Fallen Man is Cast Out
“Sin and death entered the human race altering the spiritual DNA of what Yahveh God had created in His own image””
It is recorded that because of pride and rebellion, Satan and his angelic cohorts were cast out [of heaven] into the earth (Revelation 12:9).1 So too, for the same prideful sin of willful disobedience, Adam and Eve were cast out of the Almighty’s presence in the Garden of Eden. Sin cannot ever coexist in the presence of the holy God. It is written, “Be holy, for I am holy” and “without holiness no one will see the Lord” (1Peter 1:16 and Hebrews 12:14).
To reemphasize, due to Adam and Eve’s willful disobedience, sin and death entered the human race altering the spiritual DNA of what Yahveh God had created in His own image. Through the “Ancient Serpent’s” evil strategies to weaken and deceptively influence the will of man came the fatal consequence of “the fall of man”. Satan’s powerful deception and lies led to the certainty of their spiritual death and eternal separation from their Creator. The Holy One says, “your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He will not hear” (Isaiah 59:2).
“Fallen man” now bore Satan’s identity of his rebellious self-will; reaping sin’s eternal consequences. When Adam and Eve obeyed God’s will they bore His “likeness” and they belonged in Yahveh’s holy kingdom. Once they were deceived and rebelled against their Father’s will they bore Satan’s likeness and were cast out of His holy presence (see Genesis 3:23-24). The Devil is the arch enemy of the Almighty God and Creator, beginning with the war in heaven and continuing in the Garden of Eden, and throughout world history in sinful fallen humanity.
“We have inherited the nature of Satan, which is expressed through the human nature and self will and all it’s sinful desires and evil inclinations””
It is written, “just as through one man [Adam] sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men” (Romans 5:12). “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of Yahveh [God]” (Romans 3:23). We are “by nature children of wrath” this is why Yahshua (Jesus) blatantly proclaimed, “You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father” (Ephesians 2:3, John 8:44). We have inherited the nature of Satan, which is expressed through the human nature and self will and all it’s sinful desires and evil inclinations. Yahshua (Jesus) said, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven” (Luke 10:18). So too, fallen mankind fell into captivity under the control of Satan and the fallen angels, which are the many demonic entities operating on earth. “The Son of God appeared for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil” (1John 3:8). Yahshua (Jesus) came to set us free from sin’s rightful penalty, which is unimaginable torment in “the furnace of fire” where “there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth” (Matthew 13:42).
“Take warning and learn from Adam and Eve’s fatal downfall; never doubt and disobey the will of our God and Savior – expressed through His holy Word and Commandments!””
It is vital that we prayerfully desire, seek, and uncompromisingly do our Father’s will, as clearly expressed in His written word. Yahshua (Jesus) says, “If you love Me you will keep My commandments” (John 14:15). It is written, “For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments; and His commandments are not burdensome” (1John 5:3). We must all take warning and learn from Adam and Eve’s fatal downfall; never doubt and disobey the will of our God and Savior – expressed through His holy Word and Commandments!
Since the Garden, Satan has cunningly schemed to deceive and influence the “self will” to pridefully rise up as the dominant ruling force in and through human nature. Such willful defiance is sin, inevitably separating the sinner from our Holy God and Savior. Our inherited self-nature with its natural sinful inclinations and desires will continually rebel against the Almighty’s will. We must understand that the self is our biggest enemy and will rule over us unless vigilantly watched, repented for, and kept under the control of the Holy Spirit. “Self control” is one of the fruits of the Spirit (Galatians 5:23). We must be on guard against Satan’s deceptive strategies to influence our thoughts by justifying sin and making it acceptable in our sight; this is self-deception and it is very dangerous and deadly.
Apostle Paul cautions us, “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will reap. Whoever sows to please his own flesh will … reap destruction, but the one who sows to the Spirit will … reap eternal life” (Galatians 6:7-8). It is written, “There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death” (Proverbs 14:12). We must not allow our self nature to rise up and rule in defiance against the Almighty’s will and Commandments or we will end up like Adam and Eve cast out of the His holy kingdom where only the faithful, obedient, righteous remnant will enter. Yahshua (Jesus) came in the flesh to die in our place to save His people from their sin nature because “the wages of sin is death” (Romans 6:23).
“Our Savior warns us of the last and final separation and casting out of His kingdom, “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven””
Our Savior warns us of the last and final separation and casting out of His kingdom. There will be many unsuspecting deceived believers who will be eternally shocked when they stand unwelcomed at the gates of heaven. Yahshua (Jesus) clearly gave this horrifying declaration, “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter. Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness (disobedience to the Father’s holy will and Commandments)’ and He added in that place “… there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth” (Matthew 7:21-23, Luke 13:28). The good news is, the Holy One says, “Tell the righteous it will be well with them” because “the one who does the will of God lives forever” (Isaiah 3:10, 1John 2:17)
References
“It is certain that Satan had fallen before Genesis 3 where the temptation of Adam and Eve is recorded. He fell before man fell; but whether he fell before or after man’s creation, we cannot say for certain.” (ANGELS ELECT AND EVIL, by C. Fred Dickason, p. 135)
“Satan’s fall was a direct result of his self-exaltation that was manifested in his pride, the first sin (I Timothy 3:6). Motivated by pride, Satan set out on an irrational course to seize for himself God’s authority over the universe (Isaiah 14:12-14). Some commentators believe that this revolt of Satan towards God occurred after the creation week, but before the fall of man (Genesis 1:31; 3:1-6).” Commentary Dr. Elmer Towns
“It appears that the Devil became the prince of this world when he led man (Adam and Eve) to sins against God and thus brought the ruler of earth under his domination (Genesis 1:26:3:1-6; John 12:31; Colossians 1:13; Acts 26:18).” (PRACTICAL CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY, by Floyd H. Barackman, p. 176)
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