Revelation 21:5 - Exposition

And he that sat upon the throne said ; that sitteth (cf. Revelation 20:11 and Matthew 25:31 ). Behold, I make all things new. As in Revelation 21:1 . So in Matthew 19:28 , "Ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory," etc. And he said unto me, Write; and he saith, Write. Probably the angel (cf. Revelation 19:9 ; Revelation 14:13 ). The change from εἷπεν to λέγει , and the immediate return to εἷπεν , appear to indicate a change of speaker. For these words are true and faithful; faithful and true. So also in Revelation 19:9 ; Revelation 3:14 , etc.