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Revelation 22:6
And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true; and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent His angel to show unto His servants the things which must shortly be done.
And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true; and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent His angel to show unto His servants the things which must shortly be done.
Verse Revelation 22:6. _THESE SAYINGS_ ARE _FAITHFUL AND TRUE_] See the preceding chapter, Revelation 21:5. From this verse to the end of the chapter is reckoned the _epilogue_ of this book. 1. The an...
AND HE SAID UNTO ME - The angel-interpreter, who had showed John the vision of the New Jerusalem, Revelation 21:9. As these visions are now at an end, the angel comes to John directly, and assures him...
CHAPTER 22:6-21 The Final Messages __ 1. The angel's message (Revelation 22:6) 2. The message of the Lord (Revelation 22:12) 3. The two classes (Revelation 22:14)...
THE EPILOGUE. The Epilogue consists of the last words, warnings, and exhortations of the angel and the seer. Revelation 22:6. these words: the contents of the book. SHORTLY COME TO PASS: the author t...
THE RIVER OF LIFE (Revelation 22:1-2)...
And he said to me: "These words are trustworthy and true, for the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show to his servants the things which must speedily happen." "And...
HE. i.e. the angel of Revelation 1:1. UNTO. to. SAYINGS. words. App-121. FAITHFUL. App-150. TRUE. App-175. THE LORD GOD. As Revelation 22:5. GOD. the God OF... PROPHETS. The texts read "of the s...
The Confirmation of the Promise; the Error of the Seer, Revelation 22:6-11 6. _And he said unto me_ Who speaks? the angel of Revelation 21:9, or "He that sitteth upon the throne," as in Revelatio
THE CONFIRMATION OF THE PROMISE, THE ERROR OF THE SEER...
ΤΩ͂Ν ΠΝΕΥΜΆΤΩΝ ΤΩ͂Ν. Text. Rec[870] reads τῶν ἁγίων with 1 arm[871] An[872][873] ba[874][870] Rec. Textus Receptus as printed by Scrivener. [871] Armenian. [872] Andreas’ Augsburg MS. 12th century. ...
_THE CONFIRMATION THAT THE VISIONS ARE TRUE REVELATION 22:6-13:_ John is told by the angel that the book must not be sealed because "these words are faithful and true." "Behold, I come quickly: blesse...
ΕΙΔΟΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΌΡΆΩ (G3708) видеть, ΆΛΗΘΙΝΌΣ (G228) подлинный, истинный. ΆΠΈΣΤΕΙΛΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΆΠΟΣΤΈΛΛΩ (G649) посылать, посылать как официального представителя, ΔΕΪ́ΞΑΙ _aor....
_REVELATION 22:6_, &C.— The prophetic part of this book ends in a perfect happiness of the faithful, great above all imagination, certain as the word of prophesy, and lasting without end; a powerful e...
_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...
Strauss-' Comments SECTION 71 Text Revelation 22:6-7 6 And he said unto me, These words are faithful and true: and the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent his angel to show unto his s...
And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done. THESE SAYINGS ARE ......
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...
22:6 God (a-15) See Note l, ch. 1.8....
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...
THE LORD GOD OF THE HOLY PROPHETS] RV 'the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets': cp. 1 Corinthians 14:32. The meaning is that the words of the Christian prophets do not speak their own mind,...
(6-21) These verses contain the concluding words. It is the Epilogue of the Book; it deals with practical exhortations, warnings, and blessings....
WORDS OF CONFIRMATION AND WARNING. (6) AND HE SAID UNTO ME... — It is the angel who speaks. (Comp. Revelation 21 and Revelation 22:9 of this chapter.) In Revelation 22:7 we hear the words of Christ Hi...
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...
CHAPTER XVIII. THE EPILOGUE. Revelation 22:6. THE visions of the Seer have closed, and closed with a picture of the final and complete triumph of the Church over all her enemies. No more glorious re...
As in En. cviii. 6 (only mention of prophets in Enoch), “what God announces through the mouth of the prophets” relates to the future. πνευμ. the plurality of spirits is an archaic detail (_cf._ Revela...
