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The ‘Tree of Life’ is one of the very first things written about in the Bible, and one of the very last:

“The Lord God planted a garden toward the east in Eden; and there He placed the man whom He had formed.  Out of the ground the Lord God caused to grow every tree that is pleasing to the sight and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.” – Genesis 2:8-9

The Tree of Life is different than the Tree of Knowledge – the one where the original sin began:

“The Lord God commanded the man, saying, ‘From any tree of the garden you may eat freely; but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat from it you will surely die.’ ” – Genesis 2:16-17

The Fall of Man:

“Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field … ” – Genesis 3:1

“the serpent said to the woman, ‘You surely will not die!’ ” – Genesis 3:4

“When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate.” – Genesis 3:6

God: “Then to Adam He said, ‘Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree about which I commanded you, saying, “You shall not eat from it’; cursed is the ground because of you; in toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.’ ” – Genesis 3:17

“Then the Lord God said, ‘Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil; and now, he might stretch out his hand, and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever.’ – therefore the Lord God sent him out from the garden of Eden, to cultivate the ground from which he was taken.” – Genesis 3:22-23

“So He drove the man out; and at the east of the garden of Eden He stationed the cherubim and the flaming sword which turned every direction to guard the way to the tree of life.” – Genesis 3:24

Other Scripture verses on the Tree of Life:

“She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her, and happy are all who hold her fast.” – Proverbs 3:18

“The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who is wise wins souls.” – Proverbs 11:30

“Hope deferred make the heart sick but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.” – Proverbs 13:12

“A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but perversion in it crushes the spirit.” – Proverbs 15:4

“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.  To him who overcomes, I will grant to eat of the tree of life which is in the Paradise of God.” – Revelation 2:7

“Then he showed me a river of the water of life, clear as crystal, coming from the throne of God and of the Lamb, in the middle of its street.  On either side of the river was the tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.” – Revelation 22:1-2

“Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter by the gates into the city.  Outside are the dogs and the sorcerers and the immoral persons and the murderers and the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices lying.” – Revelation 22:14-15

“And if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his part from the tree of life and from the holy city, which are written in this book.” – Revelation 22:19

“The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree.  Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.” – Acts 5:30-31

“Jesus saith unto him, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.’ ” – John 14:6

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