And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.

Pure. 'Aleph (') A B, Vulgate, Hilary, 22, omit.

Water of life - infinitely superior to the typical waters in Paradise (), and even to those figurative ones in millennial Jerusalem (Ezekiel 47:1; ), as matured fruit is superior to the flower. The millennial waters represent full Gospel grace; these of new Jerusalem represent Gospel glory. Their continuous flow from God, the Fountain of life, symbolizes the uninterrupted life derived by the saints, ever fresh, from Him: fullness of joy, as well as perpetual vitality. Like pure crystal, free from every taint (cf. ).

Clear - `bright.'

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