12-19-21
This message may be viewed live streaming video at youtube.com and
tabernacleofmoses.org today Sunday at 11:00 am, and repeated 24/7
thereafter. The video, audio, and study notes are archived.
THE TREES IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN ARE EXCLUSIVELY FRUIT TREES
(a type and shadow of heaven)
(Gen 1:11,12) And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the
herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind,
whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. And the
earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and
the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and
God saw that it was good.
LOGIC AND EMOTION
(Gen 1:27-29) So God created man in his own image [Heb: a shade,
a phantom] [1], in the image of God [“the invisible God” Col 1:15,
i.e., thought] created he him; male and female [two interrelated
“entities” in one container (body), i.e., logic & emotion] created
he them. And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be
fruitful [Heb: bear fruit: bring forth fruit], and multiply [Heb:
increase], and replenish [Heb: to fill] [2,3] the earth, and subdue it
[Heb: tread down, conquer: bring under] [from a wild state into a
domesticated state]: and have dominion [Heb: reign, rule] over the fish
of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing
that moveth upon the earth. And God said, Behold, I have given
you every herb bearing seed [i.e., barley, wheat, (corn = grain)],
which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which
is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat [Heb:
food] [i.e., every fruit tree, only].
1. phantom: Dict. = 1. something that seems to appear
to the sight but has no physical existence; apparition; vision,
specter. 2. something that exists only in the mind.
2. plenish: Dict. = to fill up; furnish; stock.
3. replenish: Dict. = to make full or complete
again.
(Gen 2:8,9) And the LORD God planted a garden [Heb: a garden (as
fenced) /// to hedge about, protect, defend] eastward [(from Him)] in
Eden [Heb: pleasure: delight] [a type and shadow of heaven]; and there
he put the man whom he had formed. And out of the ground made the
LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for
food; the [fruit] tree of [eternal] life [a type and shadow of
Jesus-Christ] also in the midst [syn: center, heart] of the garden, and
the [fruit] tree of knowledge of good and evil [a type and shadow of
Lucifer-Satan, not “in the midst”].
COINCIDENCE??
MEN ARE SYMBOLIZED BY FRUIT TREES IN THE BIBLE
(Psa 1:1-3) Blessed [Heb: happy] is the man that walketh not in
the counsel [Heb: advice] of the ungodly, nor standeth [Heb: dwells] in
the way of sinners [Heb: criminals], nor sitteth in the seat of the
scornful [Heb: mockers]. But his delight is in the law of the
LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall
be like a tree planted [Heb: transplanted] [from heaven to the earth]
by the rivers of water [a type and shadow of the Holy Spirit of God],
that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf [Heb: foliage]
[covering] also shall not wither [for lack of water]; and whatsoever he
doeth shall prosper [Heb: to push forward: be good, be profitable]
[“good” Gen 1:12].
THE PARABLE OF THE WEEDS
(Luke 8:11) Now the parable is this: The seed [fruit] is the word
of God.
(Matt 13:24-30) Another parable [Gk: a ficticious narrative
conveying of common life conveying a moral] put he forth unto them,
saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man [Jesus Christ]
which sowed [planted His] good seed [pure seeds derived from the tree
of life (Jesus Christ)] in his field: But while men slept [i.e.,
did not pay attention], his enemy came and sowed tares [impure evil
(poisonous) seeds derived from the tree of the knowledge of good and
evil (Lucifer Satan)] among the wheat, and went his way. But when
the blade [the stem] was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then
appeared the tares also. So the servants of the householder came
and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from
whence then hath it tares [bad, evil, poisonous seeds]? He said
unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt
thou then that we go and gather them up? But he said, Nay; lest
while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with
them. Let both grow together until the harvest [Gk: reaping the
crop]: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye
together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but
gather the wheat into my barn.
THE PARABLE OF THE WEEDS EXPLAINED
(Matt 13:36-40) Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into
the house: and his disciples [Gk: learners, pupils] [students] came
unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the
field. He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good
seed is the Son of man [i.e., the tree of life]; (Matt 13:38) The
field is the world [Gk: kosmos; “cosmos”] [Dict: universe] [1]; the
good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the
children of the wicked one; (Matt 13:39) The enemy that sowed
them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world [Gk: aion; this
age]; and the reapers are the angels. (Matt 13:40) As therefore
the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the
end of this world [Gk: aion; this age] [2].
1. cosmos: Dict. = 1. the universe considered as a
harmonious and orderly system. 2. harmony; order.
2. Commentary: In the latter three consecutive
verses, by contrasting the original Greek use of “the world (kosmos)
v.38, and “the world” (aion) v.39 and the clarification of “this world”
(aion) v.40, we are led to understand that kosmos represents the
entirety of the Kingdom of God/Heaven, i.e., the vast expanse of the
universe emcompassing uncountable billions of stars and planets.
Whereas aion, our earth world, in comparison, represents a relatively
small tiny exceedingly miniscule microscopic part of the Kingdom of
God/Heaven, a part that is depicted in the Bible, in types and shadows,
as the garden of Eden. Imagine the universe in your mind… and who then
are you? Humility anyone?
WEEDING THE GARDEN
(Matt 13:41-43) The Son of man shall send forth his angels [His
Spirit, fruit, words], and they shall gather out of his kingdom all
things that offend, and them which do iniquity [Gk: lawlessness:
unrighteousness]; And shall cast them into a furnace of fire:
there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Then shall the
righteous shine forth [Gk: be resplendent /// beam, radiate brilliancy:
give light] as the sun in the kingdom of their Father [i.e., in the
“kosmos” universe]. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear [1].
1. (Mark 16:15) And he [Jesus] said unto them,
Go ye [i.e., do something] into all the world [Gk: kosmos; “cosmos”]
[Dict: universe], and preach the gospel [of love] to every creature
[Gk: (every living) creation (of God)].