Sin and death came through one man – the first Adam.
Romans 5:12
Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned—
But why through Adam?
Adam wasn’t the first to eat of the tree.
Eve was.
Genesis 3:6
So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate.
However, Eve wasn’t created to be Adams’s covering.
Adam was to be hers.
God saw Eve through the lens of Adam.
Genesis 2:23
And Adam said: “This is now bone of my bones And flesh of my flesh; She shall be called Woman, Because she was taken out of Man.”
When God came to Adam, this was his chance.
He could cover her.
He could bear responsibility.
He could have repented, and been forgiven.
But no.
That’s not how this went down.
Genesis 3:12
Then the man said, “The woman whom You gave to me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate.”
Adam blamed God.
Adam blamed Eve.
Adam didn’t accept responsibility.
But what does the word say?
1 Peter 4:8
“And above all things have fervent love for one another, for “love will cover a multitude of sins.”
Adam failed to love and honor God.
Adam failed to love and honor Eve.
But then God sent the second Adam.
1 Corinthians 15:45-49
45 So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being” ; the last Adam, a life-giving spirit.
46 The spiritual did not come first, but the natural, and after that the spiritual.
47 The first man was of the dust of the earth; the second man is of heaven.
48 As was the earthly man, so are those who are of the earth; and as is the heavenly man, so also are those who are of heaven.
49 And just as we have borne the image of the earthly man, so shall we bear the image of the heavenly man.
Jesus is The Second Adam.
The Better Adam.
The Final Adam.
Jesus does not simply give love.
Jesus is love.
Jesus came for HIS BRIDE.
Made in His image and likeness.
Jesus came for us – His Eve.
Don’t you see beloved,
We’re seen through the lens of Jesus.
He’s our covering.
JESUS came to do what Adam did not.
HE COVERED HIS BRIDE.
HE COVERED HER SIN.
HE TOOK ON HER SIN AS HIS OWN.
This is our story.
This is our truth.
We are The Bride of Christ.
And now we can better understand….
Ephesians 5:25
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her.
Marriage is sacrifice.
The covenant made on the cross.
Holy Spirit – The Spirit of Promise.
As we await, The Marriage Supper of The Lamb.
We wait for it.
We long for it.
Our greatest desire.
It’s been promised.
Revelation 19:6-9
The Marriage Supper of the Lamb
6 Then I heard what seemed to be the voice of a great multitude, like the roar of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying out,
“Hallelujah!
For the Lord our God
the Almighty reigns.
7 Let us rejoice and exult
and give him the glory,
for the marriage of the Lamb has come,
and his Bride has made herself ready;
8 it was granted her to clothe herself
with fine linen, bright and pure”—
for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints.
9 And the angel said to me,
“Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.”
And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”
Jesus – Forever my First Love. What an honor to submit.
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