The River of Life

Revelation 22

¹ Then the angel ₁ showed me _x the river of _y the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb ² through the middle of _z the street of the city; _a also, on either side of the river, _b the tree of life ₂ with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of the tree were _c for the healing of the nations. ³ _d No longer will there be anything accursed, but _e the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and _f his servants ₃ will worship him. ⁴ _g They will see his face, and _h his name will be on their foreheads. ⁵ And _i night will be no more. They will need no light of lamp _j or sun, for _k the Lord God will be their light, and _l they will reign forever and ever.

1. Cross References
   Ezekiel 47:1
   Then he brought me back to the door of the temple, and behold, water was issuing from below the threshold of the temple toward the east (for the temple faced east). The water was flowing down from below the south end of the threshold of the temple, south of the altar.
   Zechariah 14:8
   On that day living waters shall flow out from Jerusalem, half of them to the eastern sea and half of them to the western sea. It shall continue in summer as in winter.
   Psalms 46:4
   There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy habitation of the Most High.
   
2. Cross References
   Revelation 21:6
   And he said to me, "It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give from the spring of the water of life without payment.
   
3. Cross References
   Revelation 21:21
   And the twelve gates were twelve pearls, each of the gates made of a single pearl, and the street of the city was pure gold, transparent as glass.
   
4. Cross References
   Ezekiel 47:12
   And on the banks, on both sides of the river, there will grow all kinds of trees for food. Their leaves will not wither, nor their fruit fail, but they will bear fresh fruit every month, because the water for them flows from the sanctuary. Their fruit will be for food, and their leaves for healing.
   
5. Cross References
   Revelation 22:14
   Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and that they may enter the city by the gates.
   Revelation 22:19
   And if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book.
   Revelation 2:7
   He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers I will grant to eat of the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.
   Genesis 2:9
   And out of the ground the Lord God made to spring up every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
   
6. Cross References
   Revelation 21:24
   By its light will the nations walk, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it.
   
7. Cross References
   Zechariah 14:11
   And it shall be inhabited, for there shall never again be a decree of utter destruction. Jerusalem shall dwell in security.
   Genesis 3:17
   And to Adam he said, "Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten of the tree of which I commanded you, 'You shall not eat of it,' cursed is the ground because of you; in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life.
   
8. Cross References
   Revelation 21:3
   And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God.
   Revelation 21:23
   And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb.
   Ezekiel 48:35
   The circumference of the city shall be 18,000 cubits. And the name of the city from that time on shall be, The Lord Is There.
   
9. Cross References
   Revelation 7:15
   Therefore they are before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple; and he who sits on the throne will shelter them with his presence.
   
10. Cross References
    Matthew 5:8
    Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
    1 Corinthians 13:12
    For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known.
    1 John 3:2
    Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is.
    
11. Cross References
    Revelation 3:12
    The one who conquers, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God. Never shall he go out of it, and I will write on him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down from my God out of heaven, and my own new name.
    Revelation 7:3
    Saying, "Do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees, until we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.
    Revelation 14:1
    Then I looked, and behold, on Mount Zion stood the Lamb, and with him 144,000 who had his name and his Father's name written on their foreheads.
    
12. Cross References
    Revelation 21:25
    And its gates will never be shut by day - and there will be no night there.
    
13. Cross References
    Revelation 21:23
    And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb.
    
14. Cross References
    Psalms 36:9
    For with you is the fountain of life; in your light do we see light.
    Revelation 21:11
    Having the glory of God, its radiance like a most rare jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal.
    
15. Cross References
    Daniel 7:18
    But the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom and possess the kingdom forever, forever and ever.
    Daniel 7:27
    And the kingdom and the dominion and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High; their kingdom shall be an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey them.
    Romans 5:17
    For if, because of one man's trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ.
    2 Timothy 2:12
    If we endure, we will also reign with him; if we deny him, he also will deny us.
    Revelation 20:4
    Then I saw thrones, and seated on them were those to whom the authority to judge was committed. Also I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.