Apocalypse 22:1

Darby's French Translation

Et il me montra un fleuve d'eau vive, éclatant comme du cristal, sortant du trône de Dieu et de l'Agneau.

Parallel Translations

La Bible David Martin (1744)
Puis il me montra un fleuve pur d'eau vive, transparent comme du cristal, qui sortait du tr�ne de Dieu et de l'Agneau.

La Bible Ostervald (1996)
Apr�s cela, l'ange me fit voir un fleuve d'eau vive, clair comme du cristal, qui sortait du tr�ne de Dieu et de l'Agneau.

Louis Segond (1910)
Et il me montra un fleuve d'eau de la vie, limpide comme du cristal, qui sortait du tr�ne de Dieu et de l'agneau.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

A pure: Psalms 36:8, Psalms 46:4, Isaiah 41:18, Isaiah 48:18, Isaiah 66:12, Ezekiel 47:1-9, Zechariah 14:8, John 7:38, John 7:39

water: Revelation 7:17, Revelation 21:6, Psalms 36:9, Jeremiah 2:13, Jeremiah 17:13, John 4:10, John 4:11, John 4:14

clear: Revelation 21:11

proceeding: Revelation 3:21, Revelation 4:5, Revelation 5:6, Revelation 5:13, Revelation 7:10, Revelation 7:11, Revelation 7:17, John 14:16-18, John 15:26, John 16:7-15, Acts 1:4, Acts 1:5, Acts 2:33

Reciprocal: Genesis 2:10 - a river Numbers 20:8 - speak Numbers 21:16 - Gather Deuteronomy 30:20 - thy life 2 Kings 8:10 - the Lord Job 20:17 - the rivers Job 28:17 - crystal Psalms 23:2 - leadeth Psalms 30:5 - in his Psalms 42:2 - thirsteth Psalms 65:9 - the river Psalms 78:15 - General Psalms 87:7 - all my Song of Solomon 2:3 - his fruit Song of Solomon 4:15 - a well Isaiah 12:3 - with joy Isaiah 30:25 - upon every high Isaiah 32:2 - rivers Isaiah 35:6 - for Isaiah 55:1 - every Isaiah 64:4 - have not Joel 3:18 - and a Luke 16:24 - in water Luke 20:38 - for all Luke 22:69 - on John 1:4 - him John 1:29 - Behold John 3:34 - for God John 5:18 - God was John 5:26 - so hath John 7:37 - If John 8:42 - for John 11:25 - the life John 13:32 - shall John 14:6 - the life John 16:13 - he will show Acts 3:15 - Prince Romans 8:2 - Spirit 1 Corinthians 15:45 - a quickening Colossians 3:4 - our 1 Timothy 6:13 - who quickeneth 2 Timothy 1:10 - and hath 1 John 5:11 - this Revelation 4:2 - and one Revelation 4:6 - crystal Revelation 22:2 - the midst Revelation 22:16 - General

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he showed me a pure river of water of life,.... Not baptism, which used to be administered in rivers and pools of water; and which engaged to purity of life; and, the power and authority of administering which was from God and Christ; but in this Jerusalem state there will be no use nor need of ordinances; for Revelation 22:1 belongs to the preceding chapter, and is a continuation of the same account, this being not a new vision, but a part of the former, which the same angel, as in Revelation 21:9 proceeds to show to John: nor is the Holy Ghost intended by this river, whose gifts and graces are sometimes, for their plenty, purity, and quickening virtue, compared to rivers of living water; and who is a pure and holy Spirit, and proceeds from the Father and the Son: nor the doctrine of the Gospel, which comes from the blessed God, and is the Gospel of Christ; and, when purely and faithfully preached, is clear as crystal; and is the means of conveying spiritual life to men, and of supporting it in them: nor the ultimate joys of heaven, which may be called a river of pleasure, for the fulness and variety of delight; pure, and clear as crystal, for the holiness and perfect knowledge of that state; and be said to proceed from the throne of God and the Lamb, being the free gift of God through Christ; but this state is not designed here: rather, therefore, by this river is meant the everlasting love of God, which may be compared to a river for its largeness and abundance, its height and depth, its length and breadth; and for the large displays of it in this state, when its waters will increase, and be a broad river to swim in, and be unpassable; and for the streams of it in election, redemption, calling, justification, pardon, adoption, and eternal life, which make glad the city of God; and for the pleasure it yields, and the fruitfulness it gives to those who drink of it: it may be called a river "of water of life", because in the present state of things it quickens such who are dead in trespasses and sins; revives the saints when dead and lifeless, supports their spirits, and is a cordial that preserves from fainting; it keeps and secures from dying the second death and is the spring and source of eternal life; and that itself will last and flow for ever, it is ever running water, it is everlasting love: and it may be said to be pure and

clear as crystal, it being free from all hypocrisy and dissimulation, being real, hearty, and sincere, both in the Father and in Christ, of which the fullest proofs and demonstrations are given; and being clear of all motives and conditions in the creature, by which it might be influenced; and it engaging to purity and holiness of life and conversation; for the doctrine, which brings the account of it, and the inward principle of grace, which is the fruit of it, and every discovery of it, have a tendency hereunto:

proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb; not taking its rise from man's obedience, nor from his love to God, nor from his faith in Christ; for the love of God is prior to all these, and is the spring and cause of them, and therefore cannot be moved and influenced by them; but it has its origin from the sovereignty of God and of Christ, signified by the throne of both, who will be gracious to whom they will be gracious; nor can any reason be given why they love any of the sons of men, but their own sovereign will and pleasure; this is the sole motive, spring, and cause of their love; and God and the Lamb being mentioned together, shows both the equal dignity of their persons, being on the same throne, and the equality of their love to the inhabitants of the new Jerusalem: and thus, as a river adds to the pleasure, use, convenience, and wholesomeness of a city, this glorious city is commended by such a river running by it, or in the midst of it: there may be an allusion to the river which ran out of the garden of Eden, for this will be a paradisiacal state, Genesis 2:9 or rather to the waters in Ezekiel 47:1 which came from under the threshold of the Sanctuary; though this river proceeds not from the temple, there being no temple in this state, but from the throne of God and the Lamb, which is instead of it.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And he showed me a pure river of water of life - In the New Jerusalem; the happy abode of the redeemed. The phrase “water of life,” means living or running water, like a spring or fountain, as contrasted with a stagnant pool. See the notes on John 4:14. The allusion here is doubtless to the first Eden, where a river watered the garden (Genesis 2:10, seq.), and as this is a description of Eden recovered, or Paradise regained, it was natural to introduce a river of water also, yet in such a way as to accord with the general description of that future abode of the redeemed. It does not spring up, therefore, from the ground, but flows from the throne of God and the Lamb. Perhaps, also, the writer had in his eye the description in Ezekiel 47:1-12, where a stream issues from under the temple, and is parted in different directions.

Clear as crystal - See the notes on Revelation 4:6.

Proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb - Flowing from the foot of the throne. Compare Revelation 4:6. This idea is strictly in accordance with Oriental imagery. In the East, fountains and running streams constituted an essential part of the image of enjoyment and prosperity (see the notes on Isaiah 35:6), and such fountains were common in the courts of Oriental houses. Here, the river is an emblem of peace, happiness, plenty; and the essential thought in its flowing from the throne is, that all the happiness of heaven proceeds from God.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

CHAPTER XXII.

The river of the water of life, 1.

The tree of life, 2.

There is no curse nor darkness in the city of God, 3-5.

The angel assures John of the truth of what he has heard, and

states that the time of the fulfilment is at hand, 6, 7.

He forbids John to worship him, 8, 9.

Again he states that the time of the fulfilment of the

prophecies of this book is at hand, 10-12.

Christ is Alpha and Omega, 13.

The blessedness of those who keep his commandments; they

enter through the gates into the city, 14.

All the unholy are excluded, 15.

Christ sent his angel to testify of those things in the

Churches, 16.

The invitation of the Spirit and the bride, 17.

A curse denounced against those who shall either add to or

take away front the prophecies of this book, 18, 19.

Christ cometh quickly, 20.

The apostolical benediction, 21.

NOTES ON CHAP. XXII.

Verse Revelation 22:1. Pure river of water of life — This is evidently a reference to the garden of paradise, and the river by which it was watered; and there is also a reference to the account, Ezekiel 47:7-12. Water of life, as we have seen before, generally signifies spring or running water; here it may signify incessant communications of happiness proceeding from God.