Adam After The Fall

Adam After The Fall

by Redeemer MBC

​When Adam and Eve sinned they lost their blessed estate in which both had been created, and they became subject to certain far-reaching changes.

1. They became subject to both spiritual and physical death. God had said, “In the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die” (Gen. 2:17); and this divine declaration was fulfilled. Adam and Eve passed immediately into a state of spiritual death, meaning that spiritually they were separated from God. Their fall into sin also introduced into their bodies the process of age and decay, and in due time they also suffered the penalty of physical death, which separates the soul from the body.

2. God’s judgment also fell upon Satan, and the serpent was condemned to crawl on the ground (Gen. 3:14). The warfare between God and Satan is described in Genesis 3:15 as it relates to the human race, and God said, “I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.” This refers to the conflict between Christ and Satan, in which Christ died on the cross but could be held by death, as anticipated in the expression, “Thou shalt bruise his heel.” Satan’s ultimate defeat, however, is indicated in the fact that the seed of the woman “shall bruise thy head,” that is, inflict a deadly and permanent wound. The seed of the woman refers to Jesus Christ, who in His death and resurrection conquered Satan.

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3. A special judgment also fell on Eve, who would experience pain in giving birth to children and would be required to submit to her husband (Gen. 3:16). The fact of death would necessitate multiplied births.

​4. A special curse fell on Adam, and he was assigned to the hard labor of bringing forth from the soil, now cursed with thorns and thistles, the necessary food for his continued existence. Creation itself would, accordingly, be changed by man’s sin (Rom. 8:22). Later Scripture indicates how the effects of sin would be partially alleviated by salvation in the case of man and by partial lifting of the curse in the future millennial kingdom. Adam and Eve after the fall, however, were driven out of the garden and began to experience the sorrow and struggle which have characterized the human race ever since.

Multiple Choice

The fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil 

• was to be eaten

• was not to be eaten

• all of the above

• none of the above

Multiple Choice

God conquered Satan in this manner.

• Jesus death on the cross

• The blood of Jesus

• Jesus being raised from the dead

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

The seed of the woman refers to...

• Satan

• Jesus

• Adam

• Eve

Multiple Choice

His head shall be bruised by the seed of the woman.

• Adam

• Eve

• Satan

• Jesus

Multiple Choice

When Adam and Eve sinned they found their blessed estate in which both had been created.

• True

• False

• Maybe

• Not Sure

Multiple Choice

Scripture indicates how the effects of sin would be completely alleviated by salvation.

• True

• False

• Maybe 

• Not Sure

Multiple Choice

Enmity refers to the conflict between Christ and Satan.

• True

• False

• Maybe

• Not Sure

Multiple Choice

What did Eve add to God's command?

• Eat

• Look

• Touch

• All of the above