The River and the Tree of Life
1And he showed me a river of the water of life,
2in the middle of its street. On either side of the river was the tree of life, bearing twelve
3There will no longer be any curse; and the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and His bond-servants will serve Him;
4they will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads.
5And there will no longer be any night; and they
6And he said to me, “These words are faithful and true”; and the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent His angel to show His bond-servants the things which must soon take place.
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8I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed me these things.
9And he *said to me, “
The Final Message
10And he *said to me, “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near.
11Let the one who does wrong still do wrong, and the one who is filthy still be filthy; and let the one who is righteous still practice righteousness, and the one who is holy still keep himself holy.”
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14Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they will have the right to the tree of life, and may enter the city by the gates.
15Outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral persons, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices lying.
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17The Spirit and the bride say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who desires, take the water of life without cost.
18I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book;
19and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his part from the tree of life and
20He who testifies to these things says,
21The grace of the Lord Jesus be with