The Twin Lies of Eden | New Age Doctrine Origin

The foundational elements of New Age doctrine can be traced back to the Garden of Eden. Read the story in Genesis 3

The Bible teaches that the wages of sin is death (Romans 6:23). God made it perfectly clear in Eden that if Adam and Eve were to disobey His law, they would have to suffer the consequences—that is, losing their immortality.

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Adam and Eve were going to live forever before they sinned. God had put the Tree of Life in the Garden for them to eat from and as long as they ate from it, they would live. But after Adam and Eve sinned—by eating from the forbidden Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil—they were forced out of the Garden so that they could no longer eat from the Tree of Life.

According to Genesis 3:1, Satan questioned God’s intent in placing the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil in the middle of the garden:

Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

In her answer to the serpent, Eve makes it quite clear that she fully understood what God had said:

And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die (Genesis 3:2-3).

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Satan counters with the first two lies spoken to humankind, namely: “You shall not surely die,” and “You will be like God.”

And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods; knowing good and evil (Genesis 3:4-5).

The twin lies of human divinity and immortality have been Satan’s foundation for his counterfeit religion throughout the ages. He has been using these lies to hide from us the importance of seeking salvation in Christ.

If we are immortal, we do not need Christ to help us regain the immortality we have not lost. If we are divine, we become His equal and are capable of saving ourselves. With this masterpiece of Satan, the plan of salvation becomes futile.

The Biblical account shows us that the very character of Satan was transferred to humanity:

And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat (Genesis 3:6).

The success Satan achieved in Eden is a success he has enjoyed throughout the ages. Read Ancient Roots to see how the basis of New Age doctrine has been progressing throughout history

At the end of time, Satan's strategy that proved so successful with Eve will ensnare the great majority of the world's population before the day of the Lord comes. This deception is beginning around us. Read about New Age masters and Maitreya