"For Yahweh will comfort Zion, He will comfort all her waste places; He will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of Yahweh; Simcha (Joy) and gladness will be found in it, thanksgiving and the voice of melody" (Isa.51:3, NKJV).

"What is all this juice and all this joy?
A strain of earth's sweet being in the beginning
In Eden garden"

Clearly Eden was originally designed by our Heavenly Father with a view to bringing us simcha (joy). Many who have visited heaven describe the astonishingly breathtaking natural scenery there, far superior to anything down here on earth, where they have both felt a sense of 'home' and wanted to remain. I think I can relate to that for though I have seen heaven and was once taken to this amazing lake whose colour depth is indescribable, and once was shown the creation underway, I was for the most part in the Holy City amongst people and buildings. So I can testify up to a point - the heavenly realm is the occasion for much simcha (joy).

So, yes, we can get glimpses into this lost world and into the one awaiting the faithful when we are communing with Yahweh in nature and get a taste of "all this juice and all this joy". A portion of human happiness was therefroe designed to be found in nature, even our own fallen version of it. Driving around on the lawmower enabled me to drift off and admire the scenery and find a degree of shalom, a flashback in time.

Most don't realise, though, that Eden is not merely an ancestral memory but still exists in every dimension, including within ourselves. If you'd like to know more about this garden, please see some of the exciting articles about our own experiences there in The Garden of Yahweh.