Parable of Tree of Life–The bible is a book that contains the messages of salvation for mankind. Even though man tends to think themselves as lord over all the created things on this earth. In reality, their life is not different from the life of other creatures on this earth. Once they are born, they start the journey to the end, that is, the death.
Death is a human commonality and nobody can escape from this common destiny. Even though many people have tried to solve this problem, it is obvious that still nobody could solve this problem until now. Whoever is born on this earth lived and died in the end. Nobody could escape from this destiny of death.
The Origin of Death
Parable of Tree of Life–The bible, however, is the book which allows man, who are under the agony of death, to know how to escape from death and how to have eternal life in heaven. Then what is the way of eternal life the bible shows to us. To understand this we have to know the origin of death. As the saying goes, where there is problem there is solution.
To understand the solution for the problem of the death, we have to go to the place where the problem arose in the first place. The bible teaches that the death came from the Garden of Eden.
Romans 5:12 Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all people, because all sinned—
The bible teaches that through the sin of one man (Adam) death entered the world and death came to all man. Therefore, to understand the origin of the death we must understand what happened in the Garden of Eden. And then we will come to understand the solution from death, that is, eternal life.
The Sin of Adam and Eve
Parable of Tree of Life–The Book of Genesis tells us a story about the Garden of Eden. God created a beautiful garden and put the first man Adam and Eve there. In the middle of the garden were planted two trees, the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil and the Tree of Life. God commanded Adam and Eve not to eat from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil.
Genesis 2:17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.
God clearly commanded them not to eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. However, Adam and Eve were deceived by the cunning words of the serpent and ate from the tree. Because of this transgression and sin, the penalty they received the death just as God told them.
This was the origin of death and in this way death entered the world of man. Since we could find out the problem and its origin, now let us search for the solution for this problem. Then what is the way we can have life without death, or eternal life.
Tree of Life: Way to Eternal Life
Eating From Tree of Life
Parable of Tree of Life–The bible says that even though they committed sin and received the penalty of death, there was a way for them to live forever.
Genesis 3:22 And 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.”
Through this word of God, we can know that there was a way for them to have eternal life even after their committing sin against God. God said that they could have eternal life if they could eat from the tree of life. Despite their sin and the death penalty through the sin, they could live forever by eating the tree of life. However, they could not eat from the tree of life.
The Way to The Tree of Life Blocked By God
Genesis 3:23 So the Lord God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken. 24 After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.
Parable of Tree of Life–God placed cherubim and a flaming sword to guard the way to tree of life. Because of this, the sinners could not eat from the tree of life again. The tree of life was taken away from them and they were destined to die.
Through this parable, we can understand the origin of death was the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden. This was the beginning of the problem of death. And the solution for the problem is the tree of life. If somehow we could eat from the tree of life, we can live forever just as God said.
Gustav Klimt–Tree of Life
What is the tree of life in the Garden of Eden? How can we eat the tree of life and be free from this agony of death?
Meaning of the Parable of the Tree of Life
Parable of Tree of Life–Then what is the meaning of this story? Does it mean somewhere in this earth there is a garden with the tree of life in the middle guarded by cherubim and a flaming sword? Definitely not. Then what is the meaning of this story?
Matthew 13:34 Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable. 35 So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter things hidden since the creation of the world.”
The bible says that Jesus wanted to teach us “hidden things” since the creation of the world (or Genesis). It means that we cannot understand the book of Genesis literally. It must be read as parable which contains hidden message in it. Therefore, the tree of life must be a parable too. If the tree of life is a parable, then what is the reality hidden behind the story? In the verse above, who opened the mouth to utter things hidden in the creation of the world? It was Jesus. Therefore, to find the reality of the tree of life, we have to look at the teachings of Jesus Christ.
Continue Reading From Part Two of “Tree of Life”
It is amazing that these secrets are written in the Bible, and it is difficult to tell how great the secret that God has prepared for our salvation.
Thanks to Father Ahnsahnghong and Heavenly mother !
Amen. Thanks to Father Ahnsahnghong and Heavenly Mother for allowing us to know the hidden mysteries of the bible so that we can have firm faith in the bible.
