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•  InRevela.on20,Johnwitnessedatotalreconstruc.onoftheoldheavenandearthwithanewheavenandearth.

•  JohnalsowitnessedthedescendingofNewJerusalemdowntoearth.

•  John’svisionwasgiventohimintwosec.ons.•  InRevela.on21:1-8,Johnseeshowtheneworderofthingswilloperate.

•  InRevela.on21:8-27,anangeltakesJohntoamountaintowitnessadetailedaccountofNewJerusalemanditsinhabitants.

•  Revela.on22:1-5,con.nueswiththeangelgivingJohnadescrip.onofNewJerusalem

Revela&on22:1-5

“Andheshowedmeapureriverofwateroflife,clearascrystal,proceedingfromthe

throneofGodandoftheLamb.Inthemiddleofitsstreet,andoneithersideoftheriver,wasthetreeoflife,whichboretwelvefruits,eachtreeyieldingitsfruiteverymonth.Theleavesofthetreewere

forthehealingofthena.ons.

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Andthereshallbenomorecurse,butthethroneofGodandoftheLambshallbeinit,andHisservantsshall

serveHim.TheyshallseeHisface,andHisnameshallbeontheirforeheads.Thereshallbenonightthere:They

neednolampnorlightofthesun,fortheLordGodgivesthemlight.Andtheyshallreignforeverandever.”

TheRiverOfPureWater

•  JohnseesarivercomingfromtheThroneofGodandtheLamb.

•  ThisisthefountainofthewateroflifethatwaspromisedinRevela.on21:6,toeveryonewhothirsts.

•  Jesuspromisedthewomenatwellthewateroflife.(John4:10)

•  TheThroneofGodandtheLambisthesourceoftheriver.

•  ThePsalmistspokeofthisriver.•  “Thereisa whosestreamsshallmakegladthecityofGod,theholyplaceofthetabernacleoftheMostHigh.Godisinthemidstofher,sheshallnotbemoved;Godshallhelpher,justatthebreakofdawn.”-Psalm46:4-5

•  “HowpreciousisYourlovingkindness,OGod!ThereforethechildrenofmenputtheirtrustundertheshadowofYourwings.Theyareabundantlysa.sfiedwiththefullnessofYourhouse,andYougivethemdrinkfromtheriverofYourpleasures.ForwithYouisthefountainoflife;inYourlightweseelight.”

TheTreeOfLife•  IntheoriginalGreekthedefinitear.cle“ ”treeisnotthere.Itshouldread“ treeoflife”.

•  Itwasnotoneindividualtree,butapar.culartreeastoitskind,aswespeakof‘theapple’or‘theoak,’deno.ngaspeciesofwhichtherearemanyspecimens.”-Seiss

•  Theremayhavebeenthreetrees.Johnseesatree“Inthe ofitsstreet,and

,oritmayhavebeenagroveoftreesinthedifferentareas.

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TheTwelveFruits

•  Thetreeoflifeproducesfruitforconsump.on.•  Fruitispluralsoitwillbetwelvedifferentkindsoffruit.

•  Thefruitwillbeforea.ng.•  JesussaidtothechurchinEphesus:“Hewhohasanear,lethimhearwhattheSpiritsaystothechurches.Tohimwhoovercomes

,whichisinthemidstoftheParadiseofGod.”-Revela.on2:7

•  Therewillbeseasonsbecausewewillhave12monthswithadifferentfruitforeachmonthtoconsumeinourresurrectedbodies.

•  Theleavesofthetreearealsousedforfood.•  Themen.onofmonthsindicatesthattherewills.llbesomeformofcalendarsystemintheeternalstate.

•  “Thefactthatmonthsareiden.fiedassuchinNewJerusalemindicatesthattheorbitalandrota.onalmo.onsoftheearthwillgoonasGodestablishedintheverybeginningandthatthemoonlikewisewillcon.nueorbi.ngaroundtheearth.”-Morris

•  InGenesisthesun,moon,andstarswerenotcreatedaslightwhichwascreatedonthefirstday(Gen.1:3)butwerecreatedto“….dividethedayfromthenight;andletthembeforsignsandseasons,andfordaysandyears”-Genesis1:14

TheLeavesofTheTree

•  Theleavesofthetreearesaidtobeforthe“healingofthena.ons”.

•  Itisinteres.ngthatinRevela.on21:24,thekingsoftheearthbringtheirgicsofhonorandgloryintotheNewJerusalem.

•  Theseleavesaregivinghealthtothena.ons,i.e.Gen.les.

•  Weknowthatthereisnomoresinandthecursehasbeenremoved.

