Presents
Eve's Two Seeds
Understanding who the Kenites are, and identifying them is the important part in understanding the "Key of David."
The book of Revelation chapters two and three discussed seven churches that will exist in the end times. Of these seven churches, only two had the "Key of David", and could identify the "blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan".
Those two
churches are the churches of Smyrna and
Before
we look at the results of Eve's (and Adam's) sin, we must understand what happened
in the Garden of Eden, to cause this sin to come about.
Genesis
3:1"Now the serpent was more
subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he [Satan, as the serpent] said unto the woman, "Yea,
hath God said, `Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden'? " [2] "And the woman said unto
the serpent, "We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the Garden: [3] But of the fruit of the tree which
is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, `Ye shall not eat of it,
neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.' "
The
serpent and the trees represent men, and the reference to "beast" also
includes men, in fact God called Himself the Evergreen tree, or fir
tree in Ezekiel 31:8.
Satan had many titles as we read in Revelation 20:2; "And He laid hold on the
dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan," so
Satan is the person called the serpent here in Genesis 3 because he was
more subtle than any other form of mankind. He was created in the perfect
pattern, full of wisdom and understanding as we shall cover in our
study later.
When
Satan asked the question to Eve, "Yea, hath God said, Ye
shall not eat of every tree of the Garden?" He
was not asking the question for the sake of inquiring, but to draw her
attention to the matter, like the questions asked by a slick car
salesman. The purpose of the
question is to break down the resistance of the client so they will buy
the goods. The key to overcoming the
mental barrier of a person is by telling a series of half truths so
they will accept what you say, where by twisting their mind so that
they will go along with what they are trying to sell to them.
Satan's
quotation of God, "Ye shall not eat of every
tree of the Garden?" is stated in the form of
a lie from what God actually stated in Genesis
2:16, 17. The
exception to "every tree" was, "...but of
the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat." This
was Satan's first utterance of Scripture, and it shows from the start
his opposition to God's Word. God's
Word from the first earth age sentenced Satan to death, and that is why
only he is called the "son of perdition.
Satan
took God's Word "Thou
shalt surly die", and in the confusion of twisting the Word
of God, Satan states
"lest ye die". By the way, are we talking about apple
trees here, and apples as the fruit of Eve's sin? No, we are
talking about the man Satan, and the woman Eve. The
fruit that comes from the union of man and women are not apples, but
children. Paul
referred to this seduction of Eve in
II Corinthians 11:3; "But I fear, lest by any
means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his suability, so your minds
should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ." In other words stay within the
Word of God.
The word "beguiled" in the Greek is # 1818; "exapatao, from #1537 and #538, to seduce wholly, to beguile" and of course this is in reference to sexual union. The point Paul is making is that Christians should not lose their "virginity" as Eve did, by being wholly seduced by the serpent [Satan]. Genesis 3:6 "And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and the tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her, and he did eat."
Are we talking about apple trees and apples here?
Don't be silly; this is talking about a man
deceiving a woman into sexual relations,
and her husband taking part with her also.
The seed from any sexual union bares babies, not apples. Once you get over this traditional nonsense of apples, then you can start to understand who the Kenites are, where they came from and what their purpose in the Scriptures is.
We are seeing the first prophecy concerning the coming of
the Messiah and His sacrificial offering made by his death
on the cross.
By the sexual act of Satan and then with Adam, Eve conceived two seeds and produced twins; Cain’s father was Satan, and Abel’s father was Adam.
This was the sin in the Garden of Eden.
Follow
along with your, Strong's Concordance with
numbers and the Smiths Bible
Dictionary. Look up the word. "Kenite", # 7014; "Qayin,
kah'-yin; (the same as #7013, with a play on #7017); Kajin, the
name of the first child, also of a place in Pal. and of
an Oriental tribe, Kenite(s)."
