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Revelation 22

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1 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.

2 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.

3 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:

4 And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.

5 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.

6 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.

7 Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.

8 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.

9 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.

10 And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.

11 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.

12 And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.

13 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.

14 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.

15 For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.

16 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.

17 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst Come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.

18 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:

19 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.

20 He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.

21 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

   

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Doctrine of the Lord #41

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41. The Lord is called Lord and God. This is apparent from so many passages that if I were to cite them, they would fill pages. Let the following few passages suffice:

In John, when the Lord told Thomas to look at His hands and touch His side, Thomas said, “My Lord and my God!” (John 20:27-28)

In Psalms:

They remembered that God was their rock, and the Most High God their Redeemer. (Psalms 78:35)

And in Isaiah:

...Jehovah of Hosts is His name, and your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel. God of the whole earth shall He be called. (Isaiah 54:5)

The same is also apparent from the fact that people worshiped Him and fell on their faces before Him (Matthew 9:18, 14:33, 15:25, 28:9; Mark 1:40, 5:22, 7:25, 10:17; Luke 17:15-16; John 9:38).

Moreover in Psalms:

...we heard of it in Ephrathah.... Let us go into His dwelling place (and) bow ourselves at His footstool. (Psalms 132:6-7)

So, too, in heaven, as depicted in the book of Revelation:

...I was in the spirit; and behold, a throne set in heaven, and One sitting on the throne...like a jasper and a sardius stone...; and there was a rainbow around the throne, in appearance like an emerald.... (And) the twenty-four elders fell down before Him who sat on the throne and worshiped Him who lives forever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne.... (Revelation 4:2-3, 10)

And in another place:

I saw in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne a book written inside and on the back, sealed with seven seals.... And no one...was able to open...it. Then one of the elders said..., “...Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has prevailed to open the book and to loose its seven seals.” And I (saw) in the midst of the throne...a Lamb standing.... He came and took the book.... (And they) fell down before the Lamb..., and worshiped Him who lives forever and ever. (Revelation 5:1, 3, 5-8, 14)

  
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Published by the General Church of the New Jerusalem, 1100 Cathedral Road, Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania 19009, U.S.A. A translation of Doctrina Novae Hierosolymae de Domino, by Emanuel Swedenborg, 1688-1772. Translated from the Original Latin by N. Bruce Rogers. ISBN 9780945003687, Library of Congress Control Number: 2013954074.

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Revelation 4:2

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2 And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne.