Day 365: Revelation 19-22

(In the previous post we saw in this great city of commerce was the blood of prophets, saints, and of all that were slain on the earth. Again, whether this was a spiritual allusion to Satan or whether it was a statement that love of the physical over the spiritual has led to the killing of believers, the earth's economic system will be completely destroyed with God's judgment of the great city of Babylon. This concluded the third and largest section. The fourth and final section gave a chronological explanation of the events from the end of the Tribulation through eternity.)

(This was the fourth and final section of the Book of Revelation. This section gave an account of the events that occur from the end of the Tribulation through eternity. The chronology of this chapter is denoted by the "19" (click on diagram to enlarge).)

(In our diagram, we have seen that the first section presented events that occurred before the Tribulation. The second section gave a big picture perspective in chronological order of events that occurred from the beginning of the Tribulation until the end of the Tribulation. The previous chapter completed the largest and most complicated of the sections: the layered explanation of events during the Tribulation. This final section was actually the answer to the question "What is the Meaning of Life?" These four chapters that concluded the New Testament actually presented a clear and simple answer to the Meaning of Life. However, most people do not read these four chapters by themselves. Most people read these four chapters after reading the twelve most complicated chapters of this book, and are too confused and/or mentally exhausted to comprehend the simple answer. Again, this was how the Bible ended. Can you explain how the Bible ended? Focus on these four chapters and you will not only know how the Bible ended, you will also find out that most people do not know how the Bible ended.)

Revelation 19
¹ After these things I heard as it were a great voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, Hallelujah; Salvation, and glory, and power, belong to our God:
² for true and righteous are his judgments; for he hath judged the great harlot, her that corrupted the earth with her fornication, and he hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.

(God is Right and Just! The beast system was destroyed.)

³ And a second time they say, Hallelujah. And her smoke goeth up for ever and ever.
⁴ And the four and twenty elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshipped God that sitteth on the throne, saying, Amen; Hallelujah.
⁵ And a voice came forth from the throne, saying, Give praise to our God, all ye his servants, ye that fear him, the small and the great.
⁶ And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunders, saying, Hallelujah: for the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigneth.

(In the King James Version, the word "omnipotent" was used instead of "Almighty." In fact, it was the only usage of the word "omnipotent" in the entire Bible. In the American Standard Version, the word was "Almighty."

**The definition for both words, Omnipotent and Almighty, was "the all-ruling."

**The words Omnipotent and Almighty did not mean "all powerful; the being who can do anything."

**It did mean "the only being that rules; the ultimate authority; the being that answers to no one."

The context of the verse pointed to God beginning the process of being the only ruler. God being Right and Just is separate from God being the all-ruling. For example, a dictator is omnipotent over his country, but that does not make him Right and Just. We ought to be comforted by the fact that God is omnipotent and Right and Just: we are ruled by the Right and Just One!)

⁷ Let us rejoice and be exceeding glad, and let us give the glory unto him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.

(The Marriage of the Lamb is near. The Wife had made herself ready. Notice, the identity of the Bride was not disclosed yet, but we know it will be the Church.)

⁸ And it was given unto her that she should array herself in fine linen, bright and pure: for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.

(The fine linen worn by the Bride was a representation of the Righteousness of the saints.)

⁹ And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they that are bidden to the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are true words of God.

(In the Bible, a wedding was a feast, not a ceremony done in church. Consequently, "the marriage supper" is the wedding of Jesus to His Bride.)

¹⁰ And I fell down before his feet to worship him. And he saith unto me, See thou do it not: I am a fellow-servant with thee and with thy brethren that hold the testimony of Jesus: worship God; for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

(Summary of verses 1-10: There will be a Bride clothed in the Righteous acts of the saints, but John had not divulged Her identity. If this were a movie, the camera would pan up the back of the Bride in Her wedding dress and stop before reaching Her Face.)

¹¹ And I saw the heaven opened; and behold, a white horse, and he that sat thereon called Faithful and True; and in righteous he doth judge and make war.
¹² And his eyes are a flame of fire, and upon his head are many diadems; and he hath a name written which no one knoweth but he himself.
¹³ And he is arrayed in a garment sprinkled with blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
¹⁴ And the armies which are in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and pure.
¹⁵ And out of his mouth proceedeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness of the wrath of God, the Almighty.

(This was Jesus (The Word of God) coming to the battle of Armageddon. The sword proceeding from His Mouth will be used to smite nations and rule them with a rod of iron. This was rhema: the powerful and revelatory word of God without precedent. Jesus fights with words: spiritual warfare. As we saw in Revelation 14:18, He treads the winepress.)

¹⁶ And he hath on his garment and on his thigh a name written, KINGS OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.

(Summary of verses 11-16: The Groom was Jesus who smites the nations with a sharp sword that proceeds out of His Mouth: spiritual warfare with words. This was Jesus in His pure, unfiltered, unadjusted Nature: Conquering King!)

¹⁷ And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in mid heaven, Come and be gathered together unto the great supper of God;
¹⁸ that ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses and of them that sit thereon, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, and small and great.

(An angel shouted for the birds to have a great supper (due to the carcasses there will be after the battle). This is the battle of Armageddon...)

¹⁹ And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat upon the horse, and against his army.
²⁰ And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought the signs in his sight, wherewith he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast and them that worshipped his image: they two were cast alive into the lake of fire that burneth with brimstone:
²¹ and the rest were killed with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, even the sword which came forth out of his mouth: and all the birds were filled with their flesh.

(Summary of verses 17-21: The Antichrist and the false prophet were cast into the lake of fire and the rest of the people that came to Armageddon were killed with the words Jesus spoke. This concluded the seven year Tribulation, also known as the Seventieth Week of Daniel (Daniel 9:24-27) which was the last seven years of the Dispensation of the Law. This was the conclusion of the re-establishing of the 5th Dispensation. All that was left to deal with was Satan.)

(The next chapter documented the events from the beginning to end of the Millennial Reign and is denoted by the "20" and an arrow (click diagram to enlarge).)

Revelation 20
¹ And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand.
² And he laid hold on the dragon, the old serpent, which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years,
³ and cast him into the abyss, and shut it, and sealed it over him, that he should deceive the nations no more, until the thousand years should be finished: after this he must be loosed for a little time.

(Satan was cast into the bottomless pit and was sealed so he could not deceive the nations until the 1000 years was finished. Satan will be set free for a "little time" at the end of Christ's Millennial reign.)

(Disclaimer: What follows is an explanation that is possible, but by no means proven. If this explanation does not help you or make sense, continue reading verse 4...

"Notice, the 7th Dispensation consists of Satan being locked up. This "Sabbath" dispensation consists of everyone getting a 1000 year rest from Satan. People who lack disease, poverty, and war will have to be shown the benefits of taking direction from God because they will not have any "problems," Satan is locked up. However, this would also be the perfect time for everyone who has ever been conceived to be witnessed to by those who have been saved. The point is not where (earth or heaven) these people are witnessed to or who (martyrs or saints in heaven) witnesses to them. The point is that every person who was conceived and not born...and every person who was not able to make a conscious decision for God because of their age, mental ability, or even location would be able to make this decision during this rest from Satan. The number of people this entailed could be enormous, even on the order of hundreds of billions.")

⁴ And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus, and for the word of God, and such as worshipped not the beast, neither his image, and received not the mark upon their forehead and upon their hand; and they lived, and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

(The martyrs were judged and reigned with Jesus during the Millennium. During the Millennium, the martyrs will serve as "grace" to people who live on earth during this 1000 years. The Jewish believers who hid in Moab and Edom will be the only people on earth who enter the Millennium. Now we see that everyone was "saved by grace through faith"...it's just the method that God influenced the heart of the individual was different for each dispensation:
-During the 1st Dispensation (Eden) God influenced Adam and Eve face to face;
-by angels during the 2nd Dispensation;
-by verbal (spoken and written) means during the 3rd Dispensation;
-by the patriarchs (Israel) during the 4th Dispensation;
-by the Law during the 5th Dispensation;
-by the indwelling of the Holy Spirit during the current (6th) dispensation; and
-by martyrs during the 7th Dispensation.)

⁵ The rest of the dead lived not until the thousand years should be finished. This is the first resurrection.
⁶ Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: over these the second death hath no power; but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.

(Summary of verses 1-6: Satan was locked up for 1000 years while Christ reigns on earth with the martyrs. The 1000 years Christ reigns is the 7th Dispensation: The Millennium.)

⁷ And when the thousand years are finished, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,
⁸ and shall come forth to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to the war: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
⁹ And they went up over the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down out of heaven, and devoured them.
¹⁰ And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where are also the beast and the false prophet; and they shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

(The "lake of fire" will be the final destination for those who are eternally tormented.)

(Summary of verses 7-10: When Satan is loosed at the end of the 1000 year reign, he deceives many of the descendants of the Jewish believers who entered into the Millennium from Moab and Edom. God defeats this group with fire coming down from heaven. God sends Satan into the lake of fire with the Antichrist and the false prophet. This next section covered the Final Judgment also known as The Great White Throne Judgment...)

¹¹ And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat upon it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
¹² And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne; and books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of the things which were written in the books, according to their works.
¹³ And the sea gave up the dead that were in it; and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
¹⁴ And death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death, even the lake of fire.
¹⁵ And if any was not found written in the book of life, he was cast into the lake of fire.

(Summary of verses 11-15: There will be TWO judgments. There will be a Reward Judgment (according to works in books) and a Salvation Judgment (according to one book: the Book of Life).

Everyone will be judged according to all their works, all the works they did of themselves whether good or bad. This will be the only moment in history that Justice is completely equaled out. It will be done in front of everyone proving God is Just.

Some people think we will all have the same amount of Reward. They say that because they know there will not be any jealousy in heaven, and they think the way to do that is through the man-made concept of denying uniqueness. Actually, it would be unjust for everyone to have the same Reward when some people deserve more and some people deserve less. Jesus told us to store up treasure (Reward) in heaven (Matthew 6:20). In fact, earlier in Matthew 6 Jesus said some people get their Reward on earth and others get their Reward in heaven. There will not be jealousy over people having different amounts of Reward because people will know it is Just for some people to have more Reward than them and some to have less.

Also, the Reward judgment occurs first. Then the Salvation judgment. There will be people with Reward who do not make the Salvation judgment. What happens to their Reward? Again, people, in hopes of denying uniqueness, want to say that Reward is given to those who do not have much to get everyone closer to the same amount of Reward. Actually, according to the Parable of the Talents (Matthew 25:14-30), those with the most get the left over Reward, making the difference of Reward between people even greater.

Finally, notice that everyone that does not pass the Salvation judgment will be cast in the lake of fire. One of the places people could spend eternity is the lake of fire. The Bible ended with "bad people go to the lake of fire"...not "bad people go to hell."

Next, we will find out the other place people can spend eternity, which is why the last two chapters (21 and 22) are denoted by the "21,22" in the final section of the diagram which represented eternity (click diagram to enlarge).)

Revelation 21
¹ And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth are passed away; and the sea is no more.

(The current heaven and current earth will pass away. They will not be remodeled or improved. They will be taken apart atom by atom and never exist again, because they have been defiled by Satan. Also, heaven no longer needs to hold all the angels and believers prior to the battle of Armageddon, it will have a different purpose. Apparently, the earth will have a different purpose because it no longer has a sea. From Genesis 2:22, Eve was the last creation by God before this verse. In Genesis 1 and Genesis 2, we saw that every creation made by God was more complicated than the previous creation. God created a new heaven and a new earth. These creations were more complicated than Eve.)

² And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven of God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband.

