In the vision of New Jerusalem, a river of the water of life flows from God's throne, and along its banks and the city's streets stand the trees of life. Each of these trees bears fruit every month, and their leaves remain ever vibrant, never fading, enduring eternally. These trees symbolize a profound connection to God's way, mirroring the Tree of Life from the Garden of Eden, which represents a life of giving. Throughout Scripture, trees often stand as metaphors for God's people. As described in Psalm 1:1-3, a blessed individual is likened to a tree planted by rivers of water, bearing fruit in its season with leaves that do not wither, prospering in all endeavors. God plants each tree with purpose, nourishing it with the water of His Spirit, ensuring it produces good works as intended. Unlike trees that fail to bear fruit and are cut down, these divinely nurtured trees grow in righteousness and life. Trees also exhibit remarkable traits that reflect spiritual growth. They draw nourishment from the atmosphere, akin to how God's people receive spiritual sustenance through His Spirit. Their growth happens at the top, symbolizing the expansion of understanding as God imparts knowledge. As branches on the vine of Christ, they are placed where He desires, fed by Him to produce the fruit He seeks. Through transpiration, trees release water into the air, paralleling how God's children, in using His Spirit for good works, receive more in return. Trees sustain life by absorbing carbon dioxide and providing oxygen, much like God's people absorb life's trials, store the lessons, and offer a positive example to others. They capture the sun's energy, reflecting how God's people, though absorbing only a fraction of His Spirit, can achieve great things with faith. Physically, trees can live for millennia, and spiritually, God's people have the potential for eternal life through the Tree of Life in New Jerusalem, producing abundant fruit for all eternity. In the grand cycle from Genesis to Revelation, the Tree of Life stands as a symbol of God's plan, from its presence in the Garden to its abundance in New Jerusalem. Christ, as the Root, nurtures many trees—His firstfruits—planted by rivers of water. Those who obey His commandments earn the right to partake of the Tree of Life, embracing a way of life that requires overcoming and adopting the positive attributes of a tree. God's vision includes welcoming vast orchards of godly trees into His Kingdom, matured in His way.

Jesus, seeing a fig tree with leaves from a distance and being hungry, approached it hoping to find fruit, as fig trees often bear figs before their foliage. Upon reaching it, He found only leaves and no fruit. It was the time of the firstfruits of figs, a period when a small amount of fruit ripens before the main crop, though it was not yet the season for the full harvest. This particular tree was barren, failing to produce any figs at all. As any diligent orchardist would, Jesus eliminated the unproductive tree by faith, demonstrating that outward appearance holds no value with God, but rather the importance lies in producing godly fruit in one's life.

God created fruit-bearing trees in the beginning, establishing an agricultural utopia that ended with Adam and Eve's rebellion. Since the ground was cursed, man has labored to produce food, and the cultivation of fruit trees became consistent only with the discovery of grafting. Grafting, a practice over 4,000 years old, involves joining two plants tightly so they grow as one, with the scion bound to the rootstock, aligning their cambiums to form a grafted union. This process accelerates fruitfulness, improves growth rates, and increases hardiness. Successful grafting depends on three factors: compatibility between the plants, precise alignment and pressure at the joint, and proper care to keep the graft site alive, hydrated, and free of disease. God's people are likened to branches grafted into His Family, bound tightly to the righteous Branch, Jesus Christ, by the Father's hand. As branches grafted to the holy Root, they must also be holy, receiving nourishment through the Holy Spirit to produce fruit. The Father, as the Vinedresser, prunes branches that bear fruit to increase their yield and removes those that do not, ensuring that the grafted union remains strong and fruitful through alignment with Christ and daily spiritual care.