Journey Through Eternity!


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. No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him.

Revelation 22:1-3

In Jakarta, Indonesia there is a river that flows in the middle of one of the main streets of the city. It has been almost forty years since I have seen that river, but the memory of it is still vivid in my mind. The river was as dark as mud and smelled like an open sewer. I can still see a man on the bank of the river with a toothbrush using that water to clean his teeth. It was shocking to say the least!


In Heaven there is a River that flows in the middle of the great street of the city. I have never seen that River, but a vision of it is vivid in my mind. The water in Heaven’s River is as clear as crystal. On each side of that River the Tree of Life grows with new fruit for every month of the year. When I go to Heaven I will have the right to eat the fruit from the Tree of Life!


Eating the fruit of the wrong tree is the wrong choice that put all of mankind in the terrible “fix” we have been in since the time of Adam and Eve. After they ate the wrong fruit death came to dwell with men and all the frustrations and suffering of the “Curse” filled our lives with pain.


In Heaven I will be allowed to walk up to the tree of life and take a bite from the fruit that will sustain my life forever!


The best comparison in today’s world is when I consume the bread and wine of the “Lord’s Supper.” That bit of food represents the Body and Blood of Jesus which sustains my life and gifts me with  forgiveness and salvation.


Today let yourself ponder your first bite of the fruit from the Tree of Life! The piece of fruit you will eat may be hanging there right now waiting for you to arrive in Heaven and begin your journey through eternity!