Tree of life bible commentary revelation volume 1 jon courson on. This is a 15th century supplement to the codex vaticanus, which originally did not include revelation. When the dutch humanist desiderius erasmus translated the nt he had access to no greek mss for the last six verses of revelation. The tree of life he who has an ear, let him hear what the spirit says to the church many people use the word to denote the entire body of christians, and others to describe a certain denomination or group or even the physical building that christians gather in. The tree of life is mentioned three times in genesis 2, in eden, and. The revelation of jesus christ, which god gave him to show to his servants. The lord god planted a garden toward the east in eden. Whats the significance of the tree of life in revelation 22. And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, god shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book. The leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. An interpretation of the book of revelation grand rapids, mi. Net bible flowing down the middle of the citys main street. To him who overcomes, to him i will give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the paradise of god rev.
Revelation 22 nasb the river and the tree of life then bible. Paul keith davis webinar 61 the tree of life revelation 2. The tree of life revelation 22 revelation made clear. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit.
Click to listen to an audio recording of this article, read by the author. The tree of life is a term mentioned in the hebrew bible. Whitedove ministries with paul keith and amy davis 12,947 views. Throughout the redemption of christ, the way to touch the tree of life has been. Due to the fall the tree of life was closed to him. Blessed is he whoheeds the words of the prophecy of this book. The tree of life is one of the very first things written about in the bible, and one of the very last. As the book of revelation draws to a close, the tree of life is mentioned again. So he translated the latin vulgate back into greek at this point. Tree of life from the book of revelation introduction the revelation of john is an enigmatic, mystically obscure text.
Having a profound reverence for gods word as he has given it revelation 22. Tree of life from the book of revelation introduction. John sees the tree of life, that bear 12 manner of. Book of revelation chapter 22 summary the river and the tree of life angel shows john the river of life where we can freely drink. 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. This statement reiterates what we read in the very first verse of the book of revelation. On each side of the river is the tree of life producing twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month of the year. In both it symbolizes ongoing provision for physical life. In the bible outside of genesis, the term tree of life appears in proverbs 3. The description of the tree of life in revelation 22 mirrors precisely whats. Home revelation bible study the tree of life revelation 22 brent kercheville in the first five verses of chapter 22 belong with the description of the bride, new jerusalem coming down from heaven, recorded in revelation 21. Further described, we are shown that it offers perpetual sustenance and healing as symbolized by 12 kinds of fruit, the tree yielding its fruit every month. The tree of life is mentioned three times in genesis 2, in eden, and again four times in revelation during the new earth.
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