December 28 | Revelation 22 - The Fruit of the Seed

  1. Does your family celebrate the 12 days of Christmas (Christmastide) or are you ready to move on after Christmas Day? How do our traditions shape our values and perspective?

  2. Read Revelation 22:1-4. Compare these verses with the imagery of Genesis 2-3. How does John present the New Jerusalem (Rev 21:2) as a restored Eden? What is the significance of such a depiction?

  3. The 12 fruits in 12 months represent perfect, unending provision and satisfaction for God’s people. What counterfeit provisions/satisfactions are people tempted to pursue? How might this image have encouraged the believers in the early church? How does it encourage you?

  4. Read Acts 13:29, Galatians 3:13, and 1 Peter 2:24. These passages use the same Greek word John uses for ‘tree’ in Rev 22 - a word typically used to describe wooden objects rather than living trees. In what way is the cross of Jesus’ death connected to this Tree of Life?

  5. Read Revelation 22:3-7. How is God’s presence described in these verses? Why does John place so much emphasis on presence? What emotions do you feel when you think of Jesus’ return and being in the presence of God?

  6. Read the blessings of Revelation 22:7 & 14. These two final blessings instruct us. How do we prepare for the coming of Christ? What steps can we take this week in light of these blessings?

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