Revelation 21:6

Translations

Modern

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.

Traditional

And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.

Literal

And He said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the one thirsting, I will give of the spring of the water of life freely.

Latin

Et dixit mihi: Factum est: ego sum alpha et omega, initium et finis. Ego sitienti dabo de fonte aquæ vitæ, gratis.

Original

Greek

English

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.

Notes

Revelation 21:6

God repeats Jesus’s final words from the cross, It is done! (John 19:30; see also Revelation 16:17), linking Christ’s death to the promise of eternal life.
I am the Alpha and the Omega: Using the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet, John shows God as the source of all reality and truth. God existed from the Beginning (see Genesis 1:1; see also John 1:1–2) and is also the End (see Revelation 1:8; 22:13).
Since Christ is supreme and controls everything (see Romans 9:5; 1 Corinthians 15:28; Ephesians 1:22–23; 4:5–6), he provides the water of life to all who seek it (see study note on Revelation 7:16–17; see also Isaiah 55:1; John 4:10; 7:37–38).

Revelation 21:1–22:9

The final scenes of the new heaven and earth show a new community and home for God's people, created and given by God. These scenes uplift persecuted Christians. John shares his main vision (Revelation 21:1–8) and expands on it in two parts:

In Revelation 21:9–27, he describes the new Jerusalem as a place of holy perfection;
in Revelation 22:1–5, he portrays the new Jerusalem as the ultimate garden of Eden, which Adam and Eve could have experienced if they had not sinned.

Theme notes and profiles

Completion of the Second Temple Death Faith and Good Deeds God’s Justice God’s Promised Kingdom Israel’s Geography as Theology Promised Land Temple Design as a Picture of God's Truth The Day Is Coming The Holiness of God’s People The Land The New Order The Resurrection of the Dead Visions

Related verses

John 7:37–38
On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.
John 4:10
Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”
Revelation 7:17
For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”
John 4:14
But 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.”
Psalm 36:9
For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light.
Romans 8:32
He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, freely give us all things?
Isaiah 55:1–3
“Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost!
Revelation 1:8
“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come—the Almighty.
Revelation 22:17
The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Let the one who hears say, “Come!” And let the one who is thirsty come, and the one who desires the water of life drink freely.
Romans 3:24
…and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
Isaiah 12:3
With joy you will draw water from the springs of salvation,
Revelation 22:13
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.”

Parallels

Isaiah 65:17–25

People

Alpha: A title of Jesus, signifying His eternal nature Omega: A title of Jesus, signifying His eternal nature

Glossary

Alpha and Omega Apocalyptic Beauty Book of Revelation Bride of Christ Heaven Kingdom of God, Kingdom of Heaven Land Last Days Millennium New Creation, New Creature New Heavens and New Earth New Jerusalem Rest Temple Water Worship

Topics

Alpha: A Title of Christ Fountains and Springs of Eternal Life Living Water Omega: Alpha and Omega, the All-Comprehensiveness of Christ Seekers: General Scriptures Concerning Select Readings: The New Heaven and the New Earth Thirst: Figurative of the Ardent Desire of the Devout Mind Water: Water of Life Well of Water

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