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Originally Posted by lagtight
So far, so good!
How so? Death is also a reality. Life isn't "closer" to being "real" than death.
What is "the highest truth"? Thanks.
From the perspective of the flesh, there are many realities and death is more real than life, or at least death isn’t less real than life.
From the perspective of the soul, life is only what is real. Death is not real. Reality is life in its fullest form and the world is a counterfeit reality.
The “I Am” is between the two (flesh and soul). At the beginning of the Story, the I Am and the flesh are aligned. The soul, or the Son of Man, tries to create division (sound familiar?) between the I Am and the flesh in order for progress to happen.
To eat from the Tree of Knowledge is to open ourselves up to reality. When Adam (flesh) tastes the fruit, he only tastes death. The Son of Man and/or the Divine Female (soul) say to the I Am that eating the fruit (opening ourselves up to reality) is life promoting.
In Matthew 16:28, Jesus says, “Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.”
When he says this, he is making reference to eating the forbidden fruit (opening up to reality). He is basically saying that there are some (I Am) standing here who will divide from Adam (flesh).
Gospel of Thomas saying 1:
And he said, "Whoever discovers the interpretation of these sayings will not taste death."