The fruit of the tree of life in the Garden of Eden possessed supernatural virtue. To eat of it was to live forever. Its fruit was the antidote of death. Its leaves were for the sustaining of life and immortality. But through man’s disobedience death entered the world. Adam ate of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, the fruit of which he had been forbidden to touch. His transgression opened the floodgates of woe upon our race. {8T 288.1}

Livets træs frugt, i edens have besad overnaturlig kraft. At spise af den, var at leve for evigt. Dets frugter var dødens modgift. Dets blade skulle opretholde liv og udødelighed. Men ved menneskenes ulydighed kom døden ind i verden. Adam spiste af kundskabens træ om godt og ondt, frugten som han var blevet forbudt at røre. Hans overtrædelse åbnede veernes flodporte over vor slægt.