The story of the Garden of Eden -- a reflection

 

 

 

The Sacrifice of Intellect for Divine Forgiveness

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The story of the Garden of Eden in the Hebrew Book of Genesis (Old Testament) is about Evolution.  Humans lived in the Animal Kingdom or Natural World.  The one trait separating them from Animals is intellect.  Now Yehovah (God/the Creator) dwelled in a Garden with his creations.  He wanted everyone to follow his orders.  The first Human people, Adam and his sister Eve, decided to eat the fruit of the tree of Knowledge (of Good and Evil), despite the warnings that “they would surely die.”  When asked why they did so, they blamed the Serpent (Satan), whom said “they would be okay and not die, because he ate the fruit also.”  The Fruit was not a literal apple; it was a product of knowledge; a book.  By eating the fruit of knowledge – reading a book – they became intelligent; they were aware they were naked and sought clothing to cover themselves.  The second time they did so they decided to have children.  The Serpent was blamed so was punished by God, who “broke off Satan’s legs and made him into a snake” (on thy belly shall ye go).  Because they disobeyed God’s orders not to eat the fruit (Humans tend to misuse intellect to make weapons of war, etc.) they were cast out of the Garden of Eden; this is called the Original Sin.  The Garden of Eden is Islamic Paradise or in Ancient Egypt the Fields of Reeds (Iaru). 

Now the story of Jesus Christ in the New Testament makes up for this Original Sin with the human sacrifice of the Master Teacher.  Christ was intelligent – he taught morality, healed the sick, and performed miracles.  He allowed himself to be captured, tortured and killed.  Then he entered the Lower Hell (Purgatory) where he was purified of Sin, returned to Earth (resurrected), and ascended to Heaven.  Now people are allowed back into Paradise if they accept his sacrifice. 

Of course since it was Yehovah who caused Adam and Eve to be banished from Eden, and Yehovah entered Jesus and became the Christ, then Jesus didn’t actually die for the Original Sin they he himself was responsible for.  He could have died for World Peace if that was enough to cause it.  His story merely completes the first story.  And like most stories if the main character dies, people will become depressed; so by his resurrection, and future visits, he brought Hope to the World. 

The Bible story has its origins in Ancient Egyptian stories, as any reincarnated Egyptian can tell you. 

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