2006-12-26 02:43:47 · 8 answers · asked by yomama 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
v.22-24 God was merciful, not harsh, when He sent Adam and Eve away from the tree of life, because He knew they would not want to have to remain forever in their earthly, aging bodies.
2006-12-26 02:49:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
That is a very good question and I believe I might have an answer. Mind you this is my thought on the subject.
First, it should be said that no one knows what God really had intended in the Garden experience aside from co ex-histing with him.
Now man had a very long life that God shortened to 120 years and several people lived past that age until around Moses. From this you can assume that he allowed those previously born to achieve their right age and he did not go against his original plan.
We are at the delight and mercy of God and I believe that pre fruit failure we would have lived as long as we wanted to and as long as we were in harmony with God. Death had not entered the world and so it would only come at God's bidding.
Now, I wonder what would God have done if Adam and Eve ate the living fruit first and then the "apple." Possible only they would be immortal and would then most likely fall in the Satan camp and we know where he will end up. Also, we know in the NT God says not to fear the ones that can only kill you, but fear the Lord who can unmake you (my adaptation of the verse).
Hope this helps and does not cloudy it. I am on vacation and will be slow to respond to email or further questions. But, it too will not last.
2006-12-26 10:57:19 · answer #2 · answered by crimthann69 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Genesis 3: 22Â And Jehovah God went on to say: “Here the man has become like one of us in knowing good and bad, and now in order that he may not put his hand out and actually take [fruit] also from the tree of life and eat and live to time indefinite.
He has sinned and God states the consequence of his action...that he will not be given perfect life in eternity anymore. As sin's consequences, sickness, old age and death will be his.
2006-12-26 10:50:55 · answer #3 · answered by Tomoyo K 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, I've never focused on this particular scripture but just from reading Gen 3 again it's obvious that this was after the fall. So maybe he was going to live forever prior to the fall. I don't know...I wasn't there. But God had to reconcile man back to Him thus Christ came. I just couldn't imagine mankind living forever in our sinful state. The evil and hatred that abounds. Whoa...that would be scary. I'm thankful for Jesus and the new covenant.
2006-12-26 10:55:09 · answer #4 · answered by Jasmine 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The verse you mention is the Lord talking after Adam's fall. God did not want Adam to live forever in a fallen state.
Because of Christ's sacrifice, we now can have full forgiveness and be granted eternal life in a "risen" state.
god bless
2006-12-26 10:49:49 · answer #5 · answered by happy pilgrim 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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:
Adam and Eve were immortal until they commited the first sin. There were two trees with forbidden fruit. One allowed them to know good from evil (good from sin) and the other gave immortality. This tree could have been poison with the ability to end their life prematurely in their sin or it could have just granted them immortality in their sin. Either way, all would have been lost.
2006-12-26 10:50:34 · answer #6 · answered by whozethere 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Adam was free to take from the tree of life before he disobeyed, it wasn't until afterward that he was barred from partaking.
2006-12-26 11:29:57 · answer #7 · answered by furiousstyles22003 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes he was.........
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2006-12-26 10:52:38 · answer #8 · answered by REV MCD 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