AS HUMANS, we were created to live forever if Adam and Eve had obeyed God's commands, they would never have died. (Genesis 1:28; 2:8. 16, 17; Ecclesiastes 3:10, 11) But when they sinned, they lost perfection and life both for themselves and their offspring, and death came to reign over mankind as a relentless enemy. (Romans 5:12, 14; 1 Corinthians 15:26) Nevertheless, God's purpose to have perfect humans live forever on a paradise earth did not change. Out of his great love for mankind, he sent to earth is only-begotten Son, Jesus who gave his perfect life as a ransom for "many" of Adam's offspring. (Matthew 20:28; John 3:16) Jesus can now use this legal merit of his sacrifice to restore believing humans to life in perfection on a paradise earth. (1 Peter 3:18; 1 John 2:2) What grand reason for mankind to "be joyful and rejoice"! - ISAIAH 25:8, 9.
Next time: Chapter Forty-One/God's Day of Judgment-It's Joyful Outcome
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