The lesson covers the concepts of God’s spiritual food (the Tree of Life) leading to eternal life versus Satan’s spiritual food (the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil) leading to spiritual death, at both the first and second comings of Christ. The main points are:

God always keeps His promises, though often in unpredictable ways. There are two types of food in the Bible – physical and spiritual. Spiritual food is consumed through hearing words/teachings. At the first coming, Jesus provided both physical food (feeding the 5,000) and spiritual food (his teachings), which many rejected. The two trees in Genesis represent God’s spiritual food of eternal life and Satan’s spiritual food leading to death. At the first coming, Jesus was the Tree of Life while the Pharisees represented the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. At the second coming, God’s food is the “hidden manna” and “opened word” while Satan’s food is the “wine of adulteries” and “food sacrificed to idols” from false teachers. We must discern and consume only God’s spiritual food to receive eternal life.

 

Study Guide SCJ Bible Study

One thing I always try to impart as we meet is hope, which seems sorely missing in these days. However, we really need more hope that God will keep His promises, and He will. His track record is 100%. So when God says He’s going to do something, He’s going to do it. Now, He may not do it in the way we expect or think He’s going to do it.

In fact, no one has ever been able to predict the way God fulfills something. All we can do is wait for it to be fulfilled in God’s way, and then celebrate when it happens and hear the explanation. In this class, we don’t make predictions. We state what has been fulfilled and what we are to expect according to Scripture. However, what we don’t do is say it will be like this, maybe.

We’ll say this is what the Scripture says, and this is what we pray will take place. But what we do in the class is testify to what has taken place, which we can say with great confidence. This is a distinction I really want you to start paying attention to, especially if you’re still hearing words from around the place. Are these people making predictions, or are they testifying to what has been fulfilled? And does what has been fulfilled that they claim fit every other Scripture too? We shouldn’t be cherry-picking prophecies that look like they have been fulfilled.

Instead, there should be a clear and detailed explanation of everything that has taken place, accounting for all Scriptures in the explanation. Otherwise, we should not get lost in theories and predictions. This is something we tend to do because we feel like things are happening, but we’re piecemealing things. Okay, maybe this verse is the reality of this, and maybe this verse over here. And then, when you really look at them, the explanation falls apart. So that’s why I really encourage you to focus on a consistent explanation of everything that is prophesied. Are we understanding the importance here?

Now, one thing I like to think about sometimes is the way the disciples and apostles really had a tough job to do because there were 1500 years of prophecy given before things began to be fulfilled, and Jesus fulfilled it all. But they could only record so much. The four Gospels are a summary, the greatest hits of the things that Jesus did, which means there are many things that Jesus did that simply there wasn’t enough space to record. So, it’s important for us to understand what are the main points that need to be fulfilled and focus on the main things that have been fulfilled, without getting lost in details that ultimately don’t end up mattering. A detailed explanation must be given, accounting for all recorded verses, and knowing that there is even more that has been fulfilled than we have time for. But God always keeps His promises.

God’s Food and Satan’s Food

Jn 6 (Rv 2, Rv 17-18)

Today, we’re going to gain a deeper understanding of these two things. I’m sure we have ideas about what they are, but we really need to see them from the perspective of Scripture.

Our main reference chapters here should begin to cue us into the meaning of God’s food and Satan’s food.

John Chapter 6 is a long chapter. What are some of the things that happen in this chapter? He feeds the 5,000. Then he walks on water. After that, he begins to teach. And what does he say we need to do? Have faith.

According to John 6, what do we need to have faith in? What do we need to do? How do we exercise faith? The word.

What do we need to do with that word? Testify for ourselves first.

We need to eat.

The title of the lesson is “God’s food and Satan’s food.” Jesus tells the people that we need to eat his flesh and drink his blood.

Very important. And then we have listed here Revelation 2. Revelation 2:17 is the focus, which mentions the hidden manna. And then Revelation 17:18, which really dives into Satan’s food, the maddening wine of adulteries, and the food sacrificed to idols.

So, God’s food at the first coming is in John 6. And God’s food at the second coming, as well as Satan’s food at the second coming, is mentioned in these Revelation chapters.

