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In {{Bible ref|book=Genesis|chap=3|verses=22-23}}, God is quoted as saying ''"'He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever.' So the L<small>ORD</small> God banished him from the Garden of Eden ..."'' | In {{Bible ref|book=Genesis|chap=3|verses=22-23}}, God is quoted as saying ''"'He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever.' So the L<small>ORD</small> God banished him from the Garden of Eden ..."'' | ||
There remains some debate within the [[theological]] and [[creation science]] community regarding the nature of this immortality.{{fact}} However, many people assume humans were originally designed to be physically immortal, but this ability was somehow linked to the aforementioned ''Tree of Life''. Perhaps the fruit from the tree contained some factor | There remains some debate within the [[theological]] and [[creation science]] community regarding the nature of this immortality.{{fact}} However, many people assume humans were originally designed to be physically immortal, but this ability was somehow linked to the aforementioned ''Tree of Life''. Perhaps the fruit from the tree contained some factor able to restore the biochemical nature of humans. Modern research shows loss-of-function and mutation in genes leads to cancer and other illnesses, and accelerates aging. The Tree Of Life reappears in the book of Revelation where humans are told to eat of it "freely". This is because in the time prior to the Fall, eating from the Tree of Life was not optional. | ||
The two trees in the Garden create an atmosphere requiring humans to deliberately choose loyalty to the Creator. They must eat of the Tree of Life to maintain immorality and must avoid the Tree of Knowledge to keep from death. They don't have the option to choose "neither" - they are dependent on the Tree of Life and not eating from it is disobedience. Likewise to eat from the Tree of Knowledge is disobedience. | |||
As a result of the actions of [[Adam and Eve]] in the [[garden of Eden]], they brought death to all mankind through their disobedience. This death arrived immediately when God institutionalized substitutionary death by clothing them with coats of skins, of slain animals. The very next chapter shows Cain and Abel performing ritual sacrifices, one with flesh and one with grain, clearly knowing the flesh sacrifice was more acceptable to the Lord (as is mentioned in the New Testament concerning Cain and Abel (Heb 11:4)). | |||
This substitutionary death is a foreshadowing of the Crucifixion, as Jesus is the "Lamb slain from the foundation of the world" (Rev. 13:8). Adam and Eve lived for many years after the Fall, but without access to the restorative power of the Tree of Life. | |||
In addition, God cursed the entire creation. Christ's death on the Cross paid the ransom for the entire creation, not just mankind. The Curse however, was God's declaration that his restorative power would be withdrawn from the Creation and send it into a spiral of decay. The Tree of Life was simply one element of this restorative provision. Even as the creation is in a death spiral, God promised certain aspects would remain consistent and reliable (Gen 8:22) until a future time-certain. This promise is the basis of all science. Without this promise, nobody can expect the universe to remain consistent "on its own". | |||
== Modern increase == | == Modern increase == | ||
