And there (or they) are seven kings." Once again he stresses the truth of all that John has seen and heard. Revelation 18:1-24 need not delay us long. When the Risen Christ said that he was the morning star, he claimed again to be the light of the world and the vanquisher of all the world's darkness. It is a gift of God. It will then be not the river which is in the midst of the street but the tree of life. None but Rome corresponds. Unhallowed love will end in hatred. * Let us be glad and exult, and give the glory to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready." And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations" ( Revelation 22:2 ). Here Jesus is talking to John and He is declaring the same thing. His blows on this world come more nationally as on Israel; incomparably more severe, as in possession of greater privileges, is the judgment of corrupt Christendom, or Babylon as it is called here. Where do the kings of the earth come from in Revelation 21:24? Revelation 22:2 ESV "the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. "Flesh and blood," we know, "cannot inherit the kingdom of God." On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. It may be the Spirit who is operative in all the prophets and who is always calling men back to God. through the middle of the street of the city; also, on either side of the river, the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. The new thing here is these new seedless flame grapes. Jesus guarantees the truth of all that John has seen and heard. And I John saw these things, I heard them. In the midst of the broadway of it, and of the river, on this side and on that, [the] tree of life," bearing not merely as the original one did, but now according to the fulness of the provision of God's grace for man, for man in glory first, but for man on the earth also, but for man in glory "producing twelve fruits, in each month yielding its fruit: and the leaves of the tree for the healing of the nations." And, when I heard and saw them, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who was showing them to me. Copyright StatementThese files are public domain and are a derivative of an electronic edition that is available on the Christian Classics Ethereal Library Website. This chapter explains how it was that Babylon was so offensive to God, and wherefore He judged her thus sternly. All this shall be with perfect knowledge and joy. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. "Behold, I come quickly.". Revelation 22:2 GOD'S WORD Translation (GW) 2 Between the street of the city and the river there was a tree of life visible from both sides. Consequently, here we must most unquestionably go back to be shown an important object in the prophecy which could not, without interrupting its course, have been described before. "The Spirit and the Bride say: Come!" The tree of life is on either side of the river. Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:3-4, 1 Corinthians 6:9-10, 1 John 2:4, Romans 16:17-18, Isaiah 29:3, Matthew 7:21-23, Revelation 3:14-22. Hence. Copyright 2019 by Zondervan. We believe it to be a beautiful symbol of a far greater reality. This tree was perpetually rather than seasonally in fruit; it produced a new crop of fruit each month of the year. The political side of this is described here with surprising brightness and brevity. Other Translations for Revelation 22:2 Discussion for Revelation 22 View All Nobody can dispute that this remarkable cluster of kingdoms in Europe was the fruit providentially of the destroyed unity of the Roman empire when the barbarians invaded it. 2. So the Jews say (e), that the tree of life is in the midst of paradise, and its body covers all the garden; and that there is in it five hundred thousand different tastes; and that there is no likeness and smell like it. 2 down the middle of the great street of the city. Of course they will be preserved through that crisis in some sort of way suitable to divine wisdom. Learn more about Stack Overflow the company, and our products. I really believe this will be the last time. Here it is the positive worship of the creature besides the Creator, yea, and notoriously more than He. Then the angel said, Don't do that: for I am thy fellowservant, of the brethren the prophets, of those which keep the sayings of this book: worship God ( Revelation 22:9 ). Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power; but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.". How appropriate. is a myth. 22 Then the angel showed me a river of the water of lifebright as crystal,[ a] flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb 2 down the middle of the city's street. "Called" is most evidently inapplicable, because calling supposes that the person is brought out of one condition and raised into another and a better one. And who would defraud either the soul of salvation, or the Lord of showing it? The devil has nothing to do there; he cannot draw the saints from serving God to be subject to himself, as he did our first parents, nor can he so much as disturb them in the service of God. The first were such as came out of heaven after Christ, being already raised from the dead and glorified. We say it has almost been almost two thousand years. We may surely say her cup was not yet full. This is what drove men to the idea of making the pope to be the beast. In 1 Peter 2:24, the Greek word for "healed" is iaomai, related to the Greek word therape in the follow sense: [2390 /iomai ("to heal") draws the attention to the Lord, the supernatural Healer, i.e. There is no lack of precision, but the very reverse. Bringing in history here embroiled the subject; and those who appeal most to its evidence are the very men who seem in this to ignore its facts. What it does warn against is distorting the teaching which the book contains. Her part in the corruption of the high and the intoxication of the low her idolatrous character has come before us. Then follows another scene still more solemn the most awe-inspiring of all we can contemplate, at the same time full of blessing for the Christian to look onward to as that which will for ever put aside every trace of evil, and vindicate good where man must altogether