George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Revelation 22:2
For the healing of the nations, or Gentiles, to signify the call of all Gentiles or nations to this heavenly happiness. (Witham)
For the healing of the nations, or Gentiles, to signify the call of all Gentiles or nations to this heavenly happiness. (Witham)
Verse 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...
IN THE MIDST OF THE STREET OF IT - Prof. Stuart renders this, “between the street thereof and the river”; and says that “the writer conceives of the river as running through the whole city; then of st...
CHAPTER 22:1-5 Revelation 22:1 . After the coming, Jerusalem and her blessings are once more revealed. In the opening verses of this chapter we find the glories of the redeemed. Unspeakably beautifu...
(_D_) THE RIVER AND THE TREE OF LIFE. Revelation 22:1. a river: the introduction of the river into the scene is suggested by the description of the Garden of Eden in Genesis 2:10. OUT OF THE THRONE: _...
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...
THE RIVER OF LIFE (Revelation 22:1-2)...
IN. App-104. TREE. Greek. _xulon._ Here, verses: Revelation 22:14; Revelation 22:19; Revelation 22:7, and Luke 23:3
_In the midst … of the river_ The picture is, almost certainly, that the river runs along the broad high-street or piazza (see on Revelation 11:8; Revelation 21:21, and note that, if the mountain be p...
Revelation 22:1-5. THE WATER AND THE TREE OF LIFE, THE SERVICE AND THE KINGDOM OF GOD’S SERVANTS...
ἘΝΤΕΥ͂ΘΕΝ ΚΑῚ ἘΚΕΙ͂ΘΕΝ. א* has ἔνθεν καί. אc adds ἔνθεν. ΠΟΙΟΥ͂Ν. So Text. Rec[864] Lach[865] and Treg[866] with אB2; Tisch[867] reads ποιῶν with A. [864] Rec. Textus Receptus as printed by Scrivene...
_THE HEAVENLY STATE IS DESCRIBED REVELATION 22:1-5:_ The heavenly state involved perfection. It included a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal._ _ The rivers ran out of the Garden of Eden, i...
ΠΛΑΤΕΊΑ (G4113) широкая улица. Вероятно, имеется в виду одна широкая основная улица, в отличие из узких извилистых улочек восточных городов (Ford), ΈΝΤΕΎΘΕΝ (G1782) отсюда, ΈΚΕΪΘΕΝ (G1564) оттуда,...
DISCOURSE: 2531 THE TREE OF LIFE Revelation 22:2. _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 f...
AND HE SHEWED ME A PURE RIVER, &C.— The first five verses of this chapter are a continuation of the description of the new Jerusalem. It is farther described with the _river of life,_ and _the tree of...
Strauss-' Comments SECTION 70 Text Revelation 22:1-5 And he showed me a river of water of life, bright as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and the Lamb, 2 in the midst of the street there...
_TOMLINSON'S COMMENTS_ CHAPTER XXII THE NEW JERUSALEM AND ITS LIFE _Text (Revelation 22:1-21)_ 1 And he showed me a river of water of life, bright as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and...
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 f...
SECOND THRONE SECTION 24 The vision has ended. John now is back again in Patmos and tells what _ will be _ in the days of the vision. It is not that the common and abominable will be outside the city...
THE VISION ENDED. THE LORD IS AT HAND The inner life of the heavenly Jerusalem is described. Then the 'Revelation' closes with the repeated assurance that Christ is at hand, and with the yearnings of...
IN THE MIDST OF THE STREET OF IT... — Or rather, _In the midst of the street of it, and of the river, on one side and on the other_ (_was_)_ a tree of life, yielding twelve fruits, according to each m...
CHAPTER XVII. THE NEW JERUSALEM. REV. Revelation 21:1; Revelation 22:1. THE first part of the final triumph of the Lamb has been accomplished, but the second has still to be unfolded. We are introd...
πλατείας (“street,” or “boulevard”) collective and generic (_cf._ James 5:6) like ξύλον. Take ἐν … αὐτῆς with what precedes, and begin a fresh sentence with καὶ τοῦ ποταμοῦ (W. H.), ξύλον being govern...
“THE RIVER OF WATER OF LIFE” Revelation 22:1 The first five verses of this chapter obviously belong to the preceding one, from which they should not be severed. The ever-flowing river of life proves...
Still gazing at the city, the seer beheld the great river of water of life. On its banks is the tree of life, yielding fruit, and leaves for the healing of nations. And once more the apostle declares...
On earth, man also needs food and medicine to maintain a healthful existence. God will provide for all of our basic needs in abundance. Much as we might say the magnolia grows in the South, indicating...
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 fo...
It is necessary that we should all bear in mind, if we have not observed it before, that Revelation 17:1-18 does not pursue the chronological course of the prophecy. It is a description, and not one o...
