At last we come to the end of the biblical journey: all creation made new! And the completion of the project of salvation is symbolized by the return of the "tree of life," indeed a near forest of them now lining the center of the city. (Remember it was access to the tree of life in the center of the Garden of Eden that symbolized God's desire for eternal, loving relationship with humanity. And the result of sin was that humanity lost access to the tree. See Part 2.)
The vision John recou...
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