The Symbolic Meaning of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil vs. the Tree of Life

[Base12]

The Christian Bible is filled with contrast, opposites and juxtaposition. The Student can utilize these features as an aid to decipher cryptic passages and to help solve Mysteries.

Take the Forbidden Fruit for example. According to Wikipedia, the Forbidden Fruit could be one of several options:

• Apple
• Grape
• Fig
• Pomegranate
• Wheat
• Mushroom
• Banana
• Coco de mer

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbidden_fruit

It is an interesting list, but are any of the choices correct? We will now utilize juxtaposition to check.

The Forbidden Fruit grows on the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil...

Genesis 2:17
"But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die."

What is this tree juxtaposed to? The Tree of Life...

Genesis 2:9
"And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil."

The way this works is that by studying both trees, we can potentially discover something that we did not notice before. Perhaps we can even find the solution to what the Forbidden Fruit really is.

The Tree of Life is described elsewhere in Scripture. Often it is described as Feminine...

Proverbs 3:18
"She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her."

In the Book of Revelation, we find even more details...

Revelation 22:2
"In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations."

• She grows on both sides of the River of Water of Life
• She bares twelve manner of 'fruit'
• She yields her fruit every month
• Her leaves heal the nations
• She grows inside New Jerusalem

She is definitely Feminine. Note that New Jerusalem is not only Feminine, but a Mom as well...

Galatians 4:26
"But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all."

This is the most important clue. A Mother has given birth to Children, therefore she has a Womb. When we put all of the clues together, we discover that the Tree of Life is symbolic of Ovary inside the Womb of New Jerusalem. This becomes even more apparent when we realize that a Womb that produces Fruit on a Monthly Period is symbolic of a Menstrual Cycle. The Fruit therefore are symbolic of Ovum.

New Jerusalem is also symbolic of Sarah; therefore, we are looking at Sarah's Womb that will ultimately give birth to Abraham's Seed. An Ovum cannot produce a Child until it is fertilized. Thus, the River of Water of the Tree of Life is symbolic of Abraham's Seed that proceeds from the loins of the Father sitting on the Throne. The Lamb represents Abraham's Seed, literally the Seminal Fluid that flows from the Father...

Revelation 22:1
"And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb."

The Word was made flesh.

Together, the Ovum and Water of Life combine to produce the Zygote by which the Redeemed will partake to be reconceived into the Glorified Body. The Leaves are the new 'Covering' that will heal and repair the corrupt DNA inherited from Satan.

Juxtaposition Time

Now that we know what the Tree of Life is all about, we can compare it with its contrast to see what we find...

John 8:44
"Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it."

Was Jesus being literal? Of course. So how can the Devil be our Father? It is because the Devil is who fertilized the Ovum growing on the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. We all partook and here we are. Now you know what the Forbidden Fruit is.

The Forbidden Fruit is the Zygote we all partook of to be conceived into the corrupt Bodies we have now.

Who is Mom? The Earthly Mother that we all come from is the one who holds the Golden Zygote...

Revelation 17:4
"And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication"

Yep, there She is and there is the Forbidden Fruit right there in front of your face. It was described the whole time. Did you know? The contents are literal. We are the harlots and abominations she gave birth to.

And there you have it. The Truth of both the Tree of Life and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil was there all along.

Have a good day.

[Wootah]

How gnostic of you.

It could be.

I think it is a story that plays out on many levels.

For me do we wait on God's time, when a fruit is ready in season, or our time and p8ck too soon or try to manipulate things.

[JehovahsWitness]

And there you have it. The Truth of both the Tree of Life and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil was there all along.

Have a good day.

I dont understand...you believe the tree of life is ...who/what?

[Base12]

I think it is a story that plays out on many levels.

That reminds me of the word 'fractals'.

[Base12]

And there you have it. The Truth of both the Tree of Life and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil was there all along.

Have a good day.

I dont understand...you believe the tree of life is ...who/what?

Mom.

There are two that we must choose from...

• Hagar
• Sarah

Maybe it is the meaning of Life.

Have you chosen your next Mom yet JehovahsWitness?

One will give birth to you with a covering of corrupted flesh (like last time). The other will give birth to you with a covering of uncorrupted flesh.

This is not your first rodeo partner.

I choose Sarah this time around. No more 'earth dwelling' for me. I want out.

[JehovahsWitness]

I dont understand...you believe the tree of life is ...who/what?

Mom.

Okay so correct me if I'm mistaken, you believe the references in Genesis to both "The tree of life" and "The tree of the knowledge of good and bad" were not literal trees but Figurative?

Is that correct or incorrect?

[Base12]

Okay so correct me if I'm mistaken, you believe the references in Genesis to both "The tree of life" and "The tree of the knowledge of good and bad" were not literal trees but Figurative?

Is that correct or incorrect?

Correct.

[FruitoftheSpirit]

[Replying to Base12 in post #1]

I enjoyed reading your position, here is my take below.

The Tree of Life to which man is to eat the fruit thereof, I see ultimately represents the Holy Spirit.

Ephesians 5:9 the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness and truth.

Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 23 Meekness, temperance

Proverbs 11:30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.

Proverbs 12:28 In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof there is no death.

Romans 5:17 For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.

Galatians 5:5 For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.

The Spirit brings forth righteousness and righteousness brings forth life.

The Tree of Life represents the Holy Spirit and eating the fruit of the tree means you are being led by the Spirit to the cause of righteousness to which provides eternal life.

If the Tree of Life represents the Spirit then what does The Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil represent?

Genesis 2: 16 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: 17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

Romans 7: 5 For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death. 6 But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter. 7 What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet. 8 But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead. 9 For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died. 10 And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death. 11 For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me.

Romans 7:14 For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin

1 Corinthians 3:3 For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?

Romans 8: 5 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. 6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. 7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.

2 Corinthians 3: 6 Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the Spirit: for the letter killeth, but the Spirit giveth life.


We cannot come to know good from evil (that which is sin) without God’s commandments, "I had not known sin, but by the law".

I see that the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil represents the knowledge of the law and thus that which is against the law, sin. Eating of the fruit of this tree means that you have been led by the carnal mind to which brings forth sin and death.

[onewithhim]

Actually it is quite simple. The meaning of the tree of knowledge is that God gave Adam and Eve the privilege of being able to obey Him and remain faithful to Him as their God and Creator. He gave them the opportunity to show unequivocally that they loved Him and wanted to obey Him. As long as they didn't touch the forbidden tree they would be able to go about their business and live forever. But they wanted to decide for themselves what was good and bad. So they ate from the tree, a deliberate act of rebellion.

[Base12]

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