REVELATION 22: 16 - 21 PART 2 of 2

REVELATION 22:  16 - 21

PART 2 of 2

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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)  And the Spirit and the bride say, Come.  And let him that heareth say, Come.  And let him that is arthirst come.  And whosoever will, let him take the Water of Life freely.

   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.  King James Version (KJV) Public Domain

COMMENTARY

   Verse 16) Jesus is addressing His Church of the present age in this Book of Revelation.  Note that the true Church is not mentioned during the tribulation.  However, He has not forgotten Israel.  And He is the Bright and Morning Star which heralds in the eternal day.  Satan has been referred to as Son of the Morning, Day Star, and Bright Star of the Dawning.  Satan was a counterfeit!  Jesus OWNS the morning, the day, and the stars.  It is He Whom we are to watch for.

   Verse 17) The "Come" in this verse is not only addressing Jesus, but also all who hunger for God.  Every saint, the Holy Spirit, anyone who hears The Word, we all say, "Come quickly, Lord Jesus", but we also say, "Come and partake of the greatest gift of all.....salvation through the Lord Jesus Christ.  We who believe, want desperately for all our loved ones to "Come".   It is our constant prayer to The Almighty God.  Truly, we want to share the Greatest Treasure that ever was!

   Verse 18) Jesus has told us all He wants to say by the end of Revelation.  It is finished.  He will not re-open The Book to add to it, and He warns others not to alter what He has said.  If you add anything else to what He has said, to you will be added all the plagues in this book.

   Verse 19) We are also warned not to take anything away from what Jesus has said in this Book.  The punishment for this will be that our names will be removed from The Book of Life....which ultimately means we will spend eternity in the Lake of Fire, separated from the love of God throughout all eternity.

   Verse 20, 21) The coming of The Lord Jesus Christ is imminent.  He will come soon, make no mistake.  For all who accept His gift of salvation, it will be glorious!  For those who reject Him, there will be much pain.

   I have a friend who was committing crimes.  She was taking and selling drugs.  She knew the penalty if she got caught, but she kept on breaking the law.  Then, one day, she got arrested.  Well, hello!  Now she is faced with prison time.
   When you know Jesus is coming soon but you continue to reject Him, it is inevitable that you will face judgement.  There is no bargaining at that point.  There is only resignation and punishment.  DON'T BE THAT GUY!

   The last message from Jesus is for His grace to be with all of us.  Please click here for more about salvation:     https://omaswisdom.blogspot.com/p/path-to-salvation.html.

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