Lets go to #7017; "Qiyniy, (I Chronicles
The name,
"Kenite" is
from the family "of the first child, and
whose offspring were oriental", and we know from
Genesis 4:1 that
this first child was Cain. "And Adam knew Eve his wife:
and she conceived, and bore Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from
the Lord." Eve was
in a period of innocence here; and in the Hebrew text it states;
"ish eth Jehovah". This
literal version translates, "With
the help of Jehovah".
A added rule by Eve (Chapter 3 verse 2 and 3) Genesis 3:2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: 3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
Note: In chapter 3 verse 3 Eve added these five words to God's original instructions as recorded in chapter 2. (neither shall ye touch it,) She must have had some special, maybe private, instructions, either from God, or from Adam.
Note: Eve did not quote Chapter 2 verse 17 correctly, she said, "lest ye die" but in chapter two, God said, "thou shall surely die."
OK, So far we've learned, of 2 specific trees in the garden, one that was good for food; the tree of life, and also in the midst of the garden was the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
There were two trees in the Garden of Eden:---One was "The Tree of Life" (Jesus Christ); His fruit will lead you to ETERNAL LIFE! and the other was "The Tree of the Knowledge of GOOD and EVIL" (Satan); his fruit leads to ETERNAL DEATH!, even though some of it is good. Satan returns to earth, claiming he is God, five months before Christ's return. God is allowing Satan five months on earth as a test for us, to see if we who claim to be Christians really know the difference between What is HOLY and what is PROFANE!--- DON'T FORGET THAT SATAN IS A SUPERNATURAL ARCHANGEL We will be no match for him and his trickery with out "The Seal of God in Our Foreheads". He fooled and seduced Eve in the garden! Don't you be fooled by his good fruit, and worship him as God.--- Watch out for the EVIL fruit! Don't have Christ return to find you have already been to bed with Satan! Will you remain spiritually true as a "chaste virgin" and wait for your bridegroom, Jesus Christ, or will you spiritually hop in bed with Satan when he comes to earth performing miracles and claims to be God?
I pray your SPIRITUAL EYES ARE OPEN!
Let's make a few observations and learn a few things from the "Word of God", which is Jesus, Himself:
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men .5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. 6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not.12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
If you want to be sealed of God? Then go get the unsealed scroll and here is what you do with it! Rev. 10:9 And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey.
Yes, Get your Bible! The
Word of God is spiritual food and must be eaten daily.
Jeremiah ate His words. Jeremiah 15:16 Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts.
Ezekiel ate His words. Ezekiel 2:9 And when I looked, behold, an hand was sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein; Ezekiel 3:3 And he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness.
John ate His words. Rev 10:10 And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.
We need to take a short break right here and learn to see MEN AS TREES WALKING.
With our SPIRITUAL EYES open we'll see "Men as Trees Walking!
From Pamphlet #7027
"See Men as Trees Walking"
Christian, if you are going to get any benefit from reading your Bible, you had better have Christ spit on your eyes like the blind man from Bethsaida!
If Jesus Christ is your Teacher then you are never alone and you will always be able to "clearly see" the correct path to follow. It is by going to Christ and allowing the Word of God to anoint your eyes that you come to know the difference between the Holy and the profane, between the Tree of Life who bears good fruit and leads to life and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil whose fruit leads to death!
Mark 8:22-25 And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto Him, and besought Him to touch him.[23] And He took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when He had spit on his eyes, and put His hands upon him, He asked him if he saw ought.[24] And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking.Has he opened your spiritual eyes?
If you don't, please pray that the Lord teaches you to "see clearly".
One of the first things a man or woman "sees" when touched by the Word of God are the two trees in the garden, the true Christ (Jesus) and the false Christ (Satan)! The rest are blinded according to Romans 11 and cannot discern the difference between the two Christs!
Do
you see?
Trees
are used throughout the Bible
to symbolize people,
including the children of God, Satan,
Jesus Christ and even God the Father,
who likens Himself to an "evergreen" fir tree
in
Hosea 14:8.
When the blind man's spiritual eyes were opened he saw men as trees walking!
Do you see the men as trees walking?
