Revelation 22
Revelation 22 | |
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Book | Book of Revelation |
Category | Apocalypse |
Christian Bible part | New Testament |
Order in the Christian part | 27 |
Revelation 22 is the twenty-second and final
Christian Bible. The book is traditionally attributed to John of Patmos.[1][2][3] This chapter contains the accounts of the throne of God in the New Jerusalem, the conversation between John and the Angel and the epilogue of the book.[4]
Text
The original text was written in Koine Greek. This chapter is divided into 21 verses.
Textual witnesses
Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter are among others:[5][a]
- Codex Sinaiticus (330–360)
- Codex Alexandrinus (400–440)
Old Testament references
- Revelation 22:13: Isaiah 41:4; Isaiah 44:6[7]
- Revelation 22:17: Isaiah 55:1[7]
- Revelation 22:18: Deuteronomy 4:2; Proverbs 30:6[7]
New Testament references
References to Jesus
Verse 13
- I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last.[8]
- Cross reference: Revelation 21:6
- "The Beginning and the End, the First and the Last" (
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Chi-rhowith alpha and omega
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Mural painting from thecatacomb of Commodilla. Bust of Christ, (one of the first bearded images of Christ) with alpha and omega. Late 4th century
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Alpha Α and Omega Ω stained glass window, circa 1883, near the front door of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Verse 14
- Blessed are those who wash their robes. They will be permitted to enter through the gates of the city and eat the fruit from the tree of life.[10]
Verse 15
- Outside the city are the dogs—the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idol worshipers, and all who love to live a lie.[11]
Verse 16
- "I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches.
- I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star."[12]
See also
Notes
- ^ The Book of Revelation is missing from Codex Vaticanus,[6] and this chapter is missing from Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus.
- ^ NU: 'the 27th edition of the Nestle-Aland Greek New Testament' and 'the 4th edition United Bible Societies'; M: 'the Greek New Testament According to the Majority Text'.
References
- ISBN 0802823882.
- ISBN 0781442281.
- ^ F. L. Cross, The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church, (New York: Oxford University Press, 1997), 45
- ^ Bauckham 2007, p. 1289.
- ^ Elliott, J. K., "Revelations from the apparatus criticus of the Book of Revelation: How Textual Criticism Can Help Historians." Union Seminary Quarterly Review 63, no. 3-4 (2012): 1-23.
- ^ Claremont Coptic Encyclopaedia, Codex Vaticanus, accessed 29 September 2018
- ^ a b c d e "Biblical concordances of Revelation 22 in the 1611 King James Bible".
- ^ Revelation 22:13 NKJV
- NKJV
- ^ Revelation 22:14 NLT
- ^ Revelation 22:15 NLT
- ^ Revelation 22:16 NKJV
Bibliography
- ISBN 978-0199277186. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
- Garland, Anthony Charles (2007). A Testimony of Jesus Christ - Volume 2: A Commentary on the Book of Revelation. Vol. 2 (illustrated, revised ed.). SpiritAndTruth.org. ISBN 9780978886424.
External links
- Revelation 22 King James Bible - Wikisource
- English Translation with Parallel Latin Vulgate Archived 2019-06-17 at the Wayback Machine
- Online Bible at GospelHall.org (ESV, KJV, Darby, American Standard Version, Bible in Basic English)
- Multiple bible versions at Bible Gateway (NKJV, NIV, NRSV etc.)