Revelation 22:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

In. App-104.

tree. Greek. xulon. Here, verses: Revelation 22:14; Revelation 22:19; Revelation 22:7, and Luke 23:31, the only occs. of the word as used of living wood.

which bare. bearing.

and yielded. yielding.

every month. Literally according to (App-104.) each month.

for. App-104.

healing. In Ezekiel 47:12 is the Divine provision for preserving and restoring he alth. Here, the fruits are for the enjoyment of the citizens of the new Jerusalem, and the "leaves" for the healing (health and "haleness") of the nations. For the former things having "passed away", there will be no sickness there (Revelation 21:4).

Revelation 22:2

2 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.