OK, back to our study, Now, that we've established that the "Word of God" which is the good fruit that one of the two trees in the "Garden of Eden" bears, which Adam and Eve may freely eat, is Jesus Christ, Let's find out who the other tree is.. Rev. 12:9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him
That wasn't hard, The other tree in the midst of the garden, the one Adam and Eve should not listen to (eat his fruit, thereof) is Satan. He would be the tree that leads to death!
That takes care of what (Rule #1) means.
Now how about Rule #2? the added 5 word rule Eve tells us about, from chapter 3 verse 3 ...neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
We'll go to Strong's concordance to clear up this rule.
Gen 3:3 But of the fruit4480 H6529 of the treeH6086 whichH834 is in the midstH8432 of the garden,H1588 GodH430 hath said,H559 Ye shall notH3808 eatH398 ofH4480 it, neitherH3808 shall ye touchH5060 it, lestH6435 ye die.H4191H5060 TOUCH
נגע
nâga‛
naw-gah'
A primitive root; properly to touch, that is, lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with a woman); by implication to reach (figuratively to arrive, acquire); violently, to strike (punish, defeat, destroy, etc.): - beat, (X be able to) bring (down), cast, come (nigh), draw near (nigh), get up, happen, join, near, plague, reach (up), smite, strike, touch.
Now, we've cleared that up, Rule #2 means, Don't have sex with that second tree, it bears bad seed! But, it is apparent that Eve was seduced, i.e. did have sex! (I'm not sure exactly what Adam did or how he did it, but it is obvious from chapter 2 verse 25 and chapter 3 verses 6 and 7 that they both participated!) I guess I'm not street wise enough, to know!
Genesis 2:25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
Genesis 3:6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. 7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
Yes, Tares were planted, right there in the fig grove!What shall we do about it?
Matthew 13:24 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: 25 But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. 26 But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. 27 So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares? 28 He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? 29 But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. 30 Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
Mat 13:24 AnotherG243 parableG3850 put he forthG3908 unto them,G846 saying,G3004 TheG3588 kingdomG932 of heavenG3772 is likened untoG3666 a manG444 which sowedG4687 goodG2570 seedG4690 inG1722 hisG848 field:G68Mat 13:25 ButG1161 while menG444 slept,G2518 hisG846 enemyG2190 cameG2064 andG2532 sowedG4687 taresG2215 amongG303 G3319 theG3588 wheat,G4621 andG2532 went his way.G565
G4690
σπέρμα
sperma
sper'-mah
From G4687; somethng
sown, that is, seed (including the male
“sperm”); by implication offspring; specifically a remnant
(figuratively as if kept over for planting): - issue, seed.
G2215
ζιζάνιον
zizanion
dziz-an'-ee-on
Of uncertain origin; darnel or false grain: - tares.
Genesis 3:14 And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: 15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
We now know that the "Fall of Man" involved not only listening to what Satan says, but it involved his planting his seed/sperm in Eve.
unlike Eve who was "seduced" by the serpent and lost her virginity to him!
2 Cor. 11:2
For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.
Do not be like Eve who was "beguiled" by the handsome young intellectual preacher (Satan) in the midst of the garden!
Let us continue with the discussion in Genesis chapter 3:[3] But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.beguiled = dîáðáôÜùexapataoex-ap-at-ah'-o Strong's #1818
From G1537 and G538; to seduce wholly:—beguile, deceive.
Genesis 3:4
And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
and tells her that God didn't really mean that you will actually die!
This is the first of many, many lies, for he is the father of lies (John 8:44).
[5] For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
In other words they will become enlightened through the expansion of their minds!
You see, what Satan is saying is that you do not need God's Word to be your standard for right and wrong.
Did you know Eve had twins, Cain and Abel!
You never heard of such a thing, you say!
Genesis 4:1 And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD. 2 And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
Several things to make note of here. The word and used here makes these two statements separate and unrelated. Adan having sex with Eve does not relate to baring Cain. But what is related, to our understanding, is the statement from verse 2, "And she again bare his brother Abel.."
