The Two Trees

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The Tree of Knowledge & The Tree of Life

These were the two trees in the Garden of Eden. Adam and Eve were prohibited to touch the Tree of Knowledge of good and evil or eat of the fruits thereof. The Tree of Life, however, Adam and Eve were permitted to take of this tree, and may have used the fruit of the tree to sustain their lives, however after partaking of the forbidden tree, the Tree of Life then too, was also prohibited to them. .

Even from the beginning all things remained but as a shadow of that, which was yet to come and all pointed to a once awaited apocalyptic or messianic age. The Satan *Hebrew: for Adversary* tempted Adam and Eve through the lust of the eyes, lust of the flesh, and the pride of life. The Satan did this in order to kill, steal, and destroy the manifestation of the Almighty Creator. These tactics are still in use today by The Satan to destroy humanity. The partaking of that which was forbidden by the Almighty-being The Tree of Knowledge of Good & Evil, caused Adam & Eve to fall from the grace of innocence, to a spiritual, and mental awakening to sin and the effects and repercussions of such along with accountability for their actions be they good/evil right/wrong. The trust and faith *Hebrew: Emunch* that they held for the Sovereign Grand Architect of the Universe turned to dis-belief and fear once they partook of the forbidden tree.

To protect the Two Trees an Angel was placed in the garden. With the act of taking from that which was forbidden came the consequences and penalty of death for their actions. .

Humanity’s spiritual relationship with the Almighty *Hebrew: Shaddai* died and the physical death of the body would begin to occur; e.g. “The wages of sin, is death” (Rom. 6:23). Yah’Shua *Hebrew: Yah Saves/Salvation* commonly referred to as “Jesus” said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life” (John, 14:6). Yah’Shua Ben Yusuf indeed was the “Tree of Life”, as he sacrificed himself upon the execution of the stake; commonly...