“…the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, “DID GOD REALLY SAY (Satan is presenting doubt about God’s Word), ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?” The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.'” “YOU WILL NOT CERTAINLY DIE,” the serpent said to the woman. “For God knows that when you eat from it YOUR EYES WILL BE OPENED, and YOU WILL BE LIKE GOD, knowing good and evil.” When THE WOMAN SAW that the fruit of the tree was GOOD FOR FOOD and PLEASING TO THE EYE, and also DESIRABLE FOR GAINING WISDOM, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, WHO WAS WITH HER, AND HE ATE IT.” (Genesis 3:1-6) God had to get them out of the garden so they would not eat from the TREE OF LIFE and live forever in a sinful state.
Jesus said this about Satan, “He was a murderer from the beginning, there is NO TRUTH IN HIM…for he is a liar and the father of lies.” (John 8:44) As soon as Adam and Eve rebelled against God’s Word, they died a spiritual death…
It wasn’t long and, “The LORD saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth…but thankfully…NOAH FOUND GRACE in the eyes of the LORD.” (Genesis 6:5-8)
-Bill Stockham