Eden was a Temple (Gen 2:10-17) [Jay Thomas]

The Garden of Eden seemed like a remarkable place. Paradise, right? Indeed. But there are some details that make it pop as paradise! If you read the details of the description of the garden and then compare with the descriptions of the tabernacle, the Temple of Solomon, and even all the way to the descriptions of the New Jerusalem and of heaven, you realize something clear and powerful - EDEN WAS A TEMPLE. That temple was designed to expand, grow, and fit the earth. And, even though sin entered the world through the failed original keepers of the garden, God graciously kept the temple going by providing the Ultimate Keeper - Jesus, who died on the Ultimate Tree of Life, in order to kill the consequences of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. Because of Jesus, who is the Temple par excellence, we the people of God are the earthly temple and we have the precious hope of the Forever Eden-Temple that is coming soon!