the Week of Proper 25 / Ordinary 30
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Revelation 22
1 And he showed me a river of water of life, bright as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb,2 in the midst of the street thereof. And on this side of the river and on that was the tree of life, bearing twelve [manner of] fruits, yielding its fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.3 And there shall be no curse anymore: and the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be therein: and his slaves shall serve him;4 and they shall see his face; and his name [shall be] on their foreheads.5 And there shall be no more night; and they need no light of lamp, neither light of sun; for the Lord God shall give them light: and they shall reign forever and ever.
6 And he said to me, These words are faithful and true: and the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent his angels to show to his slaves the things which must shortly come to pass.7 And look, I come quickly. Blessed is he that keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.8 And I John am he that heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel that showed me these things.9 And he says to me, Don't do it: I am a fellow slave with you and with your brothers the prophets, and with those that keep the words of this book: worship God.10 And he says to me, Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book; for the time is at hand.11 He that is unrighteous, let him do unrighteousness still: and he that is filthy, let him be made filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him do righteousness still: and he that is holy, let him be made holy still.12 Look, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to render to each man according to as his work is.13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.14 Blessed are those that wash their robes, that they may have the right [to come] to the tree of life, and may enter in by the gates into the city.15 Outside are the dogs, and the sorcerers, and the fornicators, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and every one that loves and makes a lie.16 I Jesus have sent my angel to testify to you these things for the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright, the morning star.17 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And he that hears, let him say, Come. And he that is thirsty, let him come: he that will, let him take the water of life freely.18 I testify to every man that hears the words of the prophecy of this book, if any man shall add to them, God shall add to him the plagues which are written in this book:19 and if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the tree of life, and out of the holy city, which are written in this book.
20 He who testifies these things says, Yes: I come quickly. Amen: come, Lord Jesus.21 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all.
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