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Pamphlet 1425 Hos kc 7-4

Many question whether or not Adam participated in the seduction, the "affair", which took place in the fig grove.

We receive many questions asking whether or not Adam participated in the seduction, the "affair", which took place in the fig grove. It is written that they both were deceived, i.e. ate of the bad fruit, Eve directly from the voice of Satan and Adam through the voice of the woman.

It is not written that they both "touched" the tree, though they will both discover their nakedness. Obviously Eve did "naga" because she conceived and the result was that her punishment was to be sorrow (labor pangs) in child bearing which follows conception. Genesis 3:16 "Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee."

Adam's punishment was meted out because he listened to the sweet talking voice of the woman and thus ate of the SAME fruit of the tree, repeated through the mouth of the woman. Genesis 3:17 "And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;".

It seems apparent that Adam did not "dress and keep" the garden according to God's commands as it is written in Genesis 2:15-17 where we read, "And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. [16] And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: [17] But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die." Had Adam properly "dressed and kept" the garden he was given charge over he would not have listened to the voice of Eve. Even so, if you properly "dress and keep" and "sow and cultivate" the Word of God, you won't be deceived either.


 As we noted earlier Adam did surely die that day, i.e. he only lived 930 years in the flesh, (Genesis 5:5) 70 years short of one day as with the Lord. (2 Peter 3:8) But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

Now, let us pause for a moment and consider mother Eve. Do you think she was a bad person? Of course not! In fact, Eve knew of God's command not to eat of the fruit of the tree which was in the midst of the garden and she let Satan know so. Furthermore, there is no record of her disbelieving the command not to eat (consume) Satan's fruit (his lies)!

How is it then that she was so easily deceived and seduced? Must we re-quote Hosea 4:10?

Hosea 4:10
For they shall eat, and not have enough: they shall commit whoredom, and shall not increase: because they have left off to take heed to the LORD.
Adam and Eve, God's children, were just like the MANY good Christian folks today. They did not "take heed" to the Word of God. Instead, they listened to Satan and swallowed his religious lies when he said "God said this and God meant that" when He did NOT!

They did not return unto the Father and seek His counsel because... hey, it all looked and sounded true and it felt real good, just like Churchianity does today! Since they did not return unto Him, He would come to visit them in the "cool" of the day, i.e. in the "ruach" which is in the spirit (if you understand)!

Let's return to the garden.

Gen. 3:7
And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
They got one rude awakening, didn't they? Then they tried to cover-up what they had done and hide themselves from the presence of the LORD God.
[8] And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.

Remember, all throughout the Bible, Trees represent people!  Adam and Eve and Satan weren't the only people present in the garden. God told them thy were allowed to eat of every tree of the garden except for one tree  which is in the midst of the garden (satan), The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. All other people (trees) in the garden they could listen to, including and especially the Tree of Life (Jesus). Genesis 2:15-17

[9] And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?

[10] And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.

As it was in the beginning, so shall it be in the end, when the Lord returns in the "cool of the day" and visits those who will be deceived by antichrist, "that old serpent called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world" who will be "cast out into the earth, and his angels are cast out with him (Rev. 12:9)". It is written in Rev. 6:15-16 that when Yeshua returns those who were deceived will try to "hide themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; [16] And say to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb".

They will know that they are spiritually naked just as Adam and Eve knew they were physically naked!, and that they have been whores and harlots, and they will be greatly ashamed.

[11] And He said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?
Go ahead, listen to the Christian preachers and consume their fruit without checking them out in the Word of God! But be "warned" that if you do, you may find yourself as Adam and Eve, trying to hide your shame from the face of the Lord God because you thought the "fruit" you were eating at church was "good" to eat when all along you were being deceived and seduced and had become a spiritual WHORE!

Your Father has told you NOT to eat bad fruit, so you had better check it out!

Yes, if it all looks good, sounds good, and feels good, you better watch out!

To study the Bible is the noblest of all pursuits; to understand it, the highest of all goals.
We pray that with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, you accomplish both.


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