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Eternal, everlasting life is to be found in the Father and the Son, as is natural life. The Lord is the Lord of life. Nothing can live without Him. All life proceeds from Him. In Him we live, move and have our being or existence. Acts 17:28 So life and the Lord are synonymous. As light is necessary for life and all light emanates from Him, both natural and spiritual, life is entirely reliant upon Him. He is the only Source of light and life. John 1:4.
It is well recorded that the Lord has given us eternal life and that, that life is found in His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ.
1 John 5:11 Eternal life is assured when one knows the Lord Jesus as their personal savior. Having been born of the incorruptible seed, the Word of the Lord. John 17:3 Those who possess the Son, have inherited eternal life. Those who do not have Him do not have life everlasting. 1 John 5:12 Eternal things are of far greater importance than the temporal things of this life. The natural man spends his whole life gathering things unto himself. Then at death leaves them all. The spiritual man, in this life is constantly storing up treasures in heaven all of which are everlasting. Mt. 6:20.
The majestic, glorious throne of the Father and the Lamb, the Lord Jesus is the only source of the water of life. Flowing from that throne Is a river called the river of life. There is no river on earth to which it may be compared for it is a spiritual river. While the word pure has been added by the translators, it is certainly an appropriate description. It is a river that is as clear as crystal. That too would attest to its purity. This river is very special, it is transparent, it is consistent in its flow. It is not like the rivers of this earth it is eternal and will never dry up. It is glistening with the light of the glory of the Lord.
Rev. 22:1 When we drink from the fountain of life do we physically ingest water or is what we receive of the Lord spiritual? Spiritual, of course. The water from the fountain of life is no different than the river of life flowing from the throne of the Lord. Rev. 22:17 We do not drink of these waters in the usual, physical fashion. These are waters are received through the spirit nature of those who are truly seeking the Lord. Natural water is H2O, three gasses that when combined make, one element, that is water. What a beautiful type of the Godhead. Triune in being. That great river is the very essence of the Lord flowing out to and through the redeemed in the kingdom of the Lord.