Revelation 22:5 (GNV)

Passage

And there shalbe no night there, and they neede no candle, neither light of the sunne: for the Lord God giueth them light, and they shall reigne for euermore.

Nearby Context

Revelation 22:3 And there shalbe no more curse, but ye throne of God and of the Lambe shall be in it, and his seruants shall serue him.

Revelation 22:4 And they shall see his face, and his Name shalbe in their foreheads.

Revelation 22:5 And there shalbe no night there, and they neede no candle, neither light of the sunne: for the Lord God giueth them light, and they shall reigne for euermore.

Revelation 22:6 And he said vnto me, These wordes are faithfull and true: and the Lord God of the holy Prophets sent his Angell to shewe vnto his seruants the things which must shortly be fulfilled.

Revelation 22:7 Beholde, I come shortly. Blessed is hee that keepeth the woordes of the prophecie of this booke.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "light", "shalbe", "night", "neede", "candle", "neither", "sunne", and "lord". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "light" and "shalbe", 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 vnto me These wordes...", so "light" and "shalbe" 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 "shalbe" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.