The Tree of Life and Christ Ahnsahnghong

There is a very important place in the Bible, which is closely related with our salvation. It
is the Garden of Eden. The history of the Garden of Eden shows us the origin of human
beings and their death.

And in the Garden of Eden we can also find the secret of life. After sinning in the Garden
of Eden human beings are destined to die. Then, how can we be saved from death?

The Second Coming Christ Ahnsahnghong taught us that only those who eat from the
"tree of life" can be saved. For the human beings who sinned by eating from the tree of
knowledge of good and evil, the only way to live is to eat from the tree of life. However,
the way to the tree of life was blocked by Satan in A.D. 325.

The Bible prophesied that Jesus would come a second time with the fruit of the tree of
life and give eternal life to human beings who were destined to die. It is Ahnsahnghong
that brought us the tree of life, so the Church of God believes in Him as the Second
Coming Jesus.

Then, what is the tree of life? Is it truly Christ Ahnsahnghong that brought us the tree of
life?

The Tree of Life Hidden Since the Creation

Matt. 13:34-35 Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say
anything to them without using a parable. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the
prophet: "I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter things hidden since the creation of
the world."

Jesus revealed the things hidden since the creation through the parables. Among the 66
books, which book has the history of the creation of the world? It is the book of Genesis.

In the book of Genesis there are many parables showing Gods providence. Among the

parables, lets study the tree of life.

Gen. 2:16-17 And the LORD God commanded the man, "You are free to eat from any
tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil,
for when you eat of it you will surely die."

In the Garden of Eden, God the LORD put the tree of life and the tree of knowledge of
good and evil. And He commanded Adam and Eve not to eat from the tree of knowledge
of good and evil. However, they were tempted by Satan and violated the commandment
of God. By this, human beings are destined to die and death entered this world through
sin.

After Adam and Eve sinned in the Garden of Eden, has God ever given us an
opportunity to be saved from death? Is there no way to be freed from death?

Gen. 3:22 And the LORD God said, "The man has now become like one of us,
knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from
the tree of life and eat, and live forever."

As stated in the above verse, there is only one way for us to live forever. It is to eat from
the tree of life.

The Reality of the Tree of Life Is Jesus

Then, how can we eat from the tree of life?

If we look into the history of the Garden of Eden, we can find out that it is God that
banned the sinners from eating of the tree of life. Then, we can reason that it is also only
God that will allow us the tree of life. So Jesus who is God came to save us by restoring
the tree of life to us.

John 10:10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they
may have life, and have it to the full.

The words, "I have come that they may have life," means, "I have come that they may
eat from the tree of life." What is the reality of the tree of life?

John 6:53-54 Jesus said to them, "I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the
Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Whoever eats my flesh and
drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.

In the book of Genesis, what should we eat to live forever? Its the fruit of the tree of life.
However, what did Jesus say we should eat to live forever? He said we should eat His
flesh and drink His blood. Then, what is Jesus flesh and blood? Its the fruit of the tree of
life. Thats right. The fruit of the tree of life in the Garden of Eden represents Jesus flesh
and blood. By eating Jesus flesh and blood we can eat the fruit of the tree of life which
was lost by Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. We should eat Jesus flesh and blood
in order to have eternal life.

The Fruit of the Tree of Life Is the Bread and Wine of the Passover
Now, what is important is how to eat Jesus flesh and drink His blood, the reality of the
tree of life in the Garden of Eden. It is impossible to eat Jesus Himself. Then, what do
the words of John 6:53 mean? These words are referred to the words of Matthew 26:17.
In this verse, we can find the way to eat the flesh and blood of Jesus.

Matt. 26:17-26 On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came
to Jesus and asked, "Where do you want us to make preparations for you to eat the
Passover?" He replied, "Go into the city to a certain man and tell him, 'The Teacher says:
My appointed time is near. I am going to celebrate the Passover with my disciples at
your house.'" So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them and prepared the
Passover. While they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and
gave it to his disciples, saying, "Take and eat; this is my body." Then he took the cup,
gave thanks and offered it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you. This is my blood of
the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.

Jesus said that the bread and wine of the Passover is His flesh and blood, that is Jesus
Himself. Eating the Passover bread and drinking the Passover wine is eating of the tree
of life in the Garden of Eden. So far, we have studied that the tree of life is a parable and
its reality is Jesus, and the truth through which we can eat Jesus flesh and drink His
blood is the Passover.

We can understand that the tree of life is allowed to us through the Passover, and that
Jesus who allowed us to eat from the tree of life is God.

Christ Ahnsahnghong Who Restored Us the Tree of Life

We, human beings, who lost the tree of life and were destined to die, could have eternal
life by God who came in the flesh and allowed the fruit of the tree of life, that is, the
bread and wine of the Passover. However, the devil abolished the truth of the Passover
at the Council of Nicaea in 325 A.D. It means the tree of life was hidden and no one
could have eternal life. We could not expect salvation without the Passover the truth
about the tree of life. In this situation, the one who is able to restore the truth of the
Passover, that is, the tree of life, is only God as it was 2,000 years ago.

Heb. 9:28 so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he
will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting
for him.

The purpose of Christ's coming a second time is for our salvation. To bring us salvation
the Passover is absolutely needed. The One who allowed us the Passover truth is
Ahnsahnghong.

Therefore, Ahnsahnghong is Christ who came in this age according to all the prophecy
of the Bible. He restored the truth of the Passover, the tree of life, and saved us from our
sin and death. He is our God.