Revelation 21:6 (ASV)

Passage

And he said unto me, They are come to pass. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.

Nearby Context

Revelation 21:4 and he shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more; neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more: the first things are passed away.

Revelation 21:5 And he that sitteth on the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he saith, Write: for these words are faithful and true.

Revelation 21:6 And he said unto me, They are come to pass. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.

Revelation 21:7 He that overcometh shall inherit these things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.

Revelation 21:8 But for the fearful, and unbelieving, and abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part [shall be] in the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone; which is the second death.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "said", "come", "pass", "alpha", "omega", "beginning", "give", and "athirst". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "said" and "come", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "And he that sitteth on the throne..." into verse 7's "He that overcometh shall inherit these things...", so "said" and "come" belong inside that flow. In Revelation context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "said" and "come" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.