Therapeutic!! Revelation 18-22

Revelation 22:1-2 (ESV)

Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb through the middle of the street of the city; also, on either side of the river, the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

Apparently, when we get to heaven, we will be eating.   Note, there is no recorded words that heaven will have a Starbucks on each corner.   The above verse points out that there will be a crystal river that is surrounded by the tree of life, that contains twelve kinds of fruit and has leaves that are therapeutic for the nations.  The word for “healing” in the above verse is the Greek word, “therapeia.”   Since there is nothing accursed in heaven (21:4) what could this mean?  Apparently the tree, the fruit and the leaves are all life giving and provide something we will need in heaven; something “therapeutic.”   The word carries the meaning of “health” or “healthy.”    Heaven is a place of health.   Our entire world system is focused on health.  We are told to eat better, exercise more, stress less and live conflict free.   These, in combination, allow us to improve our health. But, the reality is that heaven is a place where Christ reigns and we live in complete joy.  But, we also will have complete health.   Sin destroys the earth and mankind.   Sin impacts our health.   So, it is only natural to understand that the place we all go, once we are free from sin and glorified in Christ, is a healthy place.  Sin destroys our lives.   The wages of sin is death.  Death is the deterioration of the body, slowly.  But, when we die and are glorified in heaven we are free from sin and have perfect “therapeia.”