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NASB | Genesis 2:9 Out of the ground the LORD God caused to grow every tree that is pleasing to the sight and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 2:9 And [in that garden] the LORD God caused to grow from the ground every tree that is desirable and pleasing to the sight and good (suitable, pleasant) for food; the tree of life was also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the [experiential] knowledge (recognition) of [the difference between] good and evil. [Rev 2:7; 22:14, 19] |
Subject: The fruit and leaves of the tree of life |
Bible Note: Hi Let me immediately make clear that I do believe in the literal second coming of Christ to the earth in accordance with 1 Thessalonians 4.13-18 (and all that Jesus taught on the subject). But no, I find that neither Jesus nor Paul taught a millennium, so I am in good and sound company :-))). On the other hand I do believe that the Book of Revelation is the inspired word of God. What I do not believe is that the pre-tribulationist position correctly interprets it. Pre-tribulationism is a comparatively new teaching which arose among the Plymouth Brethren in the 19th century, and was popularised by Dr Scofield (whom I admire even if I cannot accept all his teachings). Neither John Calvin nor Martin Luther nor George Whitefield nor John Wesley were pre-tribulationists. Millennialism was an intertestamental Jewish teaching which was never accepted by the wider Christian church. Thus I stand in the long line of saints who hold to the truth of the Gospel without getting caught up in fancy ideas. Possibly you are not aware of the fact that while in the US such teachings are widely influential, in the remainder of the Christian world they are very much secondary. And that is not because only Americans understand the Scriptures. Best wishes Jonp |