Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary
Revelation 22:7
I come quickly to the last judgment. He is a happy man that observeth and keepeth in memory, that understandeth, believeth, and liveth up to the prophecy of this book.
I come quickly to the last judgment. He is a happy man that observeth and keepeth in memory, that understandeth, believeth, and liveth up to the prophecy of this book.
BEHOLD, I COME QUICKLY - See the notes on Revelation 1:3. The words used here are undoubtedly the words of the Redeemer, although they are apparently repeated by the angel. The meaning is, that they w...
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...
BEHOLD. The texts read "And behold" (App-183.:2). QUICKLY. Greek. _tachu_. The words of the angel pass into the words of Christ; see verses: Revelation 22:12; Revelation 22:20; Revelation 22:11
_Behold_ Read, AND BEHOLD. _I come quickly_ Spoken no doubt in the _name_of Christ, though hardly by Him. Cf. Revelation 3:11, and Revelation 22:12_; Revelation 22:20_. blessed
THE CONFIRMATION OF THE PROMISE, THE ERROR OF THE SEER...
ΚΑῚ ἸΔΟΎ, 1 and Primas[875] omit καί. [875] Primasius, edited by Haussleiter. ἜΡΧΟΜΑΙ. אc has ἔρχονται, 12 ἔρχεται. 7. ἜΡΧΟΜΑΙ ΤΑΧΎ. Spoken no doubt _in the name_ of Christ, though hardly by Him: cf...
_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...
ΊΔΟΎ _aor. imper. act. от_ ΌΡΆΩ (G3708) видеть, ΈΡΧΟΜΑΙ (G2064) _praes. ind. med. (dep.)_ приходить, ΤΑΧΎΣ (G5036) быстро, ΜΑΚΆΡΙΟΣ (G3107) счастливый, блаженный, ΤΗΡΏΝ _praes. act. part. от_ ΤΗΡΈ...
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...
_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...
Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book. 'And' omitted in Coptic, Andreas: inserted by A B, Vulgate, Syriac. BLESSED - (.)...
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...
(6-21) These verses contain the concluding words. It is the Epilogue of the Book; it deals with practical exhortations, warnings, and blessings....
BEHOLD, I COME QUICKLY. — The words of Christ Himself follow (perhaps quoted by the angel), to confirm the declaration of the last verse. These confirming words are an embodiment of the spirit of the...
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...
Here as elsewhere it is irrelevant to ask, who is the speaker? Angels are the envoys and mouthpieces of God here as in the O.T., and therefore entitled to speak in his name or in that of Christ. “The...
“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...
The Lord is going to come suddenly, when many least expect it. (Matthew 24:42-44) We will be blessed if we closely watch to keep, or do, the things Christ has clearly outlined for his righteous in thi...
_Behold I come quickly. Man's life is short, and at his death he must give an account to God. All time is short, if compared with eternity. St. John (ver. 8) was again for casting himself at the feet...
(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...
BEHOLD, I COME QUICKLY,.... These are the words not of the angel, but of Christ, as is manifest from Revelation 22:12 and which are to be understood not of Christ's coming in his power to destroy Jeru...
Behold, I come quickly: blessed _is_ he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book. Ver. 7. _Blessed is he that keepeth_] In memory and manners, Revelation 1:3. Those were pronounced happy...
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...
BEHOLD, I COME QUICKLY; BLESSED IS HE THAT KEEPETH THE SAYINGS OF THE PROPHECY OF THIS BOOK....
John and the angel:...
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...
_ 7 “Behold, I am coming quickly! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”_ A. Some try to argue that the angel and not Jesus spoke these words. In my view, it does not matter...
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...
Dionysius Extant Fragments Part I saw and heard these things."[14] Dionysius Extant Fragments Part I saw these things and heard them."[20]...
Revelation 22:7 Behold G2400 (G5628) coming G2064 (G5736) quickly G5035 Blessed G3107 keeps G5083 (G5723) word
‘And behold I come quickly (or ‘am coming soon').' There can be no question but that this is clearly intended to communicate the words of Jesus. It is as though He is there listening and steps in with...
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 22:7. AND BEHOLD, I COME QUICKLY. The Lord Himself is introduced as the speaker, as He at once summarises the contents of the book, and presents to His Church that theme which was her encou...
AND BEHOLD, I COME QUICKLY (κα ιδου ερχομα ταχυ). Christ is the speaker, either through this angel or more probably directly from Christ without introduction as in verses Revelation 22:12; Revelatio...
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...
HAPPY ARE THOSE WHO OBEY. One of the "beatitudes" of Revelation. See note on Revelation 14:13....
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...
Verse seven begins, "Behold I come quickly." It is an entire misconception to apply these words to the event technically known as Christ's second personal coming, as so many do in these days. The last...
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...
Revelation 1:3; Revelation 3:11; Revelation 22:10; Revelation 22:12;...
Keepeth [τ η ρ ω ν]. A favorite word with John, occurring in his writings more frequently than in all the rest of the New Testament together. See on reserved 1 Peter 1:4. Book [β ι β λ ι ο υ]. Diminut...
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
Behold, I come quickly — Saith our Lord himself, to accomplish these things. Happy is he that keepeth — Without adding or diminishing, Revelation 22:18, the words of this book....