Gen 4:2 And she againH3254 bareH3205 (H853) his brotherH251 (H853) Abel.H1893 And AbelH1893 wasH1961 a keeperH7462 of sheep,H6629 but CainH7014 wasH1961 a tillerH5647 of the ground.H127
H3254 again
יסף
yâsaph
yaw-saf'
A primitive root; to add or augment (often adverbially to continue to do a
thing):
- add, X again, X any more, X cease, X come more, + conceive
again, continue, exceed, X further, X gather together, get more, give
moreover, X henceforth, increase (more and more), join, X longer
(bring, do, make, much, put), X (the, much, yet) more (and more),
proceed (further), prolong, put, be [strong-] er, X yet, yield.
Eve continued, in labor, i.e. to do a thing. She also bare Abel. Cain and Abel were twins. Although with different fathers. Cain's father was Satan, Abel's father was Adam. Two different eggs, a different source of sperm for each egg!
Jesus also told us, who Cain's father was when addressing the scribes and Pharisees in 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.
There
is something else Jesus told us in this verse, which is of great
importance to us in this 21st century. That is where the children of
Cain are today. You see this verse along with
1 Chronicles 2:55 And
the families of the scribes which dwelt at Jabez; the Tirathites, the
Shimeathites, and Suchathites. These are the
Kenites that came of
Hemath, the father of the house of Rechab. tells
us that the Kenites (Cain's descendants) survived Noah's Flood
and
are living amongst us today, in this 21st. century. (If Noah's flood
happened at the very latest, 3000B.C. and 1 Chronicles was
written
only about 500B.C., 2500 years later, so we know Cain's
descendants, the Kenites,
survived
Noah's flood.) Is it any wonder the world is in
such bad
shape, in this 21st. century?
Strong's Kenites and Cain
1Ch
2:55 And the familiesH4940 of the scribesH5608 which
dweltH3427
at Jabez;H3258 the Tirathites,H8654 the Shimeathites,H8101 and
Suchathites.H7756 TheseH1992 are the KenitesH7017 that cameH935 of Hemath,H4480
H2575 the fatherH1 of the houseH1004 of Rechab.H7394
קיני
קיני
qêynı̂y qı̂ynı̂y
kay-nee', kee-nee'
Patronymic from H7014; a Kenite or member of the tribe of Kajin:
- Kenite.
H7014
Cain
קין
qayin
kah'-yin
The same as H7013 (with a play upon the affinity to H7069); Kajin, the name of the first child,
also of a place in Palestine, and of an Oriental tribe: - Cain, Kenite (-s).
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Christ also told us when describing the 7 end time churches to John, (2 of which He found NO FAULT WITH) in Revelations 2:9 I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan. and Revelation 3:9 Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee. Those 2 churches had one thing in common, they knew who Cain's descendants are.
IN THE OTHER 5 CHURCHES Christ couldn't say, He found no fault! (But, in those two churches Jesus found no fault.
Do you attend one of those other 5 churches, or do you attend one of the 2 Jesus finds no fault with!
Please make note: There are two separate posterities listed in the Bible. One for Cain (Genesis chapter 4) and a separate one for Adam (Genesis chapter 5) Adam's does not include Cain, but goes right to Seth.
When God confronted Satan, the serpent, God said, "Genesis 3:14 And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: 15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel."
He "beguiled", seduced Eve!
2 Cor. 11:2 For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ. [3] But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
beguiled = dîáðáôÜùexapataoex-ap-at-ah'-o Strong's #1818Fro m G1537 and G538; to seduce wholly:—beguile, deceive.
17 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life"
Now, I may not be the smartest tree in the forest, but even I know that this was not their punishment for eating a apple, but had everything to do with sex and sperm/seed!
mature in the Word of God.
Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
Who is this serpent who was more
subtle, meaning wise,
than any other living, created being,
human or otherwise,
in the garden?
... a literal "snake" standing upright
like we see in the Bible story books?
Please!
