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生命水和生命树

22 天使又指示我在城内街道当中一道生命水的河,明亮如水晶,从神和羔羊的宝座流出来。 在河这边与那边有生命树,结十二样[a]果子,每月都结果子,树上的叶子乃为医治万民。 以后再没有咒诅。在城里有神和羔羊的宝座,他的仆人都要侍奉他, 也要见他的面。他的名字必写在他们的额上。

不再有黑夜

不再有黑夜,他们也不用灯光、日光,因为主神要光照他们。他们要做王,直到永永远远。

遵守这书上预言的有福了

天使又对我说:“这些话是真实可信的。主,就是众先知被感之灵的神,差遣他的使者,将那必要快成的事指示他仆人。” “看哪,我必快来!凡遵守这书上预言的有福了!”

这些事是我约翰所听见、所看见的,我既听见、看见了,就在指示我的天使脚前俯伏要拜他。 他对我说:“千万不可!我与你,和你的弟兄众先知,并那些守这书上言语的人,同是做仆人的。你要敬拜神!”

赏罚在主主必报应

10 他又对我说:“不可封了这书上的预言,因为日期近了。 11 不义的,叫他仍旧不义;污秽的,叫他仍旧污秽;为义的,叫他仍旧为义;圣洁的,叫他仍旧圣洁。” 12 “看哪,我必快来!赏罚在我,要照各人所行的报应他。 13 我是阿拉法,我是俄梅戛;我是首先的,我是末后的;我是初,我是终。 14 那些洗净自己衣服的有福了!可得权柄能到生命树那里,也能从门进城。 15 城外有那些犬类、行邪术的、淫乱的、杀人的、拜偶像的,并一切喜好说谎言、编造虚谎的。

16 “我耶稣差遣我的使者为众教会将这些事向你们证明。我是大卫的根,又是他的后裔;我是明亮的晨星。”

17 圣灵和新妇都说:“来!”听见的人也该说:“来!”口渴的人也当来,愿意的都可以白白取生命的水喝。

警戒增减这书上的预言

18 我向一切听见这书上预言的作见证:若有人在这预言上加添什么,神必将写在这书上的灾祸加在他身上; 19 这书上的预言,若有人删去什么,神必从这书上所写的生命树和圣城删去他的份。

20 证明这事的说:“是了,我必快来!”阿门!主耶稣啊,我愿你来!

21 愿主耶稣的恩惠常与众圣徒同在!阿门。

Footnotes

  1. 启示录 22:2 “样”或作“回”。

22 The angel showed me the river of the water of life, clear as crystal. The river flows from the throne of God and the Lamb. It flows down the middle of the street of the city. The tree of life is on each side of the river, and it produces fruit every month, twelve times a year. The leaves of the tree are for healing the nations.

Nothing that God judges guilty will be there in that city. The throne of God and the Lamb will be in the city. God’s servants will worship him. They will see his face. God’s name will be written on their foreheads. There will never be night again. People will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun. The Lord God will give them light. And they will rule like kings forever and ever.

Then the angel said to me, “These words are true and can be trusted. The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his servants what must happen soon: ‘Listen, I am coming soon! Great blessings belong to the one who obeys the words of prophecy in this book.’”

I am John. I am the one who heard and saw these things. After I heard and saw them, I bowed down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed them to me. But the angel said to me, “Don’t worship me! I am a servant like you and your brothers the prophets. I am a servant like all those who obey the words in this book. You should worship God!”

10 Then the angel told me, “Don’t keep secret the words of prophecy in this book. The time is near for these things to happen. 11 Let anyone who is doing wrong continue to do wrong. Let anyone who is unclean continue to be unclean. Let anyone who is doing right continue to do right. Let anyone who is holy continue to be holy.”

12 “Listen, I am coming soon! I will bring rewards with me. I will repay everyone for what they have done. 13 I am the Alpha and the Omega,[a] the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.

14 “Great blessings belong to those who have washed their robes.[b] They will have the right to eat the food from the tree of life. They can go through the gates into the city. 15 Outside the city are all those who live like dogs—those who do evil magic, those who sin sexually, those who murder, those who worship idols, and those who love to lie and pretend to be good.

16 “I, Jesus, have sent my angel to tell you these things for the churches. I am the descendant from the family of David. I am the bright morning star.”

17 The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Everyone who hears this should also say, “Come!” All who are thirsty may come; they can have the water of life as a free gift if they want it.

18 I warn everyone who hears the words of prophecy in this book: If anyone adds anything to these, God will give that person the plagues written about in this book. 19 And if anyone takes away from the words of this book of prophecy, God will take away that person’s share of the tree of life and of the holy city, which are written about in this book.

20 Jesus is the one who says that all of this is true. Now he says, “Yes, I am coming soon.”

Amen! Come, Lord Jesus!

21 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all people.

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 22:13 Alpha … Omega The first and last letters in the Greek alphabet, meaning the beginning and the end.
  2. Revelation 22:14 washed their robes Meaning that they had believed in Jesus and had been made clean from sin by his blood sacrifice. See Rev. 5:9; 7:14; Heb. 9:14; 10:14-22; Acts 22:16; 1 Jn. 1:7.

Eden Restored

22 Then the angel showed me the river(A) of the water of life,(B) as clear as crystal,(C) flowing(D) from the throne of God and of the Lamb down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life,(E) bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.(F) No longer will there be any curse.(G) The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him.(H) They will see his face,(I) and his name will be on their foreheads.(J) There will be no more night.(K) They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light.(L) And they will reign for ever and ever.(M)

John and the Angel

The angel said to me,(N) “These words are trustworthy and true.(O) The Lord, the God who inspires the prophets,(P) sent his angel(Q) to show his servants the things that must soon take place.”

“Look, I am coming soon!(R) Blessed(S) is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy written in this scroll.”(T)

I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things.(U) And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet(V) of the angel who had been showing them to me. But he said to me, “Don’t do that! I am a fellow servant with you and with your fellow prophets and with all who keep the words of this scroll.(W) Worship God!”(X)

10 Then he told me, “Do not seal up(Y) the words of the prophecy of this scroll,(Z) because the time is near.(AA) 11 Let the one who does wrong continue to do wrong; let the vile person continue to be vile; let the one who does right continue to do right; and let the holy person continue to be holy.”(AB)

Epilogue: Invitation and Warning

12 “Look, I am coming soon!(AC) My reward is with me,(AD) and I will give to each person according to what they have done.(AE) 13 I am the Alpha and the Omega,(AF) the First and the Last,(AG) the Beginning and the End.(AH)

14 “Blessed are those who wash their robes,(AI) that they may have the right to the tree of life(AJ) and may go through the gates(AK) into the city.(AL) 15 Outside(AM) are the dogs,(AN) those who practice magic arts, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

16 “I, Jesus,(AO) have sent my angel(AP) to give you[a] this testimony for the churches.(AQ) I am the Root(AR) and the Offspring of David,(AS) and the bright Morning Star.”(AT)

17 The Spirit(AU) and the bride(AV) say, “Come!” And let the one who hears say, “Come!” Let the one who is thirsty come; and let the one who wishes take the free gift of the water of life.(AW)

18 I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this scroll:(AX) If anyone adds anything to them,(AY) God will add to that person the plagues described in this scroll.(AZ) 19 And if anyone takes words away(BA) from this scroll of prophecy,(BB) God will take away from that person any share in the tree of life(BC) and in the Holy City, which are described in this scroll.

20 He who testifies to these things(BD) says, “Yes, I am coming soon.”(BE)

Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.(BF)

21 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God’s people.(BG) Amen.

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 22:16 The Greek is plural.