Was Eden so great?

Question

Obviously it didn't really exist, but what I'm saying is that everyone has a different view of paradise. I enjoy snow and cold weather. I like skiing, dog mushing, and many other snow related activities, and it seems I wouldn't be able to do these things in the perpetually warm Garden of Eden.

What I'm asking to Christians who literally believe Eden existed is this: Doesn't everyone have a different view of paradise? And why should I accept the Garden of Eden as an ideal?

Answer 1

good observation

Answer 2

How would there be a different view of paradise? Eden's inhabitants had never been enywhere else!

But the garden of Eden being believed to have had the perfect temperature, no global warming! also it wasn't just the things that WERE in paradise but the the things the were NOT there. II think of Eden as your greatest vacation, Adam's only job was to name animals! lol

Answer 3

Didn't Exist?

Have your read the account? Did you read about it in the Bibles account which was also a geography lesson?

"Now there was a river issuing out of E′den to water the garden, and from there it began to be parted and it became, as it were, four heads. 11 The first one’s name is Pi′shon; it is the one encircling the entire land of Hav′i·lah, where there is gold. 12 And the gold of that land is good. There also are the bdellium gum and the onyx stone. 13 And the name of the second river is Gi′hon; it is the one encircling the entire land of Cush. 14 And the name of the third river is Hid′de·kel; it is the one going to the east of As·syr′i·a. And the fourth river is the Eu·phra′tes."
-Genesis 2:10-14

Also, no one said that the seasons would cease to exist and that it wouldn't snow. Note the following:

"For all the days the earth continues, seed sowing and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night, will never cease.”" - Genesis 8:22

It is the extreme temperatures that will be gone.
Because of the loss of the water canopy that was part of the deluge we are experiencing huge temperature fluctuations.

Wouldn't you view a world were there is no death, hospitals, cemeteries, drug abuse, spousal abuse and every other kind of abuse........high prices, hate just to name a few?

We have the chance to have what Adam and Eve gave up.

"And he said to him: “Truly I tell you today, You will be with me in Paradise.” -Luke 23:43

In Paradise,” אABVgJ11,13,16; Gr., en toi pa·ra·dei′soi; J17,18,22(Heb.), beghan-‛E′dhen, “in the garden of Eden.” See Ge 2:8, 10, 15, 16, in LXX.

Answer 4

um...many read the Bible besides Christians, so ill answer this beautifully thought out question also.

i cant really explain eden. it was a beautiful place. it had mist, fruit that im not used to, cool, beautiful heart warming feeling...eden was a place that it didnt matter what your interest was, i can promise you would be at peace n in love with the place. you would not have desired to leave. if you have never experienced or knew about snow and cold things, you would not miss it. For example, someone who has lived in the tropics all of their life could not miss the snow that they have never known about. Someone who has only known about snow could not desire for sunny white beaches. Am I making myself clear? You see, in today's society we learn about different places through technology. Without the technology we would not know how other places are. Without this technology, I would not know what snow looks like. I live in a place where our coldest winter high average is about 70 or so. I dont miss the snow, because I have never experienced it. My Eden would be warm, kind of humid, tropical paradise. Probably like a rainforest that ends at a beach...playing soccer, swimming, cycling, volleyball n tennis 24/7. everyone's eden is different depending on personal experiences...
Hope I helped...n hope I didnt confuse you

Answer 5

God says he will give us the desires of our heart. If you like skiing, dog mushing and snow, you will have the best skis, the most wonderful great dogs and snow like you've never seen before. Your dogs can fly over mountain tops. You can ski the steepest mountain or you can warm at a fire in the ski lodge of all ski lodges. When the streets are paved with gold where God is how great do you think your snow haven will be. He's coming back to restore this earth and if you think it is beautiful now - Well, we haven't seen anything yet. Just ask for a golden ski lodge. There is a promise in the Bible. As long as the earth remains there will be seasons so expect the most glorious winter you've ever seen. I really think we will be like Jesus to where we can travel thousands of miles in an instant. For example if you wanted to ski Mt. Kilamanjaro you could be their in an instant by just wanting yourself to be there. Makes airplanes and automobiles obsolete, but who knows if we want to ride in one of them God will let us. The God I serve is awesome and we will never get bored when He is on this earth.

The concept of the Garden of Eden is Adam and Eve had everything they could ever want in respect to protection and provision and recreation and enjoyment. God fulfilled all their needs. They didn't need to work. They lived as kings and queens.

Answer 6

To me, the literary Eden is the first example of a Utopia ... the kind that, since the rise of Communism, society has come to strongly distrust. Just like in Logan's Run, and Fahrenheit 451, and 1984, and Brave New World--no matter how perfect a place seems, if the price of that perfection is a society disallowed to question things, it's not perfect at all.

Answer 7

According to the book of Revelation, the new heaven and the new earth is very different from the Garden of Eden. This will not be featured at the end times. In that new earth and heaven, I don't think anyone there will be bothered about all the earthly things you mentioned you fancy as well as most of us. Things will be different. But I think there will be feasting and other joyous things to do in heaven. Check the Bible for better information.

Answer 8

The kingdome of God is greater than the garden of Eden! the two are not comparable.
the garden of eden is state of "sheltered innocence" where the son of God was alone and it was not Good, where they were naked and not ashamed. but it was not True freedom and Godhead, it was just a state of existence that did exist! it was just a tiny part in the kingdom of God that most people would call a prison except for the total lack of sin.
There is more to eternity than being a naked gardener/animal healer.

Answer 9

The Garden of Eden (was real) and is supposed to be perfect it shows that God wanted us to have everything we possibly could have, but there was a condition, they could not eat from the tree of Knowledge, no matter how much they were tempted, and then Eve sinned and sin covered the world, and weeds and poisionous stuff began growing and now look the world is poisionous, the world controls us, they tell us what to wear, do, ect.

Answer 10

Everyone should have a different view of Eden. I believe that Eden is not a place, but a state of mind, vibrant and alive within each of us. Perhaps your ideal is your true Eden, if you are willing to accept it.

Answer 11

We don't know it really doesn't exist.

We do know things got very hard after we were outted!

We also don't know if Eden would have any seasons.

Most people I know, love paradise and have strong desires to live in Hawaii or Tahiti all year long!