"Jesus the Messiah Returns"
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Satan assumes Adam's control of this World System

Satan succeeded when Adam listened to Eve and ate the forbidden fruit from the Tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Adam and Eve could eat no more of the Tree of (Eternal) Life and were sentenced to death that same day and expelled from the Garden of Eden. Satan also assumed Adam's authority and dominion over the Earth as the god [or Prince]of this world. Time, as we understand it, began to tick.

At the end of 7000 years the Tree of (Eternal) Life will be available once again in the New Heaven and the New Earth. Rev. 22:2. Jesus is presently our Bread of (Eternal) Life as well as our Well of (Eternal) Living Water. John 6:27-58

The need for someone to buy us back from Satan's control

We are all born children of Adam and we need to be redeemed or "bought back" from the curse of Adam and the control of Satan, the Prince of this World System. This is why Jesus suffered the punishment of sin and died the death of a sinner (He himself was sinless) in order that we might be "born again" and become a child of God (as Adam was originally in the Garden of Eden). ..... In Genesis 3:15 we have the promise of Jesus the Redeemer who is to be the Savior of fallen mankind and will "bruise the serpent's (Satan's) head" and restore us to God. The Redeemer's bloodline is carried forward from Seth, (the godly son of Adam and Eve), to Judah, the Tribe from which the Redeemer and Messiah, Jesus, was to come.

The First Murder

At first two sons were born to Adam and Eve: Cain, the firstborn, became a Farmer. Abel, the second son, became a shepherd and brought the blood sacrifice (a lamb) that God required and was accepted. Cain, on the other hand brought "of the fruit of the ground" and was promptly rejected by God, "If you do what is right will you not be accepted?" Rather than do as God commanded, Cain became furious with jealousy and killed his brother. Cain was given a "mark" so that no one would kill him. He did not repent even after God spoke to him, but went out from the presence of God to the land of Nod, [hebrew for wandering] on the east of Eden. [Gen 4: 1-16]

Since only a male, the head of the household, is allowed to offer a sacrifice... Abel must have been full grown, at least 20 years old when he began to sacrifice. If not, Adam would have made the sacrifice for his entire family... Cain was married. Abel, and Adam, had to have fire in order to perform the sacrifice God wanted. [Num 1:1-3] Cain and his wife had a son and named him Enos. Cain then built a city and named it after his son. [Gen 4:16-17] It was built before the Flood, east of Eden in the land of Nod. Uruk is recognized by many scholars, as identical with the Biblical word, Enos. The archaeological site is located at the juntion of the Iturungal Canal with the Euphrates River. Uruk was the largest city in the world of ancient Sumeria. It was the trading center of Sumer and was often called "the Marketplace of the Land." The patron deity of Uruk was the goddess Inanna, who was later known as Ishtar [ Easter] by the Babylonians.

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