Perhaps when we first begin
reading the Bible
and have only gotten to chapter 3 of
Genesis,
we might not be quite sure who this
serpent is.
But if we read the whole Word of
God,
there can be no doubt who he is and what
he looks like.
Rev. 12:9
And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
not disguised as a snake, but the creep is a "snake",
in the figurative sense, of course!
I've done business with some snakes before and they really are cunning and conniving.
Anyway, this old serpent has
perpetuated a lie,
a tradition, about the "snake" and the
"apple" long enough.
It is his plan to deceive a
Biblically ignorant people
with such trot,
"because it ministers to the acceptance of
his lie, the
hiding of God's truth,
the jeers of the infidel, the opposition
of the critics,
and the stumbling of the weak in faith."
(Companion Bible, appendix 19, last
paragraph.)
Again in Revelation 20 we see who that serpent was.
He is to be bound during the millennium for 1000 years.
The apostle Paul also made it clear who this serpent was in 2 Cor. 11:3:Rev. 20:2
And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
2 Cor. 11:3
But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
Satan was beautiful and
charismatic and charming,
truly a glorious "angel of light" (2 Cor.
11:14).
Let's repeat Gen. 3:1.
Genesis 3:1
Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
He is quoting God!
Remember he tempted Christ in the wilderness with God's Word.
It is his MO, his greatest method of deception.
By misquoting and twisting the
scriptures and causing
people to believe the "letter" of what is written,
instead of the "truth" of what is written,
he is able to perpetuate mass deception on
an uninformed
populous.
[2] And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:
She also knew that there was a
special set aside "tree",
in a specific geographical location (in
the midst of
the garden),
that they had better stay away from.
[3] But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
So Eve, in her reply, omits the
word "freely" (preceding
'eat thereof'),
adds the words "neither shall ye touch it",
and alters the certainty "thou shalt
surely die"
into a contingency "lest ye die".
[4] And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
Now we will go back and spend
some time on verse 3,
documenting the true identity of the "tree
of the knowledge
of good and evil",
who dwelled in the midst of garden.
We will also examine the Hebrew
origin of the word translated
"touch",
because there is about to be a seduction
in the fig grove.
Don't miss it!
Let's talk about TREES.
Trees
are used throughout the Bible
to symbolize people,
including the children of God, Satan,
Jesus Christ and even God the Father,
who likens Himself to an "evergreen" fir
tree in Hosea
14:8.
So before we go any further in
the Word of God
we must learn to tell the difference
between a "tree"
and a "person",
between a tree trunk and the trunk of a
person's body,
between tree limbs and human limbs,
between the branches of a vine and the
people they represent.
It is in fact, with just a little
observation,
very easy to make these distinctions.
It would serve a person well to
do a study of trees in
the Bible,
for there are many passages where trees
are used symbolically
to represent people.
You could start by reading the
account of Nebuchadnezzar's
dream in chapter four of Daniel
and the interpretation thereof.
It is a great example of "tree symbology".
However, we will focus on identifying the "trees" in the garden of Eden.
The following passage from the
Book of Ezekiel will document
without refute,
not only that trees are used symbolically
in the Bible
to represent people including Satan,
but specifically those persons present in
the garden
of Eden!
Ezekiel 31:3-12
Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and with a shadowing shroud, and of an high stature; and his top was among the thick boughs.
It represents Satan, a plain old
box cedar who wants to
become the greatest tree of all,
as we will see in a few verses.
[4] The waters made him great, the deep set him up on high with her rivers running round about his plants, and sent out her little rivers unto all the trees of the field.Note: Waters also represent groups of people!
[5] Therefore his height was exalted above all the trees of the field, and his boughs were multiplied, and his branches became long because of the multitude of waters, when he shot forth.
Verse 10 of this same chapter
shows that this
"tree"
exalted himself above all the others.
Question:
Can real trees do that?
Let's keep reading.
[6] All the fowls of heaven made their nests in his boughs, and under his branches did all the beasts of the field bring forth their young, and under his shadow dwelt all great nations.
