The Gift of The Water of Life - Revelation 21 & 22

1. A Prayer For The People of God
God of boundless grace,
you call us to drink freely of the well of life
and to share the love of your holy being.
May the glory of your love,
made known in the victory
of Jesus Christ, our Savior,
transform our lives and the world
he loved, and lived and died to save.
We ask this in his name and for his sake.
Amen.

3. Revelation 21 & 22; Ezekiel 47:1-12
The GIFT of the WATER of LIFE

4. What I HOPE I look like TODAY…

5. What I might ACTUALLY look like TODAY…

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7. For I am about to create
new heavens and a new earth;
the former things
shall not be remembered
or come to mind.
But be glad and rejoice forever
in what I am creating;
for I am about to create
Jerusalem as a joy
and its people
as a delight.
ISAIAH
65:17-18
(NRSV)

8. He will swallow up death forever.
Then the Lord God will wipe away
the tears from all faces,
and the disgrace of his people
he will take away from all the earth…
I will rejoice in Jerusalem
and delight in my people;
no more shall the sound of weeping
be heard in it, or the cry of distress.
ISAIAH
25:7b-8
(NRSV)
ISAIAH
65:19
(NRSV)

9. Everyone who thirsts
come to the waters;
and you that have no money,
come, buy and eat!
Come, buy wine and milk
without money
and without price.
ISAIAH
55:1
(NRSV)

10. Revelation 21 & 22; Ezekiel 47:1-12
The GIFT of the WATER of LIFE

11. Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth;
for the first heaven and the first earth had
passed away, and the sea was no more.
And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem,
coming down out of heaven from God,
prepared as a bride adorned for her
husband. And I heard a loud voice from
the throne saying, "See, the home of God
is among mortals. He will dwell with them
as their God; they will be his peoples,
and God himself will be with them…
REVELATION
21:1-3
(NRSV)

12. “…the sea is a traditional symbol
in the ANE for the forces of chaos/
evil (which) will be eradicated.
…Revelation (also) mention(s)
the exploitative sea trade of the
Roman Empire which will end
when Rome, the great city, falls…
It is therefore good news that in
the age to come the sea
(which facilitated the economic
expansion of the Roman Empire)
will be no more.”

13. Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth;
for the first heaven and the first earth had
passed away, and the sea was no more.
And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem,
coming down out of heaven from God,
prepared as a bride adorned for her
husband. And I heard a loud voice from
the throne saying, "See, the home of God
is among mortals. He will dwell with them
as their God; they will be his peoples,
and God himself will be with them…
REVELATION
21:1-3
(NRSV)

16. he will wipe every tear from their eyes.
Death will be no more; mourning and
crying and pain will be no more, for the
first things have passed away.” And the
one who was seated on the throne said,
"See, I am making all things new."
Also he said, "Write this, for these words
are trustworthy and true.” Then he said
to me, "It is done! I am the Alpha and
the Omega, the beginning and the end.
To the thirsty I will give water as a gift
from the spring of the water of life.
REVELATION
21:4-6
(NRSV)

17. "See, I am coming soon; my reward
is with me, to repay according
to everyone's work. I am the Alpha
and the Omega, the first and the last,
the beginning and the end.”
Blessed are those who wash their robes,
so that they will have the right to the tree
of life and may enter the city by the gates.
"It is I, Jesus, who sent my angel to you
with this testimony for the churches.
I am the root and the descendant
of David, the bright morning star."
REVELATION
22:12-14,16
(NRSV)

18. The Spirit and the bride say, "Come."
And let everyone who hears say, "Come."
And let everyone who is thirsty come.
Let anyone who wishes take
the water of life as a gift.
The one who testifies
to these things says,
"Surely I am coming soon."
Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!
The grace of the Lord Jesus
be with all the saints.
Amen.
REVELATION
22:17,20 -21
(NRSV)

19. Ezekiel 47:1-12 (also see Rev 22:1-2)
The RIVER of GOD

20. - Freely available
- As a gift from God
- To anyone who would receive it
REFLECTIONS on the WATER of LIFE…
BOTH OLD and NEW TESTAMENTS
TELL US the WATER of LIFE is:

21. - Freely available
- As a gift from God
- To anyone who would receive it
REFLECTIONS on the WATER of LIFE…
BOTH OLD and NEW TESTAMENTS
TELL US the WATER of LIFE is:
All you have to do
is admit
you are thirsty…

22. …but those who drink of the water that
I will give them will never be thirsty.
The water that I will give will become
in them a spring of water gushing up
to eternal life.
Let anyone who is thirsty come to me,
and let the one who believes in me drink.
As the scripture has said, “Out of the
believer’s heart shall flow rivers of living
water.” Now he said this about the Spirit,
which believers in him were to receive…
JOHN
4:14
(NRSV)
JOHN
7:37b-39a
(NRSV)

23. Revelation 21 & 22; Ezekiel 47:1-12
The GIFT of the WATER of LIFE

24. Benediction
May the Lord bless you and keep you;
May the Lord make God’s face shine on you
and be gracious to you;
May the Lord turn God’s face toward you
and give you the peace
of the Father,
and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit
In the name of the Three who is One…
Amen.