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Tree of Life in Genesis and Revelation

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Genesis 2:

9 The LORD God made all sorts of trees grow up from the ground—trees that were beautiful and that produced delicious fruit. In the middle of the garden he placed the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
Two trees stood in the center of the Garden: one gave life, the other death. Each represented an option for Adam and Eve. Unfortunately, they disobeyed and ate from the tree, which caused death.

Genesis 3:

24 After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.
Man no longer had access to the Tree of Life. Many years later, God sent Jesus to undo this. In the future, after Jesus' return, we will again see the Tree of Life, Revelation 2:

7b To everyone who is victorious, I will give fruit from the tree of life in the paradise of God.
Paradise will be restored. There will not be any temptation to eat from the wrong tree. We will be blessed, Revelation 22:

14 Blessed are those who wash their robes. They will be permitted to enter through the gates of the city and eat the fruit from the tree of life.
Access to the Tree of Life will be restored.

Symbolically, the Tree of Life serves as bookends for the entire Bible from Genesis to Revelation.