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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: Hello Jonp, Thank you for the references. I have learned something new. However one cannot state that these works were the source material for millenialism in the early church since Revelation states it explicitly and would be the predominant source. Before you go the route of a cultural argument, I will acknowledge the influence. One need only look at the similarities between Essences and Christians to find that like thoughts were prevalent. Some have mistakenly see Christianity as an Essene sect. This same incorrect assumption is being used here to assume the Jewish cultural basis of an explicit biblical statement. Steve |