The Fall of Man

Q: What does the Bible say about the Fall of Man?

The Bible describes the Fall of Man in Genesis 3, where Adam and Eve disobey God, leading to sin entering the world. Genesis 3 provides a detailed account of the Fall of Man, which is a foundational story in the Bible. Adam and Eve, created in a state of perfection, disobeyed God by eating the forbidden fruit after being deceived by the serpent. This act of rebellion against God's command introduced sin into the world, leading to spiritual death, corruption of nature, and the eventual introduction of suffering and death into creation. This narrative illustrates not only the tragic consequences of disobedience but also sets the stage for God's redemptive plan through Christ.

Q: How do we know original sin is true?

Original sin is evidenced in Scripture, particularly in Romans 5:12, where Paul explains that sin entered the world through one man, Adam. The concept of original sin, which teaches that all humanity inherits a sinful nature from Adam, is rooted in Scripture. In Romans 5:12, Paul states, 'Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned.' This speaks of the federal headship of Adam, meaning that his sin had ramifications for all of humanity. The doctrine emphasizes that we are born with a corrupt nature, and this is affirmed throughout Scripture, highlighting humanity's need for grace and redemption through Jesus Christ.

Q: Why is understanding the Fall important for Christians?

Understanding the Fall is crucial as it explains the origin of sin and the need for salvation through Jesus Christ. The Fall of Man is a pivotal event in Christian theology because it defines the human condition and our need for salvation. By recognizing that all are born in sin due to Adam's transgression, Christians can better appreciate God's grace in providing a Savior. The Fall sets the backdrop for the redemptive narrative of the Bible, illustrating the serious nature of sin and the depths of God's love in sending His Son, Jesus Christ, to atone for our sins. This understanding is essential for appreciating the grace and mercy that God offers to humanity.

Q: What does the Bible say about God's promise after the Fall?

After the Fall, God promised redemption through the 'seed of the woman' seen in Genesis 3:15, which foreshadows Christ. In Genesis 3:15, often referred to as the 'protoevangelium' or first gospel, God makes a profound promise of redemption in the aftermath of the Fall. He declares that enmity will exist between the serpent and the woman, and that her seed will ultimately crush the serpent's head. This is a direct reference to Jesus Christ, who would come to defeat sin and Satan through His death and resurrection. This promise of restoration and hope is foundational for the gospel message, underscoring that even in judgment, God’s mercy shines forth as He outlines His plan to redeem fallen humanity.

Q: How did Adam and Eve's sin affect humanity?

Adam and Eve's sin brought death, shame, and a sinful nature upon all humanity. The sin of Adam and Eve resulted in catastrophic consequences for all humankind. Their disobedience led to spiritual death, which is a separation from God, and introduced a corrupted nature into humanity. Romans 5 teaches that through Adam's one transgression sin entered the world, and with it, death spread to all. Consequently, every human is born with a sinful nature, affected by spiritual death and separation from the Creator. This underscores the need for humanity's restoration through the work of Jesus Christ, who provides the only means of reconciliation to God.

Okay, go back with me to Genesis
3. This story of Adam and Eve, the
serpent, the garden, is thought by most to be a fable, a fairy
tale or some kind of allegory. Professing Christians think it's
just an allegory of some sort, but it's a real story. Mention, Adams mentioned thirty
times the scriptures, at least. And men mock and ridicule it,
make fun of it, use it as a joke. Adam and Eve, you know, an apple. Men mock their own misery, don't
they? God is not mocked. Men mock themselves. To make
fun of what brought in all our misery is pretty foolish, isn't
it? Pretty foolish. And to reject
the only remedy, that's a height of foolishness. And such were
some of you. Amen. But God. The Lord God made the man and
the woman and married them. We began by reading, look at
chapter 2, verse 24. The Lord said, A man shall leave
his father and mother and cleave unto his wife, and they shall
be one flesh. The Lord made the man and the
woman and married them. Marriage is honorable in all,
and the bed is undefiled. It says they were naked. Young
people, listen to this. They were naked. They were married.