fail. so he opens not his mouth. If this is "heaven" why would healing be necessary? Since our fathers have fallen asleep everything has gone on as it was from the beginning"( 2 Peter 3:3 ). The seventh bowl contained under it the fall of Babylon, which "was remembered before God, to give to her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.". This tree of life is fed by the pure waters of the river that comes from the throne of God. In Daniel's time it was not at hand. Summary: Many churches have forsaken the Word of God and embraced worldly views of right and wrong. It is not into a wilderness the prophet is carried, but he is set on "a mountain great and high," and shown not the great, but. 2down the middle of the great street of the city. The warning in Enoch is: Woe to you who drink water from every fountain. Scripture and facts refute all such theories. There are two possibilities. ((f) Shirhashirim Rabba, fol. And the city lieth foursquare, and its length is as much as the breadth." Which bare twelve manner of fruits - "Producing twelve fruit-harvests; not (as our version) twelve manner of fruits" (Prof. Stuart). 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. Thus there is, indeed, a succession of fruit-crops, but it is the same kind of fruit. "Five are fallen, one is, the other hath not yet come." People of all nations inhabit the city, adding colour and splendour, yet there is complete purity, because sin is excluded (24-27). (ii) This is far from being an unique ending to an ancient book. In the first eight verses of Revelation 21:1-27 we have the new heaven and the new earth, but besides, awful to say, the lake of fire. Let the wrong-doer continue in his wrong-doing; let him who is filthy continue in his filthiness; let the righteous man continue in his righteousness; let him who is dedicated to God continue in his dedication.". Thus the language of symbol is as definite as any other. Under the direction of an Accounting Manager, this position will be responsible for work on providing support to managers and staff within the Agency by facilitating and performing administrative or related services, including travel reservations, travel reimbursements, and other payroll-related services. in the middle of its street. It is thus that God is wont to deal as a rule in His judgments, not necessarily on the one that first introduces an evil, but on those that inherit the guilt, and perhaps aggravate it, instead of taking warning by it. x. But the attempt, again, to apply what is said here to a future city of Babylon in Chaldea seems to me no less vain. There will be no more curse. Scripture is positive in Isaiah 65:1-25 that death during the millennium only comes as a specific judgment because of open rebellion. In chapter 21 verses 9 and 10 John was shown the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God. In this life, the believer applies the blood of Christ for the pardon of sin and for the healing of diseases. The writer undoubtedly conceives of a single river running through the city - probably as meandering along - and that river lined on both sides with the tree of life. The second speaker is Jesus Christ himself. In heaven, there will be no diseases either of body or mind. The temple would suppose a medium. The spiritual power is wholly in the hands of the false prophet. You like to reap where you didn't sow and so forth. It is the truth, and not the wording of the truth, which must not be changed. Capnionis, which was used by Erasmus, and lately discovered after a long obscurity by Dr. Delitzsch, reads (not ) . vi., Jub. A single verse dispels clouds of arguments. Here it is the city described in itself, on which we need not now enlarge. All is then fixed. And of course, we have been fooling around genetically with trees and plants and we have been able to do a lot of interesting things with genetic manipulation of plants and trees. In heaven there is not only a variety of pure and satisfying pleasures, but a continuance of them, and always fresh. 3) The description of this trees location is debatable, but perhaps John saw the river dividing and flowing on both sides of it. [13] Martin Rist, The Interpreter's Bible, Vol. It was ruled in general that the worldly powers were ordained of God. NIV down the middle of the great street of the city. It is not therefore his final judgment. There will be no accursed thing there. "In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month. Those who have access to it will enjoy all the rights, blessings, and privileges of eternal life. Lights, whether natural or artificial, are unnecessary, because Gods glory fills every place (22-23). Here occurs a remarkable change in the sequence of the visions, though easily understood; for it must be evident that there is nothing to follow this in point of time. Their doom was awful, but by no means after the same sort as their two leaders. In the Fourth Gospel Jesus says: "He who believes in me, out of his heart shall flow rivers of living water." See, the streams of living waters, Springing from eternal love; Well supply thy sons and daughters, And all fear of want remove: Who can faint while such a river Ever flows their thirst tassuage? This would have been altogether inappropriate for such a progress: when the King comes forth riding to victory in the judgment of wicked men of the world, it is not in the quality of bride, but of armies or hosts, that the saints follow Him; and these include no doubt the guests as well, i.e., all the glorified take their place in His train. She followed and had inherited the spirit of all, from the days of Cain, who had lifted up their hands against their righteous brethren. Here is the final culmination of the description of the city of God. Everything that could attract the natural man was there; and all that which to him looks fair enough on the side of religion. The living creatures are, from Revelation 5:1-14 coupled with the elders, as we find them in the beginning of Revelation 19:1-21. "And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is near." [11] William Barclay, The Revelation of John (Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1976), p. 221. In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river. What Every Christian Should Know about the Protestant Reformation. So Rev. Leave it open, because things are going to start working out".Now the interesting thing is that so many people look at Revelation as though it were a sealed book. Thus everything implies their simultaneous presence for the same time and common action with the beast, in plundering and then destroying Babylon. But they are irrigating tomato plants now with Mediterranean Sea water. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing 12 crops of fruit. By submitting your email address, you understand that you will receive email communications from Bible Gateway, a division of The Zondervan Corporation, 3900 Sparks Drive SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 USA, including commercial communications and messages from partners of Bible Gateway. On either side of the river is the tree of life[ a] with its twelve kinds of fruit, producing its fruit each month, and the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. On either side ( ). The regular ending of the letters to the seven Churches is an invitation to hear what the Spirit is saying ( Revelation 2:7; Revelation 2:11; Revelation 2:17; Revelation 2:29; Revelation 3:6; Revelation 3:13; Revelation 3:22). He certainly leaves us in no doubt that worship of angels is wrong and that worship must be given to God alone. More than that, this would recall the great Messianic prophecy: "A star shall come forth out of Jacob" ( Numbers 24:17). A seventh should follow; and what is more, the seventh was in one aspect to be an eighth. Does God Really Work All Things Together for Good? I don't deserve it. There are certain things to note about this solemn warning. The idea in the mind of the writer is that of Eden or Paradise; but it is not the Eden of the book of Genesis, or the Oriental or Persian Paradise: it is a picture where all is combined, that in the view of the writer would constitute beauty, or contribute to happiness. They were judged every man according to their works. But the graphic account does not end until the Spirit of God shows us another view of Babylon altogether. "Faithful" is what belongs to a man. So I knew how you were about the money that You distributed, so I took the money and buried it and here it is, Lord. The only way I know to experience the blessing of the river of the water of life in our present day is to keep in close fellowship with Jesus. These churches conform both in language and practices to what the World would have them believe contorting Christian . It is called "the first resurrection." It is reigning. It is not meant that he who was more honoured in service than any of the twelve, he whom the Lord used for bringing out the church of the heavenly places, will not have his own most singular dignity in this glorious scene. But the most ordinary knowledge suffices; for who does not know from the Bible that there was a Roman empire when Christ was born, one emperor, and no such state as that empire divided into ten kingdoms? "And the city has no need of the sun, nor of the moon, that they should shine for it." Calling is the, fruit of active grace on God's part towards man, and only towards him when fallen. He with the glorified saints will have their home on high, but none the less shall they reign over this very world for the allotted time. come, buy wine and milk without money and without price" ( Isaiah 55:1); and also of the great word of Jesus himself. Revelation 22:2The New King James Version. (i) There comes a time when it is too late to change. Hitherto the reverse of this has been true in history. Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book. Who can describe his generation? 22:6-9 And he said to me: "These words are trustworthy and true, for the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show to his servants the things which must speedily happen. Some evade the difficulty by referring the desolation to the Gothic powers; and these Protestants, as if they were mere Praeterists! as the Complut. The Sinai MS. has both. Nor are its fruits confined to the Jews; its leaves are for the healing of the nations. - EBCNT, There are many references in Jewish apocalyptic literature to the tree of life found in Gen. 3 (cf. So far the description has been of the exterior of the holy city; now the scene moves inside. He who is not circumcised." Psalms 1:3; Jeremiah 17:8; Ezekiel 19:10; Ezekiel 47:12). In short, it is not tropical language, as when it is said of the prodigal son "This my son was dead, and is alive again;" or of the restoration of Israel, which is compared to a resurrection from the dead for the rest of the world. The devout student is the best of all students. Yet it will be found imperfect, for reasons which, I think, will be clear to any unbiassed mind. https://www.studylight.org/​commentaries/​mhm/​revelation-22.html. That He is the vine, or inner life of the tree, that Christians are the branches growing upon it/Him (John 15:1-5), and the fruit (of the Spirit; see Galatians 5:22-23) are the reproducing center of that tree, and the leaves* (the message of salvation) can be used as salves or poultices (In these last two examples, note 1.) Here we learn at once of what His train consists. He saw their condition: it was part of the vision. If they have only heard His voice, this after all is the incalculable boon; yea, it is the turning-point of all blessing. 21:25; 22:5 The city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine in it, for the glory of God illuminated it. But what does it mean? In Revelation, after the apostle John describes the river of life, he mentions another striking feature: "On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit,. This proves conclusively that the leaves of the Tree of Life are like a poultice, a panacea compound made up of the Vine (the Lord Jesus) the Branches (Christians), their fruit (of the Spirit), and finally, the Leaves (the Eternal Gospel Message of Salvation given to the tribes of the earth through the Twelve Tribes of the Israel of God) that all come together to produce the Great Commission and the fulfilling thereof, in and among, the nations.

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