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The Tree of Life and the Tree of Knowledge

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It is important to understand that Genesis was written some thousands of years after the time of Adam and Eve, and the events were recorded somewhat symbolically.

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The tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (Gen. 2:9) were not literal trees, but symbols of the two persons in the Garden.

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The tree of life was the symbol of Adam in perfection. Adam was to become perfect with Eve in marriage, blessed by God. Then they would have produced children of life. God is the Alpha, and the perfect Adam, the tree of life, is the Omega.

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Through give and take between the Alpha and the Omega, a perfect union was to be realized. This is the fulfillment of the purpose of creation. The tree of the knowledge of good and evil was the symbol of Eve.

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Through God's blessing, Adam could have fulfilled goodness together with Eve.

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However, by uniting with her prematurely, he fulfilled evil. Besides, Adam obtained knowledge through his sensual experience.

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This was carnal knowledge, which should have come to him only in maturity. By realizing his transgression, he acquired knowledge of evil.

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Thus, Eve was symbolized as the tree of knowledge, and eating the fruit represented experiencing Eve's love.

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    The Toil of God As He Tries To Raise Up His Beloved ChildrenSermon · 11 Oct 1959 · ¶ 159Jesus was the one who came in place of the lost tree of life.
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    Let Us Become a True Member of Jesus' FamilySermon · 18 Oct 1957 · ¶ 43…Jesus by driving him to the cross. From this, you should realize how heartbroken Jesus was, who came as the tree of life for all humankind, and how he yearned to have a true family member who could represent his situation.
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    Jesus' Early MinistryOther · ¶ 83The Bible teaches that our first ancestors ate the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. The Bible is very important, and we have to abide by its words. What does the Bible mean…
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    The ResurrectionOther · ¶ 52…our path since the Fall were parted, opening our way to enter the Ark of the Covenant and receive Jesus, the Tree of Life. There we can partake of the manna provided by God and witness the greatness of God's power that once caused…
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    The Central Role of Women in the Ideal WorldOther · ¶ 20Ladies and Gentlemen, let us ask ourselves about this fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil that God entreated Adam and Eve not to eat. It was not a literal fruit of a literal tree.
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    World Peace and the Role of WomenOther · ¶ 28In the Bible, it says it is because they ate the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of good and evil. After they ate the fruit, what did they cover? They should have covered their mouths, but…
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    Age of Father-Son CooperationSermon · 11 Nov 2000 · ¶ 5The purpose of God's providence was to find Adam before Eve, and the purpose of finding Adam was to make him God's tree of life so that he could multiply the seeds of love. God needed a woman who could multiply His seeds of love through…
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    Find Your True SelfSermon · 23 Nov 1994 · ¶ 152…particularly worried about Eve. That is why God gave them the warning to be careful. God referred to Eve as the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. She could have produced the prince of goodness.
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    The Ideal of Creation and the Settlement of the Covenant EraSermon · 17 Apr 1995 · ¶ 69…love concept was lost. They received the warning directly from God that they should not eat the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. They were supposed to obey absolutely. If they had, there would have been no fall.
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    Restoration Of True SonshipSermon · 13 Feb 1997 · ¶ 81…a person has absolute faith, absolute love, and absolute obedience, how can anyone dare to eat the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil? We have to understand that when God first gave the commandment to Adam and Eve, He didn't…
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    Liberation and Victory through the Completion of Restoration through IndemnitySermon · 13 Feb 1997 · ¶ 100That is why God gave His commandment to Adam and Eve not to eat the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. He did not leave this commandment with the Archangel or anyone else. What is the fruit of…
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    Our Responsibility In Becoming Children Of True ParentsSermon · 16 Feb 1997 · ¶ 236Do not eat of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. They needed to demonstrate absolute faith, love, and obedience to that commandment from…
