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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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True Christian Religion #783

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783. The church is the Lord's, and the spiritual marriage between good and truth is the reason the Lord is called the bridegroom and husband, and the church the bride and wife. This is well known to Christians from the Word, especially the following passages: John said of the Lord:

He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the bridegroom's friend is he who stands and listens to him, and rejoices in the bridegroom's voice, John 3:29.

Jesus said, So long as the bridegroom is with them, the sons of the wedding cannot fast, Matthew 9:15; Mark 2:19-20; Luke 5:34-35.

I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband, Revelation 21:2.

The angel said to John, Come and I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb; and from a mountain he showed him the holy city of Jerusalem, Revelation 21:9-10.

The time has come for the wedding of the Lamb, and His wife has made ready. Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb, Revelation 19:7, 9.

I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright star of the morning. The spirit and the bride say, Come. Let him who is thirsty come, and let whoever will take the water of life without payment, Revelation 22:16-17.

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.

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Isaiah 63:15

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15 Look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory: where is thy zeal and thy strength, the sounding of thy bowels and of thy mercies toward me? are they restrained?