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References for Chapter 22

Gen 2:9 (The tree of life is created in the Garden of Eden)
Ez 47:1-12 (Water flows from the sanctuary to water the land with trees on its banks, bearing fruit monthly, with leaves for medicine)
1 Cor 13:10-13 (We will not see indistinctly, but face to face and know fully)
1 Jn 3:1-3 (When Christ comes, we will see him face to face)

NB: In Rev 1:1 and 22:6, we are told that the revelation must happen soon.

Dt 28:1-6 (Blessed are those who observe the commandments, blessed in all they do)

NB: In Rev 19:10 and Rev 22:8, John falls at the feet of an angel in worship and is told to rise.

Dan 8:26 (Daniel keeps the vision hidden because it is far off)
Dan 12:8-10 (The words are sealed; many are refined, but the wicked shall remain wicked)

NB: In Rev 10:4, John is ordered to seal up what the seven thunders said and not to write it down. In Rev 22:10, John is ordered not to seal up the words of prophesy because their time of fulfillment is near.

1 Cor 16:20-24 (Maranatha: Come, Lord Jesus)

NB: There are seven blessings in Revelation:

• Rev 1:3: Blessed is the one who reads aloud and blessed are those who listen to this prophetic message and heed what is written in it, for the appointed time is near.
• Rev 14:13 Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on. Yes, let them find rest from their labors, for their works accompany them.
• Rev 16:15 Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who watches and keeps his clothes ready, so that he may not go naked and people see him exposed.
• Rev 19:9 Blessed are those who have been called to the wedding feast of the Lamb.
• Rev 20:6 Blessed and holy is the one who shares in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over these; they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for (the) thousand years.
• Rev 22:7 Behold, I am coming soon. Blessed is the one who keeps the prophetic message of this book.
• Rev 22:14 Blessed are they who wash their robes so as to have the right to the tree of life and enter the city through its gates.