Bible Discussion Thread

TREE OF KNOWLEDGE OF GOOD AND EVIL

There was NEVER a physical green growing tree, with roots, fruits and leaves, that bear KNOWLEDGE of GOOD AND EVIL.

There was NEVER a physical green growing tree, with roots, fruits and leaves, that was the TREE OF LIFE.

These two trees REPRESENT:

MAN is the tree of good and evil.

CHRIST is the tree of life.

Some parts of the creation in Genesis is a parable, that's why some mistake the first few chapters as possibly having men on earth before Adam.

There are two Adam's in Genesis man and Christ.

The Adam that was put to sleep (died) and the WOMAN taken FROM Adam (Christ) and made one flesh was Christ.

The WOMAN taken from Adam is man and women today, BEFORE, they are CREATED IN CHRIST.

Genesis 5:2 MALE and FEMALE created he THEM; and blessed them, and called THEIR NAME ADAM, in the day they were created.

This is man and woman after they are CREATED IN CHRIST.

Revelation 2:17 ....and I will give him a white STONE, and in THAT STONE a new name (the true Adam), which no man knoweth except he that RECEIVETH IT.

Dear friends in Jesus. Ill think that was a good picture of it.

So GiGi do u see only the letter in this. Please dont argue because if u dont understand pictures, it is not relevant to wright against it at all! But what u can do is too reflect on credibility. And think about it.

God bless in Jesus Holy Name, Love u in Christ.

Dear Free, you know nothing about what I "see" in Scripture, as I do not know what you "see". Your assumption about me is incorrect. But you are right. No need to argue. I state what I wish, and you state what you wish. If you don't wish to discuss further, that is fine.

Earl

That is the craziest interpretation I have heard of the account of Genesis so far.

For anyone reading this thread, I recommend reading the Bible and try to understand it's plain message, not some hidden or symbolic way as Earl does.

Just my opinion. Take it or leave it.

Sister GiGi, in you comments you have stated God makes his word simple so everyone can understand. That the truth is not hidden and in plain sight for everyone to understand.

Matthew 13:13 Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.

Matthew 13:34 And these things spake Jesus unto the multitudes in parables, and without a parable spake he not unto them.

Matthew 13:35 That it might BE FULFILLED which was spoken by the prophets, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things (in parables) which have been keep secret from the foundations of the world.

The disciples walked every day with Christ for three and a half years and never understood a word Jesus said.

Mark 4:13 And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will you know all parables?

Luke 8:10 And he said, unto you IT IS GIVEN to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others (it IS NOT GIVEN) in parables; that seeing they MAY NOT SEE, and hearing they MIGHT NOT understand.

Earl,

I am well aware that Jesus spoke in parables at times. There also are many times didn't, such as when He spoke about the Law in Matthew 5-7, or the Last Supper Discourse in John 13-18.

Jesus' parables would have resonated with the people of His day because the parables spoke to the common lifestyle of the day.

Therefore, I w2ouldn't concur that people, including the disciples didn't understand all of what Jesus taught. There are a few instances where the disciples asked Jesus to explain a parable (tares and wheat, for example) and He did, but they didn't ask Him to explain every parable. I think that most people understood what Jesus taught, but the Scribes, Pharisees, and Sadducees did not want to learn from Him. What the people and disciples did not understand was what He said about His upcoming death and resurrection. But after these happened, He appeared to the disciples and taught them more clearly about these events and what was accomplished.

Sister GiGi, Jesus always had to take the disciple aside and explain the parables to them, because it's NOT GIVEN to the multitudes. When he was with them in Matthew 5 it was only him and the 12, no multitude.

This is the problem today, Jesus is ONLY calling out those CHOSEN to be priest in the coming kingdom on earth. Man doesn't believe this. He takes you, the called out, aside and teaches you, not the multitudes.

God is going to follow the shadow of the Old Testament. FIRST Passover, SECOND Feast of the weeks or feast of firstfruits (Pentecost) and LAST, feast of the ingathering (final harvest). A FEW are being called and chosen now to be labours in the final harvest. Only the wheat and rye were first ripe and ready to harvest at the feast of weeks (Pentecost)(we are still in the feast of the weeks). All the rest of the harvest weren't mature until the feast of ingathering.

Zechariah 12:7 The Lord shall also save the tents of Judah FIRST.....

The New covenant PRIESTHOOD is out of the house of Judah, the Old covenant priesthood was of the house of Levi.

Everything that happened in the old will happen in the new.

Ecclesiastes 3:15 That which hath been IS NOW; and that WHICH IS TO BE hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.

God Bless us as we mature in the WORD.

Earl I do not agree with your analysis or view of this matter. I will exit this thread for now. I have said what I believe to be beneficial for readers.