Revelation 22:3
No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be within the city, and His servants will worship Him.
No longer will there be any curse
The phrase "no longer" signifies a definitive end to something that once existed. In the context of Revelation, this refers to the curse that was introduced in Genesis 3 due to the fall of man. The Greek word for "curse" here is "κατάθεμα" (katathema), which implies a divine judgment or a state of being under a curse. Historically, the curse brought about toil, pain, and separation from God. In the new creation, this curse is completely eradicated, symbolizing the restoration of perfect harmony between God and humanity. This is a fulfillment of the prophetic hope found throughout Scripture, where the effects of sin are entirely reversed, and creation is restored to its intended glory.

The throne of God and of the Lamb
The "throne" is a symbol of authority, sovereignty, and divine rule. In the ancient world, a throne represented the seat of power for a king or deity. Here, it is not just the throne of God, but also "of the Lamb," indicating the shared authority and unity between God the Father and Jesus Christ, the Lamb. The Lamb, a recurring symbol in Revelation, represents Jesus' sacrificial role and victory over sin. The presence of the throne within the city signifies God's direct and unmediated rule over His people, a theme that resonates with the promises of God's eternal kingdom found in the Old Testament.

will be within the city
The "city" refers to the New Jerusalem, described earlier in Revelation 21. This city is not just a physical place but a representation of the perfected community of God's people. The Greek word "ἐν" (en) translated as "within" emphasizes the intimate presence of God among His people. In ancient times, cities were centers of life, culture, and security. The presence of God's throne within the city signifies that God's presence is the source of life and security for His people, fulfilling the covenant promise that God will dwell with His people (Ezekiel 37:27).

and His servants will worship Him
The term "servants" (Greek: "δοῦλοι," douloi) refers to those who are devoted to God, highlighting a relationship of willing service and dedication. In the biblical context, being a servant of God is a position of honor and privilege. The word "worship" (Greek: "λατρεύω," latreuō) encompasses both the act of worship and a lifestyle of service and devotion. This worship is not just ritualistic but is a response to God's presence and glory. The imagery here is of a restored Eden, where humanity's purpose is fully realized in the worship and service of God, free from the hindrances of sin and death. This reflects the ultimate fulfillment of God's redemptive plan, where His people live in eternal communion with Him.

Persons / Places / Events
1. God
The supreme deity in Christian belief, who is the creator and ruler of the universe. In this verse, His throne is established within the city, signifying His presence and authority.

2. The Lamb
A title for Jesus Christ, symbolizing His role as the sacrificial lamb who takes away the sins of the world. The Lamb shares the throne with God, indicating His divine authority and role in redemption.

3. The City
Refers to the New Jerusalem, the holy city described in Revelation as descending from heaven. It represents the ultimate dwelling place of God with His people.

4. His Servants
Believers who have been redeemed by Christ and are now serving and worshiping God in His presence.

5. The Curse
Refers to the curse of sin and death that entered the world through Adam and Eve's disobedience. Its removal signifies the restoration and renewal of creation.
Teaching Points
The End of the Curse
The removal of the curse signifies the complete redemption and restoration of creation. Believers can live with hope, knowing that all suffering and sin will ultimately be eradicated.

The Presence of God and the Lamb
The shared throne of God and the Lamb emphasizes the unity and authority of the Father and the Son. Believers are called to recognize and submit to this divine authority in their lives.

Worship as a Central Activity
Worship is the primary activity of God's servants in the New Jerusalem. This calls believers to prioritize worship in their daily lives, both individually and corporately.

The Fulfillment of God's Promises
The vision of Revelation 22:3 assures believers of the faithfulness of God's promises. It encourages trust in God's plan and His ultimate victory over evil.

Living as Servants
The identity of believers as servants of God highlights the call to serve Him faithfully now, in anticipation of eternal service in His presence.
Bible Study Questions
1. How does the removal of the curse in Revelation 22:3 relate to the curse introduced in Genesis 3, and what does this mean for believers today?

