Presents
Pamphlet #6223 Genesis KC 9-1
"Remind me sometime and I'll tell you what really happened in the garden".
I often say to friends and acquaintances when the opportunity
presents itself,
when perhaps the subject of church or the Bible comes
up,
"Remind me sometime and I'll tell you what really happened
in the garden".
It always provokes curiosity,
and it seems that the interest in that type of scandal
is ageless,
if you know what I mean. In any event,
many have been driven into studying the Word of God when
the traditions of men have been exposed.
The truth of the seduction in the garden, has been covered
up,
hidden by the cloak of the "fig" apron,
and has been replaced with fairy tales about "apples"
and "upright snakes".
Satan has succeeded in deceiving
those who read into taking the words which are written as literal
"to the letter" instead of seeing
the "truth" contained in that which is figurative and symbolic.
He tried that "trick" on Jesus Christ Himself,
when he tempted Him in the wilderness by quoting (misquoting)
the Word of God,
implying the literal letter (read Mat. 4:1-11).
Christ didn't "buy it" and neither should you.
In as much as the flower of the fig is hidden within its
casing,
it is the very reason that the word "fig" is still used
to symbolize something that is "hidden" from view.
I hesitate in saying this,
but if you would like a real education about the word
"fig",
then go to the library or obtain an unabridged Webster's
Dictionary,
look up the word "fig", and read all of the various definitions.
I'll quote just two of the many definitions of this "f" word from that source: