The Last Enemy, Death. Brought to Nothing

"The last enemy, death, is brought to nothing." - 1 CORINTHIANS 15:26.

WHEN they were created, Adam and Eve has no enemies whatsoever.  They were perfect humans who lived in a paradise.  They enjoyed a close relationship with their Creator as his son and daughter. (Genesis 2:7-9; Luke 3:38) Their life prospects were indicated in the very commission God gave them.  (Genesis 1:28) To "fill the earth and subdue it"  could be accomplished in a certain amount of time. But to continue to 'have in subjection every  living creature that is moving on the earth," Adam and Eve would need to live forever, Adam never having to abdicate his oversight by dying.

Why, then, are conditions so different now?  How did there come to be so many enemies of human happiness, the great enemy being death?  What would God do to bring these enemies to nothing?  The answers to these and related questions can be found in the Bible record.  Let us examine some essential portions of it.

Next time: The Last Enemy, Death, Brought to Nothing - A LOVING WARNING

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