Now when I had returned, behold, at the bank of the river were very many trees on the one side and on the other.
Behold, at the bank of the river were very many trees - not merely one tree of life, as in Paradise ( Genesis 2:1-25), but "many;" to supply immortal food and medicine to the people of God, who themselves also become "trees of righteousness" (Isaiah 61:3), "planted by the waters," and (Psalms 1:3 ) bearing fruit unto holiness.