That must be some giant tree,
with a shadow big enough for all great
nations to dwell
under!
[7] Thus was he fair in his greatness, in the length of his branches: for his root was by great waters.[8] The cedars in the garden of God could not hide him: the fir trees were not like his boughs, and the chestnut trees were not like his branches; nor any tree in the garden of God was like unto him in his beauty.
Trees = people.
Again, this is not difficult at all.
[9] I have made him fair by the multitude of his branches: so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied him.
nor do they have the brains to know the difference between good and evil!
These are characteristics of people, not trees.
The trees are symbolic. Remember, trees = people.
Can you now "see" that Satan is referred to as a "tree" in the garden of Eden?
Remember, aside from the other trees in the garden,
there are two specific trees mentioned:
1) the tree of life,
and 2) the tree of the knowledge of good
and evil.
It is ironic that no one seems to have a problem with the
"tree of life"
symbolizing Jesus Christ.
Rev. 2:7
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
"tree of the knowledge of good and evil", i.e.
the tree with evil knowledge, is Satan, that old serpent,
the devil, they go "bonkers" and say,
"No, it's an apple tree!" Really?
The word "apple" does not appear in the entire Book of Genesis.
Let's now examine what Eve told that "glistening one", Satan, in the garden:
Genesis 3:2
And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:
But it is bad spiritual food (bad fruit) that can kill your soul.
Genesis 3:3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die
Don't you see that "life" is the subject in verse three? The consequence of eating "bad fruit" from a corrupt tree leads to death, i.e. spiritual death!
You can eat all the "bread" you want, but you better partake of the "bread of life" if you want to live forever.
Christ is that "bread". He is that "tree of life".
If
you eat of the "leaven" of the
scribes and Pharisees,
you'll die.
It's bad bread!
Beware!
Here is Christ's own words:
Matthew 16:11
How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?Matthew 16:12
Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
and elevate your thinking to that which is important, i.e.
beware of the poison leaven of the bread of the scribes and Pharisees".
The same thought process must apply here to the trees in Genesis or you'll miss the point.
Genesis 3:3
But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
which is in the midst of the garden, is Satan,
what is the fruit spoken of here?
It is real simple. Fruit is that which is "produced" by a tree. Here is what Christ said:
Luke 6:43-44
For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. [44] For every tree is known by his own fruit...
Good, you've got it!
So the instruction to Adam and
Eve is quite simple,
"Do not partake of the fruit produced by
the evil,
corrupt,
tree,
which is in the midst of the garden!"
In fact, don't even "touch" it, lest ye become seduced.
Finally, as background to
understand that which is about
to happen in the fig grove,
look up the Hebrew word that is translated
"touch" in
verse 3.
The
word is naga
and it means
not just to "lay the hand upon"
but it
is an euphemism for "to
lie with a woman".
Check it out in a Strong's concordance.
John's Note: But, Make sure your concordance is not a corrupted one.
It has recently been reported to me that, just as the Kenites have been
corrupting our newer versions of
the Bible, the same thing is happening to
the Concordance.
From Ronald N
Also you recommend Strong"s Concordance. I wonder if you know that there is over 50 versions. Same problem as with new versions of the Bible. I recommend, The New Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible Comfort Print Edition, Thomas Nelson Pub ISBN 0-407-2072-6. Also Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible Hendrickson Pub ISBN 0-917006-1. I also have one from Abingdon Press ISBN 0-687-40029-5, which is no longer available, I bought it used. I do not know if you want to give this info on your site. May God bless You with many more years of service.
Also From Ronald N
As for the Strong's by Abingdon press it was Copyright in 1890 by James Strong Madison N.J. First Edition Printed April 1894 Thirty-second Printing 1974 and are no longer in print. If you can find a used one like I did then you will see it is the best and most complete Strong's there is. May God Bless you and keep your work with us until the 7 trump.
From Kirsten D
I was just looking through your pamphlet #2531. I had ordered a strong’s concordance and I am trying to match up some words.