And they were naked. And they were not ashamed. There's
nothing to be ashamed of. Shouldn't there? I mean, a man
is what? And I can't tell you how many
times Scripture condemns nakedness in any other way. Go read it
for yourself. Leviticus 18 talks about nakedness
so many times. At any rate, that needs to be
said. I never thought I'd see the day
where you'd need to stand up and say that marriage is between
a man and a woman. Unbelievable, isn't it? Unbelievable. But He made them naked, and they
were not ashamed. The Lord made flesh. There's
nothing shameful about flesh. The Lord made it. Naked, I came
from my mother's womb. They had pure minds, pure hearts. They were sinless. They were
not ashamed. Nothing went through their minds,
but pure things. They had perfect bodies. They
lived in a paradise. A paradise. They had all things
provided for them by a good and gracious God. Everything they
could possibly need or want was provided for them. Paradise. And only one thing was forbidden.
Just one thing was forbidden. That's not unreasonable, is it?
That's just a sign. The Lord made this one tree as
a sign, as a symbol of His authority. And they were naked and not ashamed. No reason to be. They had peace. They had comfort. They had communion
with God. They had communion and peace
with one another. They were married. They were
holy. They had perfect harmony. Perfect harmony. Perfect comfort. Perfect peace. All was so perfect. And they both did something that
ruined them. It ruined them. And it ruined everything forever. It ruined them. And their children
that were born from them were ruined. Changed forever. Changed everything. Relationship
with God. All that peace. All that happiness. All that comfort. Harmony. What happened? What happened
in the garden? And this whole world is – you
heard Brother Gabe preach, deal with Galatians 1, didn't you?
The Lord called it this present evil world, didn't He? This whole
world is corrupt through and through. It really is. And we don't have
to – this is no laughing matter. This
is not a joke. This is not – Something happened
here, and it's in us. They sinned against holy God. I wish everybody could hear this,
but they don't. They're not. We are. They sinned. Who was there to sin against
but God? It was against Him and Him only.
They rebelled against their good and kind and gracious God. He was nothing but good to them.
And they rebelled against Him. Now, look at verse 6. It says,
"...the woman saw." And we looked recently at how the serpent beguiled
her by twisting, well, she misquoted God's Word and he misrepresented
it and he just flat denied it. And she believed his lies. And
the same serpent is at work today. His form and all of that is not
important that we know. It's not important that we know
those things. God has written all we need to
know. But it says in verse 6 that the woman saw the tree was good
for food, pleasant to the eyes, a tree to be desired to make
one wise. That's the lust of the eyes,
the lust of the flesh, and the pride of life. John spoke of
it. It says she took of the fruit
and she did eat. She did eat it. She was deceived. And she took that fruit and she
ate it. It wasn't an apple. They don't know what it was.
I kind of think it was a fig. It doesn't matter. But she took
that fruit and did eat it. Now, for a brief time, nothing
happened. And no ill effects. Really, it
can't happen until Adam eats it. Until Adam eats it. No ill effect. Adam, I believe,
saw this. She came to him. Look, serpent. She told him what the serpent
said. And nothing has happened to me. And
he saw this. No ill effects. You know, I'll
never forget this scripture when I first read it as a young man. Ecclesiastes 8.11 says, Because
sentence against an evil work is not speedily executed. Or
in other words, men do things, we do things evil, and because
God just doesn't right then deal with it. It says, therefore,
the hearts of the sons of men are fully set in them to do evil.
Huh. No consequence. Yes, there is. Just not immediately. We need
to keep that in mind. It's the end result that brings
the great shame and guilt. Consider the latter end. Be wise.
That means more than death. Consider the consequences. Well,
he ate. She gave it to Adam, verse 6,
her husband, and he did eat. He did it willingly. He did it
thoughtfully. He thought about it. I had one to see, the scripture
said. He thought about it. Maybe what God said wasn't true.
Nothing's happened to her. He said, you'll die if you end
that. Must be all right. You know, it looks good. She said, it tastes good. Must
be good. What's God doing holding this
back from us? I've got it right. He made me
king in this garden. You know, people think that Adam
and Eve's sin was just, what's the harm in that? Eating the
fruit. What's the harm in that? Have you ever crossed your mind?
What's the harm in that? It just took a little fruit.
What's the harm in that? Here's the harm in it. Here's
what happened. Here's what he did. He rejected what God said.
