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After God created the heavens and the earth, He put the Tree of Life in the garden of Eden and allowed the first man and woman, Adam and Eve, to eat from it and live forever. But Adam and Eve sinned, and God drove them out of the garden of Eden.
Adam and Eve could live forever with the Tree of Life! However, they came to lose it by committing sin. Even though they became sinners destined to die, they could live forever on condition that they eat from the Tree of Life(Gen 3:22). From that time on, everyone could not avoid dying. Gen 3:22 teachs us that we can live forever with the Tree of Life. However, this is a parable!!
Mt 13:34~35[ Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: "I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter things hidden since the creation of the world." ]
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## The Tree of Life and Cherubim
Gen 3:24[ After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the Tree of Life. ]
As you see, God placed cherubim and a flaming sword to guard the way to the Tree of Life.
With this in mind, let's have a look at Ex.25!
Ex 25 18~21[ And make two cherubim out of hammered gold at the ends of the cover. ~ The cherubim are to have their wings spread upward, overshadowing the cover with them. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the cover. Place the cover on the top of the ark and put in the ark the Testimony, which I will give you. ]
In the earthly sanctuary there was the Most Holy Place behind the second curtain, where there was the ark of the covenant with cherubim at the both ends of the ark.
Then, why did God make two cherubim at the ends of the mercy seat on the top of the ark considering Gen 3:22~24? Yes, it's because the Tree of Life to bring eternal life was in the ark. In other words, the Ten Commandments were given instead of the Tree of Life from which Adam and Eve had eatten.
This is why Jesus said: "If you want to enter life, obey the commandments"(Mt 19:16~17).
However, the Ten Commandments couldn't be given to the body of sin; people could receive them only after being purified with the blood of sacrifice of the atonement offering.
## The Condition for Receiving the Tree of Life in Parable:
1. Being purified with the blood of sacrifice
2.Eating the Tree of Life
Next time, let's think about the Reality of the Tree of Life and the way to be purified for eating from the Tree of Life.
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