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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 I am sorry if you found my note too long but as you will appreciate it is not always easy to be simple when dealing with complicated issues (But you did ask :-))) ). Each of us has to make up our own minds on eschatology. It is a question about which evangelicals have different viewpoints. But what is important is that we recognise that such issues are secondary. The moment the Lord has come for His own what follows will be in His hands entirely, and we may all be wrong. That is why there is so little agreement on the issues. What matters is that we concentrate on the primary issues, while by all means discussing the others in a friendly and loving way. What is undoubtedly wrong is to fall out with other Christians because of their views on the events connected with the second coming. When the Lord takes His own it will include amillennialists, pre-millennialist and post-millennialists, as well as preterites, and all will be equally welcomed. The purpose of eschatology is to be a comfort and a spur, not a cause for division. I used to believe in millennium, but I began to see that the idea contained far too many problems to be true, not least because neither Jesus nor Paul mention it. And alkso because it is neither one thing nor the other. I believe in the centrality of the true Gospel and prefer to have my eyes fixed on the eternal kingdom. 'Set your mind upon things above, and not on things on the earth, for you are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God' (Colossians 3.1-2). Best wishes Jonp |