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The River and the Tree of Life

¹ And ^(C1)he showed me a ^(C2)river of the ^(C3)water of life, ^(F1)clear ^(C4)as crystal, coming from the throne of God and of ^(F2)the Lamb,² in the middle of ^(C1)its street. ^(C2)On either side of the river was ^(C3)the tree of life, bearing twelve ^(F1)kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.^3 (C1)There will no longer be any curse; and ^(C2)the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and His bond-servants will ^(C3)serve Him;⁴ they will ^(C1)see His face, and His ^(C2)name will be on their ^(C3)foreheads.⁵ And ^(C1)there will no longer be any night; and they ^(F1)will not have need ^(C2)of the light of a lamp nor the light of the sun, because the Lord God will illuminate them; and they will ^(C3)reign forever and ever.

⁶ And ^(C1)he said to me, "^(C2)These words are faithful and true"; and the Lord, the ^(C3)God of the spirits of the prophets, ^(C4)sent His angel to show His bond-servants the things which must soon take place.

⁷ "And behold, ^(C1)I am coming quickly. ^(C2)Blessed is the one who ^(F1)keeps ^(C3)the words of the prophecy of this book."

^8 (C1)I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw them, ^(C2)I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed me these things.⁹ And ^(C1)he ^(*)said to me, "^(F1)Do not do that; I am a ^(C2)fellow servant of yours and of your brothers the prophets, and of those who ^(F2)keep the words of ^(C3)this book. Worship God!"

The Final Message

¹⁰ And he ^(*)said to me, "^(C1)Do not seal up ^(C2)the words of the prophecy of this book, ^(C3)for the time is near.¹¹ "^(C1)Let the one who does wrong still do wrong, and the one who is filthy still be filthy; and let the one who is righteous still practice righteousness, and the one who is holy still keep himself holy."

¹² "Behold, ^(C1)I am coming quickly, and My ^(C2)reward is with Me, ^(C3)to reward each one as his work ^(F1)deserves.¹³ "I am the ^(C1)Alpha and the Omega, ^(C2)the first and the last, ^(C3)the beginning and the end."

¹⁴ Blessed are those who ^(C1)wash their robes, so that they will have the right to ^(C2)the tree of life, and may ^(C3)enter the city by the ^(C4)gates.^15 (C1)Outside are the ^(C2)dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral persons, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices lying.

¹⁶ "^(C1)I, Jesus, have sent ^(C2)My angel to testify to you of these things ^(F1)(C3)for the churches. I am ^(C4)the root and the ^(C5)descendant of David, the bright ^(C6)morning star."

¹⁷ The ^(C1)Spirit and the ^(C2)bride say, "Come." And let the one who hears say, "Come." And ^(C3)let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who desires, take the ^(C4)water of life without cost.

¹⁸ I testify to everyone who hears ^(C1)the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone ^(C2)adds to them, God will add to him ^(C3)the plagues that are written in ^(C4)this book;¹⁹ and if anyone ^(C1)takes away from the ^(C2)words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his part from ^(C3)the tree of life and ^(F1)from the holy city, ^(C4)which are written in this book.

²⁰ He who ^(C1)testifies to these things says, "Yes, ^(C2)I am coming quickly." Amen. ^(C3)Come, Lord Jesus.

^21 (C1)The grace of the Lord Jesus be with ^(F1)all. Amen.