"Edgar" wrote
So they were a bit slow on the draw, repentancewise?

It was too early for repentance then. God told them they couldn't do something but
they went ahead and did it. God punished them. From then on everybody was punished.
But later on God had mercy and went himself in the form of Jesus to do something so
sins could be forgiven. Jesus takes away the sins of mankind. But he only takes them away
from people who ask that he do so and believe he will do so.
Remember there was another tree in the garden that Adam and Eve were free to eat
from. It was the tree of life. But they were stupid and didn't eat from it right away. Instead
they ate from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. So they got kicked out and never again
got a chance to eat from the tree of life. That is until Jesus came along and offered the very
same thing.
Don't be stupid like Adam and Eve. You've got a chance again to eat from the tree of life. Get
on with it before it's too late.

Cheers,
Ellen