1. God's original Purpose, what was it?
2. What happened to it, and will it ever be realized?
3. After the rebellion in Paradise, he immediately made plans to fix it!
4. Who will benefit from Jesus' sacrifice and gain everlasting life?
God's original Purpose, what was it?
God's original purpose was for the earth to be filled with a world society of righteous people forever in true peace and harmony, and with no death. What happened? Why are things the way that they are now? Will we ever see any relief from the troubles of such an imperfect world? Yes! Even in the Garden of Eden, he made plans to undo the future effects of that rebellion! And I will put enmity*
+ between you+ and the woman+ and between your offspring*+ and her offspring.*+ He will crush* your head,+ and you will strike*him in the heel (Gen. 3:15; 1-13)
What happened to it, and will it ever be realized?
Nothing has happened to it. Through God's powerful Holy Spirit, His Word, and the prophetic drama that has been unfolding for centuries, His purpose has been realized. The way of holiness is in our midst, and all honest-hearted ones can find it. No one wicked will stumble onto it. And a highway will be there,+
Yes, a way called the Way of Holiness.
The unclean one will not travel on it.+
It is reserved for the one walking on the way;
No one foolish will stray onto it.
9 No lion will be there,
And no vicious wild beasts will come on it.
After the rebellion in Paradise, he immediately made plans to fix it!
At Genesis 3:15, the first prophecy spoken in the inspired word, set the stage for the prophetic drama on down to our day, stating: "And I will put enmity*
+ between you+ and the woman+ and between your offspring*+ and her offspring.*+ He will crush* your head,+ and you will strike*him in the heel.”+" Jesus proved to be that promised seed, or offspring to make provisions for obedient mankind to realize, and gain everlasting life, thus bruising Satan in the head, and doing away with his rule and his way of life, that most of his offspring have become accustomed to. (Rev 20:1-3)
Who will benefit from Jesus' sacrifice and gain everlasting life?
All those who find that highway, called the way of holiness, and persist on it, for the devil, will do all he can to keep one from finding it. The ones that do will be put under great tribulation, to stay on it. However, they must keep persevering, and keep sounding the warnings to help all those, rightly disposed for everlasting life to find it. When those of the nations heard this, they began to rejoice and to glorify the word of Jehovah, and all those who were rightly disposed for everlasting life became believers.(Acts 13:48; 44-47)
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