Revelation 22:5

And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever. THERE. So Andreas; but 'Aleph (') A B, Vulgate Syriac, 'there shall be no night any longer' [ eti (G2089) for ekei (G1563)]. Moses tells of paradise lost; John, paradise regained. "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth:" so 'Jesus, a new heaven and a new earth.' Satan, the old serpent, victorious at the beginning; Satan cast into the lake fire at the close. Then the curse (Genesis 3:17): now "no more curse" (Reve...

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 the quickening and sanctifying influences of the Holy Spirit, as given to sinners through Christ. The Holy Spirit, proceeding from the Father and the Son, applies this salvation to our souls by his new-creating love and power. The trees of life are fed by the pure waters of the river that comes from the throne of God. The presence of God in heaven, is the health and happiness of the saints. This tree was an emblem of Christ, and of all the blessings of his salvation; and the leaves for the healing of the nations, mean that his favour and presence supply all good to the inhabitants of that blessed world. The devil has no power there; he cannot draw the saints from serving God, nor can he dist...

Verse Revelation 22:5. _THERE SHALL BE NO NIGHT THERE_] See the 23d and 25th verses of the preceding chapter. Revelation 21:23; Revelation 21:25...

AND THERE SHALL BE NO NIGHT THERE - notes on Revelation 21:25. AND THEY NEED NO CANDLE - No lamp; no artificial light, as in a world where there is night and darkness. NEITHER LIGHT OF THE SUN; FOR THE LORD GOD, ... - See the notes on Revelation 21:23. AND THEY SHALL REIGN FOREVER AND EVER - That is, with God; they shall be as kings. See the notes on Revelation 5:10; Revelation 20:6. Compare the...

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-first chapter had included the first five verses of the twenty-second, so as to take in the whole of the description of the heavenly Jerusalem. But there is a break at this point, as is indicated by the repetition of "And he showed me," which points to a new phase or section of the vision. In the previous section (Revelation 21:9) the angel had showed St. John the city and its wails with their gates and foundations; in this section he shows him the riv

AND THERE SHALL BE NO NIGHT THERE,.... This is repeated from Revelation 21:25 to express the certainty of it, and to observe, that the happiness of this state will greatly lie in the light thereof; it will be one everlasting day, ημερα αιωνος, "day of eternity", or eternal day, as in 2 Peter 3:18 AND THEY NEED NO CANDLE, NOR THE LIGHT OF THE SUN; neither artificial nor natural light; neither the dimmer light of the ceremonial law, under the legal dispensation, which was like a candle lighted up in Judea; nor the more clear light of the Gospel and its ordinances, under the present dispensation, which now will be at an end: FOR THE LORD GOD GIVETH THEM LIGHT; immediately from himself, without the use of means and ordinances; and in his light the sain

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 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 the healing of the nations._ Abounding joy, varied joy, ever changing, yet ever perfect; a tree which bears twelve manner of fruits, and yet fruits every month. Oh! when shall we get away to those golden orchards; when shall we sit under those vines, and press the clusters with our lips? Revelation 22:3. _And there shall be no more curse:_ Of labour, of sin, of sorrow, of death....

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 beautiful and glorious are the concluding statements of this glory-section of the Revelation. Seven glories of the Redeemed are enumerated. 1. There will be no more curse. It means a perfect sinlessness; perfect holiness. 2. The throne of God and of the Lamb is there and the redeemed are forever linked with that throne. It is a perfect and blessed government which can never be disturbed by disorder. 3. His servant shall serve Him. Heaven will not consist in idleness. The holy city knows of service. And the service the saints will render to God in glory will be a perfect service. What will it be? We do not know what service it will be. God will have many surprises for His saints in

(_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: _ cf._ Ezekiel's vision of the healing stream which issues out of the Temple (Ezekiel 47:1). Revelation 22:2. the tree of life: the singular form is used; the context shows that there must have been more than one tree. There are trees on this side and on that side of the river. The description of the fruits is suggested by...

THE RIVER OF LIFE (Revelation 22:1-2)...