On Wed, 24 May 95 09:34:21 +1000 you wrote:
>Mark Phillips asked;
>
>> What does the garden of Eden refer to?
>
>Revelation 22:1,2 is an interesting passage in relation to this topic.
>
>Firstly, this passage places the tree of life in the heavenly realm, thus it
>makes me wonder if the garden of Eden might not have been in the heavenly realm
>as opposed to somewhere on earth.
No. The tree of life is depicted as on earth. It is the "shadow" of
the
heavenly "substance" (See Hebrews).
>Secondly, it mentions the tree of life *on either side of the river* and *each
>tree yielding its fruit.* Hence, more than one tree. The tree of life appears
>to be a species, rather than a one-off item!
One must never press symbols too far. The earthly tree of life in Gen
3
is one thing. The heavely trees of life in Rev 22 are another.
Stephen
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