The End and Beginning? I. INTRODUCTION A. In our last study we saw a "new heaven" and a "new earth" created by the Lord as He wiped away the curse of sin and started over. 1. We also saw a new city...
The connection of the holy city with the earth, though not on it, is everywhere seen. The river of God refreshed the city, and the tree of life, whose fruits ever ripe were food for the celestial inha...
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 pu...
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 _...
_And_ Proceeding with his description of the heavenly city, the apostle observes, _he_ That is, the angel who condescended to be his guide on this occasion; _showed me a pure river of the water of lif...
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...
OF THE CERTAIN BLISS OF ETERNAL LIFE. The river of water and the tree of life:...
THE RIVER OF WATER OF LIFE AND THE TREE OF LIFE The description of the city continues to the end of verse 5 of this chapter. The city is blessed with a river of the water of life proceeding from the t...
_ 2 In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing...
1-5 All streams of earthly comfort are muddy; but these are clear, and refreshing. They give life, and preserve life, to those who drink of them, and thus they will flow for evermore. These point to...
IN THE MIDST OF THE STREET OF IT, AND ON EITHER SIDE OF THE RIVER, WAS THERE THE TREE OF LIFE: trees, especially fruit trees, and those laden with fruit, and variety of fruit, and such as, instead of...
Shepherd of Hermas Vision Fourth proceeded. But the size of that beast was about a hundred feet, and it had a head like an urn.[7] Acts and Martyrdom of St. Matthew the Apostle and Andrew founded;...
Revelation 22:2 In G1722 middle G3319 its G846 street G4113 and G2532 either G2532 side G1782 G1782 river...
‘And he showed me a river of water of life, bright as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb, in the middle of its street. And on this side of the river and on that was the tree of...
Revelation 22:2. IN THE MIDST OF THE STREET OF IT. These words are best connected with the words immediately preceding, and they thus describe the course of the river. We are again, as in chap. Revela...
IN THE MIDST OF THE STREET THEREOF (εν μεσω της πλατειας αυτης). Connected probably with the river in verse Revelation 22:1, though many connect it with verse Revelation 22:2. Only one street mentio...
Revelation 22:1. _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._ There is no other «water of life» except that which springs f...
Revelation 22:1. _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. In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the riv...
Revelation 22:1. _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._ Infinite sovereignty bestows grace; the river of grace flows...
Revelation 22:1. _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._ Here again we have God and the Lamb uniting in giving that «w...
Revelation 22:1. _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._ Rivers partake of the character of the source from which they...
CONTENTS: The New Paradise and its river of the water of life. The last exhortation of Christ to be ready for His second coming. CONCLUSION: The Paradise lost by the first Adam shall be restored by th...
Revelation 22:1. _He shewed me a pure river of water of life._ From the city we go to the palace, where the vision opens on the rock of ages, the Elohim, seated on his throne. Thence flows the crystal...
WAS THE TREE OF LIFE. No more curse! The "Paradise" which was lost through Adam, has been regained by those who belong to Christ! THE THRONE OF GOD AND OF THE LAMB. God is LOVE to all in his city! [Go...
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 22:1 The RIVER OF THE WATER OF LIFE and THE TREE OF LIFE recall Eden before the fall into sin (Genesis
On either side of the river the tree of life. The word tree is used generically, many trees of the species, on either side of the river. In Eden there was a "tree of life" from which man was excluded...
THE RESTORED PARADISE, AND THE EPILOGUE _CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ THE first five verses complete the description of the new heavens and new earth. There is evident reference in the figures of t...
EXPOSITION REVELATION 22:1 AND HE SHOWED ME A PURE RIVER. Omit "pure." "And" connects this part of the vision with what precedes (Revelation 21:9). It would have been better, perhaps, if the twenty-...
_2 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...
And he shewed me a pure river (Revelation 22:1) You know it is going to be new, because these don't exist anymore here. of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of...
1 Peter 2:24; Ezekiel 47:1; Ezekiel 47:12; Ezekiel 47:8; Genesis 2:9;
In the midst of the street thereof. Some connect these words with the preceding. So Rev. On either side [ε ν τ ε υ θ ε ν κ α ι ε ν τ ε υ θ ε ν]. For the latter ejnteuqen read ejkeiqen, as render, as...
THE MARRIAGE OF THE LAMB Revelation 19:1; _Revelation 21:1 and Revelation 22:1_ INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. Old Testament analogies of the coming Marriage in the skies. It is not diffi
In the midst of the street — Here is the paradise of God, mentioned, Revelation 2:7. Is the tree of life — Not one tree only, but many. Every month — That is, in inexpressible abundance. The variety,...
Note here, 1. That as there was. river and. tree of life in the terrestrial paradise, so in allusion thereunto both are said to be in the heavenly paradise; behold here. tree of such vast proportion a...