God, Arbor Day, and Ents

It was there in the beginning…
Out of the ground the LORD God caused to grow every tree that is pleasing to the sight and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden ~ Genesis 2:9

And it will be there in the end…
On either side of the river was the tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. ~ Revelation 22:2

Unless you live your life hanging out exclusively with Ultra-labeled fundamentalists, someone will be quick to tell you that the Tree of Life is allegorical. Convinced that no one tree could really give immortality, they will argue that for it to be a literal tree, it would require huge differences between the laws of nature that govern Eden and Heaven and those that govern Earth. They will claim a literal interpretation requires an equally vast difference in God's dealings with man.

To which I say, yes, that is the point, isn't it? Eden was and heaven is different than Earth.
But as it turns out, it really isn't all that much about the tree's genomes anyway. Its about the water.

And how does that work? Not a clue. … Well, maybe one clue. That clue is in Ezekiel 47:12
"By the river on its bank, on one side and on the other, will grow all kinds of trees for food. Their leaves will not wither and their fruit will not fail. They will bear every month because their water flows from the sanctuary, and their fruit will be for food and their leaves for healing."

The fruit gains its healing properties because their water flows from the sanctuary, a consecrated place.

Ent-draught (to be continued)