~~~~~~~~ Bible Verses ~~~~~~~~
Gen 2:9 And out of the ground Jehovah God caused to grow
every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food,
as well as the tree of life in the middle of the garden and
the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
~~~~~~~ Words of Ministry ~~~~~~~~
[Part 1 of 2]
If we only read Genesis 2, we will be unable to understand
the meaning of the tree of life. However, the Gospel of John
reveals the life denoted by the tree of life in a concrete
way. John 1:4 says, “In Him was life,” and John 15:5 tells us
that the Lord Jesus is a vine tree. If we put these two
verses together, we will realize that Christ is the tree of
life. Jesus, the embodiment of God, is the tree of life.
Therefore, the tree of life in Genesis 2 is a symbol of God
as the source of life.

Besides this source, there is another tree, another source in
the universe-death. However, this tree is not called the tree
of death; it is called the tree of the knowledge of good and
evil. There is such a tree in this universe. These two trees
oppose one another, the tree of life denoting God as the
source of life, and the tree of knowledge signifying Satan as
the source of death. As God is the source of life, Satan is
the source of death. Therefore, in Genesis 2 we find two
sources signified by two trees.

Death begins with the tree of knowledge of good and evil and
ends with the lake of fire. Life begins with the tree of life
and ends at the New Jerusalem. Before we were saved, we were
on the line of death. After we were saved, we were put on the
line of life.