Read Revelation 21.22-22.5. In verse 22: There is no temple because there is no loner a need to mediate God's presence; this is some tension with 3.12 on the literal level. In verse 24: The continued existence of the nations shows that with all this change John imagines the world organized in its usual fashion. In 22.1-2: The river is perhaps an Eden motif (Gen 2.10), certainly the tree of life is (Gen 2.9; but also see Rev 2.7). In verse 4: Foreheads, see 7.3; 14.9. Comments or Questions...
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