] after [all] of the tribes of Israel; 3 gates Northward: 1 gate [for] Rueben, 1 gate [for] Judah, & 1 gate [for] Levi.] On the South [were] 3 gates. [Ezekiel 38:33 *And at the South side, 4,500 [cubits,] & 3 gates; 1 gate [for] Simeon, 1 gate [for] Issachar, & 1 gate [for] Zebulun.] On the West [were] 3 gates. [Ezekiel 38:34 *And at the West side, 4,500 [cubits,] with [its] 3 gates; 1 gate [for] Gad, 1 gate [for] Asher, & 1 gate [for] Naphtali.]

And the wall of the city had 12 foundations, & on them [were] the names of the [Lamb's] 12 apostles. [Luke 22:28-29 And I appoint a Kingdom to you, [like] My Father [has] appointed to Me. [So] that, you may eat & drink at My table, in My Kingdom, & sit on thrones judging the 12 tribes of Israel.]

And [the Angel, who] talked with me had a golden reed to measure: the city; [its] gates; & [its] wall. And the city [is laid out like a] square, & [its] length is as large as [its] breadth, [a.k.a. width.] And he measured the city, 12,000 furlongs, with a reed. The length & the [width] & height of it are equal.

And he measured [its] wall, 144 cubits, according to the [measurement] of a man, that is, of an Angel. And the [construction] of [its] wall was [made] of jasper, & the city was pure gold, [similar to] clear glass.

And the walls of [city's] foundations were [decorated] with all [types] of precious stones. The 1st foundation was [made] of jasper. The 2nd [foundation was made of:] sapphire. The 3rd [foundation was made of:] chalcedony. The 4th [foundation was made of:] emerald. The 5th [foundation was made of:] sardonyx. The 6th [foundation was made of:] sardius, [a.k.a. ruby.] The 7th [foundation was made of:] [chrysolite, a.k.a. chrysoprase.] The 8th [foundation was made of:] beryl. The 9th [foundation was made of:] topaz. The 10th [foundation was made of:] [chrysoprase.] The 11th [foundation was made of:] jacinth. The 12th [foundation was made of:] amethyst.

And the 12 gates were 12 pearls. Every [separate] gate was [made] of one pearl. And the street of the city was pure gold, [similar] [to] transparent glass. *And I saw no temple [in there.] For the Lord God Almighty & the Lamb are the temple of it. *And the city had no need of the sun, & neither of the moon, to shine in it. [Isaiah 60:18-20 *Violence shall no [longer] be heard in your land; [or] wasting, [a.k.a. ruin;] nor destruction within your borders. But you [shall] call your walls: Salvation, & your gates: Praise. The sun shall no [longer] be your light by day. Neither shall the moon give light [for] brightness to you. But the Lord shall be an everlasting Light to you, & your God, [shall be] your glory.]

For the glory of God did [light] it, & the Lamb is [its] Light. And the nations of [those, who] were saved, shall walk in the Light of it. And the kings of the earth, bring their glory & [honor] into [the city.] [Isaiah 60:3 *And the Gentiles shall come to Your Light, & kings to the brightness of Your rising.]

And by day, [its] gates shall not be shut at all: for there shall be no night there. And they shall bring the glory & [honor] of the nations into [the city.] And [by] no [ways,] shall there enter into [the city,] anything that: [defiles; causes] abomination; or [makes lies.] But [only] [those, who] are written in the Lamb's Book of Life [shall enter into the city.]

Revelation 20:1-15 The Devil, a.k.a. Satan, Was Cast into the Bottomless Pit for 1,000 years

 

The Devil, a.k.a. Satan, Was Cast into the Bottomless Pit for 1,000 years

Revelation 20:1-15         The Revelation of Jesus Christ [in Smaller Chunks]

And I saw an Angel come down from heaven, having the key [to] the bottomless pit, & a great, [a.k.a. large or long,] chain in his hand. [Revelation 1:18 I Am He, [Who lives,] & was dead. And [see,] I Am alive forever more, & have the keys of hell & death. Amen.]

And [the Angel seized] the dragon, that old serpent, [a.k.a. snake, that] is the Devil, & Satan, & bound, [a.k.a. chained,] him 1,000 years, & cast him into the bottomless pit. [2 Peter 2:4 [Since] God [didn't spare] the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, & delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved [until] judgment.]

And shut him up, & [put] a seal upon him, [so] that he [would] no [longer] deceive the nations, [until] the 1,000 years [is] fulfilled. And after that, he must be [loosened,] a little [while.]

