A Biblical Theology of Trees

1. God created mankind, giving us a tree of life and a tree of death (Gen 1-2)

2. We chose the tree of death, then as now (Gen 3; Eccl 8:8)

3. As the inevitable consequence of our rebellion, God declared that the ultimate curse would be on the one who hangs on a tree (Deut 21:23; Gal 3:13)

4. Jesus came, dying for us that cursed death on a tree (Acts 5:30; 10:39; 13:29; 1 Pet 2:24)

5. At the end of all things, because of Jesus' cursed death, the saints are invited to eat, once again, of the tree of life (Rev 21-22)