Where the Spirit flows, there the life supply of Christ is found.

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约翰在启示录末一章也说到吃。启示录二十二章一节和二节上半说，“天使又指给我看在城内街道当中一道生命水的河，明亮如水晶，从神和羔羊的宝座流出来。在河这边与那边有生命树…。”生命树是给神的子民接受并享受。在永世里，所有蒙神救赎的人都要享受基督这生命树作永远的分。按照这些经节，生命树乃是沿着生命水，就是那灵的流，作为便利取用的生命供应。那里有那灵的流，那里就可找着基督生命的供应。

在启示录二十二章十四节有论到享受生命树的应许：“那些洗净自己袍子的有福了，可得权柄到生命树那里，也能从门进城。”这一节可视为与享受生命树有关的应许；生命树就是基督连同一切生命的丰富。藉着基督那满足神一切荣耀、圣别、公义之要求的救赎，通往生命树的路就向信徒开启了。所以，那些用基督救赎的血洗净自己袍子的人，有权利享受生命树作他们的分。

John also speaks of eating in the last chapter of Revelation. Revelation 22:1 and 2a say, "And he showed me a river of water of life, bright as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb in the middle of its street. And on this side and on that side of the river was the tree of life...." The tree of life is for God's people to receive and enjoy. For eternity all God's redeemed ones will enjoy Christ as the tree of life as their eternal portion. According to these verses, the tree of life is the life supply available along the flow of the Spirit as the water of life. Where the Spirit flows, there the life supply of Christ is found.

In Revelation 22:14 we have a promise concerning the enjoyment of the tree of life: "Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter by the gates into the city." This verse may be regarded as a promise related to the enjoyment of the tree of life, which is Christ with all the riches of life. Through Christ's redemption, which has fulfilled all the requirements of God's glory, holiness, and righteousness, the way to the tree of life is opened to the believers. Therefore, those who wash their robes in the redeeming blood of Christ have the right to enjoy the tree of life as their portion.