"River" of God, "River" of the "Waters of Life" is a symbol of the Wisdom of the life-affirming Will of God, His Laws and Commandments revealed to man in the Holy Scriptures by the Prophets and in the Teachings of Jesus Christ and His Apostles, knowing and fulfilling which man lives a righteous life and passes from physical death into Eternal Life.

Negative Meaning.

"River" is a symbol of various "Waters", i.e. false religious beliefs, pernicious political and other currents, teachings, ideologies.