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Rev_22:1. And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.
Infinite sovereignty bestows grace; the river of grace flows from the throne of God. It is the King who saves his people; yet the atonement is ever connected with the sovereignty: “He shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.”
Rev_22:2. In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
God will enrich his Church by giving her a great variety of good things: “twelve manner of fruits.” There shall also be a constancy and perpetuity about the supply of them, for this tree “yielded her fruit every month.” And if there be ought of ill remaining anywhere in the world in those halcyon days, God shall supply a cure for it: “The leaves of the tree were for the healing of nations.”
Rev_22:3. And there shall be no more curse:
The curse shall be taken from the soft on which it fell obliquely when God said to Adam, “Cursed is the ground for thy sake.” There shall be no curse upon man’s body; there shall be nothing but blessing. Blessing shall swallow up the cursing, and God shall be manifest everywhere.
Rev_22:3. But the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shalt serve him:
This is what we try to do now, but we shall more fully accomplish the blessed task in those brighter days which every revolution of the wheel of time is hastening on.
Rev_22:4. And they shall see his face;
Oh, that is glorious service,—to serve the Lord and to see his face at the same time. Communion and service are ever best when they are blended. There can be no fellowship better than first which serves, and no service sweeter than that of those who continue to see the face of their Master while they are serving him,
Rev_22:4. And his name shall be in their foreheads.
There will be no mistaking: them; they shall bear in their foreheads the glorious name of God, just as the high priest of old had the words, “Holiness unto the Lord” upon his brow.
Rev_22:5. And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun;—
Even the sun is only worthy to be ranked with a candle in comparison with the light of God himself John puts the two things in one sentence: “they need no candle, neither light of the sun;”—
Rev_22:5-7. For the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever and he said unto me, These sayings are faithful the true: and the LORD God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done. Behold I come quickly-blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.
Even so, come, Lord Jesus; come quickly! Amen.
This exposition consisted of readings from Jer_5:1-6; Jer_5:10-31; and Rev_22:1-7.