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Bible Question: Why
in Revelation 22:2-3 are the trees by the river of life for the healing
of the nations, if there is no curse? Illness would be a prerequisite
to healing, and illness is of the curse.
Bible Answer: Revelation
22:2-3 tells us that there is a tree of life in heaven.
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Then
he showed me a river of the water of life, clear as crystal,
coming from the throne of God and of the Lamb, in the middle
of its street. 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. There will no longer be any curse; and the throne
of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and His bond-servants
will serve Him; (NASB) Rev. 22:1-3 |
The
tree of life will exist in heaven forever. It is there so that every
Christian can eat its fruit. I wonder what the twelve different flavors
taste like? It should be fun to learn. But the answer to your question
is hidden in the meaning of the Greek word which is translated here
as "healing." The transliterated form of the Greek word
is THEPAPEIA. It actually has a wide range of meanings such as "attendance,
healing, cure, family household, and to render service." The
translation of "healing" in many of our Bibles should have
the sense of life giving service, or "life-giving." With
this explanation, we now understand that the leaves of the Tree of
Life "give life." The Trees of Life are not healing in
the sense of the nations needing to be healed of illness. The Tree
of Life will give life!
Conclusion: Heaven
will be great. We will not only be with God forever, but we will
finally be able to really know our God. We will also be able to eat
and drink with Jesus. Just imagine all of the people we will get
to know and the things we can touch and explore such as the Tree
of Life.
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