(This stated the new Jerusalem came down from heaven of God and was made ready, as a bride. The new Jerusalem is the Bride. Notice, this city is not "New Jerusalem." This city is Jerusalem, the new version. This was the final creation recorded in the Bible. This was the most complicated creation: The Bride.)

³ And I heard a great voice out of the throne saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he shall dwell with them, and they shall be his peoples, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God:

(The new Jerusalem was also referred to as the tabernacle or house of God. In John 14:1-4, Jesus stated He was going away to prepare an eternal place for believers, which He called His Father's house. In it, there were many mansions. Hebrews 3:6 stated that Christ was the Son over His own house, "whose house are we"...the believers. Finally, in John 14:23, Jesus said that the Father and the Son would make their abode with believers. Now we see that the new Jerusalem will be the eternal dwelling place for believers, and it will be on the new earth. So, everyone will either spend eternity in the lake of fire or on earth in the new Jerusalem.)

(Recall the Disclaimer discussion from the previous chapter, everyone will exist forever in either the lake of fire or the new earth. What happens to those who died without being able to intentionally make a choice to be for or against God? God is always completely Right and always completely Just. God would not send these people to eternal torment through no fault of their own. However, God would not bring these people into the new Jerusalem against their will. There appeared to have to be a moment when these people would be able to make a choice prior to Final Judgment. Since people will not die in childbirth during the Millennium, there will not be the issue of people not being able to make this choice coming from the 7th Dispensation. It would seem the time for God to give the people from the first six dispensations to make their choice would be during the 7th Dispensation.)

⁴ and he shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more; neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more: the first things are passed away.

(Summary of verses 1-4: A new heaven, a new earth, and a new Jerusalem were created. The new Jerusalem was referred to as the Bride and the tabernacle/house of God. Believers will inhabit the new Jerusalem. The Greek root for the word cell was room. The new Jerusalem is a Bride made up of many cells (rooms the size of mansions). The believers will occupy each cell bringing life to the Bride. Every cell in the body of the Bride will desire Jesus because every cell contains a believer. Every cell in Jesus body desired the Bride as we saw in Hebrews 12:2 that Christ left heaven to endure the cross because of the joy set before Him. The joy that Jesus did not have in heaven before He endured the cross, and the reason He endured the cross was to facilitate the creation of the Bride.

Do you remember what was taught as the "Meaning of Life" from Paul's Letter to the Ephesians?:

"All believers interact with each other as "cells in the body" of the Bride which is married to Jesus.")
⁵ And he that sitteth on the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he saith, Write: for these words are faithful and true.
⁶ And he said unto me, They are come to pass. 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.

(The word fountain in this verse was the same word used in John 4:14 where Jesus said to the lady at the well that He would give this same fountain to believers. In that passage, we saw Jesus was referring to grace, which leads to Salvation.)

⁷ He that overcometh shall inherit these things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
⁸ But for the fearful, and unbelieving, and abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part shall be in the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone; which is the second death.

(Notice, everyone will exist forever, however those in the lake of fire were said to experience the second death while those in the new Jerusalem experienced eternal life. Clearly, life is "the ability to repair."

Those in the lake of fire will not be able to repair. Those in the new Jerusalem will be able to repair for eternity. Every day in the lake of fire will be the worst day that person will have ever experienced because they cannot repair. Every day in the new Jerusalem will be the best day that person has ever experienced because they can repair which means it will result in something more.

Two verses that contrasted the two locations that were predestinated for everyone: believers will be children of God through their Marriage to Jesus and unbelievers will be cast into the lake of fire. Predestinated meant "to limit in advance." God limited in advance the eternal location of every person to two possible locations. However, this did not mean God determined which location each person would spend for eternity. God places them in either location in response to the choices of the individual. God selects people (the elect) for eternal life in response to their choices.)

⁹ And there came one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls, who were laden with the seven last plagues; and he spake with me, saying, Come hither, I will show thee the bride, the wife of the Lamb.

(One of the angels of the bowls offered to blatantly show John the Bride, the Lamb's Wife...)