•  Paulsaid,“NowthisIsay,brethren,thatcannotinheritthekingdomofGod;nordoes

.”-1Corinthians15:50•  WhenJesusappearedHisbodywasnotablydifferent:“BeholdMyhandsandMyfeet,thatitisIMyself.HandleMeandsee,foraspiritdoesnothave

asyouseeIhave.”-Luke24:39•  Jesus’resurrectedbodyisthesortofincorrup.blebodywhichthesaintswillinheritwhenglorified.

•  Whateveristhetruepurposeoftheleavesashealingagentsandtheseeminglydivisionofna.onsandtheirkingswewon’tknowun.lwegetthere.

•  “Allthatwecansafelyconcludeisthatthehealingprovidedbytheleavesofthetreeprovidessomesortofservicetotheinhabitantsoftheeternalstate”-Garland

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TheCurseRemoved•  Hereisthefinalconsumma.onofwhatthehistoryoftheScripturesspeaksoclearlyabout.

•  AttheFallofmanthecurseofdeathandfu.litywereintroducedintothehistoryofmankind.

•  HereinRevela.on22,thecurseisremovedandman’sfellowshipwithGodisrestored.

•  GodissifnguponHisthronewithmandwellinginHismidstwitnessingHisface.

•  Withthecursenotremoved,tolookuponthefaceofGod,isalmostcertaindeath.JacobsawGod’sfaceandlivedwhichisnotthenormbuttheexcep.on(Genesis32).

•  “ThenHesaid,‘IwillmakeallMygoodnesspassbeforeyou,andIwillproclaimthenameoftheLORDbeforeyou.IwillbegracioustowhomIwillbegracious,andIwillhavecompassiononwhomIwillhavecompassion.’ButHesaid,‘

.’AndtheLORDsaid,‘HereisaplacebyMe,andyoushallstandontherock.Soitshallbe,whileMyglorypassesby,thatIwillputyouintheclecoftherock,andwillcoveryouwithMyhandwhileIpassby.ThenIwilltakeawayMyhand,andyoushallseeMyback;butMyfaceshallnotbeseen.’”-Exodus33:19-23

TheyShallReignForever•  JesustoldthechurchofThya.ratheovercomerswouldrulewithHim(Revela.on2:27).

•  Theini.alreignbeginsduringthe1000yearkingdomandiscarriedovertoeternity.

•  Acerthekingdomyears,thethroneoftheSonismergedwithHisFatherinNewJerusalemandthesaintscon.nuetoreignwithJesusineternity.Danielsaid:“thesaintsoftheMostHighshallreceivethe ,andpossessthekingdomforever,

”-Daniel7:24

Revela&on22:6-11“Thenhesaidtome,“Thesewordsarefaithful

andtrue.”AndtheLordGodoftheholyprophetssentHisangeltoshowHisservantsthethingswhichmustshortlytakeplace.

“Behold,Iamcomingquickly!Blessedishewhokeepsthewordsoftheprophecyofthisbook.”NowI,John,sawandheardthesethings.AndwhenIheardandsaw,Ifelldowntoworshipbeforethefeetoftheangelwhoshowedme

thesethings.

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Thenhesaidtome,“Seethatyoudonotdothat.ForIamyourfellowservant,andofyourbrethrentheprophets,andofthosewhokeepthewordsofthisbook.WorshipGod.”Andhesaidtome,“Donotsealthewordsoftheprophecyofthisbook,forthe.meisathand.“Hewhoisunjust,lethimbeunjusts.ll;hewhoisfilthy,lethimbefilthys.ll;hewhoisrighteous,lethimberighteouss.ll;hewhoisholy,lethimbeholys.ll.”

AReminder•  Revela.on22:6-9isareminderofwhatwassaidinRevela.on1:1-3.

•  “GoddoesnotcommandbelieverstoreadRevela.onmerelytosa.sfytheircuriosityaboutthefuture.Hedidnotinspireittoprovidematerialfordetailedchronologicalchartsofend-.meevents.Thereisaseeminglyendlessstreamofbooksonprophecybeingchurnedout,withspecula.veprophe.cschemesprolifera.ngadinfinitum,adnauseam.ButitwasnotGod’spurposetogiveChris.ansadetailedanalysisoftheprophe.csignificanceofcontemporarycultural,poli.cal,military,andsocialeventsortrends.GodinspiredRevela.onforonepurpose:torevealthegloryofHisSonandcallbelieverstolivegodly,obedientlivesinlightofHissoonreturn.ThepurposeofRevela.onisnottoprovideentertainment,buttoprovidemo.va.onforgodlyliving.”-MacArthur

WorshipGod•  JohnfallsatthefeetoftheangelandisquicklytoldbytheangelnottoworshipthemessengerbutGodandHimonly.

•  ManisconstantlytemptedtoworshipsomethingotherthanGod.

•  Theangelisaservant,alongwiththeprophets,andthose“…whokeepthewordsofthisbook”.

