Heavenly health

Nature is beautiful. Every tree, plant, animal, and human being is uniquely created by God and has a specific purpose in His creation. We cannot live without trees, and trees cannot live without us. Trees absorb carbon dioxide from the air and produce oxygen. Humans and animals breathe in this oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide. This cycle continues in perfect harmony. We also cannot live without bees. Bees pollinate plants and spread seeds without us even noticing. This allows new plants to grow, and it helps trees and plants produce fruit.

Everything in God's creation has a purpose. Just ask a biologist what would happen if a single species—an animal, plant, fungus, or bacteria—were to disappear. The results could be disastrous! In the beginning, God created a world that was complete and able to function on its own. That means God does not need to manually keep everything running. For example, He doesn’t need to pump oxygen into the atmosphere every hour—trees do that by design. He created a system that sustains itself. Life produces life. Think of an apple tree: if you plant its seed, a new apple tree will grow. The same is true for animals and human beings—we are able to produce new life.

When God created the world, it was perfect. There were no flaws. Everything functioned just as it should. But after the Fall of Adam and Eve, brokenness entered into God’s creation. From that moment, we began to see imperfections in people, animals, and nature itself.

This raises the question: Will everything ever be made right again? The answer is simple—yes! When a believer dies, they will be made perfect in heaven. And one day, God will create a new heaven and a new earth where there will be no more sickness, death, or decay. In the beginning, God created a perfect world. Throughout the Bible, we read how sin damaged that world—and how God provided a way to make both mankind and creation new again. In the final two chapters of the Bible, we see the restoration of all things with the coming of the New Heaven and the New Earth.

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. (...) Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good. (Genesis 1:1 and 1:31)

Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away (...) (Revelation 21:1)

The Importance of Creation and Heaven

You might be thinking, “It’s wonderful that there was no sickness or imperfection in the beginning of creation, in heaven, and on the new earth—but what does that mean for me today?” It means a great deal! Because in the life of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, in the reality of heaven, and in the future new earth, we see the perfect will of God.

Take heaven as an example. In heaven, God reigns supreme. The believers who have died are now in His presence. They have been made perfect—spirit, soul, and body. And if there is anything they do not understand, they can ask God directly and receive an immediate answer. They don’t have to wonder whether it was truly God who spoke, or if it was just their own thoughts. They don’t struggle to interpret a prophecy or a passage of Scripture among thousands of opinions and ideas. No—they see God, and they can speak with Him face to face. God speaks the truth, and there is no confusion.

By observing how God interacts with His people in heaven, we gain insight into His will. Later, we will look more closely at the place of sickness in heaven. Is it God’s will for people to be sick in heaven? Does God cause sickness there?

If sickness were a blessing from God, then we would expect to find it in the places where God’s will is fully done—in the Garden of Eden before the Fall, in heaven, and on the new earth. But if sickness is absent in those places, then we must ask: Is it truly God's will for people to be sick?

Reason 1: Adam was Perfect

Let us look at the story of Adam. We read that God first created the earth and made it beautiful. But God did not create Adam on the first day. Why not? Because the world was not yet ready for him. If Adam had been created on the first day, he would not have seen anything at first—the sun, the moon, and the stars had not yet been made. There would have been no fruit-bearing trees, so he would not have had food. God wanted a perfect living environment for Adam. That is why He chose to create Adam on the sixth day—after everything else had been prepared. And what did God say after He created Adam?

Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good. (Genesis 1:31)

God saw that His creation—especially Adam—was very good. God was pleased with His work! We read that He created everything in six days and blessed it. Everything worked as it should, because God declared it to be good. But notice what is missing from the creation account: there is no mention of sickness, pain, suffering, or flaws. God created everything in perfection, so He is not the author of sickness or misery. These things are neither found in the story of creation, nor in the life of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.

Later, we will look at the origin of sickness. But for now, it is important to recognize that God’s original creation was without disease or suffering. In fact, do you know what was in the Garden of Eden? The Tree of Life.

And out of the ground the Lord God made every tree grow that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was also in the midst of the garden (…) (Genesis 2:9)

It is important to understand that one of the attributes of the Tree of Life is health. In the book of Revelation, we read:

In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. (Revelation 22:2)

Adam was also given a glorious, yet demanding, assignment. He was to care for the garden, cultivate it, and have dominion over the animals and birds. If Adam had been sick, he would not have been able to fulfill this calling. For instance, if he had been blind, he could not have seen the garden to tend it. If he had been paralyzed, he would not have been able to work the ground. If he had been unable to speak, he could not have exercised authority over the animals. To do what God had commanded, Adam needed to be strong and healthy.

Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” (...) Then the Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to tend and keep it. (Genesis 1:28 and 2:15)

So, we can be certain that Adam was healthy. This is clear for several reasons:

God saw that everything was good. There was no sickness or defect in His creation.
Nowhere in Genesis 1 or 2 do we read that God created disease or misery.
Adam had access to the Tree of Life, which is a representation of healing and health.
Adam could not fulfill his God-given task if he were sick. He needed a strong, healthy body to do the work.
Adam was created in the image of God. God is not sick, weak, or limited.

Reason 2: Man is Created in the Image of God

Let me begin this reason with a simple question: Is God sick? Or is God imperfect? Everyone would answer, “Of course not!” God is perfect, whole, and full of health. He is the source of life, strength, and everlasting power.

The everlasting God, the Lord, The Creator of the ends of the earth, Neither faints nor is weary (Isaiah 40:28)

God is so completely healthy that even death—the final result of sickness—has no power over Him. God is eternal and immortal.

Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen. (1 Timothy 1:17)

Of old You laid the foundation of the earth, And the heavens are the work of Your hands. They will perish, but You will endure; Yes, they will all grow old like a garment; Like a cloak You will change them, And they will be changed. But You are the same, And Your years will have no end. (Psalm 102:25-27)

God never changes. Since the beginning of time, He has been healthy, and He will remain healthy forever. Even a hundred trillion years from now, He will still be full of life. Sickness and death hold no dominion over Him. This is very important to understand because when we read about the creation of man, we discover something truly wonderful:

Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; (...) So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. (Genesis 1:26-27)

We are made in the image and likeness of God. This means, first of all, that we have been given dominion, just as God has dominion. God gave mankind authority over the earth. Second, it means that we share certain qualities with God. Because God can speak, we can speak. Because God makes decisions, we can make decisions. Third, it means that we were originally created perfect and holy. Since God is never sick, it was never His intention for man to be sick. Sickness was not created by God, and God Himself never falls sick. If we were made in His image and likeness, then sickness has no place in our original design. This shows that before the Fall, Adam and Eve were not sick but lived in the perfect will of God. And what was that perfect will? That Adam and Eve would remain healthy forever.

It’s also important to see that it was not only Adam and Eve who were said to be made in God’s image. This truth still applied to mankind even after the Fall:

Whoever sheds man’s blood, By man his blood shall be shed; For in the image of God He made man. (Genesis 9:6)

To God, it is a terrible thing for one person to kill another. God loves all people, and the taking of a life is deeply tragic. Every human being bears the image of God. In every person, we can still see the beauty of God’s creation. Even though sin and the Fall have damaged this image, parts of God's original design are still there. In the New Testament, we see that God's plan is to restore mankind to the image of Jesus.

And put on the new self [the regenerated and renewed nature], created in God’s image, [godlike] in the righteousness and holiness of the truth [living in a way that expresses to God your gratitude for your salvation]. (Ephesians 4:24, AMP)

For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. (Romans 8:29)

No matter how healthy someone may be today, no human body can compare to the glorified body of Jesus Christ. The Bible promises that when Jesus returns, we will receive glorified bodies—bodies fully restored to the image of His glory.

For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself. (Philippians 3:20-21)

It is important to understand that it was God's will for us to be created in His image—and it is still God's will for us to be restored to His image.

Reason 3: God’s Breath of Life

As we continue reading the book of Genesis, we see that God not only created man in His image—He also gave man something directly from Himself.

And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being. (Genesis 2:7)

What did God do? He breathed into man something that came from His own being. Because God breathed the breath of life into man, man became a living being.

Let us look more closely at these wonderful words. The Hebrew word for “living” is “ḥay”. According to The Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew by R. de Blois, “hay” refers to: “A state in which men and gods live and are healthy. A state that requires the presence of air to breathe and food to eat. Life is seen as more than a physical state; in many cases it includes health, strength, and a certain degree of prosperity.”

This gives us a deeper understanding of what it means that man became a living being—it includes life, health, and strength.

The phrase “breath of life” in Hebrew is “ḥay nešāmâ”. The first word, ḥay, means “living.” The second word, “nešāmâ”, means “breath,” but it can also mean “spirit of life” or “soul of life.” It was not just oxygen or physical breath that God gave; it was His own breath of life—His Spirit.

Because God breathed His Spirit of life into man, man became a living soul and spirit and was created to live forever. It is true that man’s body will one day die, but his spirit and soul will continue to live. This reveals something about God’s will: God never intended for man to die from disease and vanish into nothingness. God gave man life from Himself—and that life is eternal.

