Supernatural: What the Bible Teaches about the Unseen World And Why It Matters by Michael S. Heiser

Author:Michael S. Heiser [Heiser, Michael S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3, mobi
Tags: Supernatural (Theology).
Publisher: Lexham Press
Published: 2015-11-10T08:00:00+00:00

Eternal Eden

From the first chapters of Genesis, Eden was a focal point of God’s plan for man, the rest of his divine imagers, and his kingdom. So it’s neither a surprise nor a coincidence that the last chapter of the book of Revelation takes us back to Eden:

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. (Rev. 22:1–5)

Did you notice that the Tree of Life heals the nations? The nations, once dominated by principalities and powers, will be ruled by the new sons and daughters of God—you and me.

This wasn’t the first time the Tree of Life showed up in Revelation. Speaking to those who believe unto the end, Jesus said in Revelation 2:7, 11, “I will grant [them] to eat of the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God … [They] will not be hurt by the second death.” The reference to the Tree of Life is clearly Edenic. The first death refers to physical death, brought by Adam’s sin and expulsion from Eden. Since all humans, believers and unbelievers alike, are resurrected before judgment, the second death is the final judgment (Rev. 21:8). Those who continue to live with God in a new Eden do not suffer the second death.

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