1 Corinthians 15:45 And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit. Listed below is a comparison between these two men which shows God’s predetermined purpose of freely granting fallen mankind complete forgiveness and pardon from all Sin. Mankind has no part in this act of Grace: Salvation. THE FIRST ADAM Of the Earth Genesis 2:7 Disobedient Romans 5:19 Progenitor of inherent Sin Romans 5:12 Source of universal Sin 1 Corinthians 15:22 Father of condemnation Romans 5:16-18 Subservient of Satan Genesis 3:1-6 Banished Sovereign over Creation Genesis 3:23-24 Cause of curse and decay of nature Genesis 3:17-19 A Creation Genesis 1:26-27 THE LAST ADAM From Heaven 1 Corinthians 15:47 Obedient unto Death Philippians 2:8 Cancelled all Sin John 1:29, Hebrews 9:26 Fountain of Eternal Life John 6:68,10:28 Giver of Justification Acts 13:39, Romans 4:25 Conqueror of Satan Hebrews 2:14 Coming Eternal King Zechariah 14:9, Revelation 19:15-16 Remover of the Curse Isaiah 11:5-9, Romans 19:15-16 THE CREATOR John 1:3, Hebrews 1:2 2 Corinthians 5:18-21And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God. For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
**His ancestry was from the family of David. Jeremiah 23:5-6Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. **The city of his birth was Bethlehem. Micah 5:2But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting. **He had a supernatural nature. Jeremiah 23:5-6Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. Micah 5:1 Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek. Isaiah 9:5-6 For every battle of the warrior is with confused noise, and garments rolled in blood; but this shall be with burning and fuel of fire. For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. **The manner of his execution was crucifixion. Psalm 22:14-17I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels. My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death. For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet. I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me. **He rose from the dead. Psalm 16:10 For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. Isaiah 53:10Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand. **The time of his coming was before the destruction of Herod’s Temple in 70 AD Daniel 9:26And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined. The holy Scripture tells us that Jesus of Nazareth fulfilled these and many other prophecies. The probability that one person could fulfill all 48 prophecies is: 1 out of 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000, 000,000,000,… **During His lifetime many people called him Messiah (Christ is the Greek translation) and believed in Him. Matthew 16:16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God., John 1:45-51 Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph. And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see. Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile! Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee. Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel. Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater things than these. And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man. Acts 6:7And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith. Messiah Jesus is God in Flesh and shall rule the whole world from Jerusalem.
Men of God were not perfect. A look at some of them:
Adam disobeyed God. See Genesis 3 Cain Murdered his brother Abel. See Genesis 4 Noah Got drunk. See Genesis 6-9 Abraham lied. See Genesis 12 Isaac lied. See Genesis 25 Esau sold his birthright. See Genesis 25 Jacob lied, adultery. See Genesis 25,29-30 Saul turned his back on God See 1 Samuel 15 David murdered …. Adultery. See 2 Samuel 11,12
These are just a few. All mankind is guilty of Sin. Romans 3:23For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; How then can we get right with God? Romans 5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: BUT, They had … FAITH in GOD!!! Read Hebrews 11. Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good report. Believe the Gospel: 1 Corinthians 15:3-4…how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: Believe and confess that Jesus is God. Romans 10:9-13 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. … For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
It begins on the Cross John 12:31Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out. Believer’s works 2 Corinthians 5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. Self Judgement 1 Corinthians 11:31 For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged. All Nations Ezekiel 20:37 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. Matthew 25:32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: ANGELS Jude 6And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day. Satan Revelation 20:2And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, Revelation 20:7And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, The final Judgement Revelation 20:11-15And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
The Story of Enoch’s are recorded in Genesis 4-5 There are 2 Enochs mentioned in Scripture: 1st is the 7th son of Adam and Eve. Adam named a city after him. Genesis 4:17-18 And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch. And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech. Jude says Enoch (Adam’s 7th son) was a prophet: Jude 1:14 And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, Enoch prophesied the second coming of Christ, at the end of the Tribulation.
2nd Enoch is the son of Jared Another Enoch is born years later to Jared. Genesis 5:18-19 And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch: And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters: Enoch begot Methuselah. Genesis 5:21-23And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah: And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters: And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years: A picture of the Rapture. Genesis 5:24And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him. Luke and Paul Mentions him: Luke lists the 2nd Enoch in the Genealogy of Christ. Luke 3:37Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan, Paul reminds Jews of Enoch’s removal (before the flood). Hebrews 11:5 By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.
The apostle Paul, writing to believing Jews tells them of what is BETTER … (and they apply to ALL believers!). Hebrews 1:4Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they. Hebrews 6:9 But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak. Hebrews 7:7 And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better. Hebrews 7:19 For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God. Hebrews 7:22 By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament. Hebrews 8:6 But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises. Hebrews 9:23 It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. Hebrews 10:34 For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance. Hebrews 11:16 But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city. Hebrews 11:35 Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection: Hebrews 11:40 God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect. Hebrews 12:24 And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.
Some people feel that a satisfying worthwhile consists of: *A good education *close friends *a good marriage and healthy children *success in a business or profession *helping those in need *involvement with Israel and the Jewish community These are important … yet we all know people who have or do these things but aren’t satisfied. WHY? Because there is something even more important than all these. The Holy Scriptures tell us five vital facts we need to know.
ONE – God is the source of a satisfying, worthwhile life Psalm16:11 Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. This kind of life is the result of a close relationship with God. “In thy presence … at thy right hand” Speaks of a personal relationship which can be as intimate as the one between Abraham and God: Isaiah 41:8 But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend. Habakkuk 1:13 Deep down, just about everyone wants a life and relationship like this. As a Jewish scientist put it: “The Jewish nature and soul needs to know God. This is its purpose on earth. Our souls are looking for God and we are trying to know God.” WHY, then, aren’t most people experiencing this life and relationship?
Genesis 2:24Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. Proverbs 127:1-5Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep. Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate. Exodus 20:12 Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. Proverbs 22:6Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. The Lord Jesus stated: Mark 10:6-8 But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female. For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife; And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh. The Apostle Paul writes: Ephesians 6:2Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise; Colossians 3:20 Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord. 1 Timothy 3:5(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?) 1 Timothy 5:8But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel. As one studies the word of God, we can see the family: Husband (man), Wife (woman) were to produce children and they were a FAMILY. IT WAS GOD’s PLAN from the beginning.
Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. God is eternal, so is there any information on precreation?
This appears to happen before Man was created: Isaiah 14:12-13How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: Was this in the past or going to happen in the future? Luke 10:18And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. Is this referring to the encounter with Eve? Ezekiel 28:12-13 Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty. Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created. No doubt the serpent is Satan: Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? This is long after creation, but it shows Satan still has access to God’s Throne: Job 1:6-7 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them. And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. First mention of SATAN: 1 Chronicles 21:1And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel. It appears before Genesis 1; God had a Kingdom that consisted of the triune God and a multitude of created Angels!