¹⁰ And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,

(This verse blatantly called the new Jerusalem the Bride of Christ.

Summary of verses 5-10: The new Jerusalem is Jesus' Bride. Everyone that has ever existed will either spend eternity in the lake of fire or in the new Jerusalem on the new earth.)

¹¹ having the glory of God: her light was like unto a stone most precious, as it were a jasper stone, clear as crystal:
¹² having a wall great and high; having twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels; and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:

(The twelve gates of the new Jerusalem had twelve angels. The names of the twelve tribes of Israel were written on the gates.)

¹³ on the east were three gates; and on the north three gates; and on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.
¹⁴ And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

(The wall of the city has twelve foundations with the names of the twelve Apostles of Christ. Hebrews 13:14 stated that we currently have no continuing city, but we seek one to come, the new Jerusalem.)

¹⁵ And he that spake with me had for a measure a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.
¹⁶ 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.

(Definition: "twelve thousand furlongs" equals 1500 miles. This is half the size of the United States. Imagine dividing the United States in an eastern and a western half. Then imagine one of those halves being the base of the new Jerusalem and the height also being 1500 miles. Since Jesus will be at the top and seen by all, the structure will probably resemble a pyramid more than a cube. The new Jerusalem now looked even more like a Body. In our body, each cell takes direction from three possible sources:
1) adjoining cells,
2) local area center, and
3) the brain.

Ephesians 5 stated that we the Church would be married to Jesus in eternity. Ephesians 4 described how the Church would build up its Body: by speaking the truth in love to each other. Eternity began with Final Judgment which will be the only day when everything will be equaled out. After that day, every interaction in the Body of the Bride will result in an injustice: someone owing someone else. If God's mercy ended, He would have to instantly equal out every interaction. However, God's mercy enduring forever, God's lack of equaling out Justice forever, will result in believers loving each other in order to equal out Justice. This loving each other will actually result in the building up of the Body, just like Paul described in Ephesians 4.

These mansions will be stacked on top of each other. For instance, if we assume that the new Jerusalem will be a regular pyramid and each mansion will have a one mile by one mile base with a one mile height, the bottom layer of the new Jerusalem would have 2,250,000 mansions. If each mansion continued to have the same dimensions and were stacked on top of each other, the total number of mansions would be over 1.1 billion mansions. In order for the number of mansions to approximate the number of cells in our physical bodies, the mansions would need to be about 1/4 mile in length, width, and height. In Luke's presentation of the Parable of the Talents (Luke 19:12-28), Jesus stated at the end, those who entered into paradise were put over cities, in proportion to their talents (Reward). Perhaps the reason Jesus told us to store up treasure in heaven now was so that we would end up over more cities/mansions in the new Jerusalem.

Taking this thought in conjunction with the Disclaimer discussion, a large percentage of the occupants of the new Jerusalem will make up the first dozen layers. If these people were at this level because they had very little Reward, where would they come from? One possibility is these layers would consist of everyone who ever existed and was not able to make an intentional choice to follow God prior to the "first death," and then subsequently made the decision to take direction from God.

Look at this Body in light of everything written in the previous comment: a mansion will interact with the adjoining mansions on the same level. In addition, each mansion will lead the mansions under it and take direction from the mansion(s) over it. Finally, everyone will be taking direction from Jesus who is the Head of the Bride. God's mercy endures forever so we can edify (build up) the Body by speaking the truth in love to each other. Justice will never be equaled out again, and that is a good thing.)

¹⁷ And he measured the wall thereof, a hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of an angel.

(The wall of the new Jerusalem will be about 216 ft. high.)

¹⁸ And the building of the wall thereof was jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto pure glass.

(Pure gold is so soft it can be shaped by hand (and body oils actually corrode it). In fact, gold is so soft and strong it can be pounded so thin that you can see through it.)

¹⁹ The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald;
²⁰ the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprase; the eleventh, jacinth; the twelfth, amethyst.
²¹ And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; each one of the several gates was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.

