2 In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. Some connect these words with the preceding. Or else with Durham suppose, the tree was in the midst of the river, and extending its branches to both banks. Study the bible online using commentary on Revelation 22 and more! Revelation 22:1 The New Jerusalem (Continued). The tree is everywhere; it is constantly producing fruit. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. Revelation 22, John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible, One of over 110 Bible commentaries freely available, this verse-by-verse commentary contain gems of information found nowhere outside the ancient Jewish writings 17 Wong, The Tree of Life in Revelation 2:7, 213. NET – 22:2 flowing down the middle of the city’s main All rights reserved. Revelation 22:2Open menuNew International VersionOpen menu. 47:12). 1Cor. This should not be surprising since Jesus, in His resurrected body, continued to eat food (John John 21:12; Acts Acts 10:41).7, And whether they need it for the support of their undecaying immortality or not, [partaking of the Tree of Life] is everywhere presented as one of the most precious privileges of Gods glorified saints. The supply never fails; the tree is never barren. AR 933. The variety, likewise, as well as the abundance of the fruits of the Spirit, may be intimated thereby. 3:13).18, Two classes of people are thus distinctly recognized in the new heaven and earth;a class in glory who get the fruits of the Tree of Life, and a class in the estate of nations who get the leaves; but, whether fruits or leaves, a great and glorious blessing. 2 down the middle of the great street of the city. But how does this fit with the abundant Scriptural teaching that death is a result of sin (Gen. Gen. 2:17; Rom. 1:15)? The tree of life existed in the Garden of Eden before sin and sickness (Gen. Gen. 2:9; Gen. 3:22), and it can also exist in the New Jerusalem without illness. The angels did eat of Sarahs cakes and of Abrahams dressed calf (Gen. Gen. 18:6-8).Seiss, The Apocalypse: Lectures on the Book of Revelation, 506. 24:45), there is still the question as to why the nations would need ongoing access to the tree of life? And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. Revelation 22:2 - In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. However, viewing the tree as literal does not exclude its also having symbolic significance for those who see it and eat of it. Revelation 22:2 is a Bible verse from the last chapter in the Bible that describes the effects of the river of water of life. Revelation 22:2. It was the common tree in this blessed Paradise - of which all might partake, and which was everywhere the emblem of immortality. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. Revelation 22 – Come, Lord Jesus A. It was not one individual tree, but a particular tree as to its kind, as we speak of the apple or the oak, denoting a species of which there are many specimens.1 There may have been exactly three trees, or John saw three groups of trees of the same kind in each of the three areas. 59:21; Eze. In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life: And the leaves of the trees were for the healing of the nations; In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. 13:12+ of a wound healed; but in Luke Luke 12:42 it is used of service of a faithful and wise steward, and in Acts Acts 17:25 for serving God. Revelation 22:19 does not directly address Christians because Revelation is written to people left on earth after the Rapture, but we can assume that any Christian who takes away from the words of God would suffer serious consequences just as he would with many other serious sins [For information on “rewards,” see commentary on 2 Corinthians 5:10]. 21:4+) implies that sorrow still exists in the new Jerusalem. Read Revelation 22 commentary using Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible (Complete). I am the vine, you are the branches. Rev. On these two verses compare Ezekiel 47:1-12; Joel 3:18; Zechariah 14:8. Other Forerunner Commentary entries containing Revelation 22:2: Psalm 92:14 Revelation 6:15 Revelation 22:1 : Revelation 22:3 >> The Berean: Daily Verse and Comment Sign up for the Berean: Daily Verse and Comment, and have Biblical truth delivered to your inbox. We are not to infer, however, that there will not be variety in the occupations and the joys of the heavenly state, for there can be no doubt that there will be ample diversity in the employments, and in the sources of happiness, in heaven; but the single thought expressed here is, that the means of life will be abundant: the trees of life will be everywhere, and they will be constantly yielding fruit. Revelation 2:22, ESV: "Behold, I will throw her onto a sickbed, and those who commit adultery with her I will throw into great tribulation, unless they repent of her works," And on this side of the river and on that was the tree of life, bearing twelve manner of fruits, yielding its fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. The leaves were used for medicine to heal the nations." 19 Seiss, The Apocalypse: Lectures on the Book of Revelation, 507. 