Christians tell themselves something every time they sin. The unrighteous do not, because they care not. But both Adam and Eve believed the “Ultimate Lie.” They told themselves that they were eternally secure, that they were special because God generated them, and God would surely not turn on them.
When they disobeyed God, they failed to see it as disobedience,
but thought that they were secure in the bosom of their Father because they
were His children.
Adam and Eve were borne immortal. (No, they were not born,
but God transported their souls unto their flesh.) The Designer’s intent was
immortality, both in reality, and in spirit. God’s Will for them was that they
would live forever, and that mankind would always have dominion over all real
property; to wit: “Let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over
the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over
every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth” (Gen 1:26). [1]
There was no time limitation, and indeed, mankind continues
having dominion over all those beasts but one. The Serpent, one of the creeping
things, has dominion over mankind. That is the Adamic Covenant, but it was
broken with sin. When Adam paid homage to the Serpent, the Covenant God made
with him was broken.
Satan (aka Lucifer) has dominion over mankind.
Lucifer, since sin and to the present, is the “prince of the power of the air”
(Ephes 2:2). That is the “First Heaven”
— the Earth and its atmosphere. According to the book, The Secrets of Enoch,
Satan and his demons traverse between the unseen Second Heaven and the First
Heaven. They go to and fro as if Lucifer is king and they are princes. Lucifer
exalts himself too highly; he sees himself as “king” but as a pretender to God’s
throne, at best, he is not king of the heavens and the earth, but prince of
darkness in the world alone.
By God’s permission, because Adam abdicated his rights, and because
Lucifer preceded Adam, by the law of primogeniture, the world is ruled by Satan
by default. God did not grant Lucifer as heir to his throne, but in the
revolution, Lucifer assumed the title and seized control over Adam’s dominion. Just as in the book, Animal Farm, once
the master of the manor was disgraced, the most cunning of the farm animals seized
control, and turned out to be as irresponsible as the farmer before him. That analogy
describes Adam and his conflicts with Satan.
Adam rebelled against God and overthrew Adam’s princely
position of having dominion over the world… and look where the world is now! Satan
is a million times worse than Adam ever was, but the citizens of the world
still admire the “Prince” over the “King.” (If that does not describe the power
struggle between Biden and Trump, then voters are as naïve as Eve. Jonathan Gruber
said they depended on that, and so did Satan with Adam and Eve.)
Satan in the Serpent trivialized God’s warning; that if they
ate of the fruit of that one tree, they would die. He even questioned their
understanding, “Yea, hath God said, ‘Ye shall not eat of every tree of the
garden?’” (Gen 3:10). No, God had not said that…it was every tree but that one;
“Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: but of the tree of the
knowledge of good and evil” (Gen 2:16-17). Satan propagated a lie, and “stupid”
listeners believed it. Stupid? Yes, they had no knowledge of evil at that time!
Soon they would know evil, and it killed them. (Stupid people, those with
limited knowledge remain deceived to this day. Like Satan long ago, Democrats “depend
on the stupidity of the American voter.)
Both Adam and Eve elected Satan as their “prince” to replace
Yahweh, their King and God. Because of sedition, Adam was demoted from “prince”
to “citizen Adam” in the same manner as Louis the 16h was demoted
from king to “citizen Capet” when the socialist, Robespierre became “prince.”
Sin demotes, yet people still sin! They are dying as they continually deny death! They prefer the Ultimate Lie to the gospel truth. The slogan propagated by Satan is the same as it always was:
KEY VERSE: The serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die. (Gen 3:4)
The Satanist, Anton LeVey, paraphrased scripture. The Israelites
dismissed God as King and had other gods in His Face. it is written, “In those
days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his
own eyes” (Jud 17:6). Weak judges usurped dominion over Israel. Everyone became
judge and king over their own affairs. At least they thought so, but
their “prince” remained Lucifer, and their many “kings” and “gods” were
themselves. Doing what is right in their own eyes corresponds to LeVey’s,
“Do what thou wilt; is the whole law.” That completely diminishes God and
violates the First Commandment, To have no other gods before Him. Doing what
you will, is being a “god” in God’s Face.
Lucifer had told the truth when he cautioned, “You shall be
as gods” (Gen 3:5).
The first sin was preceded by “You surely will not die.”
Every sin with to which Christians are tempted is the same, Go ahead and
sin, you certainly will not die! Adam and Eve had never sinned. They had
been faithful to God in all things; yet they still sinned, and by doing so, blasphemed
the “Holy Ghost” of God (Preincarnate Jesus). That was the Ultimate Sin because
of the Ultimate Lie, “He that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never
forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation” (Mark 3:29).
God physically damned the two eternally. The were cast out
unto the world for tribulation until they would die. But by grace, God allowed
their souls to live on eternally. Adam was special. Christians are chosen. God
will not be so lenient now that the world is populated.
Both Adam and Eve, were theretofore eternally secure, because
of one sin, but died. However, they “withered” so slowly that it went unnoticed.
They began to die cell by cell and failed to see it. Today, ‘adam-kind
are still dying… cell by cell, but because it goes undetected, sinners and even
Christians, seem not to worry about eminent death. Satan says, “Go ahead and
sin; you will not die! Just do not look into the mirror.” Everyone certainly
has looked in the mirror and saw their eminent death, for indeed, we all will
certainly die! Everyone is dying right now. It commences shortly after birth
and continues to death.
