Jesus is seen as the last Adam. And for Him to be known as the last implies that there is a first Adam. So, quickly go back to the book of Genesis and take a closer look at the life of Adam.
Adam, the first man created by God was placed in the Garden of Eden to live and tend it. God placed two trees in the garden, which are the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. God then told Adam that he could eat of all the trees except the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. This was so serious because, God said that, of the day he ate off that tree he would die.
Now, God knows all things and has given man free moral agency, where he has the freedom of choice. God had provided the way to redeem man, knowing the choice Adam was going to make, that's where Jesus came in as the last Adam.
But my focus in today's write-up is to ask the very important question, which is, what would have happened to humanity if Adam ate of the tree of life?
To go into the detail of the answer, let's take a look at what happened to man when Adam ate of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
When Adam ate of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, he died immediately. Death here meant a spiritual death. Adam detached himself from what was sustaining his life, and that was God. Adam just withered off as time passed till completely gone. Before that, he had offspring, who sadly were like his fallen nature, not having life.
Romans 5:12 says, "When Adam sinned, the entire world was affected. Sin entered human experience, and death was the result. And so death followed this sin, casting its shadow over all humanity, because all have sinned." TPT.
Now, what would have happened to man if Adam ate of the tree of life and not of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, would have been that Adam would have been translated into the fulness of Christ as we know it now. And every child born of him and on and on would have been born of God from birth.
The tree of life symbolises Christ Jesus, Himself. And don't forget Jesus is God Himself. Adam would have had God living on the inside of Him.
Even though God has given us free moral agency, He always gives us the answer to life's puzzles. He shows us the way to follow but lives the choice for us to make.
We must always ask the Lord God to lead us in other not to fall victim to the devil's plans. Our focus really shouldn't be knowing the devil's plans, rather our focus should be on how well we know our Lord Jesus. The more we know Him, the more we manifest the fulness of Him, which would allow us to spot a counterfeit whenever we see one because we are used to the original and true Jesus Christ.
Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t? Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations, you’re born again, you are now brand new!
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Unless otherwise stated, the following scriptures are obtained from New King James Version (NKJV)
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