A tree of life. And a tree of death. On the tree of life a man died. But through his death came life for all who surrender to him. Punishment is passed off.
Forgiveness is found.
Real, new hope where humanly speaking it would be impossible to fabricate any. On the other tree dangles the body of a man who carried his heavy load himself, and found no rest. Who could not come back to the Jesus he had betrayed, and so found himself in a spiritual wilderness with no forgiveness. He could see no way out of the junkyard created by his own shallow, foolish sin. You know - Judas almost got it right.