Rev 22:1-21 KJV –
1 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.
(Polysyndeton: (And‡) context coordination)
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.
(Catachresis* 680; see footnote)
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:
(Polysyndeton: (And‡) context coordination)
4 And‡ they shall see his face; and his name [shall be] in their foreheads.
(Polysyndeton: (And‡) context coordination)
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.
(Polysyndeton: (And‡) context coordination)
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.
(Polysyndeton: (And‡) context coordination)
7 Behold*, I come quickly: blessed [is] he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.
(Asterismos*)
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.
(Polysyndeton: (And‡) context coordination)
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.
10 And‡ he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.
(Polysyndeton: (And‡) context coordination)
11 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**.
(Epistrophe** 240)
12 And‡, behold*, I come quickly; and my reward [is] with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
(Asterismos*)
13 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
(Idioma)
14 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.
15 For without [are] dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.
(Polysyndeton)
16 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.
17 Come*. And let him that heareth say, Come*. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.
(Polysyndeton: (And‡) context coordination; Epistrophe* 240)
18 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:
19 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.
20 He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.
21 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you all. Amen.
Italicized words in [brackets] were added by the King James Version translators.
See also The Companion Bible Appendix 3,
“Genesis Finds Its Complement In The Apocalypse”, by E. W. Bullinger.
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Note: the word for “tree” in the Greek is dendron, δένδρον . The word for fig tree is sykē , συκῆ , while the word for sycamine tree is sykaminos, συκάμινος . Another tree mentioned in the New Testament is the sycomore, or sykomorea, συκομορέα . This word is used in Luke 19:4 and means “fig mulberry tree”*. Also, the olive tree is elaia, ἐλαία .
Other trees are mentioned in the Bible, but the wood lumber, and items made from that lumber or wood is called xylon. Xylon does not refer to the tree, but the wood of the tree. By this we know that when the word xylon is used it is not literally a tree, but a wooden product of the tree. The terms “tree of life” and “tree of knowledge of good and evil” both use the word xylon and are used figuratively.
In Revelation 22:2 and again in verse 14, the word “tree” in “the tree of life” is the word xylon, ξύλον , and means the wood of a tree, or that which is made from the wood. This word also is used by Peter in Acts 5:30, 10:39, 13:29
and 1 Pet. 2:24. Paul also used this word in Galations 3:13.
See also Blue Letter Bible: Dictionary results for “tree”.
Please note that the Hebrew word for tree,עֵץ`ets, has a broader meaning including a living tree, and may or may not have a non-literal, figurative meaning. See Gen.2:16.
Blue Letter Bible. “Dictionary and Word Search for dendron (Strong’s 1186)“.
Blue Letter Bible. 1996-2017. 12 Sep 2017.
< http:// www.blbclassic.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=G1186&t=KJV >
Blue Letter Bible. “Dictionary and Word Search for sykē (Strong’s 4808)“.
Blue Letter Bible. 1996-2017. 12 Sep 2017.
< http:// www.blbclassic.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=G4808&t=KJV >
Blue Letter Bible. “Dictionary and Word Search for sykaminos (Strong’s 4807)“.
Blue Letter Bible. 1996-2017. 12 Sep 2017.
< http:// www.blbclassic.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=G4807&t=KJV >
Blue Letter Bible. “Dictionary and Word Search for sykomorea (Strong’s 4809)“.
Blue Letter Bible. 1996-2017. 12 Sep 2017.
< http:// www.blbclassic.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=G4809&t=KJV >
Blue Letter Bible. “Gospel of Luke 19 – (KJV – King James Version).”
Blue Letter Bible. 1996-2017. 12 Sep 2017.
< http://www.blbclassic.org/Bible.cfm?b=Luk&c=19&t=KJV >
*Fig mulberry tree: see https://billmounce.com/greek-dictionary/sykomorea
Blue Letter Bible. “Dictionary and Word Search for elaia (Strong’s 1636)“.
Blue Letter Bible. 1996-2017. 12 Sep 2017.
< http:// www.blbclassic.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=G1636&t=KJV >
Blue Letter Bible. “Dictionary and Word Search for xylon (Strong’s 3586)“.
Blue Letter Bible. 1996-2017. 12 Sep 2017.
< http:// www.blbclassic.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=G3586&t=KJV >
Blue Letter Bible. “Book of Beginnings – Genesis 2 – (KJV – King James Version).”
Blue Letter Bible. 1996-2017. 12 Sep 2017.
< http://www.blbclassic.org/Bible.cfm?b=Gen&c=2&t=KJV >
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