2. In what ways does the shared throne of God and the Lamb in the New Jerusalem impact our understanding of the relationship between the Father and the Son?

3. How can the centrality of worship in Revelation 22:3 influence our daily practices and priorities as Christians?

4. What are some specific promises of God that are fulfilled in the vision of Revelation 22:3, and how can these promises encourage us in our current circumstances?

5. How can we live as faithful servants of God now, in light of the eternal service described in Revelation 22:3?
Connections to Other Scriptures
Genesis 3
The introduction of the curse due to Adam and Eve's sin, which Revelation 22:3 declares will be no more.

Revelation 21
Describes the New Jerusalem and the new heaven and earth, providing context for the setting of Revelation 22:3.

Isaiah 65
Prophecies about the new heavens and new earth, where former troubles are forgotten, aligning with the removal of the curse.

1 Corinthians 15
Discusses the victory over death and the final restoration, which is fulfilled in the removal of the curse.

Hebrews 12
Speaks of the unshakeable kingdom and the worship of God, paralleling the worship of His servants in Revelation 22:3.
The Conditions of BlessednessR. Green Revelation 22:1-6
Devoted ServiceRevelation 22:3-4
Forcing the SunRevelation 22:3-4
Heaven as a State of ServiceJames Robe, M. A.Revelation 22:3-4
On the Happiness of HeavenJames Robe, M. D.Revelation 22:3-4
Servitude and RoyaltyH. C G. Moule, B. D.Revelation 22:3-4
The Curse AbolishedJ. T. Parker, M. A.Revelation 22:3-4
The Curse AbolishedJames Hamilton, M. A.Revelation 22:3-4
The Curse AbolishedWm. Clayton.Revelation 22:3-4
The Curse Cancelled, and the Kingdom BegunH. Bonar, D. D.Revelation 22:3-4
The Divine Reign Within the SoulThe StudyRevelation 22:3-4
The Face of JesusPhilip Reynolds.Revelation 22:3-4
The Facial Vision of GodJames Robe, M. A.Revelation 22:3-4
The Heaven of HeavenC. H. Spurgeon.Revelation 22:3-4
The Heavenly LifeD. Davies.Revelation 22:3-4
The Heavenly LifeH. C. G. Moult, M. A.Revelation 22:3-4
The Immediate Presence of God and the Lamb in HeavenJames Robe, M. A.Revelation 22:3-4
The Negative Happiness of the Saints in HeavenT. Hannam.Revelation 22:3-4
The Perfect LifeT. F. Lockyer, B. A.Revelation 22:3-4
The Service of GodW. Bright, D. D.Revelation 22:3-4
The Serving and the ReigningH. Bonar, D. D.Revelation 22:3-4
The Triple Rays Which Make the White Light of HeavenA. Maclaren, D. D.Revelation 22:3-4
The Vision of GodH. Bonar, D. D.Revelation 22:3-4
Three Inscriptions with One MeaningA. Maclaren, D. D.Revelation 22:3-4
Subjective Christianity: 3. an EmpireD. Thomas Revelation 22:3-5
People
David, John
Places
Patmos
Topics
Accursed, Anything, Bond-servants, Curse, Face, Future, Holy, Lamb, Longer, Render, Seat, Servants, Serve, Service, Therein, Throne, Worship, Worshipping
Dictionary of Bible Themes
Revelation 22:3

     1670   symbols
     2336   Christ, exaltation
     4663   lamb
     5581   throne
     5635   work, and redemption
     5636   work, and rest
     8738   evil, victory over
     9220   day of the LORD
     9412   heaven, worship and service

Revelation 22:1-3

     2312   Christ, as king
     4241   Garden of Eden
     5059   rest, eternal
     5297   disease

Revelation 22:1-4

     5006   human race, destiny

Revelation 22:1-5

     4209   land, spiritual aspects
     5256   city
     8321   perfection, divine
     9110   after-life