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    True Parents at the celebration of the 38th True Children's DaySermon · 31 Oct 1997 · ¶ 8A relationship was established between man and Satan when they ate the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge. That was a wrong turn. The man was to have had a love relationship only with God. Because Satan gave the…
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    Proclamation Ssang Ship Jeol and entering the Age of the 4th AdamSermon · 10 Oct 1999 · ¶ 74…show that I’ve completed what I said I would. I’ve completed everything. What is the Garden of Eden? The tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden symbolize the bodies of Adam and Eve.
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    Women Will Play a Leading Role in the Ideal World IIBook chapter · ¶ 23Ladies and gentlemen, what was the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil that God told Adam and Eve not to eat? It was not the fruit of an actual tree.
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    God, Women, and World PeaceBook chapter · ¶ 152…level the central root of grandparents, the central trunk of parents, and the central bud, children of the biblical tree of life.
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    True Love and the World of UnityBook chapter · ¶ 100It is said that the human Fall was due to eating the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, but which part of their body did human beings cover up after eating that fruit?
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    The Appearance of True Parents and the Ideal FamilyBook chapter · ¶ 34…President Han mentioned in her address, Christianity teaches that the first human beings ate of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. This means that our human ancestors disbelieved, committed sin, and fell.
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    The Essentials Of God's Providential HistoryOther · ¶ 17The Bible contains a warning not to eat of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. This is because therein lies the potential to destroy the relationship between God and…
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    The Providential History of Salvation from the Viewpoint of the PrincipleOther · ¶ 34The archangel, symbolized by a serpent, tempted Eve to eat of the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, and she fell spiritually. She later tempted Adam, who was also too immature to eat of the…
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    StewardshipBook chapter · ¶ 25…is but one of many that together make the great circle of creation. In the center grows a mighty flowering tree of life sheltering all the children of one mother and one father. All life is holy. People native to this land have…
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    Modern Views Of The FallOther · ¶ 44Eating the fruit of the tree of knowledge exiled man from Paradise. But knowledge is good and enables men to discover meaning in life. Exile from Eden…
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    Unification Theology On The FallOther · ¶ 33Besides the serpent, Genesis 3 places great importance upon the tree of knowledge, which God planted in the middle of Eden. The phrase “knowledge of good and evil” has at least eleven…
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    The Origin of SinBook chapter · ¶ 10Eating the fruit of the tree of knowledge must be symbolic because eating a fruit could not be the cause of the inherited sin that affects all…
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    Boundary LineSermon · 5 Dec 1976 · ¶ 12…to Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. They could eat of the fruit of every tree except the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge, too.
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    Tribal MessiahshipSermon · 24 May 1993 · ¶ 27Father brought the Tree of Life: the new root, trunk, major branch, and bud. What this tree now needs is more branches. Those branches are…

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APA 7

Kim, Y. O. (n.d.). The Tree of Life and the Tree of Knowledge [Book chapter]. True Parents Legacy Archive (J. Auror, Ed.). https://n2t.net/ark:/68749/the-tree-of-life-and-the-tree-of-knowledge

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Kim, Young Oon. “The Tree of Life and the Tree of Knowledge.” True Parents Legacy Archive, https://n2t.net/ark:/68749/the-tree-of-life-and-the-tree-of-knowledge.

Chicago 17

Kim, Young Oon. “The Tree of Life and the Tree of Knowledge.” Book chapter, n.d. True Parents Legacy Archive. https://n2t.net/ark:/68749/the-tree-of-life-and-the-tree-of-knowledge.

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@misc{kim,
  author = {Young Oon Kim},
  title = {The Tree of Life and the Tree of Knowledge},
  howpublished = {True Parents Legacy Archive},
  url = {https://n2t.net/ark:/68749/the-tree-of-life-and-the-tree-of-knowledge},
  note = {Book chapter}
}
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Text byYoung Oon Kim, Professor of religion at Ewha University in Seoul, South Korea. Theologian of the Unification Church. Professor of Systematic Theology a…
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