Daily Bible

If any one of us still has any doubt about Adam’s life before the fall (when he ate the forbidden fruit) that how long had he lived, we can read Genesis 2: 16-17 again and pay attention to the details of God’s command. He only forbade Adam to eat the fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. That means he could eat all of other fruits including the ones from the tree of life. Before the fall Adam was sinless so he could not die (no sin no death, from Romans 5: 12) therefore it was pointless to forbid him eating that fruit. And from Genesis 3: 22 we also know that the fruits from the tree of life made anyone ate them live forever. In this way the Bible let us know that the age of Adam before the fall was as long as millions of years. The verse for today is:
(Genesis 3: 22) Then the Lord God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, to know good and evil. And now, lest he put out his hand and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever”
(Genesis 3: 22) Giê-hô-va Đức Chúa Trời phán rằng: Nầy, về sự phân biệt điều thiện và điều ác, loài người đã thành một bực như chúng ta; vậy bây giờ, ta hãy coi chừng, e loài người giơ tay lên cũng hái trái cây sự sống mà ăn và được sống đời đời chăng.

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