That they were dying escaped Adam and Eve. However, they
felt guilt. They understood that their soul was perishing and needed remedy.
They tried to cover their own sin with fig leaves, but that would never do!
Their works, if not so grave, would be laughable to God. He called them, “as
filthy rags” (Isa14:6). Filthy rags would not keep them safe from the Wicked
One. So, what did God do? Covered them with coats from the skin of a lamb. The
Lamb of God (Jesus) covered their sins, but the rag-tag aprons of fig leaves
would never do. That continues to this day!
Unbelievers sin with impunity. They worry not whether sin
leads to death or not, because for them, death is inevitable. They know they are
certain to die, but are like trees or beasts that have no souls. Man-beasts believe
that they do not.
Who worries about spiritual death? Only God’s children. Adam
and Eve, when they felt isolated from God, worried about their eternal souls.
Both knew they had souls because they were aware of their creation and knew that
God’s Holy Ghost was breathed unto them. They worried because their souls had
been emptied of gladness and filled with despair. They felt death and if the
reader is a Christian, they too have felt the icy cold feeling of death of the
soul before they repented.
Sin works this way: Satan provides temptation. Usually, it
is of the flesh. Satan silently whispers, I can do this for you, or give you
that. Because Satan follows through with what he says, then he becomes reliable.
A Christians thinks, I will like that; surely I will not die. They are
partially right; one sin surely will not kill the soul, but iniquity will. That
is living for sin in sin. Soon the Christian is acclimated to sin. He or she
may not abandon God, but God is a jealous God! Christians can revert as well as
concert.
Non-Christians are easy pickings for Satan because he is
already their prince. Christians are much tougher, and the more in the Word
they are, the more shielded they are (Ephes 6:17).
Why would a shield and a sword be necessary if the Christian
is secure? That would be irrational. Christians need protection because they
are vulnerable meals for the Beast to devour as a lion would (1 Pet 5:8).
Christians can be and are devoured by Satan. The unrepentant are not good “meat”
for Satan because that is his usual “meal.” He thinks like Fat Bastard, “Get in
my belly!” Then, even Christians crawl into the belly of Molech!
Eternal security is the Ultimate Lie. This is not to offend,
but those who think they are the most secure, may be the most vulnerable. Adam
and Eve were secure, but their spirits would die if it had not been for God’s
grace. However, they never sinned with impunity. They felt guilt for their
irreverence to God, and God honored that. That’s for one sin but what about continuing
in sin? That is serving two masters, and one must go! (Mat 6:24).
The sin of the Hebrews was syncretism — never abandoning God
but having other gods alongside Him. Sinning Christians have two gods, and they
themselves are the worst of the two. God did not allow Jews to have two gods.
He made them choose. A few chose the True God but most remained loyal to Satan.
God’s chosen and peculiar people were damned. Christians are God’s “chosen”
and “peculiar people” as well (1 Pet 2:9), and they too can be damned by
continuing in sin.
Satan wants you, as Christians, to believe, “You shall not
surely die.” They bet their eternal life on that. If you insist that you are eternally
secure, then think again. That is a feeling of safety in the most dangerous
battle ever fought — the battle for the souls of men. Wars are lost by over-confidence.
Many soldiers have gone into battle guarded all over by armor, but one missile placed
accurately and with force, caused them to die.
Goliath felt safe. He even bragged about how secure he was. No
man could defeat him, but God hit him squarely on the forehead. He died of brain
injuries. He thought wrong, and God allayed his thoughts. Satan shoots his
darts at the mind of Christians as well, “Take the helmet of salvation” (Ephes
6:17) to fend off the fiery darts of the wicked one. That is an unfortunate
translation. The Greek word rendered “salvation” is “soterios,” meaning “the
hope of salvation” (Strong’s Dictionary). Indeed, a helmet would increase hope.
Remember also, that the King James Version, the prototypical Bible, was
translated mostly by Calvinists who believe false doctrine.
Eternal security and the assurance of salvation is entirely
different. Assurance is because of the willingness to please God by not
sinning. Eternal security is the false belief that salvation is also for those
who continue in sin. Paul said it best, “To live is Christ; to die is gain”
(Phil 1:21). Living as Christ assures gain, or salvation. Conversely, living as
the Devil assures nothing.
Personally, I would love to believe in eternal security,
simply because I still sin. Living like the Devil and expecting the blessing of
Jesus is what Deitrich Bonnhoeffer called “cheap grace.” It is taking the death
of Jesus vainly. He died to defeat sin, not to allow Christians to live in sin.
The third commandment, if it is studied closely, validates that: “Thou shalt
not take the Name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him
guiltless that taketh his name in vain” (Exod 20:7).
That “Name” is “Jesus,” and His death must not be taken
lightly. The brazen, lifeless Serpent on his pole (in his tree), reveals the purpose
of Jesus. His crucifixion defeated the nemesis of mankind. Christians must
never take what Jesus did for them so vainly. Sinning Christians think they are
enjoying cheap grace, but that may be quite a costly speculation!
[1]
That passage is considered the Edenic Covenant, but Gen 3:15 is so much better.
The latter is better called, the “Adamic Covenant” because it offered hope that
Gen 1:26 does not.
(picture credit: bbc.co.uk; "Louis the 16th- 1781)
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