Revelation 22.3-53 No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the

Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him. 4They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. 5There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever.

Scripture Reading

What Is Heaven?

Revelation 21.2222 I did not see a temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty

and the Lamb are its temple.

Revelation 21, mc Revelation 21.10-22.5, vv Revelation 21.22

I did not see a temple in the city,because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.

Revelation 21.23-2523 The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the

glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp. 24The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their splendor into it. 25On no day will its gates ever be shut, for there will be no night there.

works in conjunction with 22.55 There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or

the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light.

Revelation 21, mc Revelation 21.10-22.5, vv Revelation 21.23-25

Revelation 21.23-2523 The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it,

for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp. 24 The nations will walk by its light, and

the kings of the earth will bring their splendor into it. 25 On no day will its gates ever be shut, for there will be no night there.

Revelation 21, mc Revelation 21.10-22.5, vv Revelation 21.23-25

Revelation 21.23-2523 The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it,

for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp. 24 The nations will walk by its light, and

the kings of the earth will bring their splendor into it. 25 On no day will its gates ever be shut, for there will be no night there.

Revelation 21, mc Revelation 21.10-22.5, vv Revelation 21.23-25

Revelation 21.23-2523 The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it,

for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp. 24 The nations will walk by its light, and

the kings of the earth will bring their splendor into it. 25 On no day will its gates ever be shut, for there will be no night there.

5 There will be no more night. [22.5]

They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun,

for the Lord God will give them light.

Revelation 21, mc Revelation 21.10-22.5, vv Revelation 21.23-25

Revelation 21.24-2724 The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring

their splendor into it. 25On no day will its gates ever be shut, for there will be no night there. 26The glory and honor of the nations will be brought into it. 27Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb's book of life.

Revelation 21, mc Revelation 21.10-22.5, vv Revelation 21.24-27

Revelation 21.24, 26-2724 The nations will walk by its light, and

the kings of the earth will bring their splendor into it.

26 The glory and honor of the nations will be brought into it.

27 Nothing impure will ever enter it,

nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful,

but only those whose names are written in the Lamb's book of life.

Revelation 21, mc Revelation 21.10-22.5, vv Revelation 21.24, 26-27

Revelation 22.1-3a1 Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as

crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb 2down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. 3No longer will there be any curse.

Revelation 22, mc Revelation 21.10-22.5, vv Revelation 22.1-3a

Revelation 22.1-3a1Then the angel showed me

the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal,

flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb 2down the middle of the great street of the city.

On each side of the river stood the tree of life,

bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month.

And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. 3No longer will there be any curse.

Revelation 22, mc Revelation 21.10-22.5, vv Revelation 22.1-3a

Revelation 22.3b-53b The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his

servants will serve him. 4They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. 5There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever.

Revelation 22, mc Revelation 21.10-22.5, vv Revelation 22.3b-5

Revelation 22.3b-4

3b The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city,

and his servants will serve him. 4 They will see his face, [Exodus 33.18-23]

and his name will be on their foreheads. [Deut 6.9, Ezekiel 9.4]

Revelation 22, mc Revelation 21.10-22.5, vv Revelation 22.3b-4

Revelation 22.5

5 There will be no more night.

They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun,

for the Lord God will give them light. [21.23-25]

And they will reign for ever and ever.

Revelation 22, mc Revelation 21.10-22.5, vv Revelation 22.5

EndnotesLesson: Heaven, Part 4?Presented: June 6, 2010Author: Raymond Harris www.raymondharris.com

All Scripture Quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from The Holy Bible, New International Version; used from www.biblegateway.com.

Bible Verse Citation is provided in a specified format:Book Name, Minimum Verse Context (mc), Specific Verse/Verses (vv)Such as seen in: 1 Peter 1, mc 1.13-25, vv 1.18-21

Numerological Information for numbers: 2, 3, 10, and 12 “What Do The Scriptures Say?” Bible Questions And Answers, http://www.scripturessay.com/article.php?cat=video&id=677&pagenumber=2

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