22:5
“There will be no more night”. Night is when danger often comes, and when evil deeds are often carried out. There will be no night in the new Jerusalem. Lamps will not be needed, even the sun is not needed, for the Lord God is our source of light. “And they will reign for ever and ever”. We will reign! This is what God created us for in the beginning. Sin messed it up, Christ restores the proper order of things. And this is an eternal state.
22:6
“These words are trustworthy and true”. The picture painted by the vision of Revelation could easily have seemed to be unbelievable, but the angel assures John and his readers and us that words are “trustworthy and true”. They knew that the prophets of the Old Testament were reliable and had been sent by God, inspired by Him. It was the same God who had sent the angel to give this message to John. “These things must soon take place”. The vision described how things were working out.
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