Revelation 22:5 (DRB)

Passage

And night shall be no more. And they shall not need the light of the lamp, nor the light of the sun, because the Lord God shall enlighten then. And they shall reign for ever and ever.

Nearby Context

Revelation 22:3 And there shall be no curse any more: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it. And his servants shall serve him.

Revelation 22:4 And they shall see his face: and his name shall be on their foreheads.

Revelation 22:5 And night shall be no more. And they shall not need the light of the lamp, nor the light of the sun, because the Lord God shall enlighten then. And they shall reign for ever and ever.

Revelation 22:6 And he said to me: These words are most faithful and true. And the Lord God of the spirits of the prophets sent his angel to shew his servant the things which must be done shortly.

Revelation 22:7 And: Behold I come quickly. Blessed is he that keepeth the words of the prophecy of this book.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "light", "night", "shall", "need", "lamp", and "lord". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "light" and "night", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "And they shall see his face and..." into verse 6's "And he said to me These words...", so "light" and "night" 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 "light" and "night" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.