I read an interesting article today that discussed how people always accept that aging and death are a natural part of life and that no matter what we as humans do, we all eventually end up dead. Interesting to me was the thought that death has descended upon humans like a vicious infectious disease that we are all 100 % infected with, with no known cure. The sad but true part is that death was never meant to be a part of the human experience, but rather it was a punishment for human disobedience, it was meant to be such a heavy deterrent that humans would choose not to go down that path that led there. (Genesis 2:16-17) .*.*.God also laid this command upon the man: “From every tree of the garden you may eat to satisfaction. 17*But as for the tree of the knowledge of good and bad you must not eat from it, for in the day you eat from it you will positively die..*.*.
It's interesting to note that Adam did die in that day, not the 24 hour human day but within God's 1000 year day Adam was 936 years old when he died, just short of 1000 years old.
(2 Peter 3:8) .*.*.However, let this one fact not be escaping YOUR notice, beloved ones, that one day is with Jehovah as a thousand years and a thousand years as one day.
(Romans 5:12-19) .*.*.That is why, just as through one man sin entered into the world and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men because they had all sinned.....Nevertheless, death ruled as king from Adam down to Moses...., then, as through one trespass the result to men of all sorts was condemnation, likewise also through one act of justification the result to men of all sorts is a declaring of them righteous for life.
Notice the scripture says "death entered the world through sin" And the sentence that God gave Adam verifies this too:
(Genesis 3:17-19) .*.*.And to Adam he said: “Because you listened to your wife’s voice and took to eating from the tree concerning which I gave you this command, ‘You must not eat from it,’ cursed is the ground on your account......In the sweat of your face you will eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken. For dust you are and to dust you will return.*.*.
So Adam condemed all of us to a life of being born growing old and dying. The thing is, God, like a loving parent, will not allow Adams's condemnation to remain over humanity forever, like human parents do not ground their kids forever, though some kids may beg to differ. The truth is it's only been a week in God's view of time since this all began, and his son has already died while being a perfect man, paying the ransom price that for Adam's sin, so now once God cleanses the earth and makes it a paradise like what Adam had as his home then we will no longer be born growing old and dying, but we will be able to live forever in paradise on earth. Becoming the best "us" that we can be, having nothing but time and good health on our side. See the scriptural evidence at: (Daniel 2:44) .*.*.And in the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom (this is the kingdom Jesus taught us to pray for; Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on EARTH as in heaven) that will never be brought to ruin. And the kingdom itself will not be passed on to any other people. It will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms, and it itself will stand to times indefinite;
(Revelation 21:3-4) .*.*.With that I heard a loud voice from the throne say: “Look! The tent of God is with mankind, and he will reside with them, and they will be his peoples. And God himself will be with them. 4*And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away.*.*.
(Psalm 37:9-11) .*.*.For evildoers themselves will be cut off, But those hoping in Jehovah are the ones that will possess the earth. ? [Waw] 10*And just a little while longer, and the wicked one will be no more; And you will certainly give attention to his place, and he will not be. 11*But the meek ones themselves will possess the earth, And they will indeed find their exquisite delight in the abundance of peace.*.*.
(Psalm 37:29) .*.*.The righteous themselves will possess the earth, And they will reside forever upon it.*.*.
(Psalm 37:34) .*.*.Hope in Jehovah and keep his way, And he will exalt you to take possession of the earth. When the wicked ones are cut off, you will see [it.*.*.
(Proverbs 2:21-22) .*.*.For the upright are the ones that will reside in the earth, and the blameless are the ones that will be left over in it. 22*As regards the wicked, they will be cut off from the very earth; and as for the treacherous, they will be torn away from it.*.*.
(Matthew 5:5) .*.*.Happy are the mild-tempered ones, since they will inherit the earth.*.*.
I find this fascinating. Just thought I'd share