He rejected what God said. God can't lie. But he's called
him a liar. And he believed a liar. He rejected
the truth, John. He rejected the true God. And
he believed a liar. Satan. This is what men still do. He
was discontent with what he had. He had everything. He showed discontent for what
he had. Discontent. He wanted more. He wanted what he didn't have.
He didn't need it, but he wanted it anyway. Anybody? He showed contempt for the goodness
of God. God had given him everything
his heart could desire. Everything, all he needed and
everything he could possibly imagine and want. And he showed
utter contempt for the goodness of God by saying, that's not
enough. What harm in it? He showed pride. Pride. You know what happens
after pride? I'll be like God. I'll be like God. He indulged,
rather than think about God, His goodness and His mercy and
His grace and His provisions to him and all that God is and
what God says being true and so forth, he said, in other words,
he indulged his appetite, loving pleasure more than God. What harm in it? You see the
harm in it? You see what all took place? And Adam and Eve were doing it.
Eve was deceived, but Adam being our federal head. You understand
this, don't you? We understand this. Why? In Adam
all about. The seed of man. What would have happened had
Adam not eaten that fruit? The Lord would have killed Eve. You see it? He would have had
to provide him another wife. Right? Alright, look what happened. Verse 7. It says, The eyes of
them both were open. Not their physical eyes. You
know that. What they had was a sudden realization. It's like
they woke up. They woke up. Like a sudden realization.
Oh, no. What have I done? It's like we're asleep or something. And look at the first thing that
they felt. Since they knew they were naked.
Naked. They felt shame. Two things first
happened to them that they've never had before. They've never
felt this before. Shame and fear. Shame and fear. And I don't know
which is worse. Perhaps shame. People will do
anything to keep from being put to shame. Shame. I had this horrible feeling because
of guilt. Guilt brings shame. Ah, boy. And it said down in
verse 10, they had fear. Adam said, I heard your voice
from the garden. I was afraid. Why? I'm naked. Naked. Naked. What happened? What's happened to Adam? He has
something now he didn't have before. His conscience. His conscience. Before, he was
like God. Okay? All he knew was good. He didn't have to be warned.
He never even thought of it. I mean, he didn't. He was warned,
but he never even thought of anything evil. Now he has a conscience of good
and evil. That's what conscience does.
Excuses or accuses. That's what the conscience does.
Conscience is the law of God written on the heart. Conscience.
Excusing or accusing. Conscience. God puts this in
every single person. And if the conscience is good,
if it's still working, all it can do is accuse you. That's wrong. That's wrong. He has a conscience now. It's
like his eyes are open. And now the first thing he feels
is naked. He's naked. And it says before
he was naked, she and she were naked, and they were not ashamed. Why? Because they had no conscience
of sin. They had no sin. Now they do. And now they feel shame. They're
naked. They feel naked. They feel exposed. And you tell me, just by way
of a simple illustration, has anyone in here never had a dream
that you were out in public naked? Haven't you? Everybody here.
Everybody. Naked. It's a horrible dream.
It's a horrible dream. Nobody wants to be found naked
in public. You feel exposed. You feel shame.
You don't want anybody to see your nakedness. Even alone, you
feel a little bit of this. Don't you? Why? Sin. Sin. Sin. It says they were afraid. Because they were naked. Before, they were afraid. They
were fearful. Before, God was their friend. Now, some way or another, for
some reason, they feel like God's against them. Before sin, they thought God
was for them, and now they think He's against them. Now they feel
like He's their judge. Now they don't want to be around
Him. They ran from Him. They're hiding
from Him. They feel naked, and look at what they did in verse
7. They sewed fig leaves together and tried to cover their nakedness. Fig leaves. They made themselves, it said,
that they made themselves. Fig leaves. They tried to cover
their nakedness, this feeling of being exposed. this fear and
try to warm themselves. You know, with shame comes, you
feel cold, you feel defenseless, and you feel vulnerable, and you just feel
naked. And they were trying to cover
themselves with these fig leaves, fig leaves. cover their guilt
and their shame with this fig leaf. The thing to know about
the fig leaf is that once you pluck a leaf from a tree, what
is it? It's dead. It's dead. What's going to happen to a dead
leaf? It's going to wither. It may cover briefly, but it's
not going to cover completely. It's going to fade away. Dead
leaves. Scripture talks about dead works.
