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Based on the writings of Ellen G. White, Adam and Eve's immortality was conditional upon their obedience to God. They were not created with inherent, unconditional immortality. Their continued life depended on their access to the tree of life. Here are some key points from her writings: * **Immortality Was Conditional:** "Immortality, promised to man on condition of obedience, had been forfeited by transgression. Adam could not transmit to his posterity that which he did not possess; and there could have been no hope for the fallen race had not God, by the sacrifice of His Son, brought immortality within their reach." (GC 533.1) * **The Tree of Life Perpetuated Immortality:** The source of their immortality was the tree of life. As long as they had access to it, they would live forever. "In the midst of Eden grew the tree of life, whose fruit had the power of perpetuating life. Had Adam remained obedient to God, he would have continued to enjoy free access to this tree and would have lived forever." (GC 532.3) * **Sin Led to Mortality:** When Adam and Eve sinned, they were cut off from the tree of life and became subject to death. "But when he sinned he was cut off from partaking of the tree of life, and he became subject to death. The divine sentence, “Dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return,” points to the utter extinction of life." (GC 532.3) * **Preventing Immortal Sinners:** God prevented them from accessing the tree of life after their fall to ensure that sin would not be immortalized. "I was pointed to Adam and Eve in Eden. They partook of the forbidden tree and were driven from the garden, and then the flaming sword was placed around the tree of life, lest they should partake of its fruit and be immortal sinners." (EW 125) "But after man's fall, holy angels were immediately commissioned to guard the tree of life... None of the family of Adam were permitted to pass the barrier to partake of the life-giving fruit; hence there is not an immortal sinner." (PP 60.3)