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. 'Aleph (') A B, Vulgate, Hilary, 22, omit.
Water of life - infinitely superior to the typical waters in Paradise (Genesis 2:10-14), and even to those figurative ones in millennial Jerusalem (Ezekiel 47:1-12; Zechariah 14:8), as matured fruit is superior to the flower. The millennial waters represent full Gospel grace; these of new Jerusalem represent Gospel glory. Their continuous flow from God, the Fountain of life, symbolizes the uninterrupted life derived by the saints, ever fresh, from Him: fullness of joy, as well as perpetual vitality. Like pure crystal, free from every taint (cf. Revelation 4:6).
Clear - `bright.'