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They will look upon his face,[a] and his name will be on their foreheads. Night will be no more, nor will they need light from lamp or sun, for the Lord God shall give them light, and they shall reign forever and ever.(A)

VII. Epilogue[b]

And he said to me, “These words are trustworthy and true, and the Lord, the God of prophetic spirits, sent his angel to show his servants what must happen soon.”(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 22:4 Look upon his face: cf. Mt 5:8; 1 Cor 13:12; 1 Jn 3:2.
  2. 22:6–21 The book ends with an epilogue consisting of a series of warnings and exhortations and forming an inclusion with the prologue by resuming its themes and expressions; see note on Rev 1:1–3.

They will see his face,(A) and his name will be on their foreheads.(B) There will be no more night.(C) They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light.(D) And they will reign for ever and ever.(E)

John and the Angel

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

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