“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...
This may be the angel talking, though one does also wonder if it might be Christ. The truthfulness of this revelation is first attested to by God. This is the same God that inspired the prophets to sp...
(2) And he said unto me, These sayings [are] faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done. (2) This whole boo...
_These words are most faithful. Here begins the conclusion and close of all these revelations. --- The Lord God of the spirits of the prophets sent his Angel to shew, &c. and in the 16th verse it is s...
(6) And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done. (7) Behold, I come q...
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...
AND HE SAID UNTO ME,.... That is, the angel that talked with him, and showed him the above things: THESE SAYINGS ARE FAITHFUL AND TRUE; not only what are delivered in particular concerning the new Je...
And he said unto me, These sayings _are_ faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done. Ver. 6. _And he said...
The glory and felicity set forth in the preceding chapter, and continued in the five verses we have just considered, being great above all imagination, certain as the word of prophecy, and lasting wit...
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...
_ 6 Then he said to me, “These words are faithful and true.” And the Lord God of the holy prophets sent His angel to show His servants the things which must shortly take place._ A. The angel assures...
6-19 The Lord Jesus spake by the angel, solemnly confirming the contents of this book, particularly of this last vision. He is the Lord God faithful and true. Also by his messengers; the holy angels...
All the words of this book, particularly the things of the last vision, are such as proceed from him who is _the faithful witness,_ REVELATION 1:5, REVELATION 3:14; from him who _was called faithful,...
Revelation 22:6 Then G2532 said G2036 (G5627) me G3427 These G3778 words G3056 faithful G4103 and G2532 true...
‘And he said to me, These words are faithful and true, and the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent his angels to show to his servants the things that must shortly happen.' The speaker i...
The Apocalypse began with a Prologue. As in the case of the Fourth Gospel, it now ends with a corresponding Epilogue, in which the great importance of all the revelations it had contained is again set...
Revelation 22:6. AND HE SAID UNTO ME, THESE WORDS ARE FAITHFUL AND TRUE (comp. on chap. Revelation 21:5). There is no ground to think that we have here a recapitulation by St. John himself of the thin...
HE SAID UNTO ME (ειπεν μο). Apparently the same angel as in Revelation 22:1 (Revelation 21:9; Revelation 21:15).THESE WORDS (ουτο ο λογο). The same words used in...
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...
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._ 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._ Infinite sovereignty bestows grace; the river of grace flows...
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...
THEN THE ANGEL SAID TO ME. The angel _affirms_ that _these words are true and can be trusted._ This book [the whole Bible, as well] is of _divine origin!_ Compare Hebrews 1:1-2; Revelation 1:1-3; Reve...
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 22:6 Epilogue. John reaffirms the truthfulness of the revelation he received. He pronounces blessing on those who keep its words, and promises that Jesus will soon return...
This sixth verse is almost a duplicate of the first verse of the book, showing that we are looking at the whole revelation from the outlook of the starting point, a fit method of conclusion. Both stat...
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-...
_6 AND HE SAID UNTO ME, THESE SAYINGS ARE FAITHFUL AND TRUE: AND THE LORD GOD OF THE HOLY PROPHETS SENT HIS ANGEL TO SHEW UNTO HIS SERVANTS THE THINGS WHICH MUST SHORTLY BE DONE._ _ 7 BEHOLD, I COME...
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 Corinthians 7:29; 1 Peter 1:11; 1 Peter 1:12; 2 Peter 1:21; 2 Pet
The Lord God [κ υ ρ ι ο ς ο θ ε ο ς]. Rather, as Rev., the Lord, the God. Of the holy prophets [τ ω ν α γ ι ω ν π ρ ο φ η τ ω ν]. For aJgiwn holy substitute pneumatwn spirits, and render, as Rev., the...
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
And he said to me — Here begins the conclusion of the book, exactly agreeing with the introduction, (particularly Revelation 22:6, Revelation 22:10, with Revelation 1:1,...
The prophetical part of this book being now ended, here follows the conclusion, which is managed in. way of dialogue, between Christ, the angel, and the apostle. Note here, 1. How the divine authority...