Revelation 22:5
And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.
Study Note
Study Note
The final description of the new Jerusalem — 'and night will be no more. They will need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign forever and ever' — brings the canonical narrative of creation and redemption to its eschatological conclusion. The abolition of night (see also 21:25) reverses the original creation's alternation of light and darkness (Genesis 1:3-5), making the new creation a state of undivided, unending divine luminosity. The God-as-light theology draws on Isaiah 60:19-20 ('your God will be your everlasting light'), applying to the entire redeemed community what Second Isaiah promised to restored Zion. 'They will reign forever and ever' fulfills the royal priesthood promise of 5:10 and 1:6, completing the arc from Adam's mandate to subdue the earth (Genesis 1:28) to the redeemed community's eternal co-regency with the Lamb in the renewed creation.
Other Translations
And there shall be night no more; and they need no light of lamp, neither light of sun; for the Lord God shall give them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.
and night shall not be there, and they have no need of a lamp and light of a sun, because the Lord God doth give them light, and they shall reign--to the ages of the ages.
And there will be no more night; and they have no need of a light or of the shining of the sun; for the Lord God will give them light: and they will be ruling for ever and ever.
Cross References
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