Sin death and beyond

SIN, DEATH AND BEYOND: M.M.NINAN
difference between the "trees that grow out the ground" as opposed to "the trees in the midst
of the garden." This is used to indicate the two trees are not physical trees but principles (e.g.
ideas, rules). They also point to the Book of Revelation, where the Tree of Life is now in
heaven to show that the two trees are not the same kind of trees that grow on Earth but
instead are something spiritual. (Rev 2:7 and 22:2) Furthermore they point out that since man
chose to eat of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, it should still be visible
somewhere in the world today, which they claim is the overt sexuality of society.
• The Serpent. (Gen 3) The serpent in its original form was a creature capable of speech,
and it had not yet at that point been cursed to go "upon [its] belly"; thus some proponents claim
that the "serpent" was originally an upright human-like creature. Some proponents claim the
serpent was intended to be used for manual labor and therefore was made to look like a man
but was not given a soul. The chapter states that the serpent "beguiled" Eve. In Early Modern
English this word literally meant to seduce or lead astray.
• Sex. In the Bible, the sexual act is always obliquely referenced in Moses' writings. It is
always referred to discreetly, such as "knowing". Similarly in the Book of Proverbs, it states
"such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have
done no wickedness." (Prov 30:20) This is used as evidence that the trees and the fruit are just
another cryptic way to describe sex.
• The Punishment. (Gen 3) Proponents also point to the punishment to show that the act
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