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Raymond M Currey's avatar

Liked this article. It has been my contention, after considering this same thing and studying, that "on the day" Adam partook of the fruit, he sealed his fate. In other words, on the day he ate, his death was assured. Because since we know that death was brought into the world at that time, we can safely assume that Adam was not destined to die before that point. What you brought up about the phraseology and the nuance of understanding the wording is very important to understanding context, especially in the older texts.

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chad's avatar

Thank you Ray.

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Rebecca's avatar

My understanding has always been we do not know what a day is with God. Some believe it is around 1000 yrs as Adam is noted to have lived to 900+ or -. When Adam and Eve ate of the tree of knowledge they lost access to the tree of life so they began the aging process we experience today. First death maybe.

I’m not familiar with the first death, second death theory. I guess I need to read about Lazarus again.

That we will physically die an earthly death to be resurrected and stand before Jesus to find if we are in the book of life and if not we die a second death sounds plausible to me though. It’s something to think about.

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Dr Angelo  Di Giovanni's avatar

Death in the Garden

No, I do not believe God dealt deceptively with Adam nor Eve. I do agree with your excellent exegetical teaching on this topic.

Let me add as Jesus aka Yehoshua [Yeshua, a nickname if you will, is in the informal] haMashiach is believed by most Christians to be 100% man(human) simultaneously being 100% deity. All of the attributes of a perfect, sinless man he retained all His Godly attributes remaining of the 2nd person of The Holy Trinity. As God the Son, Jesus certainly was not a normal human but a perfect, sinless man with also innate Godly attributes. Many Biblical Scholars, Pastors, and Teachers believe The Lord Jesus is referred to as the second Adam. All this to say, Adam being the first human & created in God’s Image though not deity did also have Godly attributes but as we know Adam/Eve passed on the sin nature or ability,Rom.5:12-14; 1 Cor.15:22a . Whereas, Jesus introduced righteousness and life into the world because He obeyed God. This He passed on to all who believe in Him, Rom.5:15-19; 1 Cor. 15;22b

Contrasting Adam and Jesus

ADAM

Made in the image of God, Gen.1:26,27

JESUS

Made in the image of Man, John 1:14

ADAM

Was given authority over all creation, Gen.1:28

JESUS

Will be given authority over all creation, Rev.11:15

ADAM

Was given a wife - Eve,Gen.2: 21-25

JESUS

Will be given a wife - the Church, 2 Cor.11:2; Rev.19:7-9

ADAM

Was subjected to a threefold temptation by Satan, Gen.3: 1-5

JESUS

Was subjected to a threefold temptation by Satan, Matt.4:1-11

ADAM

His temptation occurred in a beautiful Garden, Gen.2:8-14

JESUS

His temptation occurred in a desolate wilderness, Matt.4:1

ADAM

He was totally defeated by the temptation, Gen.3:6

JESUS

He was totally victorious over the temptation, Heb.4:15

ADAM

Adam came from the dust of the earth and possessed a natural, corruptible body, 1 Cor.15:47-49

JESUS

Jesus came from above and possessed a supernatural, incorruptible body, 1 Cor.15:47-49

ADAM

Adam introduced sin and death into the world because he disobeyed God. This he passed on to all his descendants, Rom.5:12-14; 1 Cor.15:22a

JESUS

Jesus introduced righteousness and life into the world because He obeyed God. This He passed on to all who believe in Him, Rom.5:15-19; 1 Cor. 15;22b

ADAM

His sin brought a “curse” upon all nature, Gen. 3:18; Rom. 8:20

JESUS

His sacrifice will eventually eliminate that curse, Gal. 3;13; Rev.22:3

ADAM

His sin prevented access to the Tree of Life in the original paradise, Gen. 3:22-24

JESUS

His sacrifice will permit access to The Tree of Life in the eternal paradise, Rev 22:2

My personal conviction concerning Biblical unknowns is that God through His Written Word revealed what He felt we needed to know but not all did He feel we should or desire to know. All that has been revealed is all that He has chosen to reveal to our finite human minds. That which has not been revealed He shall reveal when we are with Him in Heaven. Scientists have concluded that the 10% brain usage is a myth though they have stated that the majority of the brain is almost always active.

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