Trailblazer
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I do not believe that the implication is there. I believe that Christians read into these verses.It doesn't? Kind of says that's the caveat there. "If you eat from this, you will surely d.i.e." Genesis 2. They ate from it, remember? And God said, in essence after they did what God told them not to die, now you will die. They didn't HAVE to die if they obeyed God, respected and loved Him, and the implication is clear.
I believe that meant Adam and Eve would die spiritually, not physically, although eventually they died physically just like everyone will.Eve was deceived, but God did not back down on his decree. (Genesis 2:16 - "And the LORD God commanded him, “You may eat freely from every tree of the garden, 17but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die.” Does that mean he died the day he ate from the tree?
Death Was Spiritual
Some interpreters contend that Adam and Eve did die when they ate the forbidden fruit, but their death was spiritual, not physical. The main idea behind death is separation. The death that Adam and Eve experienced when they ate the forbidden fruit was immediate separation from God.
Physical Death
They also experienced physical death for their disobedient act. Though it was not immediate, it still was a result from their disobedience of God. The Lord promised:
In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread till you return to the ground, for out of dust you were taken; for dust you are, and to dust you shall return (Genesis 3:19).
Did Adam and Eve Die When They Ate the Forbidden Fruit?
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