from heaven, the angel's food, Adam and Eve were also able to eat from both of these 'trees' in the Garden of Eden while in the flesh. I'm not saying that Adam and Eve ate of the Tree of Life also at this stage while in Eden, but it was there, which represents Jesus Christ and that spiritual Food of the eternity.

     Now let's go a little deeper still. These 'trees' are spiritual. They are not in the same sense of the flesh, so while we are trapped in this flesh body, we will not be able to fully understand exactly how the following events with the sin of Eve took place. Paul was teaching in 2 Cor.12, about how he knew a man once (more than likely, that man was Paul), how he was caught up into the 'third heaven', and heard unspeakable words which are not lawful for man to utter. In other words, what he heard and saw in that vision of the eternity (third heaven age), while in the spirit, flesh man could not fathom within the limits of the flesh mind. With this same mindset, we are not to overuse our reasoning of the flesh concerning God's Ways, for His Ways are not man's ways.

 

Isa.55:8: For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways, saith the Lord.

 

 For what is to follow, I ask for the student to keep in mind two major, but unrelated events recorded in God's Word.

 

First; the idea of the Holy Spirit causing Mary to bear Jesus Christ in the flesh...

 

 And second; the idea of how the 'sons of God' (fallen angels), or spirit beings caused flesh women to bear the 'gibbor', or 'giant' race, also in the flesh.

     Most people living day to day lives upon this earth haven't really had any major experience regarding the existence of the spiritual realm. Others have had experiences which none can account for in the flesh realm, and thus a spiritual existence is very real for them.

 

 Many Christians can give witness as such, but they cannot prove it to anyone else, unless others were there also with them (much as Christ striking Paul down on the road to Damascus, where others present heard but did not see. Acts 9: Read All.

     Continuing with Gen.3:1... Is this serpent a real snake here talking to Eve? This word 'serpent' in the Hebrew is 'nachash', and it means 'a snake', but,

 

  Numbers 21:6 And the Lord sent fiery serpents among the People, and they bit the People,; and much people of Israel  died.

 

  Deut.8:15 Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; Who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint.

 

 We have 'fiery serpents'. These 'fiery serpents' are 'saraph nachash' in the Hebrew, meaning 'shining, or burning ones' (Strong's nos. 8314 & 5175). They were shining spirits, not literal snakes as we know in the world of flesh. God doesn't leave us guessing, for He makes it very clear who this 'serpent' of Genesis is. Turn with me to Rev.12:9:

 

Rev 12:9   And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

     Here we have it. Satan is 'that old serpent', 'old' being used in the sense of the time of his