I understand the symbolism behind it, but if it were to be taken literal as well, what tree would it be? If it existed then it surely is still around?
2007-09-15 17:20:21 · 12 answers · asked by pljohnson2 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It was indeed a literal tree.
So was the tree of life, because God gave instruction to the angels to keep man from it.
But I need to address something. It's not call the 'tree of knowledge'. Very incorrect and distorted. It is called the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
The trees where destroyed in Noah's Flood.
2007-09-15 17:41:08 · answer #1 · answered by rangedog 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On this id have to go with symbolic. I am sure that at sometime in antiquity there was a tree that symbolised knowledge and one that symbolised life; but I doubt as of right now that there is a tree out there that i could just eat off of and then know all there is to know and have power over life and death... If i were trying to visualize a tree of knowlege, i would probably think of a tall tree, that had diffrent layers of branches, i would go with a big leafed tree... because I like big green leaves that turn to golden or red. Oak. I like it its simple strong and nice to look up when you are under it.
2007-09-16 00:38:31 · answer #2 · answered by wyldkisses79 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why would it have to still be around if it existed? Not so.
It is the symbolic representation of the law of Moses. It gave a knowledge of good and evil; even taught wisdom, yet its fruit is death, for all the law could do was condemn the one who transgressed.
People today are being given the same choice; embrace the tree of life, aka Jesus Christ, or choose the alternatives that lead to death. It's faith versus the belief you don't need that faith, placing your trust in yourself or other things, such as the law.
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2007-09-16 00:30:15 · answer #3 · answered by Hogie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you read the whole story, the Garden was closed from Man after the sinning of Adam and Eve. So while it existed in modern day Iraq/Iran, it is literally not accessible to man anymore. It must be a literal regardless, as a figurative fall of man kind of throws a ton of religions out of whack.
2007-09-16 00:34:53 · answer #4 · answered by Matt O 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why would you think that with the great convolutions of the earth, both at the time of the Fall, at the Deluge, and then shortly after the Deluge, that the tree, or even the Garden would still be around?
2007-09-16 00:23:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why would it still be around? The garden has been removed.
In the millennial Kingdom there will be trees that give fruit every month with 13 different kinds of fruit.
Won't that be something to see?
2007-09-16 00:29:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Surprisingly few people know the symbolism of it, or the reality behind that symbolism. It's fairly obvious (more obvious than the substitute meanings that are often used).
A good understanding of Aramaic idioms is very helpful, as well as traditional Jewish beliefs.
Symbolic, and more.
2007-09-16 03:19:56 · answer #7 · answered by mckenziecalhoun 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who knows? Many new scrolls will be opened after Armageddon. Maybe we will get to see that tree some day. We know it is going to be so wonderful after Armageddon but we don't yet know all the details. It's not an important detail to me to know if the tree still exists or not, or has since been chopped down or if like lava has run over it destroying it, but if it is important for us to know after Armageddon, God will show this.
2007-09-16 00:25:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No one knows exactly what kind of tree it was. It probably does still exist, but it and the garden of Eden are in another dimension. We can't get there from here except by accepting Jesus as savior.
2007-09-16 00:25:26 · answer #9 · answered by sdb deacon 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sin has corrupted the world. The garden of Eden is dead and gone. It's of course still on this earth, but not like it was. It was the knowledge of good and evil ...and that's just what Adam and Eve got.
2007-09-16 00:23:50 · answer #10 · answered by zero_or_die77 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