Let me ask you a question: When God breathed into Adam’s nostrils, were there germs or disease-causing bacteria in His breath? Of course not. God breathed life, not death. He did not breathe disease, but health. He is the God of life, and He desires to give life.

The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, To turn one away from the snares of death. (Proverbs 14:27)

In the early chapters of the Bible, we see no mention of sickness, death, suffering, or misery. And that makes perfect sense—there was no place for such things in God’s creation. He made a perfect world for man, not a broken or flawed one.

Reason 4: Sickness Came Because of the Fall

“If God did not create sickness and suffering, then why are people sick today?” This is a very good question. To answer it, we must understand the origin of sickness. In the first two chapters of the Bible, everything was good. Mankind had no flaws, and God’s creation was perfect. But in the third chapter, everything changed—the Fall took place. Adam and Eve were placed by God in the Garden of Eden, a paradise filled with beautiful trees and delicious fruit. Adam had everything he needed. But there was one command he had to obey:

And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.” (Genesis 2:16-17)

God warned Adam that if he ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, death and misery would enter the world. This referred, first of all, to spiritual death—Adam would no longer be able to walk in perfect fellowship with God. Second, it pointed to judgment, which the Bible calls the second death[1]. And third, it referred to physical death—the beginning of decay in the human body.

We read that the devil, in the form of a serpent, tempted Eve by telling lies. Eve believed the serpent, ate the fruit, and gave some to her husband, Adam:

She took of its fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate. (Genesis 3:6)

The moment Adam and Eve ate the fruit, they sinned against God. They took what had not been given to them. Through this disobedience, many problems plagued both mankind and creation. Adam and Eve became ashamed. They were afraid of God, and they hid themselves. The curse entered the world.

Before this moment, Adam and Eve lived under the perfect blessing of God. Now, they came under the curse of sin. Part of this curse was that Adam, Eve, and the animals became mortal.

In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread till you return to the ground, For out of it you were taken; For dust you are, And to dust you shall return. (Genesis 3:19)

It was not God’s will for man to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Nor was it His will for man to experience toil, suffering, or death. God’s desire was for man to live forever—in health and without hardship. He wanted to bless mankind, but because of sin, man came under the curse, and as a result, he died both spiritually and physically.

Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned. (Romans 5:12, KJV)

The sting of death is sin. (1 Corinthians 15:56)

What was the origin of sickness, death, and misery? It was the Fall of Adam and Eve. Sickness was not created or intended by God—it came into the world because of man’s disobedience. This truth is very important to understand: it was never God’s will or plan to make people sick. Rather, it was the devil’s deception, and man’s disobedience that opened the door for sickness and suffering to invade God’s perfect creation.

[1] Revelation 20:14

Reason 5: In Heaven and on Earth

One way we can understand God’s will concerning health is by looking at heaven. In heaven, we will receive a perfect body—one without sickness, defects, or disease.

Who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself. (Philippians 3:21)

For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: “Death is swallowed up in victory.” (1 Corinthians 15:53-54)

When a believer dies and opens his eyes in heaven, there is no more sickness, pain, suffering, or trouble. Everything is made perfect. This truth brings great comfort.

I have listened to thousands of sermons, many of them about healing. But I have never heard any preacher, brother, or sister teach that there is sickness in heaven. As far as I know, every Christian denomination agrees on this: everyone in heaven is whole and healthy. And rightly so—because that is what the Word of God reveals. That’s good to know. But what does it mean for us today?

We know that during His life on earth, Jesus always prayed and acted according to the will of the Father.

For I have not spoken on My own authority; but the Father who sent Me gave Me a command, what I should say and what I should speak. And I know that His command is everlasting life. Therefore, whatever I speak, just as the Father has told Me, so I speak. (John 12:49-50)

One day, the disciples asked Jesus how they should pray. His answer—often called the Lord’s Prayer—is extremely important. If Jesus gives us a prayer to pray, then we know it perfectly reflects God’s will. Jesus said:

In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven.(Matthew 6:9-10)

According to Jesus, we should pray that God’s will be done—on earth as it is in heaven. Just as God’s will is perfectly carried out in heaven, so it must also be on earth. Therefore, we cannot say, “In heaven God’s will is health, but on earth His will is to make people sick so they can learn valuable lessons.” No. God has one will, both in heaven and on earth.

It is God’s will that we bring heaven to earth—that we proclaim and live out the Kingdom of God in our lives[1]. God desires to give every good and perfect gift from heaven to His children here on earth.