Revelation 22:3-4

     5043   names, significance

Revelation 22:3-5

     5255   citizenship
     6203   mortality
     6705   peace, experience
     7160   servants of the Lord
     9022   death, believers

Library
Come and Welcome
Nay, further than this, this is not only Christ's cry to you; but if you be a believer, this is your cry to Christ--"Come! come!" You will be longing for his second advent; you will be saying, "Come quickly, even so come Lord Jesus." And you will be always panting for nearer and closer communion with him. As his voice to you is "Come," even so will be your prayer to him, "Come, Lord, and abide in my house. Come, and consecrate me more fully to thy service; come, and without a rival reign; come, occupy
Charles Haddon Spurgeon—Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 5: 1859

Sanctification and Justification (Continued).
"He that is holy, let him be holy still." --Rev. xxii. 11. The divine Righteousness, having reference to the divine Sovereignty, in one sense does not manifest itself until God enters into relationship with the creatures. He was glorious in holiness from all eternity, for man's creation did not modify His Being; but His righteousness could not be displayed before creation, because right presupposes two beings sustaining the jural relation. An exile on an uninhabited island can not be righteous nor
Abraham Kuyper—The Work of the Holy Spirit

The Need of the New Testament Scripture.
"For I testify onto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book."--Rev. xxii. 18. If the Church after the Ascension of Christ had been destined to live only one lifetime, and had been confined only to the land of the Jews, the holy apostles could have accomplished their task by verbal teaching. But since it was to live at least for eighteen centuries, and to be extended over
Abraham Kuyper—The Work of the Holy Spirit

Rivers in the Desert
T. P. Rev. xxii. I Glorious River of God's pleasures, Well of God's eternal bliss, Thirsting now no more for ever, Tread we this waste wilderness. O for words divine to tell it, How along that River's brink, Come the weak, the worn, the weary, There the tides of joy to drink! "Drink abundantly, beloved," Speaks the Voice so sweet and still; "Of the life, and love, and glory, Freely come and drink your fill." Every longing stilled for ever, As the face of God we see-- Whom besides have we in heaven,
Frances Bevan—Hymns of Ter Steegen, Suso, and Others

Letter xix (A. D. 1127) to Suger, Abbot of S. Denis
To Suger, Abbot of S. Denis He praises Suger, who had unexpectedly renounced the pride and luxury of the world to give himself to the modest habits of the religious life. He blames severely the clerk who devotes himself rather to the service of princes than that of God. 1. A piece of good news has reached our district; it cannot fail to do great good to whomsoever it shall have come. For who that fear God, hearing what great things He has done for your soul, do not rejoice and wonder at the great
Saint Bernard of Clairvaux—Some Letters of Saint Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux

Wesley at Sevenoaks
Monday, October 16.--I went to Tunbridge Wells and preached to a serious congregation on Revelation 22:12. Tuesday, 17. I came back to Sevenoaks and in the afternoon walked over to the Duke of Dorset's seat. The park is the pleasantest I ever saw; the trees are so elegantly disposed. The house, which is at least two hundred years old, is immensely large. It consists of two squares, considerably bigger than the two quadrangles in Lincoln College. I believe we were shown above thirty rooms, beside
John Wesley—The Journal of John Wesley

The Water of Life;
OR, A DISCOURSE SHOWING THE RICHNESS AND GLORY OF THE GRACE AND SPIRIT OF THE GOSPEL, AS SET FORTH IN SCRIPTURE BY THIS TERM, THE WATER OF LIFE. BY JOHN BUNYAN. 'And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.'--Revelation 22:17 London: Printed for Nathanael Ponder, at the Peacock in the Poultry, 1688. ADVERTISEMENT BY THE EDITOR. Often, and in every age, the children of God have dared to doubt the sufficiency of divine grace; whether it was vast enough to reach their condition--to cleanse
John Bunyan—The Works of John Bunyan Volumes 1-3

