Revelation 22:2 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Revelation 22:1-5

The heavenly state which was before described as a city, and called the new Jerusalem, is here described as a paradise, alluding to the earthly paradise which was lost by the sin of the first Adam; here is another paradise restored by the second Adam. A paradise in a city, or a whole city in a paradise! In the first paradise there were only two persons to behold the beauty and taste the pleasures of it; but in this second paradise whole cities and nations shall find abundant delight and... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Revelation 22:1-2

22:1-2 And he showed me the river of the water of life, shining like crystal, coming out from the throne of God and of the Lamb, in the midst of the city street. And on either side of the river was the tree of life, which produced twelve kinds of fruit, rendering its fruit according to each month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. So far the description has been of the exterior of the holy city; now the scene moves inside. First, there is the river of the... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Revelation 22:1-2

In this passage there is an ambiguity of punctuation. In the midst of the city street may be taken, not as the end of the first sentence, but as the beginning of the second. It will then be not the river which is in the midst of the street but the tree of life. Taking the phrase with the first sentence seems to give the better picture. John takes his picture of the tree of life from two sources--from the tree in the Garden of Eden ( Genesis 3:6 ); and even more from Ezekiel. "And on the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 22:2

In the midst of the street of it ,.... That is, of the city described in the preceding chapter, which shows that this vision belongs to that, and is a continuation of it, and which street was all of pure gold, Revelation 21:21 and on either side of the river was there the tree of life ; not that it stood either in the midst of the street of the city, which being a pavement of gold, a tree could not well stand there; nor on both sides of the river, which is impossible, unless the tree... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 22:2

In the midst of the street of it - That is, of the city which was described in the preceding chapter. The tree of life - An allusion to Genesis 2:9 . As this tree of life is stated to be in the streets of the city, and on each side of the river, tree must here be an enallage of the singular for the plural number, trees of life, or trees which yielded fruit by which life was preserved. The account in Ezekiel is this: "And by the river, upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 22:1-5

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Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 22:2

In the midst of the street of it. This sentence appears to belong to the preceding verse, as in the Revised Version. For read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 22:2

"The tree of life." There was, there is, there shall be, this life giving tree. Consider— I. THE PRIMEVAL TREE . What was it? 1 . Not a mere symbol. This has been affirmed by many, from Origen downwards. It has been compared to the visions of the Apocalypse. But those are said to be visions; the early chapters of Genesis are not. This tree, therefore, is as real as any other of the trees of the garden. 2 . It perpetuated not bodily life, for the life of the body was... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 22:2

Faith's foliage. "The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations." In ancient times the leaves of certain trees were used for medicinal purposes (see the old herbalists, etc.). And increasingly it is being discovered how God has placed healing power in the varied forms of plant life. The proportion of the physician's pharmacopoeia occupied by leaves and such like plant products is no slight one. The old story of Marsh, and the healing of the bitter waters there by the tree cast... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 22:2

Subjective Christianity: 2. A tree. "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." Here is organized life—"a tree." Here are the various elements and gases brought into an organic whole—a tree; the product and provision of vital force. Look at this tree in three aspects. I. AS CENTRALLY ROOTED .... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Revelation 22:1-5

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Revelation 22:1-2

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Revelation 22:1-2

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 22:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 22:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 22:1-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 22:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 22:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 22:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 22:2

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