People try to cover themselves with things they do with flesh. Dead work. They try to cover
themselves with what they do, with their clothing of morality,
or clothing of good works, or this and that and the other.
Things that they do. We even say, turn over a new leaf. They won't come. It won't make
a guilty conscience free from guilt. It won't relieve a shame
if the conscience is working. It won't. Fig leaves. The thing
about fig leaves, too, is you're going to have to keep coming
up with something new, a new bunch. The ones that withered
won't work. This is why people have religions
of all sorts. They try this and try that. is
try in some way to cover themselves. Matthew Henry made this wise
observance. He said clothing came in because
of sin. There's no need for clothes except
because of sin. If there wasn't sin, we wouldn't
be wearing clothing. And yet men are proud of their
clothing. It's all it is is a badge of
a sin. And yet men flaunt it. And they're
proud of it. Look at me. You take that off. God's not looking at the clothes. Not looking at the clothes. My,
my. And clothing, you know, we try
to hide our imperfections. It doesn't matter who it is.
You take all their clothes off and you're going to find some
blemishes. You're going to find some faults. Especially the older
you get. You're going to keep coming up
with something new. Isn't it a clear evidence of
a reprobate society that becomes increasingly naked
and no shame? These are the last days, the
last days. Well, they sowed these fig leaves
together. Trying to do this, trying to
do that. People do. And our Lord said, The day you
eat, you shall surely die, didn't He? The day you eat, you shall
surely die. Die and you shall die. Something
happened to them. They died spiritually. They died
to God. They died to holiness. They were
dead in sin. That is, their heart died. When
His eyes were opened, His heart dropped. Have you ever had your
heart drop because of guilt and shame? Have you? I hope you have. His heart died. Scripture says in the end, man's
heart shall fail. His mind died. His mind died. It once was pure and now it's
corrupt. now is filled with a loathsome
disease. He'll never be able to think
right again. He's got a bad heart, an impure
mind, and his body is starting to rot right now until he becomes
this again. Sad, isn't it? Sad. And you know,
Scripture says in Adam all died. All die. Our children are born
in sin. People deny this. People say
that's not right. We went one time to Hannah when
I was in grade school. It was the first day or something,
and the principal was addressing all the parents and all that.
And he knows me, and I know him, and he hates the gospel. I know
he does. I know him. And he looked right
at me while he was talking and he said, there's some goodness
in these kids. He looked right at me. They're
full of goodness. Now you know it's not so, don't
you? You know it's not so if your children don't. Why? Because
they're your children. You know that. They come forth
from the womb speaking lies. You don't have to tell children
how to lie. You don't have to tell children to be selfish. You do all you can, all your
life, to keep them from being hateful and angry and from killing
somebody. Why? They're born that way. And
because they don't manifest it at first doesn't mean it's not
so. It doesn't take long. One of the first things they
do is, man! And if they had a club, isn't
it so? Isn't it so? Where'd this come
from? Right here. That's where it happened. And it's actually gotten worse.
A man lived hundreds of years, and finally the Lord said, no
more. 120, that's it. And he said,
70. And he's going to cut a short
work, make a short work of it. He can't stand it anymore. And
Adam all died, dead and trespassing in sin. And such were some of
you." And that's what Scripture said, dead and trespassing in
sin. Walking according to the course of this world, the prince
of the power of the air, children of disobedience, among whom all
we had our conversation in time past. And the lust of our flesh,
fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, were by
nature the children of wrath, even as others. But God. Now, you want to hear
the gospel? Oh, they need to hear it. It
says in verse 8, they heard the voice of the Lord
God walking. They heard somebody coming. They
heard somebody come. They're hiding. They're trembling.
They're scared. They're heart sick. They're head
sick from the sole of their feet to the top of their head. There's
no goodness in them now. They're just trembling. They're
just thinking that they're going to be judged and killed by God.
I don't know if they heard about the angels or not, but they think
God's our enemy now. God's against us now. We've sinned
against Him. What are we going to do? See the salvation of the Lord.
Listen to this with me, would you? Listen, the Lord Jesus Christ,
that's who this is, the Lord God in mercy came looking for
them. They weren't looking for Him.
