After
all the events of the tribulation period, the millennial reign of
Jesus and the “Great
White Throne”
judgment, John the apostle wrote, “And
I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the
first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. And I John
saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven,
prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.” John
described the heavenly city as he wrote, “And
the building of the wall of it was of
jasper: and the city was
pure gold, like unto clear glass. And the foundations of the wall of
the city were
garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation
was
jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an
emerald; The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh,
chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a
chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst. And
the twelve gates were
twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of
the city was
pure gold, as it were transparent glass. And I saw no temple therein:
for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. And the
city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for
the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is
the light thereof. And the nations of them which are saved shall walk
in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory
and honor into it. And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by
day: for there shall be no night there. And they shall bring the
glory and honor of the nations into it. And there shall in no wise
enter into it any thing that defiles, neither whatsoever works
abomination, or makes a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's
book of life.”
In Revelation chapter twenty-two and verse one John shares about, “a
pure river of water of life, clear as crystal”
where
we read:
And
he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal,
proceeding
out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.
The
verse reads, “And
he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal,
...”
John began with the words, “and
he showed me”
which means “and the angel exposed and gave evidence or proof of”
“a
pure river”
or “a clean, free from corruption, blameless, innocent and
unstained stream or torrent” “of
water”
which means “of water that flows in fountains and pools” “of
life”
or “belonging to living, real and genuine, a life active and
vigorous, devoted to God, blessed, in the portion even in this world
of those who put their trust in Christ, but after the resurrection to
be consummated by new accessions (among them a more perfect body),
and to last for ever ”, “clear”
or
“shining, brilliant, transparent, splendid and magnificent” “as
crystal”
which means “like the crystal rock which looks like ice”. John
was shown a “pure
river”
which was “brilliant and transparent” that flowed.
The
verse goes on to say, “... proceeding
out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.”
John continued with the word, “proceeding”
which means “going forth and departing” “out
of the throne”
which refers to “away from and separate from the chair of state
having a footstool which is assigned to kingly power or royalty”
“of
God”
which means “belonging to the Godhead bodily and trinity which is
comprised of God the Father, Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit”
“and
of the Lamb”
or “pertaining to the little lamb which represents Jesus”. John
shared how the “crystal
clear”
river “flowed” from God's heavenly
“throne”.
When
we meditate upon John's words in this verse, we see something new
shown to him by the angel. This “pure crystal river” which
flows from God's throne becomes another wonderful feature on which to
look. God desires to have everyone enjoy this beautiful “river”,
and all that is necessary is to have a relationship with Him through
His Son Jesus Christ. Jesus came to the earth, lived a sinless life,
died for the sins of the world and was resurrected the third day so
each person could enjoy heaven and God's pure river forever. Oh that
all reading these words would submit their lives to Him and look
forward to this beautiful river that awaits them in the future.
Next
time
we see John share about “the
tree of life”,
so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until
tomorrow…there is more…
Look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms Volumes I and II" and the new novel "Elizabeth County" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore.
Look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms Volumes I and II" and the new novel "Elizabeth County" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore.
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