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He shewed me (edeixen moi). The angel as in Rev 21:9, Rev 21:10 (cf. Rev 1:1; Rev 4:1). Now the interior of the city.
A river of water of life (potamon hudatos zōēs). For hudōr zōēs (water of life) see Rev 7:17; Rev 21:6; Rev 22:17; Joh 4:14. There was a river in the Garden of Eden (Gen 2:10). The metaphor of river reappears in Zec 14:8; Eze 47:9, and the fountain of life in Joe 3:18; Jer 2:13; Pro 10:11; Pro 13:14; Pro 14:27; Pro 16:22; Psa 36:10.
Bright as crystal (lampron hōs krustallon). See Rev 4:6 for krustallon and Rev 15:6; Rev 19:8; Rev 22:16 for lampron. “Sparkling like rock crystal” (Swete), shimmering like mountain water over the rocks.
Proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb (ekporeuomenon ek tou thronou tou theou kai tou arniou). Cf. Eze 47:1; Zec 14:8. Already in Rev 3:21 Christ is pictured as sharing the Father’s throne as in Heb 1:3. See also Rev 22:3. This phrase has no bearing on the doctrine of the Procession of the Holy Spirit.