They were running from Him. If He hadn't come looking for
them, they would have never looked for Him. They would have kept
running. They would have kept sinning, wouldn't they? They
would have killed each other. That's right. You know, if it
wasn't for the grace and mercy of God, if God hadn't revealed
the woman's seed to them, if God hadn't clothed them, if God
hadn't brought them together to hear the good news, to make
them confess their sins before God and hear the good news and
then clothe them, the first marriage would have ended in divorce.
The very first married woman. It wouldn't have lasted. But God. This is the only thing. What
they heard is what we must hear. It says, He came... Oh, I had
so much to say. I don't have time. He came in
the cool of the day. They heard the voice. Our Lord
said, My sheep hear My voice. They must have been one of His
sheep. If you hear this, I mean hear it, not with these ears,
but with this ear. You must be one of His sheep.
If you feel this guilt and shame, if you feel naked, that's good.
It's a good thing. They heard the voice come walking.
He's not running. He's not in a hurry. He's slow
to anger. Walking. Slow to wrath. Aren't you glad? Ready to pardon. John, what he's
going to do, he knew what he was going to do before he got
there. Before they sinned, he knew what he was going to do. I know that Adam will say. You
say you can't know it. Well, yes, I do. Because everything
he did and said to Adam, he did and said to me and every one
of God's people. What was he saying? Say they
heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the, heard the voice. What was he saying? Maybe he
was talking to himself. Maybe he was saying this, O ye
from what shall I do unto thee? Oh Judah, what shall I do unto
thee? Your goodness is as the morning cloud, as the early dew,
it goeth away." Maybe he was saying this. He said, how shall
I give thee up, Ephraim? How shall I deliver thee, Israel?
I will not execute the fierceness of mine anger. I will not return
to destroy Ephraim, for I am God and not a man. They heard the voice. And what
the Lord said and did here, He says and does for every single
person that He purposed to save. He seeks them. They wouldn't
seek Him. He calls them. They wouldn't call on Him. He
finds them. He speaks to them. He makes a
promise to them. He gives them hope. Stay with
me. The end is wonderful. All right? Verse 9, here's what he said. First thing, Adam, where art
thou? Now, you know the Lord's not
asking him for information. Now, Lord, see us, me, Hagar
said. Adam, where art thou? He said
this to him personally. And the Lord will say this to
every single person personally. He will make you to know where
you are, what you are. Every single person that he speaks
to. He calls them and he searches
them out. Listen to this. Listen to Hebrew.
You know these these verses. It says the word of God is quick
and powerful, sharper than a two edged sword. It says it's piercing
to the dividing asunder of the soul and the spirit, the joints
and the marrow, a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the
heart. Neither is there any creature that's not manifest in his sight,
but all things are naked and open under the eyes of Him with
whom we have to do. We have to do. We all must face
God someday. Oh, may God come and show us
His face first. The face of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Where art thou? Look at you. What is saying here?
Look at you now. What have you done to yourself?
What have you done to yourself? Where has sin brought you now?
Where are you now? Just where has sin brought you?
Like the prodigal who came to himself. Like his eyes opened,
he said, look at me, I'm in the hog pen. I can't believe this. What I've done to myself. I'm
in the hog pen. And I did it. Where art thou? Verse 10 and 11. Adam said, I
heard thy voice in the garden. I was afraid because I was naked
and hid myself. And God said, Who told thee that
thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree whereof
I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat? You know, the Scripture
says, He that covereth his sins shall not prosper. But whoso
confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy. If we confess our sins, John
said, to Him. Not man, because they can't do
anything about it, and you only make things worse. But if we
confess our sins to Him, He's faithful. He'll forgive and put
away every confessor, every sin of every person that confesses
them to Him. Yes, sir. Last Rites. Oh, that's Christ
on the Calvary tree. He is faithful and just to forgive
us our sin. God can't just forgive sins.
He's got to pay for them. He's got to punish them. He's
just. How? Jesus Christ was made sin. God punished him. Well, look
at what they did, though. Here's what they did. Here's
what we all do at first. You know, we try to excuse it.
