THE REVELATION OF JOHN REVELATION VII, XIV, XXII And I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, out of every nation and of all kindreds and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne of God, arrayed in white robes. And I said unto one of the elders, These that are arrayed in the white robes, who are they, and whence came they? And he said unto me: These are they that came out of great tribulation, and they have washed their robes, and made them white; for the white robes are the righteous deeds of the saints. These are they that have in no wise defiled themselves; but were redeemed from among men to be the firstfruits unto God. For in their mouth was no guile found: yea, they are without fault before the throne of God. Therefore are they before the throne of God; and they serve him day and night. And they shall see his face; and his name shall be on their foreheads: and he that sitteth on the throne shall spread his tabernacle over them. They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun strike upon them, nor any heat: for he that is in the midst of the throne shall be their shepherd, and shall lead them unto living fountains of water: and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes. And there shall be night no more; and they need no light of lamp, neither light of sun; for the Lord God shall give them light and they shall reign for ever and ever. REVELATION XXI, XXII And he that sitteth on the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. Come hither, and I will shew thee the things which shall shortly come to pass. And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and shewed me the holy city Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, having the glory of God: her light was like unto a stone most precious, as it were a jasper stone, clear as crystal: having a wall great and high; having twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels. And he that spake with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof. And the city lieth foursquare, and the length thereof is as great as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs: the length and the breadth and the height thereof are equal. And the building of the wall thereof was jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass. The foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. 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 is the temple thereof. And the city hath no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine upon it: for the glory of God did lighten it. And the nations shall walk by the light thereof: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and their honour into it. And the gates of the city shall in no wise be shut: for there shall be no night there. And he shewed me, in the midst of the street of the city, a river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God. And on this side of the river and on that was the tree of life, bearing twelve manner of fruits, and yielding its fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. And he that shewed me these things said, These words are faithful and true. He that overcometh shall inherit these things, and shall have right to come to the tree of life. REVELATION V, XIV, XX, XXII And I saw, and behold, a white cloud; and on the cloud I saw one sitting like unto a son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle. And another angel came out from the sanctuary, crying with a great voice to him that sat on the cloud, Send forth thy sickle, and reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe. And he that sat on the cloud cast his sickle upon the earth; and the earth was reaped. And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat upon it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne. And I beheld in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the back, close sealed with seven seals; which is the Book of Life. And the book was opened: and the dead were judged out of the things which were written in the book, every man according to his works. And I heard a voice from heaven saying, Write, Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord. Yea, saith the Spirit, from henceforth they rest from their labours; for their works follow with them. Behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to render to each man according as his work is. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end. He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will in no wise blot his name out of the Book of Life. REVELATION III, XXI, XXII Behold, I stand at the door and knock: if any man hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And he that heareth, let him say, Come. And he that is athirst, let him come: and whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. |