Paradise literally means “a park,” “a pleasure ground”. The Genesis story, Chapter 1, brings before us just such a “Paradise” as set up in “The Garden of Eden”. We are told that it was a garden of trees, for food, set there for the first created man and woman, Adam and Eve. In the midst of the Garden grew two special and very important trees;
I want you with me to study again these two trees and ascertain their full meaning and significance to the human race.
In my view these two trees are symbolic and represent the Eternal Ail [Heb. el = God] himself and His purpose in creation. This wonderful truth, I believe, is expressed in the names and titles given to these respective trees, which contain “The hidden mystery of God.” This we hope to prove.
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Author: C. S. Rasmussen
Keywords: Paradise, garden, Garden of Eden, Eden, Eden restored, Paradise restored, tree of life, tree of the knowledge of good and evil, knowledge of good and evil
Bible reference(s): Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 3:24
Source: The Believer, No. 15, 1973.
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