The Fall of Man – Death

The Fall of Man – Death: Two Deaths

There are two deaths that every person must face since the fall of man.  The death of spirit and body which happened at the fall of man and ultimately soul death which happens at the Judgment seat of God.

• Genesis 3:7-10, “And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God amongst the trees of the garden. And the Lord God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden,and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.”

After sin entered into the world Adam and Eve had an evil heart of unbelief; they no longer believed in the goodness of God.

• Hebrews 3:12, “Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God.”

This is evidenced by hiding from the Lord. God’s Holy Spirit, (part of God himself), which he gave at creation could no longer reside in sinful man. Man now had an evil, worldly spirit.  God gave man the worldly spirit to give them the opportunity to repent.  God in his great love for mankind provided a way back to him even after man sinned.  It is the same merciful God that will forgive us of our sin if we will only confess our sin and repent.

• Ecclesiastes 3:11, “He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.”

Adam and Eve immediately died spiritually when sin entered the world. And the worldly spirit that God allowed could only forestall for a short time physical death.

God said, ” For in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.” (Genesis 2:7)

Adam did not die physically in the same 24 hours, but died after 930 years. Yet physical death had its beginnings when man died spiritually.  Remember that one day with the Lord is as a thousand of man’s years. (II Peter 3:8) Adam could not have lived over one thousand years, because he had to die in the day he sinned.

The Fall of Man – Death: The Second Death

Man died spiritually and physically in the same day. (One of God’s days.) Just as God said.  Finally, there is soul death at the final judgment.  All who do not repent and accept the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ for their sins will spend eternity in the lake of fire.  This is the second death.

• Revelation 20:11-15, ” And 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.”

Mankind was not created to be a temporal being.  He was created to be an eternal being…created in the image of God.  Christ came to reconcile us to God so we can live as children of God for eternity.  All who accept his mercy will live as children of the most high God.  Those who repent and accept Christ’s great sacrifice for their sin will be sinless in God’s eyes.

• Hebrews 9:27-28, “And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
• So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.”

Those who accept Christ’s sacrifice will also live in pleasure forevermore.

• Psalms 16:11, “Thou wilt show me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.”

Those who refuse Christ’s mercy will doom themselves to an eternity of anguish.

• Hebrews 10:29, “Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace.”

• Hebrews 10:31, “It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.”

The Fall of Man – Death: Covering that Doesn’t Save

Adam and Eve’s eyes were opened and they saw that they were naked. It is interesting to note that the first thing they did was make a covering for themselves. But this covering cannot hide sin.

Hebrews 4:13, “Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.”

Man has made many attempts to hide his sin in the form of religion. But, only a relationship with Jesus Christ can truly eliminate sin’s stain.

It is my prayer that all who read these words will turn and accept the atoning blood of Christ that they might have eternal life and pleasures forevermore.

In Christ
J-me
copyright 2009 J-me

The articles in this series are:

The Fall of Man – Two Special Trees: Part 1
The Fall of Man – The Garden of Eden: Part 2
The Fall of Man – Adam and the Command: Part 3
The Fall of Man – Earth and Names: Part 4
The Fall of Man – The Woman and Marriage: Part 5
The Fall of Man – The Serpent: Part 6
The Fall of Man – Sin: Part 7
The Fall of Man – Death: Part 8
The Fall of Man – Repentance: Part 9
The Fall of Man – Enmity Between Woman and Serpent: Part 10
The Fall of Man – The Curse: Part 11
The Fall of Man – The Covering: Part 12
The Fall of Man – Cheribims and the Flaming Sword: Part 13