The Jerusalem Sinner Saved;
OR, GOOD NEWS FOR THE VILEST OF MEN; BEING A HELP FOR DESPAIRING SOULS, SHOWING THAT JESUS CHRIST WOULD HAVE MERCY IN THE FIRST PLACE OFFERED TO THE BIGGEST SINNERS. THE THIRD EDITION, IN WHICH IS ADDED, AN ANSWER TO THOSE GRAND OBJECTIONS THAT LIE IN THE WAY OF THE THEM THAT WOULD BELIEVE: FOR THE COMFORT OF THEM THAT FEAR THEY HAVE SINNED AGAINST THE HOLY GHOST. BY JOHN BUNYAN, OF BEDFORD. London: Printed for Elizabeth Smith, at the Hand and Bible, on London Bridge, 1691. ADVERTISEMENT BY THE EDITOR.
John Bunyan—The Works of John Bunyan Volumes 1-3

The Last Words of the Old and New Testaments
'Lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.'--MALACHI iv. 6. 'The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.'--REVELATION xxii. 21. It is of course only an accident that these words close the Old and the New Testaments. In the Hebrew Bible Malachi's prophecies do not stand at the end; but he was the last of the Old Testament prophets, and after him there were 'four centuries of silence.' We seem to hear in his words the dying echoes of the rolling thunders of Sinai. They gather up the
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture

God's Will and Man's Will
The great controversy which for many ages has divided the Christian Church has hinged upon the difficult question of "the will." I need not say of that conflict that it has done much mischief to the Christian Church, undoubtedly it has; but I will rather say, that it has been fraught with incalculable usefulness; for it has thrust forward before the minds of Christians, precious truths, which but for it, might have been kept in the shade. I believe that the two great doctrines of human responsibility
Charles Haddon Spurgeon—Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 8: 1863

The Properties of Sanctifying Grace
By a property (proprium, {GREEK SMALL LETTER IOTA WITH PSILI AND OXIA}{GREEK SMALL LETTER DELTA}{GREEK SMALL LETTER IOTA}{GREEK SMALL LETTER OMICRON}{GREEK SMALL LETTER NU}) we understand a quality which, though not part of the essence of a thing, necessarily flows from that essence by some sort of causation and is consequently found in all individuals of the same species.(1155) A property, as such, is opposed to an accident (accidens, {GREEK SMALL LETTER SIGMA}{GREEK SMALL LETTER UPSILON}{GREEK
Joseph Pohle—Grace, Actual and Habitual

Of Love to God
I proceed to the second general branch of the text. The persons interested in this privilege. They are lovers of God. "All things work together for good, to them that love God." Despisers and haters of God have no lot or part in this privilege. It is children's bread, it belongs only to them that love God. Because love is the very heart and spirit of religion, I shall the more fully treat upon this; and for the further discussion of it, let us notice these five things concerning love to God. 1. The
Thomas Watson—A Divine Cordial

"The Lord Hath Need of Him. " Mark xi, 3
What! of an Ass? Yes, "God hath chosen the foolish things of the world." He gets renown to Himself by "using things which are despised." Let us never despair of the most foolish of men, if he become the servant of Jesus. It is said of the great John Hunt, that when a young man, he gave no promise of the talents he shewed in the work of the Ministry. We have spoken with one who knew him before his conversion, who made us smile as he described his gait and style of life. Yet this ungainly ploughboy
Thomas Champness—Broken Bread

Luke's History: what it Professes to Be
AMONG the writings which are collected in the New Testament, there is included a History of the life of Christ and of the first steps in the diffusion of his teaching through the Roman world, composed in two books. These two books have been separated from one another as if they were different works, and are ordinarily called "The Gospel according to Luke" and "The Acts of the Apostles". It is, however, certain from their language, and it is admitted by every scholar, that the two books were composed
Sir William Mitchell Ramsay—Was Christ Born in Bethlehem?

