Revelation 22:1-4 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Revelation 22:1-5

The heavenly state which was before described as a city, and called the new Jerusalem, is here described as a paradise, alluding to the earthly paradise which was lost by the sin of the first Adam; here is another paradise restored by the second Adam. A paradise in a city, or a whole city in a paradise! In the first paradise there were only two persons to behold the beauty and taste the pleasures of it; but in this second paradise whole cities and nations shall find abundant delight and... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Revelation 22:1-2

22:1-2 And he showed me the river of the water of life, shining like crystal, coming out from the throne of God and of the Lamb, in the midst of the city street. And on either side of the river was the tree of life, which produced twelve kinds of fruit, rendering its fruit according to each month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. So far the description has been of the exterior of the holy city; now the scene moves inside. First, there is the river of the... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Revelation 22:1-2

In this passage there is an ambiguity of punctuation. In the midst of the city street may be taken, not as the end of the first sentence, but as the beginning of the second. It will then be not the river which is in the midst of the street but the tree of life. Taking the phrase with the first sentence seems to give the better picture. John takes his picture of the tree of life from two sources--from the tree in the Garden of Eden ( Genesis 3:6 ); and even more from Ezekiel. "And on the... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Revelation 22:3-5

22:3-5 No longer shall there be any accursed thing. And the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and his servants shall worship him, and shall see his face, and his name shall be on their foreheads. And night will be no more, for they have no need of the light of a lamp, or the light of a sun, for the Lord God will be a light to them, and they will reign for ever and ever. Here is the final culmination of the description of the city of God. There will be no accursed thing there.... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 22:1

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 preceding chapter, and is a continuation of the same account, this being not a new vision, but a part of the former, which the same angel, as in ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 22:2

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 city, which being a pavement of gold, a tree could not well stand there; nor on both sides of the river, which is impossible, unless the tree... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 22:3

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 curse, nor pain and sorrow, nor death, corporeal, spiritual, and eternal, or the wrath of God, the several effects of sin, and parts of the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 22:4

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 enjoy his favour, and have the freest and largest discoveries of his love; and they shall see the face of the Lamb; they shall behold Christ and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 22:1

Pure river of water of life - This is evidently a reference to the garden of paradise, and the river by which it was watered; and there is also a reference to the account, Ezekiel 47:7-12 . Water of life, as we have seen before, generally signifies spring or running water; here it may signify incessant communications of happiness proceeding from God. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 22:2

In the midst of the street of it - That is, of the city which was described in the preceding chapter. The tree of life - An allusion to Genesis 2:9 . As this tree of life is stated to be in the streets of the city, and on each side of the river, tree must here be an enallage of the singular for the plural number, trees of life, or trees which yielded fruit by which life was preserved. The account in Ezekiel is this: "And by the river, upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Revelation 22:1-5

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Revelation 22:1-2

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Revelation 22:1-2

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Revelation 22:3-5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 22:1

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 22:2

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 22:3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 22:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 22:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 22:2

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