INQUIRER: My question is, is the tree of life in the book of Revelation our Lord Jesus Christ?
BRO. ELI SORIANO (EFS): Christ is not that tree. You were falsely taught that the tree of life in paradise is Christ. Let us read Revelation 22:2-3 –
SIS. LUZ CRUZ (LC) :
"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.” “And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him:"
EFS: See that? Who is the Lamb?
LC: Christ is the Lamb.
EFS: Where is the Lamb? By the throne of God. Correct?
LC: Correct.
EFS: So He is different from the tree of life.
LC: He is different.
EFS: Let us read again Revelation 22:2-4 -
LC:
"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.” “And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him:” “And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads."
EFS: So the Lamb is different from the tree of life. So the tree of life in paradise is different from the Lamb. They are different. The servants shall see the face of the Lamb. And the Lamb is in the throne of God. While the tree of life is by the river. Haven't we read that, Sister Luz?
LC: Yes. That is how it is.
EFS: When the history of mankind came, God introduced other meanings of the tree of life. For example, in Proverbs 15:4 –
LC: "A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit."
EFS: If a tongue is wholesome, that is a tree of life. So that is in a person. That is not Christ because that is man's tongue. It is written - "perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit." Christ's tongue has no perverseness. No guile was found in His mouth. But if a person has a wholesome tongue, that tongue is a tree of life. In the Bible, the tree of life has many meanings. A leader could also be a tree of life. Because a leader is symbolized by a tree. Matthew 7:16 - "Ye shall know them by their fruits." So there are many meanings of the tree of life in the Bible. That could mean a man with a wholesome tongue. That could also mean a literal tree like what was in Eden. And that could also mean a spiritual tree like that in Revelation. We should understand that, brother.