When the plans of the [[Material Son]] went astray, Adam and his family were not permitted to carry the core of the tree away from the Garden. When the [[Nodites]] invaded [[Eden]], they were told that they would become as “gods if they partook of the fruit of the tree.” Much to their [[surprise]] they found it unguarded. They ate freely of the fruit for years, but it did nothing for them; they were all material mortals of the realm; they lacked that endowment which acted as a [[complement]] to the fruit of the tree. They became enraged at their inability to benefit from the [[tree of life]], and in connection with one of their internal wars, the temple and the tree were both destroyed by fire; only the stone wall stood until the Garden was subsequently submerged. This was the second temple of the Father to perish. [[73:6|73:6.6-7]] | When the plans of the [[Material Son]] went astray, Adam and his family were not permitted to carry the core of the tree away from the Garden. When the [[Nodites]] invaded [[Eden]], they were told that they would become as “gods if they partook of the fruit of the tree.” Much to their [[surprise]] they found it unguarded. They ate freely of the fruit for years, but it did nothing for them; they were all material mortals of the realm; they lacked that endowment which acted as a [[complement]] to the fruit of the tree. They became enraged at their inability to benefit from the [[tree of life]], and in connection with one of their internal wars, the temple and the tree were both destroyed by fire; only the stone wall stood until the Garden was subsequently submerged. This was the second temple of the Father to perish. [[73:6|73:6.6-7]] |