Eve and the only 3 things in the wolrd

Genesis 3:6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.

1John 2:16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

I want to share with you a gem I picked up from Clarence Larkin's insight into the Bible in his tremendous book "Dispensational Truth"

Genesis 3:6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, (the lust of the flesh) and that it was pleasant to the eyes (the lust of the eyes), and a tree to be desired to make one wise (the pride of life), she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.

Isn't that great? I was so exicted when I read this and I wanted to call someone and tell them about it. The puzzle is a perfect fit.

Psalm 119:162 I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil.

I also now realize that what Eve felt towards the tree was not of God, that is, I don't anymore think that the tree of the knowledge of good and evil was especially appealing, or attractive in its outward appearance above the rest of the trees of Eden. Furthermore, it is not absolutely clear that this tree was in the midst of the garden, as was the tree of life

Genesis 2:9 And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

See there, "every tree" was "pleasant to the sight, and good for food". Eve only felt the tree of the knowledge of good and evil was special because she read her own lust into the tree as goaded by Satan. In fact, the variable is "the pride of life", which the other trees did not offer. Once more, pride is the downfall. It is called "the condemnation of the devil"

1Timothy 3:6 Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.

A novice! That's exactly what Adam and Eve were.

It is in this context all the more revealing that John warns of the antichrist seemingly out of the blue 1 verse later

1John 2:18 Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.

The spirit of Satan is a most subtle liar, who used, uses, and will use people's own dubiousness towards the word and words! of God, (even before the fall in Eve's case!), to bind their souls into his own condemnation.

God said if you sin
"ye shall SURELY die", Eve said "LEST ye die", Satan said "ye shall NOT surely die"
Genesis 2:17 Genesis 3:3 Genesis 3:4

Eve standing upon the base of her own understanding, was mid-way between the words of God and Satan. Unfailingly, one's own human understanding will be coopted by Satan. 1 verse later, Eve adopts Satan's viewpoint.


People, you are sinners, and you are already dead in your sins and transgressions. Don't let antichrists fool you into questioning God's words. They will try to make you feel stupid and naive for believing all the sayings of the God of the Bible who is blessed forever Amen.

Jesus Christ saves all those who believe in him as the Son of God from eternal death.
He is the promised seed after the fall; speaking to Satan through the serpent God had said


Gen 3:15 And I will put enmity between thee (Satan) and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed (Jesus); it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

Beware of reading your own judgment of the words of God into the Bible. If you want to argue with the Bible, it will give you all the reasons you want to judge it, but it shall stand and you will perish.

Romans 3:4 God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written (Psalm 51), That thou (God) mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.

The irony is that you may not believe this even as your cells are dividing wildly and your flesh is rotting and death beckons.