That’s kind of the flow of these chapters that are listed here. Are we understanding the main points for the lesson today, “God’s food and Satan’s food”?

Our hope is to be those who eat God’s food but fast from Satan’s food at the time of the second coming.

What does it mean to fast? To abstain, to not eat, to go without food for a time – that’s physical fasting. But when we go on a fast from Satan’s food, it should be permanent.

We should not be going back and snacking on the side. Once we’ve identified where Satan’s food is, we should avoid it forever.

Previous Lesson Review

Review

In the previous lesson, we discussed God’s objective and purpose. There were a few key points that we should remember from the content covered. God’s overall purpose, the overarching purpose that serves as a blanket for everything He has done since the time of Adam, is to restore what was lost.

That was His main purpose. So everything that God has been doing was for the work of restoration. And God’s work of restoration is completed in Revelation. How did this work unfold? During the time of the Old Testament, God established the Old Covenant with His chosen people.

They were meant to keep that covenant faithfully for generations to come, but they struggled with it. So God said, “Okay, I’ll do something new. It will include them, but also everyone who believes in my son. This covenant will be for them.” The gospel about the establishment of this covenant and everything else Jesus did was preached throughout the world.

It took approximately 2,000 years for it to reach the whole world, which means that the field Jesus began has become ripe and is ready to be harvested. When this time comes, Jesus and the angels will come and begin that work of harvest.

From those who are harvested, they will create a new kingdom, a new heaven, and a new earth. Or you can say a new kingdom and a new people. The meaning is the same.

However, for this to take place, a bunch of wars are fought in the time of Revelation. We can generally say there are three wars. But until we get to Revelation, I really want us to focus on the first two because they are quite important. The first one was the war that happened in the place called heaven.

That happened in Revelation 13, and it details the beast entering the tabernacle and destroying the people, who are unable to overcome this beast.

The second war takes place in Revelation 12. It might be a little confusing because Revelation is not told strictly in chronological order by chapter, which we’ll see as we get closer to Revelation. So, Revelation 12 is actually the second war, while Revelation 13 is the first war.

This takes place. Understanding this, know that these wars must be fought before the harvest can start to take place. So they happen first, which means if we’re already in the time of harvest, and we are, these wars have already been fought. These wars have already taken place, and we will see those details.

We will see who, what, when, where, why, and how. And we will see how they match all the verses of fulfillment, not just a few verses here and there. But everything must be accounted for.

Reminder:

1.- God’s Purpose: Restore what was Lost → Complete in Rev
2.- Bible History: Old Covenant → New Covenant
3.- Gospel Preached for 2000 years: Field Ripe → Harvest
4.- Re-created Land: New Heaven and New Earth
5.- Wars of Rev: First War and Second War

 

1.- The Two Kinds of Food in the Bible

Today, we will discuss the content related to God’s food and Satan’s food. In the Bible, there are two kinds of food presented on two levels – physical food and spiritual food.

ONE – Physical Food → Consumed through the Mouth

To consume physical food, it is eaten with the mouth. When someone eats good food, it gets digested, making them feel nourished and leading to sustenance for the physical body. However, if someone consumes an excessive amount of unhealthy food, it can lead to weight gain and potentially accelerate the deterioration of the physical body. Consuming nutritious food prolongs the living process, while consuming contaminated or rotten food hastens the dying process. Just as there are physical characteristics, there are also spiritual characteristics.

TWO – Spiritual Food → Consumed through the Ears | Deuteronomy 8:3, Job 34:3-4, Romans 10:17

Spiritual food is not consumed through the mouth but through the ears. As Job 34:3-4 states, “For the ear tests words as the tongue tastes food.” Just as good physical food gives life to the flesh, good spiritual food gives life to the spirit. The spirit lives when it consumes good spiritual food, which is the nourishment humanity has always needed. Deuteronomy 8:3 says, “Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.” God allowed us to experience physical hunger to help us understand that our spirits also require nourishment.

In our world today, spiritual food is often ignored because people neglect their spirits. This neglect can lead to various ailments such as anxiety, stress, turmoil, anger, and hatred. However, when someone begins to feed themselves with good spiritual food, it brings life not only to their spirit but also to their body, as stated in Proverbs 18:14: “A man’s spirit sustains him in sickness, but a crushed spirit who can bear.” If a person’s spirit is crushed or dead, there is little hope until that spirit is revived. Jesus described the type of food we need to consume to nourish our spirits.

