view God’s gift for overcomers consists of the privilege of living forever in the future New Jerusalem. The eating of the tree is both an enjoyment and a memorial of that blessing. This view is preferable for several reasons. First, the idea of the tree of life itself (Gen. 2:9; 3:22, 24; Rev. 2:7; 22:2, 14, 19) suggests the concept of a life beyond physical death. The possibility of perpetual life is clearly present.29 Second, after the Fall, God revealed that the tree helps man “live forever” (Gen.