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Revelation 22 · 21 verses · The river of life

Revelation 22 as a game: the river of life and “Behold, I come quickly”

Stand by “a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal”, and the tree whose leaves are “for the healing of the nations”. Hear the risen Christ say three times that He is coming, and the Bible close with an invitation.

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No download. Plays in any modern browser on a phone, tablet or computer. Revelation 1 and the Baptism of Jesus are free to try first.

What you will see

The last chapter, from the river to the final Amen

You arrive as a Scribe, sent to witness the chapter and write it down. Revelation 22 is the last chapter of the book that opens with Revelation 1, which is free to play, and it is one map you can walk end to end. Five voices stand in it, each speaking from their own verses: the angel of the river of life; a witness of the swift return; John and the angel who tells him, “worship God”; the risen Christ, who says “I am Alpha and Omega” and is spoken with, never played; and the Spirit and the bride, who say “Come”.

Five things wait to be found and read: the river of life, the tree of life, the leaves for the healing of the nations, the unsealed book, and the bright and morning star. The quest follows the chapter in order. You drink from the river, taste the twelve fruits of the tree, hear the promise that His servants “shall see his face”, learn with John to worship God and not the angel, receive the command to “seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book”, hear Christ say He comes quickly, and join the Spirit and the bride in saying Come.

The last call of the Bible is an open one: “whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.” Every verse the game quotes is the King James Version. When you have seen it all, step into the quiz zone and fifteen questions ask what you saw.

Revelation 22 in the game: the map of the chapter with its people standing where the passage puts them
The game itself, not a mock-up: Revelation 22.

The chapter, in order

The quest, Take the Water of Life Freely, has seven steps, and they follow the chapter in order. Nothing is added to the text; the steps are a way of making sure you miss none of it.

  1. Drink from the river of the water of life
  2. Taste the twelve fruits of the tree of life
  3. Hear the promise: His servants shall see His face, and His name shall be in their foreheads
  4. Worship God, not the angel
  5. Receive the command: do not seal the prophecy
  6. Hear Christ say three times: “Behold, I come quickly”
  7. Join the Spirit and the bride in saying “Come”

Who you meet

Five people and voices stand in the chapter. Each speaks only from their own place in the chapter.

  • Angel of the River of Life — who shows you the river “proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb” and the tree beside it.
  • Witness of the Swift Return — who tells you that in the city “there shall be no night there” and that these sayings are faithful and true.
  • John and the Angel (Worship God) — the apostle who fell down before the angel, and the angel who told him, “I am thy fellowservant”.
  • Christ, the Alpha and Omega — the risen Christ, “the beginning and the end, the first and the last”; spoken with, never played.
  • The Spirit and the Bride — who give the last invitation of Scripture, “let him that is athirst come”.

What you find

Walk up to any of these and the game reads you the verses it comes from, in the King James Version.

  • The River of Life — “clear as crystal” (22:1). (Revelation 22:1)
  • The Tree of Life — with “twelve manner of fruits” (22:2). (Revelation 22:2)
  • Leaves for the Healing of the Nations — the leaves of the tree (22:2). (Revelation 22:2)
  • The Unsealed Book — the prophecy left open, “for the time is at hand” (22:10). (Revelation 22:10)
  • The Bright and Morning Star — the name Christ gives Himself (22:16). (Revelation 22:16)

Behold, I come quickly

“And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.” Revelation 22:12–14, King James Version

Every verse the game quotes is the KJV. Where a character speaks in their own words, the dialogue is written from the chapter and checked against our doctrinal rules before release. The about page says plainly how we read the Bible.

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Revelation 22 quiz questions, with answers

Five real questions from the Revelation 22 quiz, in the game's own words. In the game the options are shuffled every time, and you need 70% to pass.

1. From what does the river of the water of life proceed in Revelation 22:1?

  1. The throne of God and of the Lamb
  2. Mount Zion in the center of the city
  3. The sanctuary of the twelve apostles
  4. A spring under the tree of life
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A. The throne of God and of the Lamb He shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. The water flows from the very seat of divine authority.

Revelation 22:1

2. For what purpose are the leaves of the tree of life used?

  1. For a crown for every overcomer
  2. For the robes of the saints
  3. For the incense of the sanctuary
  4. For the healing of the nations
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D. For the healing of the nations And the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. Every scar of history is healed by the leaves of this one tree.

Revelation 22:2

3. What three titles does Christ give Himself in verse 13?

  1. The Lion, the Lamb, and the Shepherd
  2. The Way, the Truth, and the Life
  3. The Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last
  4. The Bread, the Door, and the Vine
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C. The Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. The same self-revelation as Revelation 1:8, 17 — Christ is the frame of the whole book.

Revelation 22:13

4. What two titles does Jesus give Himself in verse 16 regarding David?

  1. The Heir and the Redeemer of David
  2. The Psalmist and the Prince of David
  3. The Shepherd and the King of David
  4. The Root and the Offspring of David
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D. The Root and the Offspring of David I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star. Christ is both David’s source (as pre-existent Word) and David’s descendant (as the son of Mary).

Revelation 22:16

5. Who says “Come” in Revelation 22:17?

  1. The twenty-four elders and the prophets
  2. The angels and the four living creatures
  3. The Spirit and the bride, and whoever hears
  4. The beast and the false prophet
Show the answer

C. The Spirit and the bride, and whoever hears And the Spirit and the bride say, Come! And let him who hears say, Come! And let him who thirsts come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. Three “Comes” — Spirit, bride, hearer — issue the final invitation of the Bible.

Revelation 22:17

Right answers pay 10 XP each and a perfect score pays 50 more. In a room, everyone answers the same quiz and sees how the others did. More on how the quiz works.

Chapter facts

21
verses, every one covered by something you see, hear or read
15
quiz questions, each tied to a verse
5
people and voices to speak with
5
things to find and read
1–6
players in a room; solo play is fine too
KJV
every verse quoted from the King James Version

How to play it

  1. Open the game in your browser and make an account. A child under 13 gives a parent's email instead of their own, and the parent confirms before the child can play with anyone else; see the page for parents.
  2. Play the short intro story in the Archivery, the library where the Scribe finds the Book. It is free and takes a few minutes.
  3. Open the world map and choose Revelation 22. To play with others, start a room and share its code, which looks like SCRIBE-7K4P2Q; up to six people can join from their own devices.
  4. Walk the map, speak with everyone, read everything, then step into the quiz zone.

Free, and with a subscription

Revelation 22 is part of the subscription ($9.99 a month or $79.99 a year). Chapters open in Bible order along a road through the books, era by era, so Revelation 22 opens when you reach Revelation on that road; nobody skips ahead. See pricing.

Free forever, for every player: the intro story, Revelation 1, the story scene The Baptism of Jesus, and four open lands to walk with other players: the City of the Last Days, the Garden of Eden, Judea in the days of Jesus, and Patmos and the Seven Churches. Revelation 1 is a good first chapter to try before you subscribe.

More to play

  • Before: Revelation 21 — See what John saw: “a new heaven and a new earth”, and the holy city coming down from God, “prepared as a bride adorned for her husband”.
  • Every chapter and story with a page: the list of what you can play.

Take the water of life freely.

Revelation 22 takes about twenty minutes alone, a little longer with friends in a room.

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