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Revelation is a Book of Eternal Life

Revelation is a book of life, the eternal life. In Revelation 1:17-18 the Lord Jesus proclaims, “I am the First and the Last and the living One; and I became dead, and behold, I am living forever and ever.” Chapters 4, 10, and 15 show “Him who lives forever and ever.”

New JerusalemIn chapter 2 is the tree of life and the crown of life. In chapters 3, 17, 20, 21 is the book of life, in chapter 7 are the living God and the water of life, and in chapter 11 the Spirit of life. In chapter 20 the overcomers are living and reigning. In chapter 22 are the river of water of life twice and the tree of life three times.

This is the life which is Christ, who has become our life. To experience Christ as our life is to experience the life of New Jerusalem. We have received Him as our life and now daily we have Him as our life supply. This supply is the Spirit, portrayed by the river of water of life in New Jerusalem.

The Spirit is somewhat abstract but the Lord told us in John 6:63 that the words He speaks to us are Spirit and are life. We come to the written word and open to the Lord, praying something like this: Lord, speak to me through these verses with words that are Spirit and life. I desire to experience You as my life today and thus have a foretaste of New Jerusalem.

Posted by Don on December 11, 2023

https://newjerusalem12.wordpress.com/2023/12/11/revelation-is-a-book-of-life-not-gnte/

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