The tree of life, mentioned in the books of Genesis and Revelation, is a life-giving tree created to enhance and perpetually sustain the physical life of humanity. The tree was planted by God in the Garden of Eden: “The LORD God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground—trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil” (Genesis 2:9). The centrally located tree of life would have been easily accessible to Adam and Eve from any point in the garden.
More details concerning the tree of life come after Adam and Eve’s sin: “The LORD God said, ‘The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever’” (Genesis 3:22). In his disobedience, Adam lost his eternal life. The tree of life in Eden must have had some role to play in maintaining the life of Adam and Eve (and possibly the animals). Adam would “live forever,” even in his fallen condition, if he had eaten the tree of life after his sin. God placed a sword-wielding cherub at the entrance to the garden specifically “to guard the way to the tree of life” (verse 24). It seems access to the tree of life would have prolonged Adam’s physical life indefinitely, dooming him to an eternity in a cursed world.
It was a mercy that God kept us from the tree of life. By barring access to the tree of life, God showed compassion in His omniscience. Knowing that, because of sin, earthly life would be filled with sorrow and toil, God graciously limited the number of years men would live. To live eternally in a sinful state would mean endless agony for humanity, with no hope of the relief that comes with death. By limiting our lifespan, God gives us enough time to come to know Him and His provision for eternal life through Christ but spares us the misery of an endless existence in a sinful condition.
In His great love, God provided One who would redeem fallen mankind. Through one man, Adam, sin entered the world, but through another Man, Jesus Christ, redemption through the forgiveness of sin is available to all (Romans 5:17). Those who avail themselves of the sacrifice of Christ on the cross will be resurrected to see the tree of life again, for it stands in the middle of the Holy City, the New Jerusalem, where it bears “twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations” (Revelation 22:2). In the eternal state, the curse will be no more (verse 3), access to the tree of life will be reinstated, and darkness will be forever banished (verse 5). Eden will be restored.
Not so fast Pipiripi! Did you not see the problem in some of the COPY AND PASTE teaching OUTSIDE scripture of this MAN's opinion and outright LIES to the context of Scripture? Look again, the first two and last paragraphs are Biblical but the third is NOT! Old sneaky CULT teacher got you!
Quote - 'It was a mercy that God kept us from the tree of life. By barring access to the tree of life, God showed compassion in His omniscience. Knowing that, because of sin, earthly life would be filled with sorrow and toil, God graciously limited the number of years men would live. To live eternally in a sinful state would mean endless agony for humanity, with no hope of the relief that comes with death. By limiting our lifespan, God gives us enough time to come to know Him and His provision for eternal life through Christ but spares us the misery of an endless existence in a sinful condition.'
NOT AT ALL did He keep them from the tree of life for just mercy but BECAUSE OF THEIR DISOBEDIENCE! And if Father YHWH would of allowed them to KEEP ON EATING of the tree of life every >>>Moonth<<<, then they would live forever with no punishment for sin! Got it? The author of course focuses on GRACE and no ACTIONS required afterward for sin, you see? Is the earth PRESENTLY filled with 'sorrow and toil' now? Of course, that is >>>ALSO<<< the price of sin! The author also claims a CERTAIN TIME FRAME is the key to knowing Father YHWH ONLY with a 'limited lifespan' but yet leaves out the FACTS of many in the Bible that lived some 900 years! So according to the OPINIONATED author here, they lived too long and suffered 'endless agony for humanity' for that SUCH A LONG time frame! Right? You cannot miss the message here, if you live past 120 now, you are not 'spared the misery' of a continually 'sinful condition' according to the author!
Note the biggest CULT teaching here, the author is claiming 'continual sinning perfectionism' when he says 'live eternally in a sinful state' and 'endless existence in a sinful condition' this side of heaven, completely denying the POWER from Father YHWH to turn the righteous away from sinning this side of heaven! Do you see the false teaching Pipiripi now!
But its hilarious because littledavid does NOT even see the contradictions in his own doctrine he worships and being taught here, like when the author said 'the relief that comes with death' in this life of old age, disease or accident and FAILS to address littledavids false doctrine that they don't really die but live on as a 'soul' and 'spirit' times two in heaven (LOL!) while the DEAD body stays on earth!!! LMBO!
Also note littledavid does not comprehend that ONLY the righteous EAT of a TREE OF LIFE that is ONLY in the middle of the Holy City INSIDE THE CLOSED GATES and NOT outside where all the wicked are (Revelation 20:9!!!) and there is NO 'TREE OF LIFE there for the wicked continual sinners to eat from come judgment day, in the one day made 'lake of fire' so what keeps them in a renewing 'eternal life' state according to false believing littledavid??? He has some BIG problems with his CULT doctrine, doesnt he Pipiripi??? littledavid is BUSTED with believing CULT lies!!! Right Pipiripi?
So its NOT 'good' as litrtledavid says you are too 'accept even more of the' false 'teachings' NOT found in 'Scripture' here!!!