sa mga gusto basahin ang post about sa Revelation 21 or the New Jerusalem, eto ang link...
https://www.reddit.com/r/ExAndClosetADD/s/VmyQm8CVpr
let's start.
Revelation 22:1
Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb
we all know that the water of life is the good news that was preached by Jesus Christ.
Isaiah 55:1-3
Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat!
Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost.
Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy?
Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and you will delight in the richest of fare.
Give ear and come to me; listen, that you may live. I will make an everlasting covenant with you, my faithful love promised to David.
John 4:13-14
Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”
Revelation 22:2
down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.
eto ang tanong ko dati nung nasa kulto pa ako ni soriano...
kung nasa heaven na tayo? bakit kailangan pa ng "healing"? nagkakasakit pa ba dun?
until nagsipag ako magresearch. ito pala Revelation 21 to 22 eh hindi pala sya sa Heaven, or what was wrongfully taught ni eli soriano. kasi ito pala ay symbolic ng New Jerusalem or the "church"/christians. kaya pala magkakagulo talaga ang sulat ni John pagka ininterpret ng mga nagpapakilalang mga sugo kuno kahit hindi naman talaga... ay sauce! 😅
Hindi ako sugo ah... 😄
nagbabasa din ako gaya ng karamihan na gusto ng Bible at kung ano ba talaga ang totoo...
so let's continue...
the tree of life is Jesus Christ.
John 15:5
“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing."
another meaning of the tree of life is righteousness of christians.
Proverbs 11:30
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the one who is wise saves lives.
Psalm 1:3
That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither — whatever they do prospers.
Jeremiah 17:7-8
“But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him.
They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream.
It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green.
It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.”
yung 12 crops jan is the 12 apostles na mga foundations ng church.
yung fruits jan is yung good deeds, good conduct ng christians
Matthew 13:23
But the seed falling on good soil refers to someone who hears the word and understands it. This is the one who produces a crop(fruits), yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.
Colossians 1:5-6
the faith and love that spring from the hope stored up for you in heaven and about which you have already heard in the true message of the gospel 6 that has come to you. In the same way, the gospel is bearing fruit and growing throughout the whole world—just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood God’s grace.
so yung Revelation 22:2 is like what you will read in Ezekiel 47:9-12. it's very long so kayo na bahala magcheck sa Bible nyo. 😊
Revelation 22:3
No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him.
yung curse jan is yung old covenant system.
Galatians 3:10-14
For all who rely on the works of the law(old covenant) are under a curse, as it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”
Clearly no one who relies on the law is justified before God, because “the righteous will live by faith.”
The law is not based on faith; on the contrary, it says, “The person who does these things will live by them.”
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a pole.”
He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.
yung city sa verse 3 is of course the church as i explained it in this post...
https://www.reddit.com/r/ExAndClosetADD/s/gEpHcCFSho
Revelation 22:4
They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.
yung face jan also means you will see his "presence", not the literal one. kasi we will only see God as he is when we go to heaven na after we die. pero jan sa verse 4 it means "presence".
the name on their foreheads represents your thinking. like you always think about God in your mind.
Matthew 22:37
Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’
Revelation 22:5
There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever.
that light was explained also dun sa Revelation 21 post ko.
yung reign for ever and ever jan means a long time. kasi ang mga christians paghaharian ni Jesus sa mundo. kasi diba sabi sa Daneil ganito...
Daniel 7:27
Then the sovereignty, power and greatness of all the kingdoms under heaven will be handed over to the holy people of the Most High. His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all rulers will worship and obey him.
Revelation 22:7
“Look, I am coming soon! Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy written in this scroll.”
again, Jesus is speaking to the 7 churches on this book, Hindi sa mcgi or sa inc. at yung pagdating nya eh para sa time ng sinulatan nya, Hindi after 2000 years pa.
Revelation 22:10
Then he told me, “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this scroll, because the time is near.
ano yung near? yung pagdating ni Jesus at lahat ng mga sinabi nya na mangyayari in the generation nung mga kausap nya. Hindi after 2000 years or more.
kaya nga sinabi ni Jesus sa sulat ni John sa 7 churches na DO NOT SEAL up the words etc...
kasi that is the TIME OF THE END na sinabi sa Daniel 12
eto yung link ng explanation jan...
Last Days/Time of the End
https://www.reddit.com/r/ExAndClosetADD/s/sUVVk8lubl
Revelation 22:12-13
“Look, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to each person according to what they have done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.
hindi yan "coming soon" na after 2000 years or more ha. it's imminent. meaning, something is very likely to happen or occur at any moment.
ikaw ba naman sulatan ng kaibigan mo na dadating sya sa bahay mo tapos after 2000 years pa pala... ano yun? 🤔🙄
Revelation 22:14-15
“Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city. Outside are the dogs, those who practice magic arts, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.
eto na yung sinabi ko sa post na ito...
mcgi is OUTSIDE of Christianity
https://www.reddit.com/r/ExAndClosetADD/s/HERBcFa1zY
kaya Hindi nakapasok si soriano nor si drazon sa New Jerusalem dahil sa mga panloloko nila sa tao.
kaya wag na kayo mangarap na sugo ng Dios yan si eli soriano dahil sya mismo Hindi nakapasok sa New Jerusalem.
Revelation 22:16
“I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star.”
hindi jan sinabi na "I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this testimony to mcgi or sa mga churches after 2000 years". NO.
again, sa 7 churches yan intended.
Revelation 22:17
The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let the one who hears say, “Come!” Let the one who is thirsty come; and let the one who wishes take the free gift of the water of life.
see that? when the Spirit and the Bride(church/christians) say "COME", pati yung mga hearers ng good news like you are also allowed to say "COME". isn't that good news? 😊
Revelation 22:20
He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.”
Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.
YES indeed, Jesus came in 70AD. because He is a faithful witness. HINDI pwede magsinungaling si Jesus Christ. when he said he will come soon, hindi yan delayed or injan.
and i will leave this last line with the last verse of the book of Revelation..
Revelation 22:21
The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God’s people. Amen.