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Originally Posted by Nell
We would need to know who are the "nations"? The leaves of the tree were for their healing. There are 19 references to the "nations" in the Revelation which mostly include other groups with the nations "... the people and kindreds and tongues." Apparently at some point the nations have suffered to the point of a serious need of healing.
Nell
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Some late 19th Century writers like Govett and Panton surmised that the “sheep” in the parable in Matt 25 were the “nations” outside of the New Jerusalem. They took note that these sheep “entered into eternal life” due to how they treated God’s children, but did not have eternal life within as we do by faith.
They need the healing of the leaves of the NJ, the ruling by the believers, and the instructions of the Jewish priests how to worship and serve God.