6首先，人受引诱去吃知识树，结果人堕落了。堕落之人的后裔全然不倚靠神，他们依赖自己的知识。按照创世记第四章，人类发明了第一次的文化，这文化一直发展，直到变成挪亚时代败坏的世界。在挪亚的时候，神用洪水审判了地。挪亚的后裔成了另一个族类，但这族类仍旧不倚靠神。至终，人类出现了第二次的文化，就是竖立巴别塔和巴别城的文化。于是神呼召亚伯拉罕离开那堕落的族类。由此我们能看到这两条线的发展。严格的说，生命线是由堕落而蒙救赎的亚当开始，再继续经过亚伯、以诺、挪亚、亚伯拉罕、以撒、雅各、和许多以色列人。在这条生命线上有挪亚的帐棚、亚伯拉罕的帐棚、帐幕和圣殿。知识线是由该隐开始，继续经过所有不敬虔的人。在知识线上有以诺城、巴别城、所多玛城、法老的积货城、以及将生命线上的事物掳去的巴比伦城。
6Firstly, man was induced to eat of the tree of knowledge. As a result, man fell. The descendants of fallen man did not depend upon God at all. They relied upon their knowledge. According to Genesis 4, the first human culture was invented, and this culture developed until it became the corrupted world of Noah. During the time of Noah, God judged the earth by the flood. Noah’s descendants became another race, but this race still did not depend upon God. Eventually, the second human culture came forth, the culture which erected the tower and city of Babel. Then God called Abraham out of that fallen race. By this we can see the development of the two lines. Strictly speaking, the line of life began with Adam, who was fallen and redeemed, and continued through Abel, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and so many Israelites. On this line of life we have the tent of Noah, the tent of Abraham, the tabernacle, and the temple. The line of knowledge began with Cain and continued through all the ungodly people. On the line of knowledge we have the city of Enoch, Babel, Sodom, the treasure cities of Pharaoh, and Babylon, which captured the things on the line of life