![]() In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree ( xulon ) of life ( zoe ) 22:3 +) and both the Father and the Son continue to rule forever.See commentary on Revelation 3:21 and Revelation 20:14.On Jesus as the Lamb, see commentary on Revelation 5:6. 15:24-26 +) and the throne of David merges with the heavenly throne of the Father (Rev. ![]() Then, He delivers the kingdom to God the Father (1Cor. ![]() Jesus rules from the Davidic throne during the Millennial Kingdom until the last enemy, death, is destroyed (Rev. In the eternal state, there is no more distinction between the throne of the Father in heaven and that of the Son on earth (Mat. Evidently the mighty Creator is continually creating the waters, then sending them forth to give perpetual life and cleansing and beauty to the city and its inhabitants, and then on out into the uttermost parts of the new earth. Rather, it proceeds “out of the throne of God and of the Lamb,” high at the central pinnacle of the holy city. 21:1 +) and thus no rainfall to supply the river with its flow. There is no sea from which waters are raised by the sun, as in the present hydrologic cycle (Rev. The river proceeds from the throne because the source of all life is ultimately God (Job 33:4 Eze. Proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb Although the nations will partake of the tree of life, the tree itself draws from this river of life (cf. The sea of glass probably symbolized this river which would be the basis of cleansing and eternal life in the new heaven and earth. 21:4 +).When John first ascended to the throne room in heaven, he saw the sea of glass like crystal, in the midst of the throne (Rev. In the eternal state, there is no more death because there is no more sin (Rev. Although this is a literal river in the eternal state, it also typifies the Holy Spirit Who cleanses and gives life to those who trust Christ in this age (John 4:10 + Jn 7:37-38 +). The clarity speaks of sinlessness and symbolizes the cleansing from sin of those who partake of the river. The purity and clarity of the water is remarkable to John. See commentary on Revelation 7:17, Revelation 21:6, and Revelation 22:17. Now, sin is no more and life abounds in all parts of the new creation. ![]() 14:8 +), but that river does not reach all regions, so sin remains in the Millennium (Eze. 36:8-9 46:4).A similar river will flow from under the threshold of the Millennial Temple (Eze. Its ultimate source is God Himself, for it proceeds from His throne (cf. This is the fountain of the water of life which God promised to the thirsty in the previous chapter (Rev. The tour contrasts the New Jerusalem, the city of God, with Babylon, the city of man. It may be the same angel which took him “in the Spirit” to see the great harlot, Babylon (Rev. This is one of the angels having the seven bowls filled with the seven last plagues (Rev. This is the angel who first accompanied John “in the Spirit” to show him the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God (Rev. In many ways, the chapter break at Revelation 21:27 + is unfortunate because the first five verses of this chapter should really be considered as the conclusion of John’s detailed tour of the New Jerusalem. ![]() In the second part, an angel accompanied John on a more detailed tour of the New Jerusalem, providing additional information and measurements of the city. The first part provided an overview of the eternal order (Rev. In addition to the new heaven and new earth, John saw the holy city, the New Jerusalem, descending from heaven as a bride for the Lamb (Rev. An entirely new heaven and earth were created to replace the first heaven and earth which fled away at the Great White Throne Judgment (Rev. In the previous chapter, John was shown a new order of things. ![]()
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