John 6:1-15, 22-27 | Jesus fed the 5,000

For the sake of time, we won’t read all of these verses. I’m going to summarize them, but please take some time to read John chapter 6 in its entirety after class. In the first 15 verses, it talks about how Jesus fed the 5,000.

When he fed the 5,000, he turned five loaves of bread and two fish into enough food to feed thousands of people. It was an epic miracle, and all of these people were able to eat.

However, Jesus did not feed them physically for no reason. We need to understand that when we don’t look at Jesus’s actions through the lens of prophecy and fulfillment, and the role and task he had to do, we often interpret what Jesus did with just moral teachings.

The things he did were not only because Jesus was a loving person, a servant, or someone who took care of people. Yes, but there was always a reason Jesus did anything and everything. And it was always to teach both on the physical level when he did the thing, but then connect it to the spiritual. He always did both.

So, in the first half of John chapter 6, Jesus physically fed the people. Then, in the second half, Jesus spiritually fed them. One type of food they received willingly from Jesus, but the second type, they rejected. They accepted the physical food, yummy, yummy in their tummies. They ate until they had their fill.

But when Jesus started to give them spiritual food, what did they say? “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” They rejected his spiritual food. Part of what happened in John chapter 6, and Jesus called them out for this, actually. Let’s read how Jesus called them out for their true intentions.

Jesus called them out, didn’t he? After feeding them, Jesus left them for a time to get away, because imagine being like Jesus and having people constantly surrounding you.

They looked for him, and when they found him, they said, Where have you been all this time? Jesus replied, You’re not looking for me because I did miraculous signs. You’re looking for me because you want more food. You’re seeking physical fulfillment.

Your intentions aren’t pure. But let me give you the food that you actually need. So Jesus told them, Do not work for food that spoils, physical food. And you can even look at that figuratively as the work we do in the world to obtain physical food. The work we do in the world, it too, spoils.

If you go to your job and you’re a model employee for a week, and then the next week you do nothing and stop showing up out of nowhere, what will your employer think? Will they remember that week where you did great if you spent a week doing nothing? The week where you did great vanishes almost. ‘Hey, where have you been? We needed you for these meetings. We were counting on you. We need you to do this task.’

It’s spoiled. ‘What have you done for me lately?’ And we put so much effort into the physical work that we have to do. Of course, we have to feed ourselves and our families. Yes, we have to pay the bills. Yes, these things are important. But we put too much emphasis on these things and ignore the food that endures to eternal life to our detriment.

The whole world seems to be fashioned to get us to focus only on the physical, things that will blow away in the wind, things that are dust. But the food that endures to eternal life is what we need.

These people rejected that food from Jesus, partly because they did not understand what he was saying, but ultimately, it was because they didn’t have the heart to understand what he was saying.

Instead of saying, Jesus, okay, so you said we need to eat your flesh and drink your blood. Can you explain this more so that we make sure we don’t misunderstand? If they had said that, Jesus would have said, Absolutely. This is what I meant. And Jesus did that for his disciples who stayed, but many who followed him left.

Their heart condition was the problem, not the fact that they didn’t understand, because no one understood at first. They had to hear it again and hear the explanation. And then they could go, Oh, that’s what you meant. Because Jesus spoke in parables intentionally to weed out everyone whose hearts were not really in it in the first place, to weed out those who were only looking for physical food. Jesus was looking for the ones who were truly desiring that spiritual food he had to offer, like what Peter said in John 6:68.

To whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.

There’s nowhere else for us to go. That’s the mindset of one who has realized the nourishing food they are now receiving. And I hope that’s the mindset we’re all having more and more as we continue to study.

It was the mindset just like Peter’s when we hear the open word. We need to feel just like Peter.

So I pray that’s the case for us. And so they realized we can’t go anywhere else.

We can’t go and continue eating food from the Pharisees when their food is clearly poisoned. We can see it clearly now. We didn’t before Jesus met us, but now we do, and we cannot go back.

