Chapter 22

The tree of life being watered with living water, yieldeth fruits every month. ℣.3 There is neither curse nor night in the city. ℣.6 The Angel that shewed John all these things, refuseth to be adored of him ℣.14 He telleth him that the just shall enter into the city, but the rest shall be cast forth. ℣.18 Lastly, he protesteth and threateneth against them that shall presume to add to this prophecy, or take away from the same.

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   And he shewed me a river of living water, clear as crystal, proceeding from the seat of God and of the Lamb.

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   In the midst of the street thereof, & on both sides of the river, the tree of life, yielding twelve fruits, rendering his fruit every month, & the leaves of the tree for the curing of the Gentiles.

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   And no curse shall be any more: & the seat of God & of the Lamb shall be in it, & his servants shall serve him.

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   And they shall see his face: and his name in their foreheads.

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   And night shall be no more: and they shall not need the light of lamp, nor the light of the sun, because our Lord God doth illuminate them, and they shall reign for ever and ever.

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   And he said to me: These words are most faithful & true. And our Lord the God of the spirits of the Prophets, sent his Angel to shew his servants those things which must be done quickly.

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   And behold I come quickly. Blessed is he that keepeth the words of the prophecy of this book.

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   And I, John which have heard, and seen these things. And after I had heard and seen, I fell down to adore before the feet of the Angel which shewed me these things;

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   and he said to me: See thou do not, for I am thy fellow-servant, and of thy brethren the Prophets, and of them that keep the words of this book. Adore God.

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    And he saith to me: Seal not the words of the prophecy of this book. For the time is near.

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    He that hurteth, let him hurt yet: and he that is in filth, let him be filthy yet: and he that is just, let him be justified yet: and let the holy be sanctified yet.

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    Behold I come quickly. And my reward is with me, to render to every man according to his works.

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    I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.

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    Blessed are they that wash their stoles: that their power may be in the tree of life, and they may enter by the gates into the city.

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    Without are dogs and sorcerers, and the unchaste, and murderers, and servers of idols, & every one that loveth and maketh a lie.

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    I, Jesus have sent mine Angel, to testify to you these things in the Churches. I am the root and stock of David, the bright and morning star.

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    And the Spirit & the bride say, Come. And he that heareth, let him say, Come. And he that thirsteth, let him come: and he that will, let him take the water of life gratis.

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    For I testify to every one hearing the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add to these things, God shall add upon him the plagues written in this book.

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    And if any man shall diminish of 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 of these things that be written in this book,

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    saith he that giveth testimony of these things. Yea I come quickly: Amen. Come Lord Jesus.

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    The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. An afterword from the publisher. At last (through God’s goodness) you have finished the reading of this Edition of Sacred Scripture faithfully translated into English, provided to you by the efforts of members of the faithful like you. Before the efforts of ‘O Letter Printer’, the person who labored much to provide a plaintext of this Bible, this work heretofore was only in its original format which took above 2,000 sheets of paper to print, contained by no less than three separate volumes, as it included the extended commentary ever-cherished by Catholics worldwide. A separate commentary, identical to the original, will soon be published, if (God prospering our intention) we have the time. Many Catholics, perhaps including you, dearest reader, might demand why, in a time such as now, when the original fountain texts in Hebrew and Greek are now extant and have been viewed as authentic by the Church, do we still hold fast to both the original edition of the Douay and Rheims Bible and the one revised by the venerable Bishop R. Challoner? And why do we do so when there are better editions of the Catholic Bible? We answer that we do not dispute the legitimacy nor diminish the value of other editions of the Bible, such as the New American Bible and the Jerusalem Bible, however, we appreciate the value, both literary and apologetic, as well as the passions and sufferings of the writers who we pray are in God’s divine Majesty: and as this work is in the public domain, that is, not protected under copyright laws, it is the perfect edition, alongside the revision by Bp. Challoner; to be distributed for the use of faithful Catholics worldwide. I (the publisher) wish that this historic edition of Holy Writ will be appreciated alongside other orthodox and Catholic translations. Manila, 20℣.22