Revelation Lesson #22 Series

A thorough study of the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to show his servants things which must shortly come to pass. (Rev. 1:1)

Welcome to our study of the Revelation of Jesus Christ given unto Apostle John.

I am Phillip Smith, your host and fellow servant of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

As we continue our study in the Revelation of Jesus Christ, as given to John, we begin in chapter 22.

A new Eden is constructed for man which God has built Heaven for. Like unto the Garden of Eden which Adam and Eve were placed in the beginning, the saved shall live in likeness to that earthly Eden. Let us notice:

Rev. 22:1-5. 22 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. 2 In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. 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. 5 And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.

Jesus wants us to not fear, nor worry, what it will be like to dwell in Heaven. He has painted a wonderful picture using earthly identifiers that we can recognize and comprehend to describe life in heaven.

Rev. 22:6. 6 And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done.

Jesus speaks as these things shown John are to occur ‘shortly’. Let us remind ourselves, all these things described in this letter have not come to pass. Some of them are currently happening by the influence of God’s servants, angels, which have been given a specific task and duty to perform. To use the term ‘shortly’ in a proper manner as written, we must use the time table of God in relation to eternity. Some of these things will happen and are to be related to a time table in eternity standards. Our time table is the wrong relationship of time to compare with eternity and ‘shortly’.

If we take the position of many, who do not fully understand the time references, the events described in this letter have not happened as of yet in our current date in earthly time. Therefore, the ones who ignore this letter, saying the events have already happened, are wrong in their understanding of this spiritual literary writing. It is strictly a spiritual literary book.

Jesus has witnessed these visions along with another witness, the Holy Spirit. Therefore, the things written are ‘faithful and true’.

Rev. 22:7. 7 Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.

Jesus says he will come ‘quickly’. This term ‘quickly’ and the term ‘shortly’ are derived from the same root word in Greek. They are alike. They are synonymous with one another.

Greek term SHORTLY: G1722 with G5034. G5034 means: shortly, quickly, or speedily and is identified with a proper fixed position–G1722; meaning: in, by, with, etc. Therefore, we understand at a specific moment, shortly or quickly, Jesus will come. Jesus doesn’t know when he shall be sent to harvest the saints from off the earth. Again, in terms of eternity, this will be shortly or quickly to heavenly beings.

Jesus, again, reminds us to keep the commandments of God and walk in His light of righteousness.

In John’s reverence toward the message from Jesus, he jumps to bow to the messenger. This fellow servant tells John he, too, is a servant of the Most High God. WORSHIP GOD; not the messenger.

Rev. 22:8-9. 8 And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things. 9 Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.

John is to not seal up this prophecy. He is to broadcast it throughout the earth. This is how we have access to this prophecy. However, let life continue on earth as it will. God has put into existence spirit beings allowing them to let evils happen. Remember Seal #2?