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The River of Life

1 And he showed me a1a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb.  
2 aIn the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was bthe tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were cfor the healing of the nations.  
3 And athere shall be no more curse, bbut the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and His cservants shall serve Him.  
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No entry exists in Forerunner Commentary for Revelation 22:1.

Revelation 22:1

But just as the waters of the deep are tamed as they flow from the throne of God in the New Jerusalem as a resource for eternal life, so also in the book of Revelation the magnificence of water is inherent in the voice of the heavenly Christ. His Word forever gives life, like life-giving streams:

This is the spiritual water of life that anyone who is thirsty for God's Truth may receive as a gift.

Evil men may for a short time be allowed to take away the physical blessing of water, freely given by God, however, they cannot touch the far more important spiritual water of life.

Excerpted from Who Owns Water?

Revelation 22:1

Not only does judgment proceed from the throne of God, but also salvation and eternal life. There is a good, perfect balance of His severity and His goodness; and that is something that a perfect Judge must have - the proper balance of severity and goodness. On the one hand, you have this burning river coming from the throne, in which the Beast and the false prophet are thrown (as it mentions there in Daniel 7). But also emanating from the throne is the river of the water of Life. It shows the two sides - the severity and the goodness - of God. They both begin at His throne.

Excerpted from The Great White Throne



Other Forerunner Commentary entries containing Revelation 22:1:

Luke 23:43
John 15:4-8
Revelation 6:15
Revelation 6:15-17


 
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