But those who didn’t realize that it was poison went back to that food. So let’s see why that was the case. And let’s see the beginning of the difference between the food that leads to life and the food that leads to death.

2.- The Two Kinds of Spiritual Food

And it goes all the way back to what time? Food that leads to life versus the food that leads to death.

Adam and Eve. So let’s go back to Genesis.

In the Bible, there are two types of food: physical food and spiritual food. And when it comes to spiritual food, there are two types: God’s food and Satan’s food.

Or you can say, in this case, Genesis 2:9 mentions fruit. Let’s see the introduction of these two types of food and where they come from.

Food = Fruit

In the Garden of Eden, there were two types of trees that provided food appealing to the eye. Generally, there were two kinds of trees: the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

Previously, the explanation I heard was that the tree of the knowledge of good and evil represented knowledge, and God did not want Adam and Eve to have knowledge. However, that is not the correct interpretation.

Hopefully, we now have a better understanding. What knowledge did God want them to avoid? The evil part, which means they had knowledge of good. The only knowledge we need.

Evil was something Satan introduced into the world. God wanted to protect Adam and Eve from the evil desire to become like God. That’s what God wanted them to avoid, not that they lacked knowledge of good and evil or had no morals, as commonly explained. If you hear such explanations, you should consider whether that place will provide the food of the second coming.

If they still refer to it as knowledge, implying Adam and Eve were ignorant, childlike, or unintelligent, that is incorrect. They did not have knowledge of Satan’s ways because such knowledge was unnecessary and remains unnecessary today. That’s why God wants to evaporate it.

Another crucial point to understand is whether the fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil was an apple. The type of fruit is not mentioned, but it is depicted as an apple, which is a human interpretation.

The truth is that the fruit represents something else, let’s see.

How important is it to speak what is right? Very important, because your words will come back and judge you.

So, what is the fruit? What is the fruit really? The fruit represents words. And that makes sense.

As Jesus compared trees to people in this passage, “Make a tree good, and its fruit will be good. How can you, brood of vipers, say anything good? You will be condemned by what you say.” So, the true fruit represents words. And it makes sense when you think about how Eve was deceived.

Eve was not deceived by a thing that sparkled. She was deceived by words. “You won’t surely die. I’ll tell you a secret. God doesn’t want you to know that, in fact, you’ll be like him, knowing good and evil.” Eve thought, “Oh, that sounds interesting. It’s different than what I heard before. But okay.” She told Adam, “Guess what?” Like that, they ate the fruit and believed Satan’s words, which figuratively represents being born of his seed.

Two trees were in the garden: the tree of life (Genesis 3:22) and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (Genesis 2:17). The entire Bible begins with these two trees, the most fundamental things, because our situation results from the conflict between them. We need to understand the difference between them if we want to eat from the tree of life and receive life.

The two types of trees are: the tree of life (TOL) and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (TOGAE). These two trees were in the garden. Genesis 3:22 states that if one eats from the tree of life, they will receive eternal life. That’s why Adam and Eve were expelled from the garden, so they could not eat from this tree and live forever as mortal, corrupted beings.

As for the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, the result of eating from this tree is spiritual corruption, evil thoughts, and ultimately, death. One receives death.

After eating from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, Adam and Eve did not immediately die physically. No, they continued to live for many years. But they died immediately, spiritually. You can tell right away from how they changed. Before, they could speak to God clearly, one-on-one, and see him clearly. But after they ate, they began to hide from God, meaning their spirits had changed (Ezekiel 18:4).

When they saw God, they felt fear. God asked, “Why are you hiding from me? Where are you?” Instead of taking responsibility, they began to blame each other: “The woman you gave me,” “The serpent said,” instead of saying, “God, I am sorry. I did what you told me not to do. I know there will be consequences, but I repent.” That’s what happens when poison enters the body – it starts killing a person right away, and they change totally, becoming different people when they eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

It’s very sad what happened. In Genesis 3:5-7, they ate from that tree and died. Genesis 6:3 states, “Man increased in sin,” or “Sin increased in man.” So, God’s spirit left, and he gave us a life limit of 120 years, though no one lives even near that long – 70 to 80 years, if that. Genesis 5:5 says Adam lived to 930 years. But he wasn’t supposed to live forever; he was supposed to live eternally (eternity X). Now, he only lived 930 years, like a baby compared to infinity – 930 years is nothing in comparison to eternity, just dust. So, what happened to him? His spirit died, and then his flesh died eventually.

