Revelation 22:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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. Pure river of water of life - This is evidently a reference to the garden of paradise, and the river by which it was watered; and there is also a reference to the account, Ezekiel 47:7-12. Water of life, as we have seen before, generally signifies spring or running water; here it may signify incessant communications of happiness proceeding from God.