Flowing From The Throne

Revelation 22:1 (ESV)

Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb

The river of life flows in the city of God, the new Jerusalem, and the perfection of the garden of Eden is accomplished.

Eden is the throne of God and the Lamb. His life flows into His garden on earth. The throne comes to manifest in the New Jerusalem. The waters of life no longer flow into the garden, but flow from the garden. The water of life on earth still flows from the throne because God is present. 

The water of life might be thought of as the Holy Spirit. He is God the Spirit who brings His life into the darkness of man. 

The water of life hovered over the waters of the deep in the beginning until He entered the darkness of the deep. The light is separated from the darkness and so the waters become separated accordingly. There is a great expanse between the two, as far as east is from the west. 

The water of life is “bright as crystal” because the light of God of God is not diminished by any imperfection.