I looked up #5060 touch and it doesn’t say anything about lying with a woman.
I looked up beguiled #5377 and it just says different variations of to deceive.
I looked up serpent #3789 (katab) and it talks about writing and engraving.
I just ordered two Strong’s Concordances. I was planning on sending my son one so, I can show him some of the things you have brought to my attention. This book was copyrighted in 2001 by Zondervan. Is this a corrupted Concordance? Which one do you have and when was it printed? Do you know where I can get an older one?
Thank you again for all your help! Your website is really amazing.
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Let's continue now in Genesis, repeating verse four, Satan's first lie:
Genesis 3:4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:[5] For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
Again, we are not talking about eating apples that wake you up in the morning.
[6] And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
and said to yourself,
"you know self,
if I eat the fruit from this tree
it will instantly make me wiser.
I'll bet these are some kind of smart apples".
No,
that which just took place in
verse 6 of Genesis 3,
is not
the chomping of an apple
from a fruit tree.
There
has been a seduction,
the
truth of which has been hidden for a long time
to
those who don't know their
trees,
to
those who have allowed the
deceptive stories
of the traditions of men to blind their eyes,
that
in seeing they don't see
and in hearing they don't hear.
[7] And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
But why in the world do they now "know they're naked"?
You
will find it is because of the
SHAME they have brought upon themselves,
for
disobeying God, yes, but in
a much more perverted way than biting bad apples.
"And they sewed aprons
together...".
Do you
suppose these were itty
bitty little aprons that they sewed together to cover their mouths
because
they just ate bad fruit?
Stick to the Bible, along with a good Concordance, not some quarterly or
catechism propaganda, written by man!
[8] And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.
There's big trouble in the garden!
Adam and Eve hear their Father coming!
And now that they know good and
evil,
they know what's coming is not going to be
good!
I'd hide too!
Will you believe Christ or hang on to the apple tree teachings?
When we last left Adam and Eve they were hiding from the LORD God who was walking in the garden.
They
had been in the fig grove with
the
"tree who had evil knowledge".
They
were naked and unashamed
when they went in,
but
they were naked and ashamed
when they came forth.
Why?
Satan
had beguiled Eve, which
is to say, he totally,
wholly seduced her.
That is why the apostle Paul
would say in his second letter
to the Corinthians,
that he
had espoused them (the
church) to one husband,
and he wanted to present them as chaste
virgins to Christ.
But
he was fearful that they
would become
"spiritually" seduced,
even
as Eve was
"physically"
seduced by the serpent.
You see, Eve was a chaste virgin before Satan seduced her.
The subject is virginity.2 Cor. 11:2-3
For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.
[3] But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
Or do you have the eyes to see and ears to hear the simplicity that is in Christ and His Word?
Or
Does Christ need to also spit in your eyes like He did
to The Blind Man From Bethsaida?
Have your spiritual eyes been opened?
Christian, if you are going to get any benefit from reading your Bible, you had better have Christ spit on your eyes like the blind man from Bethsaida!
You must look up the word "beguiled" for yourself in Strong's concordance or a Greek dictionary.
The word is exapatao and it means "to seduce wholly".
Check it out.
You will also find later on, in
verse 15,
that God will put enmity between Satan's
seed and Eve's seed,
meaning
their offspring, i.e. Satan's
children and Eve's children.
That which has transpired here is
explained, in "simplicity",
by the greatest teacher of all time, the
Lord Jesus Christ.
Will you believe Him or hang on to the apple tree?
Cain
and Abel were both Eve's sons,
but they both were not Adam's, only Abel was.
Pamphlet #6227
Plain
and simply,
like
it or not,
believe
it or not,
Cain
was Satan's son, not Adam's.
Pamphlet #6228
Remember,
since Cain was not Adam's
son,
he is
not listed in Adam's genealogy
in chapter five.
Pamphlet #6232
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Their understanding of the Bible and therefore, their eternal life, is very dependent of their knowing what happened "IN THE BEGINNING"!
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