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NASB | John 19:42 Therefore because of the Jewish day of preparation, since the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 19:42 Therefore, because of the Jewish day of Preparation, and since the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there. |
Bible Question (short): Who or what is the Tree of Life? |
Question (full): Who or what is the Tree of Life? Was there a literal tree? If so, will there be another literal tree? Is it a representation of God? Any ideas anyone? Initially there was no constraint against partaking of the Tree of Life. After Adam sinned however, God said that he would place Cherubims and a flaming sword to keep the way of the Tree of Life. The Tree of Life appears again in the Book of Revealation in the midst of the Paradise of God. It is then said that its leaves are for the healing of the nations. Obedience to God permits us to partake of this Tree and enter in through the gates into the city. Genesis 2:9 And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Genesis 3:22 And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever Genesis 3:24 So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life. Proverbs 3:18 She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her. Proverbs 11:30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise. Proverbs 13:12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life. Proverbs 15:4 A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit. Revelation 2:7 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God. Revelation 22:2 In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. Revelation 22:14 Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. |