The Holy Spirit/Jesus and Eden #2

Similarities of Action of the Elohim God (The Holy Spirit/Jesus) on The Born  Again Human and Eden on the Born Again Earth

Parallel stories; The Bible often deals with parallel stories or repeating themes or types, once the revelation that Eden was seeded from Heaven, several parallel stories become apparent. The similitude between Eden and The Holy Spirit/Jesus is very strong see above. This can be extended even further.

Genesis 2 changes to referring to God as Lord God in Genesis 2:4 when the second creation-the born again earth is completed.  This provides a metaphor for our own change in relationship with God when born again. (I suggest, this is way beyond coincidence? A confirmation or even proof of Gap Theory on its own in my opinion?) The name change fulfils the similitude? Our relationship changes after being born again?

The role of each member of the Trinity in Genesis 6 day creation defines the metaphor key

• As God the Father made the earth by separating land and water, so:

The Earth/land/ground metaphors with God The Father (The dust = part of the the ‘Earth’)

• As The Holy Spirit brooded on the waters and Jesus made the firmament to hold them, so waters/sea metaphors The Holy Spirit and Jesus (water intimately gives off mist,The Holy Spirit/Jesus give off spiritual gifts) (John 4:10)  (John 7:38-39), So,
• The waters/mist metaphors spiritual gifts from Jesus and The Holy Spirit (mist: coming from water)
• Life on planet Earth (the kosmos)  Both are life from the Father.
• The whole remade life on Earth in Gap Theory (the kosmos) metaphors the born again spirit in man. Born again earth born again man.
• As life on Earth (the kosmos) metaphors our spirit so the presence of The Holy Spirit  and Jesus’  as indwellings within our  spirit is also represented as life on Earth-God seems to use the increased stature of trees/beautiful gardens/whales/cattle to represent this divine element.
• Seed metaphors the redeemed spirit. A metaphor throughout the Bible (Galatians 3:16) (Galatians 3:29)

Genesis 2:5 And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.

The metaphor jumps thousands of years forward. Note the way the way the fruit bearing tree of Genesis 1:11(Jesus) is not mentioned here. Before plants and herbs can grow they need water, before any work or spiritual gift can be actioned , man needs ‘mist’ to activate them. Jesus and The Holy Spirit do not need activating so trees are not included here. See the big Kosmos-Ruah Metaphor here

There was no man is reminiscent of Revelation 4:5-a lamentation that no man was good enough to till/grow the ground/these gifts.

Genesis 2:6 But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground

God (Earth) provides The Holy Spirit (mist) that enables these gifts to be activated-Born again humans acquiring Jesus’ sacrifice and Holy Spirit led insight. The first action being The Holy Spirit putting a conviction in our hearts

Genesis 2:7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul

A new spirit man is formed within man from  mans original spirit and whatever The Holy Spirit has added to it. This being a hint as to the constituents of our spirit

Genesis 2:8-14 These verses are a strong similitude with living water/The Holy Spirit/Eden. See above.

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.

The metaphor of the Garden of Eden for The indwelling Holy Spirit/Lord Jesus Christ may be describing the Holy Spirit teaching us good and evil.

Genesis 2:15 And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

Man is given this in-dwelling of The Holy Spirit (Eden) and must nurture and keep it. This  is reminiscent of  (1 Corinthians 6:19-20)

Genesis 2:16-17 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat. But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

Man can freely enjoy the fruit of these spiritual gifts but not all, one specific rule must be followed or you will die. This is reminiscent of sins against the spirit ( Certain Eden trees) (Acts 5:1-10) and (Matthew12:32)

Genesis 2:18+: There are many more allusions to spiritual gifts/indwellings the Body of Christ in these next verses too, in particular, the making of animals with the same constituents as humans may confirm our spiritual gift of authority over them. Check out the Genesis Similitudes page on this site here

As God does for life on planet earth so he does for our spirit. As Adam received and injury to his side top get a bride so does Christ get a redeemed spirit for his bride. (First alluded to by Chuck Missler in his Genesis commentary)

What God does for life (kosmos) on the born again earth so he does for our born again spirit.