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Genesis 3:22 Meaning
Genesis 3:22 is a pivotal moment in the biblical narrative, marking a significant turning point in the story of Adam and Eve.
The Devil did not tempt Adam and Eve to eat of the Tree of Life because it was not prohibited. They would not have sinned if they had eaten of it. Only the Tree of Knowledge was forbidden. It was there as a way of continuing life for them in the garden. God was offering them a paradise on earth and the means by which they could continue to live forever.
As to their interest in the two trees, God specifically told them to stay away from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil (Genesis 2:16-17). The day that they ate of it, they would die. In truth, it was the Tree of Death, but the primary death in context was spiritual death. Spiritually, they did die the day they ate of the fruit. This later lead to spiritual death.
When they ate of the Tree of Knowledge they did so because they were tempted by the devil. Eve was deceived into thinking she was doing some wonderful thing. Very likely, they had not yet gotten to the Tree of Life because they had not been in the garden very long. For four main rivers to flow out of it (Genesis 2:10-14), it must have been a huge garden. They were allowed to explore at their own leisure. As with children (with which they compare in their innocence), it was not the tree that was allowed that was tempting; it was the tree that was prohibited.
I do not think it was dangerous for them to have the Tree of Life available to them before they had sinned. It was there for their using. I think most people assume that one bite of the fruit from the tree of life would have given them eternal life without another taste. I am not so sure. I think it might have required periodic returns to the fruit in order to continue to live forever. The tree of life in the New Jerusalem has leaves “for the healing of the nations” (Revelation 22:2). I picture the body beginning to wear out a bit as things do in the natural world and then a trip to the tree of life would bring the person back to their original health. However, in contrast with modern medicine, the tree of life would continue to work over and over again forever in the life of everyone who came to it. It would not keep them from aging in any way, but would bring them back to a perfect state of health and youth every time it was used.
~DAVID REAGAN
GENESIS 3:22
The verse reflects God’s acknowledgment of humanity’s newfound knowledge of good and evil, which was acquired through disobedience. This knowledge introduced complexity to their existence, as they were no longer just creatures of God but now held the capacity for moral judgment. God’s concern in this verse is protective, emphasizing the gravity of their current situation and the potential consequences of their actions. The Tree of Life symbolizes eternal life and communion with God, and God’s warning highlights the dangers of human knowledge without divine guidance. This verse serves as a reminder of the importance of obedience and aligning one’s actions with God’s will.
If you listen to GNOSTIC teachings, it tells us that the Archons created
Adam and stopped him eating forbidden fruit to keep him in ignorance!
It is then said that the heavenly realm sent the serpent to reveal the evil intentions
of Adam and Eve’s creators and the Serpent succeeded in getting them to eat the fruit from that
TREE OF KNOWLEDGE, so that they WOULD have the knowledge of GOOD and EVIL in order to protect them…
Given that, it could be said that instead of my tag line being ‘PUTTING BACK THE APPLE‘,
it should instead be ‘MAKE SURE YOU BLOODY TAKE IT!’ 😂
I get this and that it could be useful!
HOWEVER…
Does the knowledge of this good and bad reality actually BENEFIT?
Once you enter this materialistic world of EGO, GREED, PRIDE and POWER AT ANY COST, knowledge, for example, would stop us taking inside ourselves any TOXINS and POISONS deliberately manufactured by those with EVIL INTENT, to HARM us, some more than others for sure, we all do it in varying degrees, to ANAESTHETISE ourselves against dear ole ‘CRAZYVILLE‘!
Of course some poisons are far far worse and faster acting than others, and should NEVER be touched when one HAS that knowledge, and I say this because the person in question, with all their decades of apparent knowledge, did roll up their sleeve and take it in the arm a few years ago, and has suffered much since, I do have empathy but it must be said that the one calling out the stick and stone names and labelling us all stupid, did in fact do the most stupid thing imaginable given all that knowledge #justsaying
…and so YES, AGREED, in many ways the fruits knowledge can help us, but let us get back to that story, if Adam and Eve had been stuck in this MATERIALISTIC BORNE DOWN EVIL world we endure, then taking that fruit WAS essential, BUT, they were depicted in a GARDEN OF EDEN, mother nature at her nurturing best, surrounded by all her GOOD and GODLY FRUITS, and so I would merely suggest that perhaps it was a DIVINE PROTECTION, beyond anything of GREED, EVIL and HARM, and if they stuck only to that TREE OF LIFE, beyond all things FALSE and SPOILT, beyond all knowledge of man’s and woman’s WORST TRAITS, then perhaps that NURTURING BUBBLE is in fact the PLACE TO BE!!!
All that said with NO BITTER APPLE, but only the SWEETEST we can pick!
I try only to do GOOD, be it from a naive place or not, and I FEEL (that word again!) NOT,
for I am WISE of that STREET enough, I only try to find the ORCHARD instead!
I am ‘LOVE‘ (9) and ‘LIGHT‘ (11) in all the good that this means, with no naivety as to the BAD WORLD beyond and the fact that I want to put GOOD ENERGY out there knowing this, can never be a bad thing and so… I rebuke that I am STUPID and would say that instead I am KNOWING of what we are up against, never more so, in this current reality, and again knowing this, we all need as much LOVE, CREATIVITY, COMPASSION and KINDNESS as we can get, coupled with the STRENGTH to FIGHT the EVIL in whatever ways we can… 💪
SO…
Carry on folks and ignore the love and light haters, they have none within them, hence their disdain!
Oh and I won’t be changing my TAG LINES any time soon 🙏🕊️🙏
