{He shewed me} (edeixen moi). The angel as in 21:9,10
(cf. 1:1 4:1 ). Now the interior of the city. {A river of water
of life} (potamon hudatos z(9388)s). For hud(9372) z(9388)s (water of
life) see 7:17 21:6 22:17 Joh 4:14 . There was a river in the
Garden of Eden ( Ge 2:10 ). The metaphor of river reappears in
Zec 14:8 Eze 47:9 , and the fountain of life in Joe 3:18 Jer
2:13 Pr 10:11 13:14 14:27 16:22 Ps 36:10 . {Bright as
crystal} (lampron h(9373) krustallon). See 4:6 for krustallon
and 15:6 19:8 22:16 for lampron. "Sparkling like rock
crystal" (Swete), shimmering like mountain water over the rocks.
{Proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb}
(ekporeuomenon ek tou thronou tou theou kai tou arniou). Cf.
Eze 47:1 Zec 14:8 . Already in 3:21 Christ is pictured as
sharing the Father's throne as in Heb 1:3 . See also 22:3 .
This phrase has no bearing on the doctrine of the Procession of
the Holy Spirit.
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