And I saw thrones, and judgment was given to [those, who] sat upon them. And I saw the souls of [those, who] were beheaded for [their] witness, [a.k.a. testimony, about] Jesus, & the Word of God, & [who] hadn't worshiped the beast, & neither [worshiped] his image, [nor] had [they] received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands. And they lived & [ruled] with Christ, 1,000 years. [Daniel 7:27 And under the whole heaven, the Kingdom, dominion, & greatness of the Kingdom, shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High, Whose Kingdom is an everlasting Kingdom, & all dominions shall serve & obey Him.]

But the rest of the dead, [didn't live] again until the 1,000 years were [over.] This is the first resurrection. Blessed & Holy is he, [who has] part in the first resurrection. The second death [has] no power, on such, but they shall be priests of: God & Christ, & shall [rule] with Him 1,000 years.

And when the 1,000 years are expired, [a.k.a. over,] Satan shall be [loosened] out of his prison. And shall go out to deceive the nations [that] are in the 4 quarters, [a.k.a. corners,] of the earth, Gog & Magog, to gather them together to battle. [Ezekiel 38:17-19 *The Lord God [says this; Are] you of whom I have spoken in [ancient times,] by My servants, the prophets of Israel, [who] prophesied [during] those days, [for] many years, that I would bring you against them? And the Lord God [says,] it shall [happen] at the same time when Gog shall come against the land of Israel, that My fury shall [show] upon My face. For I have spoken, Surely [on] that day, in My jealousy, & the fire of My wrath, there shall be a great shaking, [a.k.a. large earthquake,] in the land of Israel.]

The number of whom is [like] the sand of the sea. And they went up on the breadth of the earth & [surrounded around] the camp of the [Lord God's] saints, & the beloved city. And fire came down out of heaven, from God, & devoured, [a.k.a. destroyed,] them. [Isaiah 8:7-8 *Therefore, now [see,] the Lord [brings] up upon them the waters of the river, strong, & [mighty,] even the king of Assyria, [like a flood,] & all his glory. And he shall come up over all [its] channels, & go over all [its] [river] banks. And he shall pass through Judah. He shall pass over, & he shall even reach to the neck. And stretching out his wings, shall fill the breadth of your land, O [Emmanuel.]

And the devil that deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire & brimstone, where the beast & the false prophet are, & shall be tormented day & night forever & ever. [Revelation 19:20 And the beast was taken, & the false prophet with him, [who brought about] miracles before [the beast,] with which he deceived [those, who] had received the mark of the beast, & [those, who] worshiped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire, burning with brimstone.]

And I saw a great, [a.k.a. magnificent,] white throne, & [He, Who] sat on it. The earth & the heaven fled away from [His] face. And there was no place found for them. [Revelation 6:12-14 And I [saw] when He had opened the 6th seal, & [looked,] & there was a great, [a.k.a. large or strong,] earthquake. And the sun became black [like] sackcloth [made from goats'] hair. And the moon became [like] blood. And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, even [like] a fig tree [casts, a.k.a. throws down, its upripe] figs, when [it's] shaken [by] a mighty wind. And the heaven departed [like] a scroll, when it's rolled together. And every mountain & island were moved out of their places.]

And I saw the dead, [powerless & powerful,] stand [in front of] God. And the books were opened. And another Book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged [from] those things, according to their works, [a.k.a. deeds,] which were written in the books. [Daniel 7:9-10 I [saw until] the thrones were cast, [a.k.a. thrown,] down, & the Ancient of Days [sat,] Whose garment was white as snow, & the hair of His head [was] like pure wool. His throne was like the firey flame, & His wheels [like] burning fire. A fiery stream issued, [a.k.a. flowed,] & came [out] from [in front of] Him, & [a] 1,000: thousands, [a.k.a. one million,] ministered to Him, & 10,000 x 10,000, [a.k.a. 100 million,] stood before Him, & the books were opened.]

And the sea gave up the dead, [that] were in it. And death & hell delivered up the dead, [that] were in them. And they, every man, were judged according to their works, [a.k.a. deeds.] [Isaiah 25:8 *He will swallow up death in victory, & the Lord God will wipe away tears from off, all faces. And He shall take away the rebuke, [a.k.a. reprimand,] of His people from off all the earth. For the Lord [has] spoken it.]

And death & hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. [Malachi 4:1 *For [watch,] the day [comes,] that shall burn [like] an oven. And all the proud, [yes,] & all [who] do wickedly, shall be stubble. And the day [comes] that shall burn them up, & shall leave them neither root, nor branch, [says] the Lord of Hosts.]

And [whoever] wasn't found written in the Book of Life, was cast into the lake of fire. [Matthew 13:41-43 The Son of Man shall send [out] His Angels, & they shall gather out of His Kingdom, all things that offend, & [those, who] do [what is:] [sinful,] & shall cast them into a furnace of fire. There shall be wailing & gnashing of teeth. Then, the righteous shall shine [out like] the sun in the Kingdom of their Father. Who has ears to hear, let him hear.]