Passage Research
Revelation 22 — Sermon Preparation
The river of the water of life and the tree of life are seen in the new city, and Jesus closes the book with a promise to come soon and a benediction of grace. Below is a research summary for Revelation 22, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 21
- verses
- 452 / 146
- Greek words / lemmas
- 16
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Revelation 22 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| βιβλίον | biblíon | G975 | 7 | bill, book, scroll, writing |
| προφητεία | prophēteía | G4394 | 4 | prophecy, prophesying |
| ξύλον | xýlon | G3586 | 4 | staff, stocks, tree, wood |
| λόγος | lógos | G3056 | 6 | account, cause, communication, concerning |
| ζωή | zōḗ | G2222 | 5 | life |
| δείκνυμι | deiknýō | G1166 | 3 | shew |
| μαρτυρέω | martyréō | G3140 | 3 | charge, give, bear record, have good report |
How preachers through history handled this text
16 public-domain excerpts on Revelation 22, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“The Lord Jesus spake by the angel, solemnly confirming the contents of this book, particularly of this last vision. He is the Lord God faithful and true. Also by his messengers; the holy angels showed them to holy men of God. They are things that must shortly be done; Christ will come quickly, and put all things out of doubt. And by the integrity of that angel who had been the apostle's interpreter. He refused to accept religious worship from John, and reproved him for offering it. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Revelation 22:6–19 (Public Domain)
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