Connect Revelation 21:6 to John 4:14 about living water and eternal life. Revelation 21:6 – The Final Invitation “And He told me, ‘It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give freely from the spring of the water of life.’” • Spoken by the Alpha and Omega—Christ Himself—at the close of Scripture • “It is done!” links back to “It is finished” (John 19:30), signaling the completed redemptive plan • The gift is “freely” given; grace, not merit, is the basis • Offered to “the thirsty,” picturing a soul aware of its need • “Water of life” is literal, eternal sustenance flowing from God’s own presence in the new creation John 4:14 – The Personal Offer “Whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.” • Same Giver—Jesus—offers the same water, but here on earth to one Samaritan woman • The promise moves from external supply to internal spring: the indwelling Spirit (John 7:37-39) • “Never thirst” shows permanent satisfaction; the heart’s deepest longings are met in Him • “Whoever” opens the door to every background, culture, and past Living Water Across Scripture • Isaiah 55:1 — “Come, all you who are thirsty… buy without money and without cost.” • Jeremiah 2:13 — God is “the fountain of living water,” forsaken by those digging broken cisterns. • Psalm 36:8-9 — “You give them drink from Your river of delights… with You is the fountain of life.” • Exodus 17:6; 1 Corinthians 10:4 — Water from the stricken rock, a picture of Christ. • Revelation 22:1 — A river of life flows from the throne of God and of the Lamb. • Revelation 22:17 — “Let the one who is thirsty come… take the water of life freely.” The Source and Sufficiency of the Water • Divine origin — flows from the throne (Revelation 22:1); Christ is both Giver and Source • Cost-free — fully purchased by the Lamb’s sacrifice • Pure and inexhaustible — “clear as crystal” (Revelation 22:1) and “never thirst” (John 4:14) • Life-giving — imparts eternal life now (John 5:24) and forever (Revelation 21:6) • Indwelling — becomes “a fount… within” through the Holy Spirit (John 7:38-39) Receiving the Water Today 1. Recognize thirst—admit spiritual emptiness (Matthew 5:6). 2. Come to Christ—no other fountain satisfies (Acts 4:12). 3. Drink—trust Him personally, not merely agree intellectually (Romans 10:9-10). 4. Abide—continue drawing daily from His Word and Spirit (Colossians 2:6-7). 5. Overflow—living water streams outward in witness and service (John 7:38). Eternal Significance • The spring within (John 4) guarantees future access to the river (Revelation 21-22). • Every redeemed believer will dwell where the water of life eternally flows, free from thirst, pain, or death (Revelation 21:4). • What begins as a personal encounter at a well ends in corporate joy in the New Jerusalem—proof that Christ’s promise stands sure from first taste to final fulfillment. |
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