The River of Life—Revelation 22:1–6 Open It 1. *What is your favorite fruit? What do you like about it? 2. Of all the world’s great cities that are situated on rivers, which one would you most like to visit? Why? 3. What disease do you most wish there were a cure for? Explore It 1. What sight did John’s heavenly “tour guide” show him? (22:1) 2. How did John describe the appearance of the river of life? (22:1) 3. How did John describe the location of the river of life? (22:2) 4. *What was growing on each side of the river of life? (22:2) 5. *When did the tree that John saw in the city bear fruit? (22:2) 6. *Of what value are the leaves on the tree of life? (22:2) 7. What will be missing from the new heavens and new earth? (22:3) 8. What will God’s people do in heaven? (22:3) 9. What kind of relationship will God have with His people in heaven? (22:3–4) 10. Where will the inhabitants of heaven get their light? (22:5) 11. How long will God’s people reign? (22:5) 12. How did the angel assure John? (22:6) Get It 1. What kind of service will God’s people perform in heaven? 2. What will life be like in heaven? 3. What do you imagine it will be like to look into the face of the Lord? 4. Why do you think it is difficult to imagine how wonderful heaven will be? 5. In what ways does the new Jerusalem restore what God created in the Garden of Eden? 6. How do you interpret the images “tree of life” and “river of life”? 7. What is the significance of the water of life and tree of life being in heaven? 8. *What does this passage tell us about God? 9. In what way can a person “wear God’s name on his or her forehead”? 10. To what acts of service does God call us now? 11. What difference does it make that God has told us what the future holds? 12. *How can we honor God as creator and sustainer of life? Apply It 1. *How can you honor the life that God created? 2. What act of service can you do for God this week? How? 3. What act or deed can you do today as a “mark of ownership” placed on your life by God?