We try to pass it off. She said, well, the Lord said
to Adam, what hast thou done? Hast thou eaten of the tree that
I commanded thee, that thou shouldest not eat? And the man said, verse
12, the woman. You know, it wasn't long before
that that he said, the Lord brought this woman to him. And he said, oh, he was so thankful. He blessed God to high heaven
for giving him this wonderful gift. He that obtaineth a wife
obtains good favor from the Lord. And he said, thank you, Lord.
And he said, this is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh.
Oh, darling, something happened. Now he says, it's her fault. I wouldn't be like this if it
wasn't for her. Whose fault is it? Ironically, we have no fault
divorces now. It's not funny, is it? I believe there
would be no divorce if each person would say, it's my fault. All our problems is me. You know, that's what our Lord
said. He took the blame. The only one blameless took it
all. He didn't deserve it, Kelly.
He took it anyway. Thank God. Time for us to take
the blame. And he really blamed God. He
said, woman, you gave me. I wouldn't have done this. You're
sovereign, so I wouldn't have done this if you... And then
the woman, he said to the woman, the Lord said to the woman, what
is this that thou hast done? She said, serpent. It's a serpent. Ah, boy. Doesn't modern wisdom
say it's not your fault? Doesn't man say it's your upbringing,
it's your environment, it's everybody's to blame? Everybody is to blame
but you. We need to get to the bottom
of this and find out who did this to you to make you like
you are. Let's get to the bottom of it. Now, forgive yourself. Blame them. Do you know what
to say? Huh? What does God say? The woman's mouth condemned her,
didn't it? She said, I did eat. The man's mouth condemned her.
He said, I did eat. Nobody forced you. Satan didn't
force them. They took it. They did it. Now,
you see, the first thing we've got to come to grips with is
our personal sin against God. It's me. David was fine for a
long time until God sent the Word. He sent a prophet, a faithful
prophet. He said, this man did this and
this man did that. And David in self-righteousness
said, yeah, he did, didn't he? Let's kill him. And Nathan turned
and said, it's you. And he died. And he wrote Psalm 51. And he
wrote Psalm 38. And he wrote Psalm 32. And he
wrote, and he wrote, and he wrote, blessed is the man whom the Lord
won't impute iniquity. Man is guilty because against
thee. He'll be just when he judges
us. Clear when he judges us and condemns
us. Oh my, I need mercy. I'm the
man. Like the publican that came and
said, I'm the sinner. Like I'm the only one. I'm it. It's my fault. Where
am I? Exactly where I put myself. Nobody else's fault but mine. Now, the Lord said, now He's
going to deal with first things first. He's going to deal with
that serpent. He's going to deal with that serpent. And to make
it shorter, I'm going to quit here in a minute. But you've
got to get with me. You've got to stay with me. You've
got to stay with me. The Lord said to that serpent,
you're cursed. It's going to be on your belly.
A slave. It's going to bow. It's showing the limitation.
The prophecy of the absolute limitation of Satan can do nothing. He's like a groveling servant
of God. Satan, where's thou been? Walking
to and fro. bound by you. What will you let
me do? And then he said in verse 15,
I'm going to put enmity between thee, the serpent, and the woman,
between thy seed and her seed. Oh, I wish the world was here
to hear this, but they're not. The woman's seed God said, the
Lord God, the Lord Jesus Christ is standing there talking. Adam
and Eve are hearing that. And He's saying in prophecy,
I'm going to send a seed of woman, not man. This will be a sinless
man, born of a virgin. Great sign. A virgin shall conceive
and bear a son. He's going to call His name Immanuel,
God with us. And He's going to come undo what
this Adam has done. He's going to come. Second Adam
from above is going to reinstate us in His love. The second Adam,
the Lord Jesus Christ, the seed of woman, born of a virgin, going
to come, made of a woman, made under the law, yet without sin,
and face the serpent for his people, covenant head, federal
head, just like Adam. We all died. In this Adam, they're
all going to live again. He's going to face the serpent,
and that serpent's going to bruise his heel. That serpent's going
to hang on a cross and take the sin of all of God's people, be
made sin for them, he who knew no sin, that we might be made
the righteousness of God in him. But in doing so, he's going to
crush his head. He's going to step on his head. He's going
to, and our Lord said it, he said when he's going to the cross,
now is the God of this world cast out, judged, put in chains. Now is the freedom of my people.