•  ThebookisnotsimplythebookofRevela.onbutthewholeinspiredrevela.onofScripture.

DoNotSeal

•  Danielwastoldtoseal(Dan.8:26;12:4,9).Johnistoldtonotsealthe“wordsoftheprophecy”.

•  Whatisthedifferencebetweenthe.meofDanielandJohn?

•  MainlyDaniel’sprophecycoveredover500yearstothe.meofJesus’comingintotheworld.TheRevela.onofJesusthatJohnwritesaboutcompletesthevisionthatwasgiventoDaniel.

•  Danielisonlypartofthestoryofredemp.on.TheBookofRevela.oncompletesthestory.Thetwobooksareintertwined.

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TheCondi&onOfMan•  “’AlthoughIheard,Ididnotunderstand.ThenIsaid,‘Mylord,whatshallbetheendofthesethings?’Andhesaid,“Goyourway,Daniel,forthewordsareclosedupandsealed.llthe.meoftheend.‘Manyshallbepurified,madewhite,andrefined,butthewickedshalldowickedly;andnoneofthewickedshallunderstand,butthewiseshallunderstand.”’-Daniel12:8-10

•  Peoplewillcon.nuetoignorethemessageofthecrossandthesecondcomingoftheLord.

•  Peoplewillgoonlivingunjustandfilthylivesun.ltheendisuponthemeitherthroughdeathorthroughthecomingoftheLord.

•  Thebestop.onistobelieveinJesusandHisrighteousnessforourlives.

Revela&on22:12-17

“Andbehold,Iamcomingquickly,andMyrewardiswithMe,togivetoevery

oneaccordingtohiswork.

“IamtheAlphaandtheOmega,theBeginningandtheEnd,theFirstandtheLast.”BlessedarethosewhodoHiscommandments,thattheymayhavetherighttothetreeoflife,andmayenterthroughthegatesintothe

city.

Butoutsidearedogsandsorcerersandsexuallyimmoralandmurderersand

idolaters,andwhoeverlovesandprac.cesalie.“I,Jesus,havesentMyangeltotes.fytoyouthesethingsinthechurches.IamtheRootandtheOffspringofDavid,theBrightandMorningStar.”AndtheSpiritandthebridesay,“Come!”Andlethimwhohearssay,“Come!”Andlethimwho

thirstscome.Whoeverdesires,let

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TheReward

•  “ThepurposeofthereturnofJesusistorendertoeachmanaccordingtohisworks.HiscomingattheRaptureistorewardthesaintsfortheworksdoneintheirbodiessincesalva.on.ThepurposeoftheSecondComingistorenderjudgmentfortheworksofunrighteousness.”-Fruchtenbaum

•  “FortheSonofManwillcomeinthegloryofHisFatherwithHisangels,andthenHewillrewardeachaccordingtohisworks.”-Ma[hew16:27

•  Thereareonlytwoop.ons:1.  ApersoncanstandbeforetheholyGodoftheuniverse

andpresenthisworksbeforeHimonhisown.2.  ApersoncanstandbeforetheholyGodoftheuniverse

andletJesusadvocateonhisbehalf.•  “ForHemadeHimwhoknewnosintobesinforus,thatwe

mightbecometherighteousnessofGodinHim.”-2Corinthians5:21

•  “Mylimlechildren,thesethingsIwritetoyou,sothatyoumaynotsin.Andifanyonesins,wehaveanAdvocatewiththeFather,JesusChristtherighteous.AndHeHimselfisthe

foroursins,andnotforoursonlybutalsoforthewholeworld”-1John2:1-2

•  Thekeyworldis“propi.a.on”foroursins.BeforeJesus,theofferingwasmadetocoversin,butacerJesus’deathandresurrec.onoursinsnowhavebeennotonlycoveredbutmadevoid.

Revela&on22:18-21

“ForItes.fytoeveryonewhohearsthewordsoftheprophecyofthisbook:If

anyoneaddstothesethings,Godwilladdtohimtheplaguesthatarewrimeninthisbook;andifanyonetakesawayfromthe

wordsofthebookofthisprophecy,

GodshalltakeawayhispartfromtheBookofLife,fromtheholycity,andfromthethingswhicharewrimeninthisbook.IAmComingQuicklyHewhotes.fiestothesethingssays,

“SurelyIamcomingquickly.”Amen.Evenso,come,LordJesus!ThegraceofourLordJesusChristbewithyou

all.Amen.”

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AWarning

•  ThewarningisaddressedtoanyoneaddstothewordsoftheprophecythatiswrimeninthebookofRevela.on.

•  ThesameprincipleappliestoallofScripture.•  GodtakesHiswordveryserious.•  “DonotaddtoHiswords,lestHerebukeyou,andyoubefoundaliar.”-Proverbs30:6