The Tree of Life Given after the Great Judgment
Enoch sees a fragrant tree reserved until the great judgment, when its fruit is given to the righteous at God’s holy dwelling.
Revelation 2:7
7He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
Revelation 22:1–2
1And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.
2In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, [was there] the tree of life, which bare twelve [manner of] fruits, [and] yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree [were] for the healing of the nations.
Attributed passages in the Book of Enoch
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Paradise’s life-giving tree is reserved for the righteous
Sources & further reading
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The Book of Enoch — R. H. Charles translation
Project GutenbergPublic-domain English edition used for the displayed chapter and verse references.
4QEnoch: an Aramaic manuscript witness
Israel Antiquities AuthorityOfficial presentation of a Dead Sea Scroll manuscript of 1 Enoch, documenting its ancient transmission.
1 Enoch: The Hermeneia Translation
Society of Biblical LiteratureScholarly publication material situating 1 Enoch and its major literary sections.
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