Revelation 22:1, The river of the water of life; Revelation 22:2, The tree of life; Revelation 22:5, The light of the city of God is himself; Revelation 22:9, The angel will not be worshipped; Revelation 22:18, Nothing may be added to the word of God, nor taken therefrom.
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Revelation 22
Revelation 22 — Overview
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Revelation 22 — OverviewRevelation 22 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleIn this chapter we have, I. A further description of the heavenly state
of the church, ver. 1-5. II. A confirmation of this and all the other
visions of this book, ver. 6-19. III. The conclusion, ver. 20, 21.
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