down the middle of the main street of the city. 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.in the middle of its street. On this side of the river and on that was the tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruits, yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree 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.in the midst of the street thereof. 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.
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… brightest crystal flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb to the middle of the street of the city. Also on either side of the river, the tree of life with its 12 kinds of fruit yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of that tree were for the healing of the nations. No longer will there be anything accursed, but the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it and his servants will worship him. They will see his face and his name will be on their foreheads. and night will be no more. They will have no need of light, of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light and they will reign forever and ever. The angel said to me, these words are trustworthy and true. And the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets has sent his angel to show his servants what must soon take place. And behold, I am coming soon. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book. …
… This again goes to show that a resurrected glorified body can enjoy food. Revelation chapter 22, verse 2, mentions the tree of life in heaven with its 12 kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. So verses like these lead me to believe that there will be food in heaven, and I trust that it will be surprising and scrumptious. Think of it, a tree that yields 12 different kinds of fruit perpetually. We can hardly imagine such a thing, but that will be the reality in heaven. But there's more. Number seven, we will be rewarded in heaven. We'll be rewarded in heaven as if fullness of joy, pleasures forevermore, imperishable bodies and the free gift of everlasting life in his eternal kingdom wasn't enough, Jesus said his followers will also be rewarded in heaven. In Matthew chapter 5, for example, verse 11, Jesus said, blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Verse 12, rejoice and be exceedingly glad. …
… flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing 12 crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. No longer will there be any curse. Now, I want you to keep that in mind. Turn me back to Genesis chapter 3. Look at verse 24, the verse we didn't read at the end of this chapter. Look at what it says. After God drove the man out, that he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the what? Tree of life. Man banished from the tree of life in Genesis chapter 3. Revelation chapter 22. The tree of life is now bringing healing to the nations because there is no curse anymore for God's people. So what we've got is this curse in the beginning as a result of sin. …
… Eden of the water of life, bright as crystal flowing from the throne of God and of the lamb through the middle of the street of the city. Also on either side of the river, the tree of life. There it is. It's back from Genesis chapter two. First time we see it come back. Now it's here with 12 kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month, and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. No longer will there be anything accursed. Curse of sin gone. The throne of God and the Lamb will be in it. That's temple language right there. His servants will worship him, which leads to the five most beautiful words in all the Bible. They will see his face. We're gonna see his face. and his name is going to be on our foreheads. Remember the priests? The Lord's name on their foreheads, belonging to him, made to be with him. This is what we're made for and night will be no more. …
That's a reference to Jesus through the middle of the street of the city. Also on either side of the city of the river, the tree of life, boom, it's back. It's the first time we've seen it since Genesis chapter two. It's back, but now it has 12 kinds of fruit yielding its fruit each month, and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of all the nations. This is a new and better Eden that brings healing for all the nations. No longer will there be anything accursed. The curse of sin will be gone. No serpent here. He has been defeated and thrown down. But the throne of God and of the Lamb of Jesus will be in it and his servants will worship him which leads to the five most beautiful words in all the Bible. They will see his face. They'll see his face. See the face of our creator. His name will be on our foreheads. And watch this. 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 with him. Mark it down. This world with all of its darkness is not the end of the story. The God who said in Genesis one, let there be light in the beginning of creation is coming to bring the light forever and a new creation for all who trust in him. …