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Charles Box Commentaries

Revelation 22:17-21

The invitation of the Spirit and the bride Revelation 22:17-21: The invitation was, "And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely." (Revelation 22:17) Christ is inviting those that thirst after Him, after His grace and His righteousness to come. They come to Him by obedient faith.

The final words of the book contain a warning, a promise and a prayer. The warning was, “do not add to the words of this book, or God will add to you the plagues that are written in it. Do not take away from the words of this book, or God will take away your part out of the book of life...”

The promise was that the Lord was coming quickly. "He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly..." (Revelation 22:20) The Lord was to quickly come in judgment against the Roman Empire.

The prayer was two fold: (1) there was a prayer concerning the Lord. "Even so, come, Lord Jesus." (2) There was a prayer concerning the brethren. "The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen." There could be no better way to end this book and to end the New Testament!

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See also Revelation 22:17-21 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Revelation 22:17. _THE SPIRIT AND THE BRIDE_] All the _prophets_ and all the _apostles_; the Church of God under the Old Testament, and the Church of Christ under the New. _SAY, COME._] Invite...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    AND THE SPIRIT AND THE BRIDE SAY, COME - That is, come to the Saviour; come and partake of the blessings of the gospel; come and be saved. The construction demands this interpretation, as the latter p...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 22:6-21 The Final Messages __ 1. The angel's message (Revelation 22:6) 2. The message of the Lord (Revelation 22:12) 3. The two classes (Revelation 22:14)...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    THE EPILOGUE. The Epilogue consists of the last words, warnings, and exhortations of the angel and the seer. Revelation 22:6. these words: the contents of the book. SHORTLY COME TO PASS: the author t...

  • B. W. Johnson's Bible Commentary

    AND THE SPIRIT AND THE BRIDE SAY, COME. Come and partake of all the blessings of Christ's redemption. These can be secured only by coming to Christ. He says," Come to me ye that are weary and heavy la...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    THE RIVER OF LIFE (Revelation 22:1-2)...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    This verse illustrates the Figure of speech _Polysyndeton._ App-6. SPIRIT. App-101. BRIDE. Greek. _numphe._ See Revelation 21:9. AND. The texts omit. WHOSOEVER WILL. Literally the one willing WIL...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The Spirit and the Bride, Revelation 22:17 17. _And the Spirit_&c. "The Bride" is, it is here implied, the Church on earth, imploring her Lord about to come to her. But the Bride throughout this book...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    ΕἸΠΆΤΩ, ἜΡΧΟΥ· ΚΑΊ. Primas[890] omits ἔρχου καί. [890] Primasius, edited by Haussleiter. 17. THE SPIRIT AND THE BRIDE 17. ΚΑῚ ΤῸ ΠΝΕΥ͂ΜΑ ΚΑῚ Ἡ ΝΎΜΦΗ. “The Bride” is, it is here implied, the Church o...

  • Charles Rose Commentaries

    ΠΝΕΎΜΑ (G4151) дух. ΝΎΜΦΗ (G3565) невеста. Под Духом понимается Святой Дух, а невеста — церковь. Свидетельство церкви усиливается Святым Духом, который представляет собой великую силу благовествовани...

  • Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

    DISCOURSE: 2534 INVITATION TO COME TO CHRIST Revelation 22:17. _And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let h...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    JOHN SAW THESE THINGS, AND HEARD, &C.— St. John testifies himself to have been the person who _saw and heard these things;_ and in his extasy falling into the same mistake which he had committed, ch....

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    _TOMLINSON'S COMMENTS_ CHAPTER XXII THE NEW JERUSALEM AND ITS LIFE _Text (Revelation 22:1-21)_ 1 And he showed me a river of water of life, bright as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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  • Concordant Commentary on the New Testament by A. E. Knoch

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    (6-21) These verses contain the concluding words. It is the Epilogue of the Book; it deals with practical exhortations, warnings, and blessings....

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

    The promise of 12 _a_ is caught up and answered by a deep “come” from the prophets in ecstasy (πνεῦμα personified, _cf._ Revelation 2:7, etc.) and the Christian congregation. νύμφη. Hitherto (Revelati...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    “COME, LORD JESUS” Revelation 22:10 _ Still_, four times repeated, implies the crystallization and permanence of character. The rewards mentioned here are for the faithful service of Christ's steward...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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  • Gary Hampton Commentaries

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  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

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  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

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  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

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  • James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

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  • John Darby's Synopsis

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  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

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  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

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  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • Justin Edwards' Family Bible New Testament (1851)

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Manly Luscombe Commentary on New Testament

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  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

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  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

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  • NT Verse References in the Ante-Nicene Fathers

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  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

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  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

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  • Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament

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  • Sermon Bible Commentary

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  • Sermon Bible Commentary

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  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

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  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

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  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

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  • Summarized Bible Commentary

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  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • The Bible Study New Testament

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  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 22:17 God invites the spiritually thirsty to TAKE THE WATER OF LIFE WITHOUT PRICE. It is freely provided by God’s grace (Revelation 2

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  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

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  • The Message from Patmos by David Scott Clark

    "He that is unjust, let him be unjust still." If the wicked persists in his wickedness, refuses all warnings, and resists all the exhortations that are so plentifully scattered through this book, and...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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  • The Pulpit Commentaries

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  • The Revelation of Jesus Christ Through the Ages by Donald A. Koenig

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  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

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  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Corinthians 2:12; 1 Thessalonians 1:5; Isaiah 12:3; Isaiah 2:3;...

  • Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament (4 Volume Set)

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  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

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  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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  • William Burkitt's Expository Notes

    Observe here, 1. The persons mentioned, THE SPIRIT AND THE BRIDE; by the Spirit understand the Holy Ghost, and by the bride the whole Catholic church in general, both in heaven and earth, and every tr...

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