The real beauty of God’s story is that He won’t be outdone. The story He began is the story He ends.

And the beginning and the ending are the same.

A look at the last chapter in Revelation tells us how:

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. ~~Revelation 22:1-3a

God’s story does not change. In the beginning there was a river, which fed Eden. In the end, there is a river of life. In the beginning there was a tree of life. In the end, the tree of life remains. In the beginning there was God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. In the end, it is the same.

More importantly, in the beginning was a husband and his bride.

In the end—because of the tree in the middle of the story—there is the Lamb and His Bride.

Then I heard what sounded like a great multitude, like the roar of rushing waters and like loud peals of thunder, shouting “Hallelujah! For our Lord God Almighty reigns. Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready.” ~~Revelation 19: 6,7

Think About It

During the Easter season we celebrate the resurrection of the Christ from His death on the cross. A tree. We celebrate His victory over the curse brought about by eating of the fruit of the forbidden tree in the Garden of Eden. Simultaneously, we celebrate the Tree of Life, of which we will partake for eternity if we believe in that middle tree.

God’s story is amazing, isn’t it? Truly amazing. In fact, compared to Him, I am no writer at all.

Award-winning national speaker, Eva Marie Everson is a recent graduate of Andersonville Theological Seminary. Her work includes  Intimate Moments with God and Intimate Encounters with God (Cook). She is the author of Shadow of Dreams, Summon the Shadows and Shadow of Light. (Barbour Fiction) She can be contacted for comments or for speaking engagement bookings at www.evamarieeverson.com.