(This verse is the source of the often quoted phrase: "streets of gold." Notice, all of the barriers between mansions (walls and streets) are of gold so thin you can see through it. In our bodies, each cell wall is made up of the thinnest layer of oil, literally a molecule in thickness. When oil is present in lump quantities, it flows and has no structure. However, an oil molecule by itself is very rigid and acts as strong as iron.)

²² And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God the Almighty, and the Lamb, are the temple thereof.

(Further proof the new Jerusalem is the tabernacle/house of God.)

²³ 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 lamp thereof is the Lamb.

(There will be no need for the sun or moon because the Glory of God and Christ will be the light. Christ is the Head and occupies the top. His light is so powerful and able to be seen (through thin gold walls) that everyone experiences "day time.")

²⁴ And the nations shall walk amidst the light thereof: and the kings of the earth bring their glory into it.
²⁵ And the gates thereof shall in no wise be shut by day (for there shall be no night there):

(There will be no night.)

²⁶ and they shall bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it:
²⁷ and there shall in no wise enter into it anything unclean, or he that maketh an abomination and a lie: but only they that are written in the Lamb's book of life.

(This chapter presented the Meaning of Life. The Meaning of Life is Church and Marriage. God's purpose is to create a Bride for His Son. Church is the ultimate community solely made up of people (even though God can be part of it). The Ultimate community is Marriage because God is involved. The Meaning of Life is Church (one type of community) in the Ultimate Community (Marriage Covenant with Jesus and God the Father). There were many verses that pointed to Jesus being the Groom and the Church being the Bride: Matthew 9:14-15, Mark 2:19-20, Luke 5:33-35, John 3:29 (John the Baptist was referred to as the "best man"), and Matthew 25:1-10.)




Revelation 22
¹ And he showed me a river of water of life, bright as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb,

(The last chapter of the Bible began with a reference to grace: The water of life that proceeds from God and the Lamb.)

² in the midst of the street thereof. And on this side of the river and on that was the tree of life, bearing twelve manner of fruits, yielding its fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

(The tree of life will have twelve fruits which will be yielded every month and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. Two points:
-First, time does not cease in eternity. At the very least, it is measured in months.
-Second, we currently sleep in order to repair as much as possible. In eternity, we will not sleep because it is always day, however, we will still have the need to repair which will occur through the fruits from the tree of life.

Remember, Adam and Eve were prevented from eating from this tree by angels. If they had ate of this tree they would have had eternal life. In fact, notice what we have here at the end of the Bible in eternity: a Husband, a Wife, a river, a tree of life - paradise: the new Eden. The Bible ended the way it began. God's initial Will was for Adam and Eve to exist forever in the Garden of Eden. They lost this ability when they justified themselves. They expressed their will to act according to their own nature. The way to exist forever in the new Eden will be to express your will to act according to God's Nature (and in opposition to your own nature), which is grace.)

³ And there shall be no curse any more: and the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be therein: and his servants shall serve him;
⁴ and they shall see his face; and his name shall be on their foreheads.

(Some people believe that Jesus cannot be God because He and God the Father would fight in eternity over the throne. However, God the Father rested from His works on the seventh day: Genesis 2:1-3. He gave up His occupation of being a First Cause when He gave man dominion. In Hebrews 4 the entrance into paradise comes to those who rest from their works just as God rested from His works. Believers must cease from their occupation of being a first cause and take direction from the Holy Spirit via grace. In eternity, everyone will look to Jesus as the Leader.  This will be the Kingdom of Jesus, which is also known as the Kingdom of God because Jesus is God. Kings ruling until the day they die is a man-made concept. However, Numbers 8:23-26 showed that God had the priests work until fifty years of age and then retire from the warfare of service and help those priests under fifty years old lead the people. Likewise, God the Father retires and His Son (Jesus) will be in charge of the Kingdom.)

⁵ 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.

(John blatantly stated there will be no night or sun because Jesus shall provide the light.

