Tree Of Knowledge (Empath stories)

The Tree Of Knowledge (also known as The Tree Of The Knowledge Of Good And Evil) is a tree that appears in the EMPATH: The Luckiest Smurf story series. According to Tapper, God planted the tree in the Garden Of Eden to test Adam and Eve's faithfulness in obeying His commands, saying that on the day that they eat from the tree, they will surely die. However, Lucifer in the form of a snake tempted Eve into eating from the tree, which then led to her luring Adam into eating from the same tree. After they both ate from the tree, Adam and Eve felt ashamed of themselves and hid themselves with fig leaf coverings, with Adam blaming Eve and Eve blaming the serpent when God confronted them with what they have done. Because of this, God banished Adam and Eve from the Garden Of Eden and protected the Tree Of Life with a flaming sword so that nobody except those who are forgiven of sin through Jesus Christ can eat from it and live forever.