Truly, amazing that we can receive eternal life by eating the fruit from the tree of life. What is more, this tree of life has existed in the Bible. And, this hidden secret was opened even by Christ Ahnsahnghong.
All our stories are written in the Bible. Why do we have to die? Don’t we live forever? The answer is to find the tree of live. It is just the new covenant Passover Jesus established 2000 years ago to save us.
All our stories are written in the Bible. Why do we have to die? Don’t we live forever? The answer is to find the tree of live. It is just the new covenant Passover Jesus established 2000 years ago to save us.
I didn’t even know the fact that there is the tree of life in Genesis, not to mention the meaning of it. It is indeed a remarkable Truth of Bible.
Only we can get the eternal life through the Passover which is the tree of life in eden.
Without God’s love, how can we receive the way to live? Thanks to God who allow sinners to tree of life!
That’s the truth that we can get the eternal life by the tree of life which is the Passover set up by God.
If we want to receive eternal life, we must eat the tree of life in Eden. And we also have to know the reality of the tree of life through the Bible.
It’s quite interesting. I’m looking forward to reading part 2.
It’s awesome.
We should eat from the tree of life to get eternal life and enter the kingdom of heaven.
Only God can give us the tree of life.
I can’t understand how people don’t know the tree of life.
The bible is like a book of treasure. It contains so many treasures in it. But people cannot see them or find them because they are hidden. The only one who can lead us to the treasure in the bible is God himself. Thanks to Father and Mother for allowing us to find out those treasures of the bible for our salvation.
The reality of tree of life is Passover of the new covenant.
That is secret hidden so long time.
Only God can open the way to solve.
It is so profound that God put the way to live forever for people who destined to die through the tree of life.
It is really interesting. Can I know the true meaning of the tree of life through the next article? Can’t wait.
Most of the people living on this earth don’t know about even the existence of the tree of life and it has been hidden since the creation of the world. But, only Christ can reveal the secret about the tree of life. Therefore, the one who reveals the reality of the tree of life is the true Christ who is to come again for our salvation according to the prophecies of the Bible.
Wow! This is something that we must not miss it, specially to those who want eternal life!
The fact that there is tree of life in the bible is so interesting for me
I naver thoughts about tree of life but tree of knowledge of good and evil
But the tree of life contains solution of death
Thanks to Elohim God to realize the way of eternal life
I wonder what is the reality of the tree of life in parable of the garden of Eden.
Because the tree of life give us eternal life.
Only eternal life is for God.
Therefore, God can give eternal life only.
This is the basic concept of God’s redemption.
Thanks to ELOHIM GOD who came down to the earth to save us.
The only truths that give eternal life in the Bible are the Passover and the tree of life of Eden.
The truth for mankind to die for sin is the Passover.
Jesus came to inform you and gave you the Passover established by your blood.
It is always intriguing to know the hidden meanings of parables in the bible. The tree of life is amazing. I truly want to eat from the tree of life and live forever.
The origin of death is from the garden of Eden. Eve ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil that God blocked with Adam. It made people come to die. Even sinners could live forever if they eat from the tree of life. But God blocked. Only God can open it. God Jesus allowed us. It is the Passover of the New Covenant!! Amazing!!
Amen. I give thanks and praise to Elohim God for teaching us the way to have eternal life. Since we all should die at the end, we need eternal life. The tree of life is one of the hidden things since the creation of the world. It means that we must know about it for our salvation. I hope everyone learns about the secret of the tree of life and has eternal life.
Everyone knows that it is natural for people to die, and no one knows exactly what happens to us after we die.
I came to the Church of God (WMSCOG) and realized Christ Ahnsahnghong, the savior in the age of the Holy Spirit, and God the Mother through all the teachings of the Bible.
Also, I came to understand and realize exactly why we became mortal bodies and where our souls will go when our life on earth is over.
I give eternal thanks and praise to Heavenly Father Ahnsahnghong and Heavenly Mother for allowing this heavenly sinner, who was destined to die eternal death, to realize the reality of the tree of life and to grant the forgiveness of sins and the blessing of eternal life through the Passover of the new covenant.