There Is A River

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May you live all the days of your life.
                              - Jonathan Swift.

   John, the beloved disciple (not to be confused with John the Baptist), died as an old man on the island of Patmos, the last survivor of the band of disciples that had followed Jesus, the humble carpenter from Nazareth, so faithfully in life. But, just before he died, he had the now famous visions as told in the Bible (Book of Revelation).  One of those many vivid visions included one about the River of Life.  He writes: 

Rev 22:1  And he showed me a pure river of Water of Life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. 
Rev 22:2  In the midst of its street, and of the river, from here and from there, was the Tree of Life, which bore twelve fruits, each yielding its fruit according to one month. And the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. 
Rev 22:3  And every curse will no longer be; but the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and His servants will serve Him. 
Rev 22:4  And they will see His face, and His name will be in their foreheads. 
Rev 22:5  And there will be no night there. And they need no lamp, or light of the sun; for the Lord God gives them light. And they will reign forever and ever. 
Rev 22:6  And he said to me, These sayings are faithful and true. And the Lord God of the holy prophets sent His angel to show to His servants the things which must shortly be done. 
Rev 22:7  Behold, I come quickly. Blessed is he who keeps the Words of the prophecy of this Book. 
Rev 22:8  And I, John, saw and heard these things. And when I heard and saw, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel showing me these things. 
Rev 22:9  Then he said to me, Behold! See, do not do it! For I am your fellow-servant, and of your brothers the prophets, and of those who keep the Words of this Book. Do worship to God. 
Rev 22:10  And he said to me, Do not seal the Words of the prophecy of this Book; for the time is at hand. 
Rev 22:11  He acting unjustly, let him still act unjustly. And the filthy, let him be filthy still. And the righteous, let him be righteous still. And the holy, let him be holy still. 
Rev 22:12  And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to each according as his work is. 
Rev 22:13  I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the Ending, the First and the Last. 
Rev 22:14  Blessed are they who do His commandments, that their authority will be over the Tree of Life, and they may enter in by the gates into the city. 
Rev 22:15  But outside are the dogs, and the sorcerers, and the fornicators, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and everyone who loves and makes a lie. 
Rev 22:16  I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify these things to you over the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright and Morning Star. 
Rev 22:17  And the Spirit and the bride say, Come! And let the one hearing say, Come! And let the one who is thirsty come. And he willing, let him take of the Water of Life freely. 
Rev 22:18  For I testify together to everyone who hears the Words of the prophecy of this Book: If anyone adds to these things, God will add on him the plagues that have been written in this Book. 
Rev 22:19  And if anyone takes away from the Words of the Book of this prophecy, God will take away his part out of the Book of Life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which have been written in this Book. 
Rev 22:20  He who testifies these things says, Yes, I am coming quickly, Amen. Yes, come, Lord Jesus. 
Rev 22:21  The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with all of you. Amen.  (MKJV, eSword).

   This song, There Is A River, is about that River of Life, and about the streams of living water that only God can dispense:

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There Is A River

(Words & Music by David & Max Sapp/© Copyright David Sapp. International copyright secured)

There came a sound from Heaven,

Like a rushing mighty wind;

It filled their hearts with singing,

And gave them peace within.

The prophet gave this promise,

The Spirit will descend;

And from your inner being,

A river with no end.

CHORUS 1: There is a river,

That flows from deep within.

There is a fountain,

That frees the soul from sin.

Come to this water,

There is a vast supply;

There is a river,

That never will run dry.

There was a thirsty woman,

Who was drawing from a well;

Her life was ruined and wasted,

Her soul was bound to hell.

Then she met the master,

Who told of her great sin;

And if you drink of this water,

You'll never thirst again.

CHORUS 2: There is a river,

That flows from God above;

There is a fountain,

That's filled with His great love.

Come to this water,

There is a vast supply;

There is a river,

That never will run dry.

Piet Stassen

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