The blessings on the new earth.
Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb, down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.” Revelation 22:1-2. The throne of God is at the center of the city, where the redeemed dwell, and it is the source of eternal life for the new humankind. They have the right to the river and the Tree of Life because they have washed their robes in the blood of the Lamb. We must deny ourselves and discard our robes stained by sin. We could not cover our sin-stained robes with the robe of Christ’s righteousness. The two are incompatible. Only those who have crucified themselves so Christ can live in them can be dressed in the white robe of Righteousness from God – Jesus Christ. The river of life that proceeds from the throne of God and the Lamb signifies that the eternal life of the redeemed is the holy new human life of Jesus Christ.
Why have the Tree of Life if there is no sin? The new human life of Jesus Christ is the life of the new humankind, and His life is the Spirit. John 6:63. The Spirit is not made of matter; therefore, it is eternal. Matter is created, and it cannot be eternal. The body of the new humankind is the body of Jesus Christ, which is made of matter but is sanctified. Matter can and must be maintained forever. The fruit and the leaves of the Tree of Life will keep our bodies in a condition suitable for eternal life—the eternal Spirit of Jesus Christ. Eternal life will flow from the throne of God and the Lamb to the redeemed.
“I did not see a temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.” Revelation 21:22. The temple in earthly Jerusalem served as God’s hiding place among His people. God will dwell with His people on the new Earth forever. In the temple in ancient Jerusalem, the furnishings are arranged in the shape of a cross. The curtain inside the earthly temple symbolized the body of Jesus Christ as it was nailed to the cross at Golgotha. Because God is light, the New Jerusalem will not depend on any natural light. 1 John 1:5. The New Jerusalem will have supernatural light forever.
God will provide His children with everything they need for a joyful and glorious eternity with Him. We can hardly imagine what it will be like to live on the new Earth. If we could see even a small part of the details of our eternity with God, we would find it hard to believe it is real. God has plans for us that He has not yet revealed (1 John 3:2). We must heed the call, “Come,” and turn to Jesus Christ, our only way to heaven and eternal life (Revelation 22:17).