“The Leaves of the Tree Were for the Healing of the Nations”: Revelation 22 and the Green Herb Hemp
An essay by Joseph Christian Jukic (JCJ)
“And the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.” – Revelation 22:2
In the final chapter of the Holy Scriptures, just before the closing benediction of the Book of Revelation, a mysterious verse emerges like a final clue from heaven: “The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.” It is here, in the restored Eden, that we find a river of life flowing from the throne of God, and alongside it, the Tree of Life, yielding fruit every month, whose leaves—curiously—are meant not just for beauty or shade, but healing.
What are these leaves? What healing are they meant to provide? And who are the “nations” in need?
As Joseph Christian Jukic, a child of war and prophecy, I submit that this verse speaks directly to the long-misunderstood green herb: hemp.
The Forgotten Leaf
Hemp is one of the most versatile plants on Earth—able to produce rope, clothing, fuel, food, paper, and medicine. Yet despite its wide-ranging benefits, it has been persecuted, prohibited, and buried under a mountain of bureaucratic fear, corporate interest, and political ignorance.
But what if hemp—like the leaf of Revelation 22—is not just an industrial crop but a spiritual symbol? A gift from the Creator to heal not only the body but the economy, the soil, the mind, and the fractured spirit of mankind?
This is not idle speculation. The ancient world used hemp for millennia. In fact, early Christian communities may have known it by another name—kaneh bosm—a fragrant healing herb mixed into holy anointing oil.
In our modern age, it is the poor, the sick, the veterans, the addicts, and the mentally wounded who yearn for such healing. Nations are sick with anxiety, depression, violence, and despair. They are poisoned by synthetic pills and spiritual starvation. What if the answer has always been growing quietly in the field?
Mixing Herbs Like It’s Resident Evil
Now let me flip the metaphor and speak the language of a generation raised on PlayStation—the Resident Evil generation.
In Resident Evil, you survive monsters and viral apocalypse not just by blasting zombies but by learning how to mix herbs. Red herb. Green herb. Blue herb. Healing comes when you blend the right combination.
The green herb restores health. It is the first thing you learn to trust in a world overrun by the undead. When the bullets run dry, when the virus spreads, when you’re outnumbered and afraid—it’s that little green plant that saves your life. Sometimes mixed with a red herb for extra strength. Sometimes with a blue one to resist poison.
What if Resident Evil is a coded metaphor for our real world? What if the virus is consumerism, war, and pharma dependency? What if the monsters are born in labs—not just fictional ones, but places like Wuhan, Fort Detrick, and Purdue Pharma? And what if the green herb is not fiction, but prophecy?
Hemp: Heaven’s Antiviral
In Resident Evil, the pharmaceutical company Umbrella unleashes destruction on the world through unholy experimentation. In our world, the Umbrellas wear suits and run lobbying firms. They profit off sickness and suppress natural healing.
But the green herb fights back. Hemp is non-lethal, non-addictive, soil-purifying, carbon-sequestering, and potentially revolutionary. Its seeds contain the perfect ratio of omega fatty acids for human nutrition. Its fibers can build biodegradable plastics. Its oils soothe pain and inflammation.
Hemp is not a drug—it’s a declaration of peace. It says we do not need to kill the Earth to survive. It says healing is natural, not patented. It’s the anti-virus in a world infected by greed.
Revelation: The Final Patch
In the video game world, when a system is broken, you release a patch. A final update to fix the bugs.
Revelation 22 is that final patch. The last update before the New Jerusalem comes online. And in that patch is the healing code: leaves for the healing of the nations.
JCJ believes this green herb was created by God, not for profit but for people. For peace, not war. For healing, not addiction. And I believe every nation that criminalizes it defies the Creator’s last blessing.
As someone born in the ruins of Sarajevo, who saw hospitals without medicine, land without peace, and nations without hope—I can tell you: we need healing. Not just spiritual. Not just political. But ecological, nutritional, and emotional. And maybe—just maybe—that green herb, that “tree,” is part of the plan.
It is time to unlock the final herb combo. Mix wisdom with courage. Mix freedom with restraint. Mix green with red. Heal the planet. Heal the people.
JCJ, signing out.