Lesson 655

(Lesson 655)(06-03-13) Revelation Chapter 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. 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. 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: And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads. 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. 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. Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book. 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. 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. And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand. He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still. And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star. And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book. He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus."

Today's lesson, again, relates the wonderful promise to those of us whom have accepted Jesus as our mediator before God. The latter portion of this lesson includes a warning that it behooves us all to observe carefully. John said, " If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book."

Those who attempt to teach this book should be very careful so as not to misrepresent what is conveyed herein. This is why I believe we should leave the interpretation up to the reader.

Adding to or taking from this text appears to be the only way one could have his/her name removed from the book of life. I will not take that chance.~

This lesson completes the, in order, lesson by lesson segment of our study into the New Testament. It is my sincere hope, and prayer, that maybe somehow or some way this endeavor has been beneficial.

I thank all of you that have taken this study with us and hope you go with us throughout the rest of our studies.

Beginning tomorrow, we will take up the study of the term "baptize" and all of its grammatical variations. We will analyze its every application within the text of the New Testament.

This will be a very interesting study in that it will expose some ideas that, so far as I am aware, have never been properly examined in detail, don't miss it.

Above all, my prayer is that not one soul be lost to eternal damnation, and through this study some lost soul might find the saving grace of God through Christ Jesus.

Thanks again for staying with me on this journey, your brother in Christ Jesus, Austin.