Revelation 22:1-6 KJV

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 22:1

Divine love a river "He showed me a river." "There is a river," says the psalmist, "the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God." Divine love is indeed a river. I. EXHAUSTLESS . It rises from the infinitude of the Divine nature—a source unfathomed and unfathomable. II. UNIVERSAL . This river rolls everywhere. It rolls under the universe, and all things float on its waves. It refreshes and beautifies all. The ancient sages considered water ἡ ἀρχή . We scarcely... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 22:1

Subjective Christianity: 1. A river. "And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear [bright] as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb." All along this book of gorgeous imagery and symbol we have been looking at Christianity as a subjective reality. Objective Christianity is simply a speculation; a thing of criticism, imagination, and logic; a thing for men to quarrel about, and even to fight about at times. It is a creed—nothing more. But subjective ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 22:1-5

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The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 22:2

In the midst of the street of it. This sentence appears to belong to the preceding verse, as in the Revised Version. For read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 22:2

"The tree of life." There was, there is, there shall be, this life giving tree. Consider— I. THE PRIMEVAL TREE . What was it? 1 . Not a mere symbol. This has been affirmed by many, from Origen downwards. It has been compared to the visions of the Apocalypse. But those are said to be visions; the early chapters of Genesis are not. This tree, therefore, is as real as any other of the trees of the garden. 2 . It perpetuated not bodily life, for the life of the body was... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 22:2

Faith's foliage. "The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations." In ancient times the leaves of certain trees were used for medicinal purposes (see the old herbalists, etc.). And increasingly it is being discovered how God has placed healing power in the varied forms of plant life. The proportion of the physician's pharmacopoeia occupied by leaves and such like plant products is no slight one. The old story of Marsh, and the healing of the bitter waters there by the tree cast... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 22:2

Subjective Christianity: 2. A tree. "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." Here is organized life—"a tree." Here are the various elements and gases brought into an organic whole—a tree; the product and provision of vital force. Look at this tree in three aspects. I. AS CENTRALLY ROOTED .... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 22:3

And there shall be no more curse; and there shall be no accursed thing any more. Nothing accursed exists in that city, because there is no sin there. The narrative here passes into the future tense (cf. Revelation 20:7 ). But the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him; and the throne, etc. This is the consequence of there being no accursed thing (cf. Joshua 7:12 , Joshua 7:13 , "Neither will I be with you any more ... There is an accursed... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 22:3-5

Subjective Christianity: 3. An empire. "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," etc. Here is a state, not a mere life, but a state in which that life is found—an empire. "The kingdom of God is within you." The words lead us to look at this inner kingdom in three aspects. I. AS ENTIRE FREEDOM FROM MALEDICTION . "There shall be no more curse." The soul that comes under the living reign of... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 22:4

And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads. Another consequence of there being no accursed thing—no sin (see on Revelation 22:3 ). All are pure it, heart, and therefore they see God. The same promise is made in 1 John 3:2 . The last clause connects this chapter with Revelation 3:12 , and shows that these who are here described are those who have overcome (cf. also Revelation 7:1-17 .; Revelation 14:1 ). read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 22:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 22:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 22:1-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 22:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 22:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 22:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 22:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 22:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 22:3-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 22:4

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