“ And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads. ”
And they shall see his face - See the notes on Matthew 18:10 . They would be constantly in his presence, and be permitted continually to behold his glory. And his name shall be in their foreh...
( d ) The River and the Tree of Life. Revelation 22:1 . a river: the introduction of the river into the scene is suggested by the description of the Garden of Eden in Genesis 2:10 . out of the...
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And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads. See his face - Enjoy what is called the beatific vision; and they shall exhibit the fullest evidence that they belong entirely...
And he shewed me a pure river, &c.— The first five verses of this chapter are a continuation of the description of the new Jerusalem. It is farther described with the river of life, and the...
And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads. See his face - revealed in divine glory in Christ Jesus. They shall know Him with intuitive knowledge, even as they are...
The Vision ended. The Lord is at Hand The inner life of the heavenly Jerusalem is described. Then the 'Revelation' closes with the repeated assurance that Christ is at hand, and with the yearnings...
And his servants shall serve him... — We turn from the city to the inhabitants. They are described as serving Him, seeing Him, and resembling Him. They shall serve Him: they shall offer Him the ser...
CHAPTER XVII. THE NEW JERUSALEM. REV. Revelation 21:1-27 ; Revelation 22:1-5 . THE first part of the final triumph of the Lamb has been accomplished, but the second has still to be unfolded....
“The River of Water of Life” Revelation 22:1-9 The first five verses of this chapter obviously belong to the preceding one, from which they should not be severed. The ever-flowing river of life...
Still gazing at the city, the seer beheld the great river of water of life. On its banks is the tree of life, yielding fruit, and leaves for the healing of nations. And once more the apostle declares...
(3) And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: (4) And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads...
THE SERVICE OF HEAVEN ‘His servants shall serve Him … and they shall reign for ever and ever.’ Revelation 22:3-5 Service is the task of heaven; not toilsome, for the taint of the course no l...
And they shall see his face ,.... The face of God, so as he is not to be seen now; they shall see him as he is; not only the angels, who always behold the face of God, but all the saints, risen and...
And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads. Ver. 4. And they shall see his face ] How we shall see God, whether with our minds only, or with bodily eyes we shall beho...
And then too there shall be no more curse As there is in this present world, and has been ever since the fall of man; but only pure life and blessing, every effect of the displeasure of God for s...
The River of Water of Life and the Tree of Life The description of the city continues to the end of verse 5 of this chapter. The city is blessed with a river of the water of life proceeding from t...
The New Jerusalem. A. D. 95. 1 And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crysta...
And they shall see his face; it is a phrase by which the happiness of the glorified saints is oft expressed, Matthew 5:8 1 Corinthians 13:12 Hebrews 12:14 1 John 3:2 ; they shall enjoy him...
‘And there will be no curse any more, and the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants will worship him, and they will see his face and his name will be on their foreheads.' The...
THE RESTORED PARADISE, AND THE EPILOGUE CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES THE first five verses complete the description of the new heavens and new earth. There is evident reference in the figures...
Revelation 22:1-2 . 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. In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of th...
Revelation 22:1 . He shewed me a pure river of water of life. From the city we go to the palace, where the vision opens on the rock of ages, the Elohim, seated on his throne. Thence flows the crys...
EXPOSITION Revelation 22:1 And he showed me a pure river. Omit "pure." "And" connects this part of the vision with what precedes ( Revelation 21:9-66 ). It would have been better, perhap...
Of the Certain Bliss of Eternal Life. The river of water and the tree of life:
1 Corinthians 13:12 ; 1 John 3:2 ; 1 John 3:3 ; Ezekiel 33:18-20 ; Ezekiel 33:23 ; Hebrews 12:14 ; Isaiah 33:17 ; Isaiah 35:2 ; Isaiah 40:5 ; Job 33:26 ; John 12:26 ; John 17:24 ; Matthe...
The Marriage of the Lamb Revelation 19:1-10 ; Revelation 21:1-27 and Revelation 22:1-21 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. Old Testament analogies of the coming Marriage in the skies. It is not diff...
And shall see his face — Which was not granted to Moses. They shall have the nearest access to, and thence the highest resemblance of, him. This is the highest expression in the language of scriptu...