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Revelation 22:5
ESV And night will be no more. They will need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign forever and ever.
NIV There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever.
NASB And there will no longer be any night; and they will not have need of the light of a lamp nor the light of the sun, because the Lord God will illuminate them; and they will reign forever and ever.
CSB Night will be no more; people will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, because the Lord God will give them light, and they will reign forever and ever.
NLT And there will be no night there — no need for lamps or sun — for the Lord God will shine on them. And they will reign forever and ever.
KJV And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.
NKJV There shall be no night there: They need no lamp nor light of the sun, for the Lord God gives them light. And they shall reign forever and ever.

What does Revelation 22:5 mean?

Once again, John reports that night will not exist in the eternal city. Further, there is no need of lamp or sunlight because the Lord God is the city's source of light (Revelation 21:23). Ancient cities had only fire to create light, making it difficult to drive away the darkness of night. Occasionally, modern cities experience blackouts that plunge residents into darkness and disrupt their everyday way of life. Great joy erupts when power is restored. But a blackout will never occur in New Jerusalem.

Also, God's servants will reign forever and ever. At the beginning of human history, God placed Adam over the created earth. Adam's responsibility was to rule the planet as God's steward (Genesis 1:28–30), but his failure to obey God's command regarding the fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil resulted in a curse on the earth (Genesis 3:17–19). When God creates a new heaven and a new earth, He gives redeemed mankind the privilege of ruling with Christ over His creation. Paul told the young pastor, Timothy: "If we endure, we will also reign with him" (2 Timothy 2:12).
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