The summary of verses 1-5 were the big picture explanation for eternity: There will be a new Eden. Next, John concluded his narrative.)

⁶ And he said unto me, These words are faithful and true: and the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent his angels to show unto his servants the things which must shortly come to pass.
⁷ And behold, I come quickly. Blessed is he that keepeth the words of the prophecy of this book.

(Another blessing was pronounced relative to this book. This time, the blessing was for those who kept the words of this book.)

⁸ And I John am he that heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel that showed me these things.
⁹ And he saith unto me, See thou do it not: I am a fellow-servant with thee and with thy brethren the prophets, and with them that keep the words of this book: worship God.
¹⁰ And he saith unto me, Seal not up the words of the prophecy of this book; for the time is at hand.

(John was told to not seal the prophecies of this book, which was why we are able to read this information.)

¹¹ He that is unrighteous, let him do unrighteousness still: and he that is filthy, let him be made filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him do righteousness still: and he that is holy, let him be made holy still.

(This verse stated that as a person dies that is how they will remain for eternity. There is no second chance after death to confess and repent.)

¹² Behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to render to each man according as his work is.

(Everyone will be recompensed, both good and bad, for everything they have done from their own strength, which is the Reward judgment.)

¹³ I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.
¹⁴ Blessed are they that wash their robes, that they may have the right to come to the tree of life, and may enter in by the gates into the city.
¹⁵ Without are the dogs, and the sorcerers, and the fornicators, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and every one that loveth and maketh a lie.

(Again, there are only two places you can exist in eternity: the new Jerusalem on the new earth or the lake of fire.)

¹⁶ I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things for the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright, the morning star.

(Summary of verses 6-16: The words of this book were not to be sealed up but shared to encourage us to make it into the new Jerusalem.)

¹⁷ And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And he that heareth, let him say, Come. And he that is athirst, let him come: he that will, let him take the water of life freely.

(Definition: "he that will" meant that whoever expressed their will was able to do this. No one is prevented from living eternally in the new Jerusalem. God has made all the provisions and we are all invited. Grace has been provided via the Holy Spirit because of Christ's sacrificial death on the cross. If we end up in the lake of fire it is because it is our decision.)

¹⁸ I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, if any man shall add unto them, God shall add unto him the plagues which are written in this book:
¹⁹ and if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the tree of life, and out of the holy city, which are written in this book.

(This warning was specifically about the Book of Revelation, not about the Bible which was canonized by man. Many people use these verses to show that the Apocrypha was not divinely inspired. Is it possible that God divinely inspired other writings during "biblical times"? What about today?)

²⁰ He who testifieth these things saith, Yea: I come quickly. Amen: come, Lord Jesus.

(What followed was the last sentence of the Bible. Notice, this last chapter of the Bible began and concluded with references to grace...)

²¹ The grace of the Lord Jesus be with the saints. Amen.

(Summary of verses 17-21: The Holy Spirit and the Bride encouraged us to live eternally in the new Jerusalem and not experience the second death in the lake of fire (click on diagram to enlarge).)

(The Book of Revelation was the final book of the Bible. It was written by John from the island of Patmos around 96 AD. This would have been about five years after his epistles. In much the same way the Book of Daniel was the main prophetic book for those who lived during the Dispensation of the Law, this book was the main prophetic book for those who live during our current dispensation. This book had four sections relative to chronology. The first section was made up of the first three chapters which documented events prior to the Tribulation. The second section was made up of the next three chapters which presented a big picture perspective of events in order from the beginning of the Tribulation to the end of the Tribulation. The third section was the largest and most confusing section. In twelve chapters, the events of the Tribulation were presented from several different perspectives, resulting in a layered presentation of the Tribulation. The fourth and final section consisted of four chapters that presented, in chronological order, events from the end of the Tribulation through eternity. This book presented the Meaning of Life which is Church and Marriage. This book ended where the Bible began: a Husband, a Wife, a river, and a tree of life in paradise, which you can now review through the following link...)

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