We need to understand this. Why is God telling us this story? Why did God ensure Moses recorded these words in the book of Genesis? As a warning, certainly. But a warning about things that happened in the past only? A prophecy of what could happen again, because these two trees didn’t only appear in Genesis but appeared throughout the Bible again.

Quick Review

Quick Review

We’re exploring God’s food and Satan’s food, along with their deeper implications. The Bible presents two types of food.

There’s physical food, which we consume with our mouths. And there’s spiritual food, which we consume with our ears. Faith arises from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ. The ear tests words just as the tongue tastes food. Let us reason together what is right and good.

Jesus aimed to convey this point to the people. After performing the physical miracle of feeding them physically, Jesus intended to feed them spiritually. However, they were not truly ready for his spiritual food, nor did they ask for it, nor did they return to receive more.

When they heard it, they were confused and left. But those who heard and desired to know more, they came and received life from Jesus’s words. A person must make the choice and decision to come and hear these words; it is not automatic.

God is trying to teach us something crucial through the figurative language used in Genesis 1, 2, and 3 about the difference between what God’s food does to us and what Satan’s food does to us. The fruit that comes from a tree spiritually represents either truth or lies. If you eat from this tree, you will die. If you eat from this tree, you will not surely die, but you will be like God. Someone unable to discern will eat the lies, thinking they are truth. But someone able to discern will say, “No, that’s a lie,” and will refuse to eat that fruit.

This is why it does not make sense to hear the truth and then go back to lies. Not being able to distinguish means that person has not truly understood the food they have received. Unfortunately, Adam and Eve ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. They became made in Satan’s image, mortal (Genesis 3:22-23), and had to be expelled. They could not eat the words from the tree of life and gain eternal life. It cannot happen. Hence came death, mourning, crying, and pain when it was supposed to be eternal life with God from the beginning.

So, at what time period did the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil appear again, as they did not just appear once and then become a mystery?

Reminder:

– Tree of Life: Fruit → Eternal Life
– Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil: Fruit → Death

3.- Spiritual Food at First Coming and Second Coming

First Coming

We had someone appear who had a very important job to do, which was to give the people the words he had received when he was in the presence of his Father.

The words I speak are not my own. They belong to the Father who sent me. Now this is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent (John 6:51-58, John 17, 8, 3).

And I really like the way Jesus said in John chapter 8 why he was able to give the food that the people needed at that time. If we go to John chapter 8, I’ll show you a quick verse here that is really impactful.

So, what did Jesus tell the people?

You are a slave to sin, and if you believe in my words, you will be free. However, you have no room for my word because you believe yourself to be full, and you don’t need anything else. You think you’re doing the things you know to be right. So, when someone came and told them, “Actually, no, you’re no longer doing the things that are right before God’s eyes,” they said, “Nonsense, heresy! We’re okay, we’re good, we’ve been doing it right this whole time.”

And so, Jesus had to say, “Actually, I’m giving you what I received when I was in the presence of my Father, but you instead do the things of your father.” He then goes on later to call them children of the devil. These were naughty words to hear for those who were trying their best to keep the law.

But Jesus had to remind the people, “I am not just some person who is self-proclaiming things that I feel some kind of way about. I’m telling you what I’ve received, what I’ve seen, what I have heard, that you need to continue living.” So, let’s look at the food that Jesus gave to the people that proves who He is.

So, what did Jesus say? “I am the bread that came down from heaven. The manna that your forefathers ate, they ate, and though it came from heaven, they still died. But me, on the other hand, if you eat my words, you will live forever.” However, the way he said it was, “If you eat my flesh and my blood.” And so the people reacted negatively, saying, “How can this man say such things? We cannot receive these words. This is blasphemy.” (John 8:51-52)

That’s how they reacted. They did not react well to Jesus’s words because they did not understand them. But Jesus was trying to tell them something really profound. And he really confirmed this to his disciples when later on, he tells them in John 15:1, “I am the true vine. And if anyone eats my words, they will never see death.” That’s what Jesus said in John 8:51, “If you keep my words, you will never see death.”

