Revelation 22 - Study the King James Bible

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.

pure. The texts omit.
water of life. i.e. living water.
life. App-170 .
out of. App-104 .
throne. The throne of the great Priest-King (Zechariah 6:13 ) of the "thousand years" now gives place to the glorious "throne of God and of the Lamb", for God is now "all in all". Contrast Ezekiel 47:1-11 , where the river proceeds from the "house" associated with the altar; here, from the throne.
God. App-98 .

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.

In. App-104 .
tree. Greek. xulon. Here, verses: Revelation 22:14 , Revelation 22:19 , Revelation 22:7 , and Luke 23:31 , the only occs. of the word as used of living wood.
which bare = bearing.
and yielded = yielding.
every month. Literally according to ( App-104 .) each month.
for. App-104 .
healing. In Ezekiel 47:12 is the Divine provision for preserving and restoring he alth. Here, the fruits are for the enjoyment of the citizens of the new Jerusalem, and the "leaves" for the healing (health and "haleness") of the nations. For the former things having "passed away", there will be no sickness there (Revelation 21:4 ).

And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him:

no more = no ( App-105 ) longer.
curse. Greek. katanathema, or with the texts, katathema, an accursed thing. Compare Zechariah 14:11 (Septuagint anathema) .
but = and.
servants. App-190 .
serve. App-187 and App-190 .

And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.

see. App-106 .
in = upon. Greek. epi.

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. The texts read "longer".
candle. App-130 .
neither. Literally and.
light. App-130 .
the. Omit.
shall reign, &c. Compare the reign of the saints with Messiah for 1,000 years and the reign here with God "for ever and ever".
for ever and ever. App-151 . a. The last of the twenty-one ( App-10 ) Occurs in N.T. (fourteen in Rev.) of the full phrase.

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.

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 spirits ( App-101 .) of the prophets" ( App-189 ).
sent. App-174 .
shortly. As Revelation 1:1 . Note Figure of speech Polysyndeton ( App-6 ) in verses: Revelation 22:1-6 .

Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.

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 . Compare Revelation 1:7 and Revelation 22:16 below.
blessed. The forty-ninth occurance of makarios in N.T.
keepeth. See John 17:6 .

And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things.

saw, &c. The texts read "am he that heard and saw these things".
saw. App-133 .
had. Omit.
seen = saw, as above.
worship. App-137 .

Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.

Then = And.
See, &c. Compare Revelation 19:10 .
for. The texts omit.
fellowservant. As Revelation 6:11 ; Revelation 19:10 . Compare App-190 .
prophets. App-189 .

10.

And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.

time. Greek. kairos. See Revelation 1:3 and App-195 .

11.

He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.

unjust = unrighteous. Pres. part, of Greek. adikeo : everywhere in Rev. except here rend. "hurt". See Revelation 2:11 and compare App-128 .
let . . . unjust = let him act unrighteously. Aor. tense.
filthy = morally defiled. Greek. rhupoo. Only here. Compare James 1:21 (rhuiparia) and 1 Peter 3:21 (rhupos). The texts, however, read here rhuparos rhupantheto.
righteous. App-191 .
be righteous. The texts read "do (or work) righteousness" ( App-191 .)
be holy. Greek. hagiazo. Only occurrence of the verb in Rev. In N.T. almost invariably "sanctify". Note Figure of speech Epistrophe ( App-6 ) in this verse.

12.

And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.

And. The texts omit.
with. App-104 .
every man = each one.
according. Omit.
shall be. The texts read "is".

13.

I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.

Alpha, &c. See Revelation 1:8 .

14.

Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.

Blessed. Greek. makarios. Fiftieth ( App-10 ) and last occurance in N.T. Compare the forty-two occs. of the Hebrew equivalent, 'ashrey, the first in Deuteronomy 33:29 (Happy).
do His commandments. The texts read "wash their robes", but it is probable that the reading of the Received Text is correct. It is a question of reading in the original MSS., and not of translation .
that = in order that. Greek. hina.
right. App-172 .
to = over. App-104 .
through = by. No preposition.
into. App-104 .

15.

For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.

Figure of speech Synecdoche of Species ( App-6 ) in this verse.
For. The texts omit.
dogs. The word "dog" appears in Phoenician remains, as applied to a class of servants attached to a temple of Ashtoreth in Cyprus.
loveth. App-135 .
lie. Compare Revelation 21:27 .

16.

I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.

I. The Lord Himself speaks.
Jesus. App-98 .
have sent = sent. App-174 .
testify. See p. 1611.
in. Greek. epi. App-104 .
churches. See Revelation 1:4 and App-186 . The "assemblies" of Revelation 6 and Revelation 8 specifically, during the fulfillment of "the prophecy of this book".
Offspring. Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Species). App-6 . See Acts 17:28 .
David. See Revelation 3:7 ; Revelation 5:5 .
and, and. Omit.
morning = the morning. Greek. orthrinos, only here. The texts read ho pro'inos, as Revelation 2:28 .
Star. Greek. aster. Fourteenth and last occurance in Rev. See App-197 . Compare Numbers 24:17 .

17.

And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.

This verse illustrates the Figure of speech Polysyndeton. App-6 .
Spirit. App-101 .
bride. Greek. numphe. See Revelation 21:9 .
And. The texts omit.
whosoever will. Literally the one willing
will. App-102 .
freely. See Revelation 21:6 .

18.

For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:

For. Omit.
I. The texts read I (emphatic).
testify. As Revelation 22:16 , with the texts.
every man = every one.
words. App-121 .
any man = any one. App-123 .
these things. The texts read "them".
unto. Greek. epi , as above.

19.

And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.

takeaway. Greek. aphaireo. Only here in Rev. Compare Hebrews 10:4 .
out of. Same as "from" above.
book of life. The texts read "tree of life". With the last two verses: compare Deuteronomy 4:2 ; Deuteronomy 12:32 .Proverbs 30:5 , Proverbs 30:6 . Galatians 1:1 , Galatians 1:8 .
and . . . thing? . The texts omit.

20.

He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.

quickly. Greek. tachu, as verses: Revelation 22:7 , Revelation 22:12 . The seventh and last solemn warning by the Lord Himself, in Rev., of His coming. It is the one great subject of the whole book, which is all prophecy. Amen. See Revelation 3:14 and 2 Corinthians 1:20 .
Even so. The texts omit; and link "Amen" with John's response, as Revised Version.
LORD. App-98 . The use of the word "Lord" shows the utterance to be John's. None of His people, when He was on earth, were ever so irreverent as to address Him as "Jesus",

21.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

grace, &c. See Revelation 1:4 .
our. The texts read "the".
Christ. Most texts omit.
you all. Many texts read "all the saints".