He opened a rock, and water gushed out, flowing through the desert like a river.

who changes rocks into pools of water and solid cliffs into flowing springs.

I will stand before you on a rock at Mount Sinai. Strike the rock, and water will come out of it for the people to drink." Moses did so in the presence of the leaders of Israel.

Then Moses raised the stick and struck the rock twice with it, and a great stream of water gushed out, and all the people and animals drank.

I will make rivers flow among barren hills and springs of water run in the valleys. I will turn the desert into pools of water and the dry land into flowing springs.

Even the wild animals will honor me; jackals and ostriches will praise me when I make rivers flow in the desert to give water to my chosen people.

On the last and most important day of the festival Jesus stood up and said in a loud voice, "Whoever is thirsty should come to me, and

whoever believes in me should drink. As the scripture says, 'Streams of life-giving water will pour out from his side.' "

and drank the same spiritual drink. They drank from the spiritual rock that went with them; and that rock was Christ himself.

The angel also showed me the river of the water of life, sparkling like crystal, and coming from the throne of God and of the Lamb

The Spirit and the Bride say, "Come!" Everyone who hears this must also say, "Come!" Come, whoever is thirsty; accept the water of life as a gift, whoever wants it.