Now is captivity laid captive. Now are sins put away. Now. And
then he turned to the woman and said, and he told her the consequences
of what she does. Sorrow. That's all the consequences
of sin. That's all it will give us. Sorrow.
Sorrow. You'll be under the rule of a
man. Adam. Cursed as the ground. Sorrow. Curse and sorrow. That's all
sin can do. Thorns and thistles. Sweats.
Dust. Death. Man born of woman. Now you're going to be a few
days. Would have lived forever, but now you're going to be a
few days and full of trouble and sorrow. Why? Because of sin. And Adam, all die. All die. All die. Now, they're still standing
there. True story. They're still standing
there. And I believe they're trembling. Don't you? I believe they're trembling. To
this man will I look, the Lord said, that he is poor of a contract.
Now they're convicted. Now Adam says, it's my fault.
Eve says, it's my fault. And they really don't know yet
what God's going to do with them. He gave this woman seed. I'm
not sure they knew, John. I don't think they knew what
he was talking about yet. I don't. And that's going to show them. And that's going to show them what substitution is. It's going
to show them. They're standing there trembling.
They've still got these little fig leaves on. And they're cold. And they're pale. And they're
worried. And they're guilty. And they've
got their heads hanging down. And they watch as God walks over. The Lord God walks over. And
there's a mother, you, sheep, standing over there. And there's
a newborn lamb standing at her side. A beautiful, without spots
and without blemish, firstborn male lamb standing by her side. And the Lord Jesus Christ goes
over there and grabs it by the scruff of the neck and brings
it over in front of him. And he says, I told you, the
soul that sinneth must surely die. And you don't know what
death is. You're feeling something of it. But you're not going to die forever.
And he takes a knife and he cuts that lamb's throat right before
their eyes. And this blood comes out. They've
never seen blood before. So that's the life of the flesh.
Blood. The life of the flesh. When blood
is gone, you die. Your body is full of blood. You
lose that blood, you'll die. This Lamb represents your substitute. This Lamb represents me. I am the Lamb slain before the
foundation of the world for sinners. And then he begins to strip that
lamb of its own skin, its own covering. He takes that covering
off. He makes that lamb naked. That
lamb is dead and lifeless before. They see death, the results of
sin. They're seeing it. They see what's
happening. They're seeing it. Eve is horrified. They're both
horrified, aren't they? This happened. I'm not making
this up. And he takes the skin off of
them, okay? And they're sitting there. And
he's telling them, he's telling them all the time, it's the blood
that makes the atonement for the soul. The soul that sinneth
must surely die. Without the shedding of blood,
there's no remission of sin. You deserve death, but you don't
have to die. I'm going to come later and die
for you. I'm that Lamb. Behold the Lamb
of God that's going to take away the sin of the world. And I'm
going to come in time and do this. for your people, my people,
posterity. And they took that skin, and
in verse 21 it says, the Lord God made something. The Lord
God did make coats of skin, and He wrapped it around Eve and
Adam. And for the first time, father,
they feel relieved. They don't feel naked anymore.
They quit shivering. And they looked up. And he said,
no, go. Go. It's going to be alright. You've
got a world of sin to live in. Sorrow, troubles. You remember
what I told you. Don't come to me without a lamb.
Keep that covering on. Keep that lamb on you. Feel better? So we do. Naked? No, I feel covered now. Felt naked before. Tell me, what
was it that the Father said concerning the prodigal when he first came
back? That prodigal. Wasted his substance. Came back
in rags. Rags, smelling, stinking. He
came back. What did the Father say? First
thing the Father said, bring forth the best robe and put it
on him. God didn't offer this to Adam
and Eve. He wrapped him up, clothed him up, put it on him. This is
only for the naked. You've got to be naked. You've got to be chained. You've
got to be guilty. Did you hear that? Clothing for
the naked. Alright, we're going to sing
in closing verse number 477. At Calvary. And we're going to
sing the second verse as the last. John, you come up. This
is awful good. Because it says in the second
verse, by God's Word at last, my sin I learned. Then I trembled
at the law I had spurned. My guilty soul and imploring
turn to Calvary.

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