So, the tree of life appeared again at the first coming. But just like in the time of Genesis, it was only here for a short time, and then it left. Until the tree of life appears again, we need to keep the words we had received from the tree of life and believe that even though physically we were going to die, something else would live forever, and that was the spirit.

But people did not make that connection. “I am the true vine. And my words are life.” The tree of life appeared again. But that means that the tree of the knowledge of good and evil also appeared again. What form did the tree of the knowledge of good and evil take? The Pharisees, the Sadducees, and the teachers of the law (Matthew 23:33). “Make a tree good, and its fruit will be good. Make a tree bad, and its fruit will be bad. For a man speaks whatever is within him out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.” The tree of life or the tree of the knowledge of good and evil had appeared again. And so, people at that time had to make a decision: Will we eat the true words or continue receiving the lies?

So, this battle was waging among the Israelites, and they argued sharply amongst themselves. But there were a few who heard these words and said, “You have the words of eternal life” (John 6:68), like Peter, James, John, and the other disciples. They realized who Jesus was, and they ate his words. But the majority did no such thing. They heard these words and said, “Nonsense, heresy, madness. He’s demon-possessed. We don’t want to hear what he has to say.”

This is the reason why Jesus said that the Pharisees are a “brood of vipers” because their leader, their master, was the original viper, the original serpent. And so, when the Pharisees spoke, they killed people’s spirits.

You Pharisees, you brood of vipers. How will you escape being condemned to hell? You will travel over land and sea, meaning that you have much zeal, tons of zeal. And you will make a lot of effort to win a single convert.

When you do, you do not make that person someone who has life. Instead, you make that person die. You make those people sons of hell.

I’m sure their intentions were good, or at least that’s what they thought, right? And not all the Pharisees were unreasonable people. We learned about two who were quite reasonable.

Do you remember the two Pharisees in the Bible that were actually quite reasonable? This is some good trivia right here.

Nicodemus and Gamaliel.

Gamaliel was actually the one who taught Paul. Paul was Gamaliel’s mentee, I should say. But just because they were reasonable, they still never came to Jesus.

Nicodemus came to Jesus and listened to him with a graceful ear, saying, “Tell me what you’re about. I believe that you are a good teacher.”

And he even defended Jesus in the courts later on in John chapter 7. But he still never joined Jesus. So even if someone is reasonable, we have to be able to discern.

It’s a must. We have to be able to discern. Because even well-intentioned words, if they are not the truth, they will kill the spirit all the same.

So, let’s quickly look at the difference between the tree that gave life (John 15:1) and the tree that leads to death. Let’s turn to Daniel 4 and read about the characteristics of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil and how it will appear again and what it will look like.

This was given in the dream to King Nebuchadnezzar, which Daniel interpreted. And of course, John 15:1, as we talked about already, refers to the tree of life that appeared once more.

So, who was Daniel talking to here? King Nebuchadnezzar.

And what nation was he the king of? Babylon. The king represents the people. And what kind of creatures did this tree nourish? Beasts.

It represents a tree like Babylon that nourishes beasts. And is this a small tree? No, it’s a huge tree.

A tree like Babylon. But the tree of life is different. As Jesus said, “I am the true vine, and you, my disciples, are the branches.”

It started off small, right? Twelve disciples and a promised pastor. Now, by God’s grace, many people have heard about the promised pastor of the Old Testament and have come.

But Babylon is still larger. At the time of the first coming, there were twelve disciples out of an entire nation. That’s why Jesus said, “The path is narrow.”

But the path that leads to hell is giant. And many walk in this path. Easy.

It’s the way that the world is fashioned to. So, let’s see how these two trees appear at the second coming. And why it’s so important to discern.

We must.

Second Coming

At the second coming, the picture is quite similar. God’s food is promised to be given in the time of Revelation.

It goes by a few different names. In Revelation 2:17, it is called the hidden manna.

It is the food that John is told to eat, the revealed or opened word that he is instructed to eat in Revelation 10:8-11. And then he is to prophesy again about many peoples, nations, languages, and kings, and tell them what is taking place.

Peoples, congregations, nations, churches. Languages, doctrines, kings, pastors. They all need to hear what is being fulfilled in this time.