Three Inscriptions with one Meaning
'Thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it ... HOLINESS TO THE LORD.'--EXODUS xxviii. 36. 'In that day there shall be upon the bells of the horses, HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD.'--ZECH. xiv. 20. 'His name shall be in their foreheads.'--REV. xxii. 4. You will have perceived my purpose in putting these three widely separated texts together. They all speak of inscriptions, and they are all obviously connected with each other. The first of them comes from the ancient times of the institution
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture

Thirty-First Day. Holiness and Heaven.
Seeing that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of men ought ye to be in all holy living and godliness?'--2 Pet. iii. 11. 'Follow after the sanctification without which no man shall see the Lord.'--Heb. xii. 14. 'He that is holy, let him be made holy still.... The grace of the Lord Jesus be with the holy ones. Amen.'--Rev. xxii. 11, 21. O my brother, we are on our way to see God. We have been invited to meet the Holy One face to face. The infinite mystery of holiness, the
Andrew Murray—Holy in Christ

All are Commanded to Pray --Prayer the Great Means of Salvation
CHAPTER I. ALL ARE COMMANDED TO PRAY--PRAYER THE GREAT MEANS OF SALVATION, AND POSSIBLE AT ALL TIMES BY THE MOST SIMPLE. Prayer is nothing else but the application of the heart to God, and the interior exercise of love. St Paul commands us to "pray without ceasing" (1 Thess. v. 17). Our Lord says: "Take ye heed, watch and pray." "And what I say unto you, I say unto all" (Mark xiii. 33, 37). All, then, are capable of prayer, and it is the duty of all to engage in it. But I do not think that all are
Jeanne Marie Bouvières—A Short Method Of Prayer And Spiritual Torrents

That Worthy Name.
James ii:7. IN the second chapter of the Epistle of James the Holy Spirit speaks of our ever blessed Lord as "that worthy Name." Precious Word! precious to every heart that knows Him and delights to exalt His glorious and worthy Name. His Name is "far above every Name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come." (Ephes. i:21.) It is "as ointment poured forth" (Song of Sol. i:3); yea, His Name alone is excellent (Psalm cxlviii:13). But according to His worth that blessed
Arno Gaebelein—The Lord of Glory

The Apostles Chosen
As soon as he returned victorious from the temptation in the wilderness, Jesus entered on the work of his public ministry. We find him, at once, preaching to the people, healing the sick, and doing many wonderful works. The commencement of his ministry is thus described by St. Matt. iv: 23-25. "And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness, and all manner of disease among the people. And his fame went throughout
Richard Newton—The Life of Jesus Christ for the Young

An Essay on the Mosaic Account of the Creation and Fall of Man
THERE are not a few difficulties in the account, which Moses has given of the creation of the world, and of the formation, and temptation, and fall of our first parents. Some by the six days of the creation have understood as many years. Whilst others have thought the creation of the world instantaneous: and that the number of days mentioned by Moses is only intended to assist our conception, who are best able to think of things in order of succession. No one part of this account is fuller of difficulties,
Nathaniel Lardner—An Essay on the Mosaic Account of the Creation and Fall of Man

Gregory the Great, Bishop of Rome.
IT pleased God, to whom all his works are known from eternity, to prepare Gregory by a twofold process, for the great and difficult work of the guidance of the Western Church, then agitated by so many storms. Destined to be plunged into the midst of an immense multitude of avocations of the most varied character, he was trained to bear such a burden by administering, until his fortieth year, an important civil office. Then, yielding to a long-felt yearning of his heart, he retired into a monastery,
Augustus Neander—Light in the Dark Places

Christ's Prophetic Office
'The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet,' &c. Deut 18:85. Having spoken of the person of Christ, we are next to speak of the offices of Christ. These are Prophetic, Priestly, and Regal. 'The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet.' Enunciatur hic locus de Christo. It is spoken of Christ.' There are several names given to Christ as a Prophet. He is called the Counsellor' in Isa 9:9. In uno Christo Angelus foederis completur [The Messenger of the Covenant appears in Christ alone].
Thomas Watson—A Body of Divinity

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