“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 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
leaves of the 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 need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will
be their light, and they will reign forever and ever." Revelation 22:1-5
In the scripture passage above, we read that, in the
heavenly city come down to earth, the New Jerusalem, there are certain trees
that have some very special leaves which play an amazing role in the life of
the new earth. These are the leaves on the
tree of life, and they serve to bring “healing to the nations!”
