The Revelation of John (American Standard Version, 1901) · 22 of 22 · tr. American Standard Version (1901)

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[22:9] And he saith unto me, See thou do it not: I am a fellow-servant with thee and with thy brethren the prophets, and with them that keep the words of this book: worship God.

[22:10] And he saith unto me, Seal not up the words of the prophecy of this book; for the time is at hand.

[22:11] 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.

[22:12] Behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to render to each man according as his work is.

[22:13] I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.

[22:14] Blessed are they 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.

[22:15] Without are the dogs, and the sorcerers, and the fornicators, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and every one that loveth and maketh a lie.

[22:16] I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things for the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright, the morning star.

[22:17] And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And he that heareth, let him say, Come. And he that is athirst, let him come: he that will, let him take the water of life freely.

[22:18] I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto them, God shall add unto him the plagues which are written in this book:

[22:19] 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.

[22:20] He who testifieth these things saith, Yea: I come quickly. Amen: come, Lord Jesus.

[22:21] The grace of the Lord Jesus be with the saints. Amen.

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Themes

Covenanttheology

A binding agreement or relationship between the divine and a people or individual, establishing mutual obligations.

The passage addresses the churches and the saints as a people bound to Christ through the prophecy, with mutual obligations implied by the warnings against altering the text.

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Divine Lighttheology

The uncreated luminous quality of the divine, sometimes experienced directly in mystical states; illumination as revelation.

Christ is identified as 'the bright, the morning star,' a luminous title that conveys the uncreated radiance of the divine as revelation and eschatological hope.

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Eschatological Judgmentsoteriology

Final, collective cosmic judgment as an event in which the wicked are sentenced and the cosmos restored; distinct from psychopomp_journey (individual passage at death) and emphasising verdict where Zoroastrian frashokereti emphasises restoration.

The passage is centrally about the final coming of Christ who brings his reward to render to each man according to his work, with the wicked excluded and the righteous welcomed into the holy city.

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Frashokereticosmology

The final restoration/renovation of the cosmos.

The imminent coming of Christ with his reward, the separation of the righteous from the wicked, and the entry of the blessed into the holy city constitute a final renovation and restoration of the cosmos.

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Living Godtheology

The divine conceived as active, present, and dynamic—not an abstract principle but a personal responsive reality.

The divine is presented as actively coming ('I come quickly'), sending an angel, and issuing direct commands, embodying a personal, dynamic, responsive reality rather than an abstract principle.

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Prayerpraxis

Direct address to the divine, whether petitionary, contemplative, or liturgical; speech and silence offered upward.

The passage concludes with the liturgical cry 'Amen: come, Lord Jesus' and the benediction 'The grace of the Lord Jesus be with the saints,' both direct addresses to the divine.

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Ritual Puritypraxis

The maintenance of a state of cleanliness—physical, moral, or spiritual—required for encounter with the divine.

'Blessed are they that wash their robes' presents a state of spiritual cleanliness as the prerequisite for entering the divine city and partaking of the tree of life.

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