In this podcast we come to the very end of Revelation – the final chapter – in more ways than one, and at the beginning of that chapter, we read about a river in the New Jerusalem.

Here is described the life of the eternal city of Jerusalem, and it is a picture of abundant fertility, full of life. There is a river of life, and a tree of life.

The tree, although also literal, is a symbol of Jesus Himself. He is the way, the truth and the life – the tree of life. When believers obey the Word of God, they are eating and feeding on Jesus and drawing life from that nourishment. That is what this signifies. It brings spiritual health. We flourish when we follow his word and obey and live by it.