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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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Scriptural Confirmations #32

  
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32. 4. He who was and is to come, the Alpha and Omega, etc. (Revelation 1:4, 8, 11; 2:8; 4:8; 11:17; 21:6; 22:13).

Behold He cometh with clouds, and all flesh shall see, etc. (Revelation 1:7).

That He will come as a thief (Revelation 3:3).

I will keep thee from the hour of temptation which shall come upon the whole world (Revelation 3:10).

Behold I come quickly (Revelation 3:11; 2:5).

He was dead, and yet alive unto the ages of ages (Revelation 1:18). The Lamb standing, as it were slain (Revelation 5:6, 12).

The consummation in general is described by the four horses going out from the Book, also by the souls seen of those who had been slain for the Word of God, and by the great earthquake, and by heaven departing, and by the ungodly hiding themselves in caves (Revelation 6:1 to end).

Then the fullness of time is described, by the brethren who should also be killed (Revelation 6:11).

Because the great day of His wrath is come (Revelation 6:17); also that the stars have fallen, and the heaven has departed (Revelation 6:13-14).

The consummation in particular is described by various things, and finally by locusts from the abyss (Revelation 8 and 9).

The heresies in the last times are described by various things (Revelation 9:17-21).

That there shall be time no longer (Revelation 10:6).

There were voices from heaven, that the kingdoms are become our Lord's and His Christ; and He shall reign for ages of ages.

Thou hast taken Thy great power (Revelation 11:15-17; 12:10).

The time is come for the judging of the dead (Revelation 11:18).

The consummation is described by the dragon that wished to devour the foetus, and drew the third part of the stars from heaven, also by the war between him and Michael, and that he persecuted the woman and wished to destroy her with waters (Revelation 12:1 to end).

The earth was reaped, and the vintage or the vine was gathered (Revelation 14:15-19).

The last consummation is described by the seven plagues sent down by the angels to the earth (Revelation 16:1 to end).

Behold, I come as a thief. Happy is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked (Revelation 16:15).

The battle of the great day of God Almighty (Revelation 16:14). The invitation of all to the supper of the great God (Revelation 19:17-18).

They cried Alleluia; for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth, for the time of the marriage of the Lamb is come; and His wife hath made herself ready; happy are they that are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb, etc. (Revelation 19:6-9).

Smitten for the testimony of Jesus, and for the Word of God (Revelation 20:4).

They shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years (Revelation 20:6).

A new heaven and a new earth; and the first heaven and the first earth were passed away (Revelation 21:1; Isaiah 66:22; Psalms 102:26-27).

Jerusalem descending from heaven prepared as a bride adorned for her husband: and the angel showed her as the bride, the Lamb's wife (Revelation 21:2, 9-10).

Behold the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them (Revelation 21:3). Behold He will make all things new (Revelation 21:5).

There shall not enter into the New Jerusalem any but they who are written in the Lamb's book of life (Revelation 21:26).

He would come quickly; and it is desired that He come (Revelation 22:7, 12, especially 16-17).

  
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Revelation 10

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1 And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:

2 And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth,

3 And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices.

4 And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not.

5 And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven,

6 And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer:

7 But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets.

8 And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth.

9 And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey.

10 And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.

11 And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.