The Verse עץ חיים היא למחזיקים בה framing this fiery scene is from the Book of Proverbs (3:18) and refers to the Torah, "a Tree of Life for those who hold fast to it". This is especially true of the soul of the Torah - Kabbalah. Its mystical teachings and meditative practices feed our soul.
Had Adam and Eve eaten from the Tree of Life while still in the Garden of Eden, they would have lived forever (Genesis 3:22). God had told Adam, “Of every Tree in the Garden you may freely eat; but of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Bad you shall not eat of it; for on the day you… more