22:14+). To make good sense, supposing there to be but one tree, we should either, as Mede, suppose that the Greek for street is a plain washed on both sides by the river (as the first Paradise was washed on one side by the Tigris, on the other by the Euphrates), and that in the midst of the plain, which itself is in the midst of the river's branches, stood the tree: in which case we may translate, "In the midst of the street (plain) itself, and of the river (having two branches flowing) on this and on that side, was there the tree of life." In the Millennial Kingdom, the fruit of similar trees were used for food (Eze. Revelation 22 /. There are several trees, each of them a tree of life. But Ge 3:22 seems to imply, man had not yet taken of the tree, and that if he had, he would have lived for ever, which in his then fallen state would have been the greatest curse. Revelation 22:2 In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. How striking it is that, as in the beginning we found Adam and Eve, his bride, in innocence in Paradise, then tempted by the serpent, and driven from the tree of life, and from the pleasant waters of Eden, yet not without a promise of a Redeemer who should crush the serpent; so at the close, the old serpent cast out for ever by the second Adam, the Lord from heaven, who appears with His Bride, the Church, in a better Paradise, and amidst better waters (Rev. The Fathers compared it to a ring, an unbroken circle, returning into itself. The proper translation is, "producing twelve fruits, yielding or rendering its fruit in each month." He alluded to the original placement of the tree of life in the Garden of Eden (Gen. Gen. 2:9) and indicated that the redeemed would once more have access to the tree in a future paradisethe eternal state which John now sees. Eze. John describes a vision of the holy city Jerusalem coming from heaven from God. Some render crops or harvests of fruit. Both are relevant to all believers: authority over the Tree of Life and access to the way that leads to it.21. Death reigns now because of sin; even in the millennial earth sin, and therefore death, though much limited, shall not altogether cease. But here, John is shown the tree of life and told: the leaves of the tree of life were for the healing of the nations. Even if healing (θεραπείαν [therapeian] ) is taken to mean service (Luke Luke 12:42; Mtt. Those who do His commandments (or wash their robes , MT and NU texts) will have authority to access the tree of life (Rev. This book is not a private affair, knowable only by an elite - it is for all believers. Revelation 22:2 New International Version (NIV) 2 down the middle of the great street of the city. On either side of the river was the tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. b On either side of the river was c the tree of life, bearing twelve 1 kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month; and the … 2 Wilhelm Gesenius and Samuel Prideaux Tregelles, Gesenius Hebrew and Chaldee Lexicon to the Old Testament Scriptures (Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 2003, 1810-1812), 874. (Please read commentary on Revelation 11) The sixth trumpet is divided into two parts: In chapter 9 (first part), the focus is on the military conquest and unifying of the world, which once complete, will move against the Christians (the Church) of the world, which is what we see in chapter 11 (the second part of the sixth trumpet). Revelation 22, Coffman Commentaries on the Bible, One of over 110 Bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the Church of Christ, presents a verse level look at the Bible. Introduction. 5:21; Rom. The leaves were used for medicine to heal the nations. 47:12), whereas their leaves were used for medicine. Of the nations - Of all the nations assembled there, Revelation 21:24. Admittedly these questions are puzzling. Revelation 22:2 Context. Revelation 22:3. in the middle of its street. Commentary on Revelation – [Chapter 13] Posted on December 24, 2019 January 10, 2020 Author Steve Sewell All Scripture quotations are from the 1901 American Standard Version unless otherwise noted. 22 Then the angel showed me the river(A) of the water of life,(B) as clear as crystal,(C) flowing(D) from the throne of God and of the Lamb 2 down the middle of the great street of the city. It was not like a tree that bears but once a year, or in one season only, but it constantly bore fruit - it bore every month. We see this in Rev 1:5-6 (see commentary) and now here in these verses of the last chapter. The effects proceeding from God, who dwells in the Church, are these: the everlasting grace of God, in this verse, the eternal life of the godly, as in (Revelation 2:7) the eternal fruits which the godly bring forth to God, themselves and others, (Revelation 22:2), freedom and immunity from all evil, God himself taking pleasure in his servants, and they likewise in their God, (Revelation 22:3). 21:14+), so the tree of life can have a memorial function also.17, There are two classes of people who will live eternally upon the earth: (1) the saints, who as co-heirs with Christ (Rom. Proud member (Tustin, CA: Ariel Ministries, 2003), 539. 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 2 through the middle of the street of the city. 10 Henry Morris, The Revelation Record (Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 1983), Rev. 14 Wong, The Tree of Life in Revelation 2:7, 219. Compare Re 21:2, 10-27; the "nations" mentioned (Re 21:24) are those which have long before, namely, in the millennium (Re 11:15), become the Lord's and His Christ's. 7:18) and rule over the kingdom (Rev. 1 J. The Book of Revelation concerns many prophetic events, but the book closes with John's longing for the return of Jesus for His people - he wants the rapture of the church. See on Luke 23:31, and see on Revelation 2:7. 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