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Why I believe in  Talking Snake

Why I believe in Talking Snake

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I think it probably perished in the Flood. I believe the tree of life mentioned in Revelation is literal but probably not the one from Eden because of what that article said - the earth was cursed and something cursed would not be in heaven.



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Revelation 22:2 indicates that is correct.

“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.”

(Revelation 22:2)

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1) I’d go by what the Bible says. I haven’t read Revelation in a long time, but if only two are mentioned in Revelation, I would say only two exist. How would I know otherwise since I’ve never been in heaven?

2) I would say just the one that was in the Garden of Eden. Why would the tree of life need to be guarded in heaven? Isn’t God’s will always done in heaven?

“Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.”

(Matthew 6:10)

3) I think people in heaven already have eternal life. Why would they need to eat fruit to get that?

4) I think the leaves are literal. How they heal the nations, I have no idea and couldn’t venture a guess since I haven’t read Revelation in a long time.

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That’s what the Bible says in Revelation 22:2. Do you interpret that verse differently or do you not believe it? If the latter, on what basis do you not believe it?

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What has lead you to believe this? Is it because you don't find eternal suffering to be credible and need a mechanism to explain it away?


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So what is the tree of life in Genesis a symbol of? And if not literal, why would it need to be guarded? Or are the flaming sword and cherubim also symbols?


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You ought to read Biblical commentaries by folks who read and study the Bible for a living. Multiple trees of life is not a wild proposition.

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What contortions?

The tree of life in Genesis was subject to the curse God put on the earth and likely perished in the Great Flood as nothing that is cursed would be in heaven.

Revelation says the tree of life is on either side of a river, meaning there are at least two.

It’s intellectually lazy to just claim something is symbolism without explaining what the symbolism represents or means.

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You’re being intellectually lazy.