So that they can flee. Why? Because just like the time of the first coming and every other time, Satan always invades with lies.

Lies that represent the truth, which is why they’re effective. And someone who was unable to discern eats this food willingly, thinking that it is good to eat.

These people also have much zeal and good intentions. But that is not the standard of truth. The standard is the word that has been revealed, the word that has been opened. And everyone needs to hear these words. No one is exempt from having to hear these words.

And thankfully, these words are going out. Because God’s intention is to bring what? What is God’s intention? To restore, this time forever. So the tree of life, a very clear definition that we should understand.

The tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil are this.

 

Tree of Life in every Era | Revelation 22:1-2

1. God, God was the tree of life in Genesis. 
2. Jesus → Jesus’s disciples. Because they were branches on history. (at the first coming) 
3. Jesus → New John. And the 12 tribes. (at the second coming)

Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil | Revelation 18:23, Revelation 18:2-3

1. Satan, the demons.
2. False teachers and their congregation members.

They represent the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. It was Satan’s words that Adam and Eve ate, which led to their downfall. And it’s Satan’s words that have been causing the demise of God’s believers since that time.

His mission is to get them to accept his seed so that they will die. But God’s intention is for them to receive his word, his seed. In Revelation 18, we see the judgment of Babylon.

And that tree, the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, is no more when the prophecy of Revelation 18 is fulfilled. Meaning that no one will be deceived anymore. The only tree that remains at the end of Revelation is the tree of life.

And it remains forever. Those who partake in the tree of life, those who eat the fruit, are the ones whom Jesus’ blood purchases. Those who become a kingdom and priests, which is the 12 tribes, they’re the ones that eat when all is fulfilled.

And they eat even during the process. What are they eating? The true food. But those who do not eat, all nations, they eat Satan’s food, which has made them mad and drunk. The maddening wine of adulteries and the food sacrificed to idols.

All nations are mad and drunk on lies and false hopes. So they need to come out. Not just some people, but all people.

No one is exempt from having to flee from her. Because God said, “Come out of her, my people.” Have we come out yet?

Or are we trying to dip our toe into both? Are we eating both foods? Have we not realized where Satan’s food is yet?

At this point, we need to realize these things. Now is the time to realize. Let’s eat that revealed word, that hidden manna.

The manna that is becoming open to every lesson, we’re learning more and more. Has the tree of life appeared again? Or will it appear soon?

Please meditate on John chapter 6. Read the whole chapter again.

Memorization

Genesis 2:17

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.”

Instructor Review

SUMMARY

There are two types of food mentioned in the Bible: physical food and spiritual food. 

Regarding spiritual food, there are two kinds: God’s food and Satan’s food. God’s food leads to life, while Satan’s food leads to death. Satan disguises his food as God’s food, so people willingly eat it, not knowing that it will actually bring them death.

At the first coming of Jesus, the tree of life appeared again. It was not a physical tree that someone could approach and pluck a fruit from, but rather a spiritual tree. A tree whose words one was supposed to eat, meaning listen to, and eating that word led to eternal life.

However, the tree of knowledge of good and evil also reappeared. It manifested through the words of those who spoke only death, hypocrisy, and greed. There were many of them, but only one tree of life.

The same phenomenon occurs at the second coming of Jesus. Although the words started well, many people’s thoughts, opinions, and theories entered into God’s field, Jesus’s field. Now both are growing together, making it hard to discern the truth.

But God ends that at the time of the second coming by opening those words through Jesus, feeding it to one who is supposed to then go and testify to all the churches what he has seen and heard, and gather them together on the mountain so that the tree of life can appear again. People can then eat from it when heaven comes down, and death will be a thing of the past. All nations that are currently eating the maddening wine, drinking it, and eating the food sacrificed to idols need to stop, realizing where it is and having no more of it, fasting from Satan’s food. As we saw, Revelation 18 is the judgment of Babylon, and Babylon will be no more.

Many will come out and gather on the mountain where they can eat from the fruit of the tree of life once again, and where the leaves of that tree will go out to heal all nations. This is a beautiful promise of God that will be fulfilled, whether we believe or not. It’s still going to happen.

It is better to believe.

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