{They are come to pass} (Gegonan). Second perfect active
indicative of ginomai with -an for -asi. See 16:17 for a
like use of gegonen, "They have come to pass." Here again it is
the voice of God because, as in 1:8 , He says: {I am the Alpha
and the Omega} (Eg(9320)to Alpha kai to O) with the addition "the
beginning and the end" (h(8820)arch(8820)kai to telos), the whole used
in 22:13 of Christ. In Isa 44:6 there is something like the
addition, and in Col 1:18 Re 3:14 h(8820)arch(885c) is applied to
Christ, while here God is the First Cause (arch(885c)) and the
Finality ( elos) as in Ro 11:36 Eph 4:6 . But God works
through Christ ( Joh 1:3 Heb 1:2f. Col 1:12-20 ). God is the
bountiful Giver ( Jas 1:5,17 ) of the Water of Life. See 7:17 22:1,17 for this metaphor, which is based on Isa 55:1 . It is
God's own promise (Eg(9320)d(9373)(935c)), "I will give." {Of the fountain}
(ek t(8873) p(8867)(8873)). For this partitive use of ek see Mt 25:8 ,
without ek Re 2:17 . {Freely} (d(9372)ean). See Mt 10:8 Joh
4:10 Ro 3:24 Ac 8:20 Re 22:17 .
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