THE GARDEN OF EDEN 5 1 



Testament confirms what was said in the Old 

 Testament. The Bible does not say, in so many 

 words, that either man or lower animals were 

 immortal before the fall, but certainly infers that 

 both were. 



There are many things in the Bible which must 

 be understood, though they may not be expressed, 

 or the text would have no meaning whatever. 

 This is true of the command not to eat of the for- 

 bidden fruit. The command was not given to 

 the woman, as is generally taught. Adam received 

 the command before Eve was created, and if she 

 ever received the command it must be implied, be- 

 cause it is not expressed. If man had not violated 

 the law given him, he and all other animals would 

 not only have had the continuance of their souls 

 and bodies but would probably have been trans- 

 ported to an upper paradise or higher heaven in 

 some distant planet where sufficient room had been 

 prepared for all. 



