Isa 66:17 They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the midst, eating swine’s flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the LORD.
[Now this verse proves that someone tried to sanctify themselves and purify themselves in some garden behind some tree in the MIDST. Now the only place in Scripture which answers or explains this is what Adam and Eve did in the Garden of Eden. That tree of the knowledge of good and evil was in the MIDST of that garden. The Word clearly says that they ATE of this tree. Paul said by the LAW is the knowledge of sin. Rom 7:5 For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.
…the motions of sins were by the LAW and brought forth DEATH. The day you eat of it you die! How much clearer need it be said? You who claim sex is this tree, where is your Scripture saying by sex is the knowledge of sin? Or one which says by sex came death? Wake up! Open your blinded eyes!
Ro 7:7 What shall we say then? is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet. Ro 7:8 But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead. Ro 7:9 For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.
…I had not known sin but by the LAW.(did not say I knew sin by sex). I had not known lust EXCEPT THE LAW said Thou shalt not covet. This proves he is speaking of that ten commandment law. Thou shalt not covet. So how is this something God despised? He hates people trying to serve him by LAW. He wants us loving righteousness and obeying Him and doing good because we have His love and grace in our hearts. He does not want LAW in our hearts. Notice he said we were alive without the law. That was Adam and Eve before they sinned or took up the law and tried to sanctify themselves with the blood of a swine. Remember God said in Isa. 66 that to slay a lamb is the same as offering swine’s blood. So there is no difference. See the law demands animal sacrifices which makes the death of Jesus and His shed blood of no effect.
This is solid proof that the LAW is that tree of the knowledge of good and evil. I have proven this with God’s Word. Now let all those false teachers which say it is something else bring forth one verse of Scripture proving their lie.
Rom 7:10 And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death.
{The commandment was unto death}.
Ro 7:11 For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me.
{The law was the thing which caused their sin to slay them.}Ro 4:15 Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.
