Revealing information about the 1st Garden of Eden in Ezekiel 47

1st Garden of Eden from Ezekiel (Ezekiel 47:1-12 KJV) including breakdowns

 
Assorted pictures of the sunken Eden peninsula

(Ezekiel 47:1-12 KJV)
Afterward he brought me again unto the door of the house; and, behold, waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward: for the forefront of the house stood toward the east, and the waters came down from under from the right side of the house, at the south side of the altar. Then brought he me out of the way of the gate northward, and led me about the way without unto the utter gate by the way that looketh eastward; and, behold, there ran out waters on the right side. And when the man that had the line in his hand went forth eastward, he measured a thousand cubits, and he brought me through the waters; the waters were to the ankles. Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through the waters; the waters were to the knees. Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through; the waters were to the loins. Afterward he measured a thousand; and it was a river that I could not pass over: for the waters were risen, waters to swim in, a river that could not be passed over. And he said unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen this? Then he brought me, and caused me to return to the brink of the river. Now when I had returned, behold, at the bank of the river were very many trees on the one side and on the other. Then said he unto me, These waters issue out toward the east country, and go down into the desert, and go into the sea: which being brought forth into the sea, the waters shall be healed. And it shall come to pass, that every thing that liveth, which moveth, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live: and there shall be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall come thither: for they shall be healed; and every thing shall live whither the river cometh. And it shall come to pass, that the fishers shall stand upon it from Engedi even unto Eneglaim; they shall be a place to spread forth nets; their fish shall be according to their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding many. But the miry places thereof and the marishes thereof shall not be healed; they shall be given to salt. And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according to his months, because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine. 

Breakdown of the Ezekiel 47

(Ezekiel 47:1-12 KJV)
Afterward he brought me again unto the door of the house; (Describing temple or house of God)

and, behold, waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward: (A spring gushing water was within the courtyard of the house) for the forefront of the house stood toward the east, and the waters came down from under from the right side of the house, at the south side of the altar. (The location of the spring was emanating from the altar within the temple [Gods house])
 
Then brought he me out of the way of the gate northward,

(Ezekiel is led to the north to a gate) and led me about the way without unto the utter gate by the way that looketh eastward; At the North gate he is led through some compound to a outer gate)  There must of been two gates inner gate and outer gate with a compound between them.) and, behold, there ran out waters on the right side. (At the outer gate looking in a easterly direction we see the great river, flowing out on the right side of the gate is flowing in a easterly direction.  Ezekiel must of been on the Northern side of the river at the outer gate looking to the right)

And when the man that had the line in his hand went forth eastward, he measured a thousand cubits, and he brought me through the waters; the waters were to the ankles. Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through the waters; the waters were to the knees. Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through; the waters were to the loins. Afterward he measured a thousand; and it was a river that I could not pass over: for the waters were risen, waters to swim in, a river that could not be passed over. And he said unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen this? Then he brought me, and caused me to return to the brink of the river. Now when I had returned, behold, at the bank of the river were very many trees on the one side and on the other. Then said he unto me, These waters issue out toward the east country, and go down into the desert, and go into the sea: which being brought forth into the sea, (At this point outside the gate we see that Ezekiel is told that the river flows in a easterly direction over the desert and then into the sea also the river is in flood and are having difficulty crossing the river.)

the waters shall be healed. And it shall come to pass, that every thing that liveth, which moveth, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live: and there shall be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall come thither: for they shall be healed; and every thing shall live whither the river cometh. And it shall come to pass, that the fishers shall stand upon it from Engedi even unto Eneglaim; (Describing the boundaries of the Persian Gulf) they shall be a place to spread forth nets; their fish shall be according to their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding many. (Describing future civilization, around the mouths of the rivers in The Persian Gulf) But the miry places thereof and the marishes thereof shall not be healed; they shall be given to salt. (Again describing the marshes around the mouths of two rivers emptying in the Persian Gulf which would of been given to salt over time as the rainfall declined over the years) And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according to his months, (We see a great blessings for the rivers) because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: (We could be talking about the 2nd Garden of Eden to the North between the rivers at it most narrow point where Adam and Eve resettled from there expulsion or waters from the first garden?) and the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine. (Very fertile area rich in food with a vast variety of plant species for medicine) Note: there could be a type for the last days?

Comment: At this point we have broken down the relevant parts of this ection of Ezekiel 47. Now lets see how the Urantia Book relates to this discovery.

The following are The relevant  Urantia Book Extracts

PAPER 73 - THE GARDEN OF EDEN, Oct 19 2000

• line 73: The first task was the building of the brick wall across the neck of the peninsula. This once completed, the real work of landscape beautification and home building could proceed unhindered.
   

• line 74: A zoological garden was created by building a smaller wall just outside the main wall; the intervening space, occupied by all manner of wild beasts, served as an additional defense against hostile attacks. This menagerie was organized in twelve grand divisions, and walled paths led between these groups to the twelve gates of the Garden, the river and its adjacent pastures occupying the central area.
   

• PAPER 73 - THE GARDEN OF EDEN, Oct 19 2000
   

  • line 62:           The coast line of this land mass was considerably elevated, and the neck connecting with the mainland was only twenty-seven miles wide at the narrowest point. The great river that watered the Garden came down from the higher lands of the peninsula and flowed east through the peninsular neck to the mainland and thence across the lowlands of Mesopotamia to the sea beyond. It was fed by four tributaries which took origin in the coastal hills of the Edenic peninsula, and these are the "four heads" of the river which "went out of Eden," and which later became confused with the branches of the rivers surrounding the second

The UB says that Adam had to wait six weeks to cross the river.

PAPER 76 - THE SECOND GARDEN, Oct 19 2000

• line 32: It required almost a full year for the caravan of Adam to reach the Euphrates River. Finding it in flood tide, they remained camped on the plains west of the stream almost six weeks before they made their way across to the land between the rivers which was to become the second garden.

I believe the Urantia Book references in the above parallels with Ezekiel about the difficulty of crossing the river during flood season.  The waters the Ezekiel speaks about, originates from springs under the mountain of God (Temple).  The great river ran in a easterly direction due west out of the garden, across the desert and then into the sea.  Note: That when Ezekiel was standing outside the outer gate he noticed the great river was flowing to the right, which corresponds to bathymetric mapping of the area where the great river ran through the middle of the peninsula and does begin to veer to the right. Ezekiel is then explaining the difficulty in crossing the river (The Euphrates) which was in floodtide which corresponds to the following Urantia Book excerpts. God is seen giving his blessings to the waters as the waters come from a holy source and flows into the region of the second garden by The Euphrates and then to the sea of the Persian Gulf.  In the same breathe Ezekiel expresses that a marsh area would be given up to salt, would that mean an area between the Great river flowing out of first Eden in a desert area and the Euphrates river connection?  Is that area in the desert somewhere between 1st Eden and 2nd Eden? in Northern west Syria,  east of the Euphrates?

Pictures of present day fault lines and options of possible courses of The Great River going out of the east of Eden, throughout the desert to connect with The Euphrates.

Song of Solomon 4:16 Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.

Description of Adam, the 1st Garden of Eden and the general area.

(Ezekiel 31:3-9 KJV)
Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and with a shadowing shroud, and of an high stature; and his top was among the thick boughs. The waters made him great, the deep set him up on high with her rivers running round about his plants, and sent out her little rivers unto all the trees of the field. Therefore his height was exalted above all the trees of the field, and his boughs were multiplied, and his branches became long because of the multitude of waters, when he shot forth. All the fowls of heaven made their nests in his boughs, and under his branches did all the beasts of the field bring forth their young, and under his shadow dwelt all great nations. Thus was he fair in his greatness, in the length of his branches: for his root was by great waters. The cedars in the garden of God could not hide him: the fir trees were not like his boughs, and the chesnut trees were not like his branches; nor any tree in the garden of God was like unto him in his beauty. I have made him fair by the multitude of his branches: so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied him.

The Breakdown

(Ezekiel 31:3-9 KJV)
Behold, the Assyrian (Possibly describing Adam in the Garden) was a cedar in Lebanon

(He was distinct) with fair branches, and with a shadowing shroud, and of an high stature; (He had influence) and his top (His Home was a hight top like a table top moutain)

was among the thick boughs. (It was in the midst of the Garden)

The waters made him great, the deep (The Sea) set him up on high (His Island peninsula home high above the sea with water around him)

with her rivers running round about his plants, and sent out her little rivers unto all the trees of the field. (We see a description of irrigation watering trees in the fields)

Therefore his height was exalted above all the trees of the field,

(He was set high above the his garden)

and his boughs were multiplied, and his branches became long because of the multitude of waters, when he shot forth. (There was much water that was used for irrigation his garden multiplied) All the fowls of heaven made their nests in his boughs, and under his branches did all the beasts of the field bring forth their young, (There were many animals in the garden) and under his shadow dwelt all great nations. Thus was he fair in his greatness, in the length of his branches: for his root was by great waters. (Adam was respected among the nations and the nations lived under his influence) The cedars in the garden of God (Clearly associated with the Garden of God) could not hide him: the fir trees were not like his boughs, and the chesnut trees were not like his branches; nor any tree in the garden of God was like unto him in his beauty. (Adam was unique there was nothing as beautiful as him) I have made him fair by the multitude of his branches: so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied him.

Comment: Ezekiel provides a view of 1st Eden with a description of Adam and his influence over the nations including the extensive irrigation networks that was prepared within the garden.  Adam is described as The Assyrian, Adam or The Assyrian was described as a unique leader where his influence covered the land like a shroud and the nations respected him and saw him as a high leader.  He was of high stature,  just and exalted over his land and spheres of influence.  We also see descriptions of the extensive irrigation networks that were prepared in the 1st Garden of Eden, where all the birds and animals of many species lived not to mention the abundance of unique trees and fruits.  It is mentioned that where the 1st Garden of Eden was set high above the deep(water), obviously the location was high in elevation with water surrounding it.  We can assume it was an island of some kind connected to the mainland considering the great river flowed from west to east out of the garden so it must of been connected as seen in the following picture.  Ezekiel also gives you a general idea of the area by calling Adam, The Assyrian.  This is interesting as the location of the first garden is directly west of the shores of Syria, one mile under the water with Lebanon a short distance to the south.  Ezekiel through the use of the words The Assyrian and Lebanon is practically telling you the general location of 1st Eden.

The Default of Adam occurs

(Ezekiel 31:10-14 KJV)
10 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast lifted up thyself in height, and he hath shot up his top among the thick boughs, and his heart is lifted up in his height; 11 I have therefore delivered him into the hand of the mighty one of the heathen; he shall surely deal with him: I have driven him out for his wickedness. 12 And strangers, the terrible of the nations, have cut him off, and have left him: upon the mountains and in all the valleys his branches are fallen, and his boughs are broken by all the rivers of the land; and all the people of the earth are gone down from his shadow, and have left him. 13 Upon his ruin shall all the fowls of the heaven remain, and all the beasts of the field shall be upon his branches:    14 To the end that none of all the trees by the waters exalt themselves for their height, neither shoot up their top among the thick boughs, neither their trees stand up in their height, all that drink water:  for they are all delivered unto death,  to the nether parts of the earth,  in the midst of the children of men, with them that go down to the pit.

The Breakdown

(Ezekiel 31:10-14 KJV)
10 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast lifted up thyself in height, (Sounds like pride) and he hath shot up his top (His mountain top where the house of God is)

among the thick boughs,

and his heart is lifted up in his height; 11 I have therefore delivered him (Adam) into the hand of the mighty one of the heathen; (The fallen angel) he shall surely deal with him: I have driven him out for his wickedness. 12 And strangers, the terrible of the nations, have cut him off, and have left him: upon the mountains and in all the valleys his branches are fallen, and his boughs are broken by all the rivers of the land; and all the people of the earth are gone down from his shadow, and have left him. 13 Upon his ruin shall all the fowls of the heaven remain, (Birds fly from the destruction) and all the beasts of the field shall be upon his branches: (Sounds like a catastrophic  flood where the animals are dead in the braches of trees as you would expect)   14 To the end that none of all the trees by the waters exalt themselves for their height, neither shoot up their top among the thick boughs, neither their trees stand up in their height, all that drink water: (The Edenic Island is set in a freshwater lake) for they are all delivered unto death, (Floods) to the nether parts of the earth, (Sunk to the bottom of the ocean) in the midst of the children of men, with them that go down to the pit. (everything is destroyed including human life. The Island peninsula, Garden of Eden is sunk and destroyed by floods)

Video of the destruction of Atlantis  
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Comment: We see the ramifications of the default.  Adam is expelled out of the garden because of his error.  Adams position as a planetary leader is diminished and due to his expulsion from the garden we see that his influence amongst the nations is lost, he has lost credibility.  After the default we see the Garden falling in disarray which eventually is destroyed by water and earthquakes.

Post Default and the post event sinking of the peninsula.

(Ezekiel 31:15-17 KJV)
15 Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when he went down to the grave I caused a mourning:  I covered the deep for him, and I restrained the floods thereof, and the great waters were stayed: and I caused Lebanon to mourn for him, and all the trees of the field fainted for him. 16 I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him down to hell with them that descend into the pit: and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, shall be comforted in the nether parts of the earth. 17 They also went down into hell with him unto them that be slain with the sword; and they that were his arm, that dwelt under his shadow in the midst of the heathen.

The Breakdown

(Ezekiel 31:15-17 KJV)
15 Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when he went down to the grave (The 1st Garden of Eden sunk) I caused a mourning: (there was great mourning amongst the survivors) I covered the deep for him, (The sea covered his garden) and I restrained the floods thereof, and the great waters were stayed: (The waters settled down)

and I caused Lebanon to mourn for him,  

and all the trees of the field fainted for him. (The locality of Lebanon is mentioned, the locals of Lebanon are mourning because they know the significance of this loss as the first garden is to the west of Lebanon and Syria.  In addition a  major loss of life would of been witnessed on the Lebanese coast)16 I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, (earthquake simultaneous with the flooding major catastrophe) when I cast him down to hell with them that descend into the pit: and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, shall be comforted in the nether parts of the earth. (The remnants of 1st Eden is at the deep, bottom of the ocean. 

However, the memory of this place but will comforted as it will be resurrected in the future, in part for the "Healing of the Nations" and to introduce the Sevenfold doctrine/information) for the future enhancement of the destiny of mankind.

Remembering the 2000+ year old Enoch prophecy.

1 Enoch 104:10 Another mystery also I point out. To the righteous and the wise shall be given books of joy, of integrity, and of great wisdom. To them shall books be given, in which they shall believe;

1 Enoch l04:ll And in which they shall rejoice. And all the righteous shall be rewarded, who from these shall acquire the knowledge of every upright path.

1 Enoch 92:l2 Afterwards, in the seventh week a perverse generation shall arise; abundant shall be its deeds, and all its deeds perverse. During its completion, the righteous shall be selected from the plant of everlasting righteousness; and to them shall be given the Sevenfold Doctrine respecting every part of his whole creation.

1 Enoch 92:17  The former heaven shall depart and pass away; a new heaven shall appear; and all the celestial powers shine with sevenfold splendor for ever. Afterwards likewise shall there be many weeks, which shall externally exist in goodness and in righteousness.

 

1Enoch 1:8 Then shall all belong to God; be happy and blessed; and the splendor of the Godhead shall illuminate them.

 

More about the Last days according to Enoch interpreted by Edmund Roach in his book

 

"The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand"

17 They also went down into hell with him unto them that be slain with the sword; and they that were his arm, that dwelt under his shadow in the midst of the heathen.

Comment: In this segment in Ezekiel we see that the location went down to the watery grave, the sea.  There was morning in Lebanon which is next to the location thus giving us a clue to the general area.  We can see that the Garden of God was destroyed by floods and by the great waters, (a major flood catastrophe which wiped out the whole Eden peninsula).  The lands/nations in the surrounding area suffered from Earthquakes particularly the coast of the eastern Mediterranean.  In addition there was great mourning in these lands as they knew the importance of this location.  Interesting to note that Lebanon and Syria (The Assyrian) is associated with the garden, we are not speaking about Mesopotamia nor about The Sumerians we analyzing the 1st location of Eden, not the second location between the Tigris and Euphrates, clearly we can see references to Eden through Ezekiel in the general area of Syria and Lebanon.

Video of what caused the Eden peninsula to sink

Video of the destruction of Atlantis  
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Additional Scriptures including the first Garden of Eden.

(Ezekiel 28:13-16 KJV)
13 Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.14 Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth;  and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire. 15 Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee. 16 By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire.

The Breakdown

(Ezekiel 28:13-16 KJV)
13 Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: (The Garden of Eden was rich in precious stones and metals it must be close an old volcano that yielded many elements.  The volcano is Mt Olympus, Cyprus)

the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created. (Implies that Garden of God with all its foundations, irrigation ditches and pathways was prepared before Adam was created or arrived)

14 Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; (Now we are talking about a cherub would that be the tempter, sounds like it) and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire. (The tempter also walked in the garden near the mountain of God also implies a volcano, [stones of fire] Mt Olympus is close by) 15 Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee. (referring to the tempter) 16 By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God:

and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire. (God is angry with the tempter and will be expelled from the mountain of God, the first location where it all happened)

Comment: In the following scripture we see another reflection of the Garden and a judgment that I think was expressed to the Fallen angel (the heathen one) for inspiring the default of Adam and Eve in the first garden.  Again the garden in this scripture is described as being a place having many minerals and precious stones which was prepared before Adam was created or arrived.  In the following is an excerpt from The Urantia Book regarding the precious stones of Eden.

PAPER 73 - THE GARDEN OF EDEN, Oct 19 2000

• line 63: The mountains surrounding the Garden abounded in precious stones and metals, though these received very little attention. The dominant idea was to be the glorification of horticulture and the exaltation of agriculture.

A tidbit This is with what John said about the New Jerusalem:

(Revelation 22:1-2 KJV
And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

Here is something out of The Book of Jubilees