Captain_Theoretical
I really like this theory.
It sort of goes along with something else I read.
God says that if they eat of the tree, they will die. Of course when they do eat of the tree, they don't die. People say that they became mortal and so they would eventually die, but God really did tell them they would die immediately.
I was reading something in which the author suggested this was a case of bad parenting, God told them they would die and then once they ate of the tree He gave in and just banished them instead.
How this fits in with this theory is that perhaps it wasn't bad parenting, but perhaps dysfunctional parenting. God told them they would die because He didn't want them to eat of the fruit yet, like telling your children their teeth will rot out of their head if they don't brush their teeth. Of course they will eventually, but not immediately like you implied. It is the same way with God telling Adam and Eve they would die if they ate of the tree. And banishing Adam and Eve from the garden was God's way of saying "If you're ready to eat of the tree you're ready to be out on your own in the real world." or something along those lines.
Just my thoughts.
I honestly don't think God ment
immediately when he said that they would die. I believe that Adam and Eve were supposed to live forever.. God even came down and walked with them face to face, so why would they have to go into heaven? But when they ate the fruit, their punishment was to die, even if it didn't happen immediately.
Two things to think about:
1) Are Adam and Eve in hell, or heaven? The bible never says where they went.
2) Are we still eating God's forbidden fruit today? Who knows what kind of fruit it was, so it's quite possible that we're still eating it.
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