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Originally Posted by mfblume
I see it as this... sin brought death. And as Mizpeh said, dying would only occur if they ate of the forbidden fruit, whether they ate other fruit or not.
The fruit of life corresponds similarly to the lamb slain from the foundation in that it had the remedy of sin and death, which was not required before sin.
Death came by sin. Plain and simple. If physical death was not included, then why is Christ's physical death payment for sin, seeing the soul that sinneth shall surely die?
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The Tree of Life did not have the remedy for sin: it was the promise of LIFE!
Had Adam chosen life, the serpent would have lost it's power to deceive and
Eve would not have remained deceived because of Adam. However, Adam
chose to
"...listened to the voice of your wife."
Adam had a choice: partake of life, or eat with the woman. Simple.
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