[B-Greek] The Tree of Life in Rev. 22:2

Stephen Douglas dr.elwinransom at gmail.com
Wed May 10 16:07:54 EDT 2006


I'm not sure why I hadn't run across that parallel before.  This definitely
bolsters the view that the singular XULON ZOES was representative of more
than one tree, presented individually in order to make an explicit allusion
to Eden's tree of life.  Very interesting.

Stephen Douglas

On 5/10/06, Harold Holmyard <hholmyard at ont.com> wrote:
> Juan Stam wrote:
>
> >Rev 22:2 seems to show influence of the "fruit trees of all kinds" beside
> >the eschatological life-giving stream of healing waters of Ezek 47:1-12,
> >especially in the phrases "will grow on both banks of the river", "every
> >month they will bear (fruit)", and "their fruit will serve for food and
> >their leaves for healing"
> >
> >
>
> HH: The phrase ENQEN KAI ENQEN in Ezek 47:7 could support taking the
> similar phrase in Rev 22:2 solely with the river. That's a valid point.
>
> Yours,
> Harold Holmyard
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