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Manly Luscombe Commentary on NT

Revelation 22:5

5 There shall be no night there: They need no lamp nor light of the sun, for the Lord God gives them light. And they shall reign forever and ever.

A. Jesus promised that those who walk in the light would never walk in darkness because we are in the light of Christ. (1 John 1:7; John 8:12)

B. We are also promised that we will reign forever. Certainly our presence with Christ will continue in eternity. But the reign is with Christ in His Kingdom. It is clear that at the second coming, Christ will turn over the kingdom to God. (1 Corinthians 15:24)

C. This fits what is stated in Revelation 20:4 about our living and reigning with Christ during the Christian Age.

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