I love how the Bible describes the Garden of Eden in Genesis. The mystery of it always made me think of the why and where it is now, and how awesome is the cherubim He placed at the east of the garden and that amazing flaming sword which magically turned every way to “keep (block) the way to the tree of life”! No magician or cartoon animator could ever compare to this real life and strange sight. There are so many questions and sights in my imagination. However, I don’t want answers just yet. I love a good mystery and there isn’t anyone who can give the true answers – just speculation.
The two trees God put in the middle of the Garden are the center of one mystery. Side by side, in the center is the Tree of Life(TL) and the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil (Gen 2:9). The Tree of Life is again written about in Revelation 22 where it bears 12 different types of fruit, yielding every month.
The second, Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil (TKGT), like most forbidden things was pleasing to the eye, offered food and something new – excitement or that was the way it was presented. In my searching, this tree is not spoken of again in the Bible – what happened to it?
I have an opinion about the fruit of the TKGT – it no longer exists. It isn’t our present-day apple, tomato or pear. When the Garden was closed, the TKGT was taken care of never to be seen or eaten from since.
Also, where is the Garden? Where is the sword? Where is the cherubim? Perhaps it was wiped away when the flood came? Could it be hidden in plain sight! Or......what do you think?
Thank you for reading my thoughts….
