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Revelation 21:6

Revelation 21:6
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.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And he said unto me, it is done,.... The end of all things is come; it is all over with the first heaven and earth; these are no more, and the new heaven and earth are finished: there seems to be an…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

And he said unto me - That is, he that sat on the throne - the Messiah. It is done - It is finished, complete; or, still more expressively, “it is” - γέγοναν gegonan. An expression remarkably similar…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

It is done - All is determined, and shall be fulfilled in due time. The great drama is finished, and what was intended is now completed; referring to the period alluded to by the angel.

I am Alpha and…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Revelation 21:1-8

We have here a more general account of the happiness of the church of God in the future state, by which it seems most safe to understand the heavenly state.

I. A new world now opens to our view (Rev…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

It is done We should read the plural: the word therefore is not an exactrepetition of that in Rev 16:17. If we ask, what is the subject to this verb, "Theyare come into being," perhaps the best answer…