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. (Revelations 22:1)
Whoever drinks of this water will never again thirst.
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. (Revelations 22:2)
Whoever eats of the tree of life will never die, not
physically, spiritually, or any other fashion.
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: And they shall see his face; and his
name shall be in their foreheads. (Revelations 22:3–4)
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Just as the twelve apostles were marked, so shall everyone
else have the mark on their foreheads, showing whom they
belong to.
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. (Revelations 22:5)
As we’ve established previously, there will be no night nor
day. Just the constant brilliance of the Lord shining from the throne and on to the ends of the earth.
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. (Revelations 22:6)
Something I learned from my communications with the
angels. They don’t know the future except what is shown to
them. The Lord shows his angels what he wants shown to his
prophets, that’s how it all works. From the Lord to an angel to you or me. Angels are privy to the present and past but not the future since it has the ability to change at a moment’s notice. We collectively determine our future and create our own destinies.
Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth
the sayings of the prophecy of this book. (Revelations
22:7)
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Jesus will return like a thief in the night. He has given us the signs which are in this prophecy and others to watch for, so we know when the time is near. Trust me, my friends, it’s near, even at the doors.
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. 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. (Revelations 22:8–9)
Once again, John falls to his face to worship at the feet
of these magnificent beings, the angels. If you have ever seen one, you’ll understand why this occurs so often. They are the most glorious beings ever witnessed. Rays of light with pure positive energy emanate from them which envelop John.
It’s always the same message from them, don’t worship
them, worship the Lord instead as they do. Day and night, the Heavenly Host worships God; they are a wonderful example
for the rest of us to follow.
And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of
the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.
(Revelations 22:10)
John was told earlier to seal up the words from the little book.
Daniel was told by an angel to seal up a vision he witnessed.
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This is not the case here. John is told to make seven copies of this vision for the seven churches of Asia “for the time is at hand.” This time that is at hand has been going on for over 1,900 years now as this manuscript is written.
From the time of Adam to the time of Noah, these thousand
years is the time of the fall of man, the Pre-Flood stage. From the time of Noah to the time of Abraham, these thousand
years is the time of the Post-Flood stage of repopulation.
From the time of Abraham to the time of David, for one
thousand years, this was the age of the Patriarchs. From the time of David to the time of Jesus, for one thousand years,
this was the age of Israel. From the time of Jesus to the time of the second coming, this almost two thousand years is the
age of the Church. From the time of his second coming to the time of New Jerusalem, these thousand years is the Golden
Age. From the time of New Jerusalem to eternity, this time
will be the age of Heaven on Earth. “Thy Kingdom come, thy
will be done, on Earth as it is in Heaven.”
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. (Revelations 22:11)
This is a warning to those who do not heed these words of
this prophecy. If you are going to be unjust because the Lord delays his coming, then stay unjust. Yet if you are righteous, then stay righteous and watch for the coming of the Lord.
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And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with
me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
(Revelations 22:12)
The gift given will be the gift of life on earth and in heaven.
After we pass from this world a first time, we will be given the gift of life in heaven. Then during the golden age, we will be given the life on earth during this age for a thousand years.
After the defeat of Gog and Magog, we will inherit the earth forevermore with the coming of New Jerusalem. These are the
gifts which will be given us from Jesus, the gift of life.
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end,
the first and the last. (Revelations 22:13)
Jesus is Lord, pure and simple. He is the eternal God
almighty made into the flesh. He is the first thought and the last action.
He is the right and the left, the up and the down, the
positive and the negative, and all things in between these two polarities. Jesus is the soul, which created the spirit, the mind, and the body. The soul of Jesus is, the spirit of Jesus feels, the mind of Jesus thinks, and the body of Jesus does. All things rolled up into one being, the beginning and the end, amen.
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. (Revelations 22:14)
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The tree of eternal life, his gift to us. The city here is the New Jerusalem which now lies in heaven but will soon be on
earth, the city of paradise.
For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers,
and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth
and maketh a lie. (Revelations 22:15)
This is that part that will be burned off in the fire and not let into the Kingdom of God. When a spirit leaves its life, it will enter up to the Father and the negative part of that being will be burned off as slag is burned away from pure gold. The part that is not burned off is not allowed into the kingdom.
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.
(Revelations 22:16)
Jesus, who now knows the future, then gives it to the
angel to give to John. The angel knows only what is given
it and then transfers this to John in a language the apostle can understand and then translate to his churches. Angels
are messengers who are sent to give us messages that they are supposed to give, nothing more, to do so would be a violation.
And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him
that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst
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come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of
life freely. (Revelations 22:17)
The water of life, like the tree of life, gives us our
nourishment from above. We can do all things through
Christ, who strengthens us with the water and tree of life.
Thus, we receive our food and water for the day from these
two sources of heaven.
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: 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. (Revelations 22:18–19)
This was a warning to those seven churches and those
down through history that wanted to edit John’s prophecy.
He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I
come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.
(Revelations 22:20)
This is a promise given to all those saints who from the
time of John to the tribulation saints. The Lord’s promise is that he will come quickly.
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I know what you’re saying: it’s almost been 2,000 years
since these words were given to the tribulation saints. That doesn’t sound very quickly, does it? Well, the Lord’s time is not our time; to heaven, this 2,000 years has been but the
blink of an eye. The main thing to remember in all this is
that he will come like a thief in the night, so those who are called and chosen need to remember that just because Jesus
has delayed his arrival doesn’t mean he’s not going to keep
his word. He will arrive and gather his faithful from the four corners of this planet like a farmer gathers his crop.
In our future here on planet earth, there will be trying
times for the faithful. No matter how bad times will get,
always remember Jesus’s words that he will return. Even so,
come quickly, my Lord. Amen.
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