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Hello Gerry. That's an excellent question, that even some commentators fumble over. I think that the best way to look at that passage ( Revelation 22:14,15) is to also weigh in Revelation 22:10,11.
In vv 10,11, we see the Lord speaking to John to leave this great Prophecy open as the time is at hand. Those that reject Christ & continue in their wickedness will continue - those who that are sanctified, stay true to the Lord.
Then in vv 14,15, we read that John himself speaks (in-between Jesus' Words to him), confirming the blessed position of those who obey the Lord as opposed to those who are rejected for their many sins (those who are in the Lake of Fire & would never make it to that City). So, it may be that Apostle John is simply making a statement of those who have a right to the Tree of Life & those who will not be found anywhere there; and not necessarily, as it appears in our reading, that there might be evil even in this new creation of God, where sin, death, & hell are in that fiery lake. I realize that this explanation may not be received well, but if sinners were running loose at that time, it would make the other Scriptures that speak of this time & this City, erroneous.
The River of water that flows into us from the new Jerusalem. Some, say this is metaphorical. Drinking only a little at first then no longer just a drink, but an unending fountain. How wonderful are His ways. Opening the eyes, and ears to see and hear! Many think John has gone off the deep end! Into the depths of metaphors!
This water John speaks of ,We cannot live without it, this water that not only feeds the body, but saturates the soul. The trees the flowers the unending meadows that hold the calves. The oceans that are full and moved at only by the moon over the horizon. This the water of life, some will never taste, some will never see! This water that comes from heaven, for the sake of you and I!
If you have tasted these things that flow so freely, than you have experienced a life that flows from the new Jerusalem!
Remember the number of gates, remember the number, so you are not deceived. Repent and be Baptized
In vv 10,11, we see the Lord speaking to John to leave this great Prophecy open as the time is at hand. Those that reject Christ & continue in their wickedness will continue - those who that are sanctified, stay true to the Lord.
Then in vv 14,15, we read that John himself speaks (in-between Jesus' Words to him), confirming the blessed position of those who obey the Lord as opposed to those who are rejected for their many sins (those who are in the Lake of Fire & would never make it to that City). So, it may be that Apostle John is simply making a statement of those who have a right to the Tree of Life & those who will not be found anywhere there; and not necessarily, as it appears in our reading, that there might be evil even in this new creation of God, where sin, death, & hell are in that fiery lake. I realize that this explanation may not be received well, but if sinners were running loose at that time, it would make the other Scriptures that speak of this time & this City, erroneous.
This water John speaks of ,We cannot live without it, this water that not only feeds the body, but saturates the soul. The trees the flowers the unending meadows that hold the calves. The oceans that are full and moved at only by the moon over the horizon. This the water of life, some will never taste, some will never see! This water that comes from heaven, for the sake of you and I!
If you have tasted these things that flow so freely, than you have experienced a life that flows from the new Jerusalem!
Remember the number of gates, remember the number, so you are not deceived. Repent and be Baptized
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