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning. (James 1:17)

Not only does God desire to do His will both in heaven and on earth, but He is also unchanging. There is no variation in Him. We cannot say, “Today God gives sickness, but in heaven He gives healing and health.” That would mean God changes—that He is one way today and another way tomorrow. That would imply that God gives evil today (sickness), but that in heaven He becomes good and gives only health. This is not possible, for there is no shadow of turning in God. He was, is, and always will be good. If it is God’s will for people to be healthy in heaven, then it is also His will for people to be healthy on earth. God and Jesus are unchangeable. The way God was two thousand years ago is the way He is today—and the way He will be ten million years from now in the New Heaven and the New Earth.

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. (Hebrews 13:8)

In this book, we will see that Jesus was a Healer and will always be a Healer. Since Jesus never changes, He must also be a Healer today. If Jesus only healed in the past, or will only heal in the future, then His Word would not be true. But thank God, His Word is true. Jesus heals people yesterday, today, and forever—in the past, in the present, in the future, in heaven, and on earth.

[1] In my book, God’s Kingdom, we explore this topic more deeply. There, we see that both receiving and ministering healing are part of the Kingdom of God.

Reason 6: Everyone is Healthy in the Future

This reason builds on what we saw in Reason 5. There, we read that everyone who is now in heaven is healthy. In this reason, we see that everyone who will live in the New Heaven and New Earth will also be healthy and will remain healthy forever. All sorrow, pain, mourning, sickness, and death will completely disappear.

Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth. (…) And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.” (Revelation 21:1-4)

God allowed John to catch a glimpse of the glorious future that awaits every believer. I cannot imagine how wonderful and joyful eternity will be for the children of God. We will dwell with God forever and He will care for us completely. All the pain and struggles we have experienced on earth—both physical and emotional—will never return. Can you imagine it? No more sorrow, no more suffering, no more grief. No more sickness, no more pain, no more death. All the troubles of this fallen world will be gone. What will remain is the goodness and blessing of God. When we live under His perfect rule, and when the enemy—the devil—is cast into the lake of fire forever, there will be no more sickness. That truth is deeply significant. It tells us that sickness does not please God. Sickness is not a blessing from God.

If sickness were good, if it somehow pleased God, then why would He remove it completely in eternity? Why is there no sickness in the New Heaven and New Earth? The answer is simple: God does not delight in sickness. And under His perfect rule, there is no place for sickness.

Reason 7: The Millennial Kingdom

It is wonderful to know that believers will be healthy when they receive glorified bodies—bodies that are immortal and incorruptible. But what about ordinary people with natural, earthly bodies? Will people in normal human bodies also remain healthy when they live under the perfect rule of God?

To answer this question, we must look at the Millennial Kingdom. In my book, A Revelation of the End Times, I go into more detail about the end times and the key events on God’s prophetic timeline[1]. For now, it is important to understand the sequence.

Jesus will soon return to take His Church in the rapture. After that, a period of great tribulation will come upon the earth. Then, after the tribulation, Jesus will return to the earth with all the saints. Together, we will establish a thousand-year reign of peace, also called the Millennial Kingdom. Something very special happens during this time: Jesus will reign as King over the whole earth, and Satan will be bound for a thousand years. This means the world will live under the rule of the perfect King, free from the influence of the enemy of mankind.

He laid hold of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years; and he cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal on him, so that he should deceive the nations no more till the thousand years were finished. (Revelation 20:2-3)

During this Kingdom, Jesus rules the earth. People who are born during the Millennial Kingdom will be just as human as we are today. They will not yet have received glorified bodies. Like us, they will be able to choose whether or not to accept Jesus as their Savior. However, there are two major differences between their experience and ours:

They will live under the perfect rule of King Jesus, while we still live in a world influenced by the devil.
They will not be tempted by Satan because during this time, the devil is bound and no longer able to deceive the nations.

Today, we are still called to stand against the attacks of the devil:

Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. (Ephesians 6:11)

What happens when people with natural human bodies live under the perfect rule of God and are no longer tempted or oppressed by the devil? Suddenly, they are able to live for hundreds of years! Keep in mind, these are not glorified bodies—they are normal earthly bodies, just like ours. Yet under God's rule, they enjoy extraordinary health and long life.

No more shall an infant from there live but a few days, Nor an old man who has not fulfilled his days; For the child shall die one hundred years old, (...) For as the days of a tree, so shall be the days of My people, And My elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands. They shall not labor in vain, Nor bring forth children for trouble; For they shall be the descendants of the blessed of the Lord, And their offspring with them. (Isaiah 65:20-23)

Glory to God! Under His perfect rule—and with the devil bound—people will be so healthy that they will live for centuries. It is God’s blessing that gives health and preserves life.

Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, And the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. Then the lame shall leap like a deer, And the tongue of the dumb sing. (Isaiah 35:5-6)

During the Millennial Kingdom, disabilities will be removed. What joy it will be for the blind to see Jesus! What joy for the deaf to hear His voice, for the lame to dance, and for the mute to praise Him with their voice! Under Jesus’ rule, people will walk in health and healing.

This truth is confirmed in another prophecy from Isaiah. He spoke these words during a dark time in Judah’s history, when sin, idolatry, and enemy threats were all around. Yet God gave Isaiah a vision of a future day when He would deliver, forgive, redeem, and heal His people. The full fulfillment of this prophecy will take place in the Millennial Kingdom. It paints a picture of the glorious condition of Israel—and the world—under the reign of Jesus.

And the inhabitant will not say, “I am sick”; The people who dwell in it will be forgiven their iniquity. (Isaiah 33:24)

No inhabitant will say, “I am sick.” How special that will be! During the Millennial Kingdom, when the devil is imprisoned and Jesus reigns as King over all the earth, sickness will vanish.

The Dutch Study Bible makes the following comment about this passage: “When God deals with all evil powers and unrighteousness, there will be health in every way. Deliverance from enemy oppression is beautiful, but it is not the complete solution. People need more than deliverance—they need forgiveness and the restoration of their relationship with the Lord, their God. That is the true deliverance of Judah. The result of that will be that they are also healed of external needs, such as physical sickness.”

Authors Ger de Koning and Tony Jonathan, in their book, Isaiah Explained and Applied 23, say this about the same verse: “Physical and mental sickness will be a thing of the past. No inhabitant of Jerusalem will suffer from them. This is closely related to the forgiveness of their sins (Psalm 103:3).”

This verse in Isaiah 33 does not refer to a symbolic or spiritual sickness representing sin. It refers to actual physical sickness. The Hebrew word used in this verse is the same word used throughout Scripture for physical disease and sickness[2].

God is a God who both forgives and heals. During the Millennial Kingdom, people will live in health. They will grow old, and death will be rare. God’s plan for creation—and for mankind—is not sickness, suffering, and chaos. His plan is peace, restoration, and health.

[1] God’s Timeline: The Rapture of the Church → The Great Tribulation → The Second Coming of Christ → The Millennial Reign → The New Heaven and the New Earth.

[2] Hebrew Strong’s Number H2470

Summary

In this chapter, we have seen how God deals with health and sickness when the world is under His perfect rule. This is important because it reveals God’s will concerning health. We have explored the following seven reasons why it is God’s will for man to be healthy:

Reason 1: Adam was perfect. God created man to be healthy. He was not the author of sickness; that came later, after the Fall. Adam was healthy and had access to the healing leaves of the Tree of Life. He also needed to be physically strong to fulfill his task of tending the Garden.

Reason 2: Man was created in the image of God. Man was made in the likeness of God. Scripture tells us that God does not grow weary, and His years have no end. Since God is not sick, it was never His intention for man to be sick. Though the Fall distorted this image, God’s plan is to restore us to His likeness.

Reason 3: God’s breath of life. God breathed the breath of life into man. This breath gave man life and health. It was not just air—it was God’s own breath. His breath was life, not sickness or death. Because of this, man was created to live forever.

Reason 4: Sickness came because of the Fall. Sickness, death, and all suffering entered the world because of the Fall. It was not God's decision, but man's disobedience. By choosing to go against God's command, man brought mortality and disease into creation.

Reason 5: Let God’s will be done on earth as it is in heaven. In heaven, everyone is healthy and has a perfect body. Jesus taught us to pray: “Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” Since there is no sickness in heaven, it is clear that God also desires health for people on earth. He does not change—there is no shadow of turning. If God wants you to be healthy in heaven one day, He also wants you to be healthy now.

Reason 6: In the New Heaven and New Earth, everyone is healthy. In the New Heaven and Earth, there will be no more pain, sorrow, mourning, or suffering. The devil will be cast into hell forever, and God will be good to His people for all eternity. This reveals that sickness has no place under God's eternal rule.

Reason 7: The Millennial Kingdom. During the Reign of Christ, sickness will be no more. Even those with ordinary human bodies will live for hundreds of years under the reign of King Jesus. The devil will be bound, and Isaiah prophesied, “No inhabitant will say, ‘I am sick.’” This shows that under Jesus’ rule, health will flourish.