3. “If the foundations be
destroyed, what can the
righteous do?”
Psalm 11:3 (KJV)
4. The Southern Baptist Convention’s Family
Life Council
Study Findings: 88% of the children in
evangelical homes leave church at the age of 18
Southern Baptist Council on Family Life report to Annual Meeting of the Southern
Baptist Convention (2002)
http://www.sbcannualmeeting.net/sbc02/newsroom/newspage.asp?ID=261
5.
6. What they are up against!
- 25% of college professors are professing atheists
or agnostics (general population = 5-7% ).
- Only 6% of college professors said the Bible is
“the actual word of God”.
- 51% described it as “an ancient book of fables”
Neil Gross, Solon Simmons (2006)
http://coldcasechristianity.com/2018/are-young-people-really-leaving-christianity/
Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers
7. “For had ye believed Moses,
ye would have believed me:
for he wrote of me.”
John 5:46 (KJV)
8. “But if ye believe not his writings,
how shall ye believe my words?”
John 5:47 (KJV)
9. “If I have told you earthly things, and ye
believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell
you of heavenly things?”
John 3:12 (KJV)
Creation and TheFlood
10. Did you know there
are 323 Bible
references to
Genesis?
http://www.gospelway.com/creation/creation_list.php
13. All books of the New Testament
except Philemon, 2 John, and
3 John contain allusions to
Genesis.
http://www.creationstudies.org/Education/quotations.html
The Genesis Record by Henry M. Morris (Grand Rapids: Baker Book House,
1976), pp. 677-682.
14. Of the fifty chapters in Genesis,
only seven
(chapters 20, 24, 34, 36, 40, 43, 44) are
not quoted or referenced in the
New Testament.
http://www.creationstudies.org/Education/quotations.html
The Genesis Record by Henry M. Morris (Grand Rapids: Baker Book House,
1976), pp. 677-682.
15. More than half of the two
hundred New Testament
allusions to Genesis are found in
the first eleven chapters of
Genesis.
http://www.creationstudies.org/Education/quotations.html
The Genesis Record by Henry M. Morris (Grand Rapids: Baker Book House,
1976), pp. 677-682.
16. Sixty-three of the allusions are to
the first three chapters of
Genesis.
http://www.creationstudies.org/Education/quotations.html
The Genesis Record by Henry M. Morris (Grand Rapids: Baker Book House,
1976), pp. 677-682.
17. There are 80 verses in the first
three chapters.
These 80 verses deal with
creation and the Garden of Eden.
18. 63 references to 80 verses!
So ¾ of the Creation and Garden
of Eden verses are referenced in
the New Testament.
19. The Genesis Record by Henry M. Morris (Grand Rapids: Baker Book House,
1976), pp. 677-682.
Fourteen of the allusions are
from the "Flood chapters"
Genesis (6, 7, 8).
20. Twenty-five of the references to
Genesis were directly from Jesus
Himself.
Jesus referenced
chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 17, 18, 19, 28, 31.
The Genesis Record by Henry M. Morris (Grand Rapids: Baker Book House,
1976), pp. 677-682.
21. “Behold, a virgin shall be with child,
and shall bring forth a son, and
they shall call his name Emmanuel,
which being interpreted is,
God with us.”
Matthew 1:23 (KJV)
The Genesis Record by Henry M. Morris (Grand Rapids: Baker Book House,
1976), pp. 677-682.
22. “In the beginning was the word …
And the Word was made flesh, and
dwelt among us,”
John 1: 1,14
The Genesis Record by Henry M. Morris (Grand Rapids: Baker Book House,
1976), pp. 677-682.
23. “In hope of eternal life, which God,
that cannot lie, promised before
the world began”
Titus 1:2 (KJV)
The Genesis Record by Henry M. Morris (Grand Rapids: Baker Book House,
1976), pp. 677-682.
24. Jesus is referring to Genesis as real
events and He cannot lie,
then Genesis must be true.
So, … If we don’t believe the
Creation and Flood accounts, …
The Genesis Record by Henry M. Morris (Grand Rapids: Baker Book House,
1976), pp. 677-682.
25.
26. One objection you will hear from
atheists is that Genesis 1 and
Genesis 2 contradict each other.
Well, do they now?
27. What about the contradictions
between Genesis 1 and 2?
Birds from the water
5th day
Birds from the ground
6th day
Animals before man
6th day
Man before animals
6th day
Genesis 1 Genesis 2
≠
≠
28. 1. “Yea, hath God said?” Gen 3:1
2. “Ye shall not surely die.” Gen 3:4
3. “ye shall be as gods.” Gen 3:5
The Genesis 3 deception
comes in 3 parts
29. A Genesis 3 deception:
“Don’t Genesis one and two
contradict each other?”
30. Genesis 1 tells us
the sequence of
creation week.
Genesis 2 is telling
us of events IN the
Garden of Eden ON
the sixth day.
31. Genesis 1
Day 1: Heaven, Earth and
Light
Day 2: Divided the Heavens
Day 3: Dry land, grass, herb,
tree
Day 4: Sun, Moon, and Stars
Day 5: fish and birds (male
and female)
Day 6: Land animals and
Man
Genesis 2
Day6: Man placed in Eden
Day 6: Don’t eat the fruit
Day 6: God to make a helper
Day 6: God formed beasts of
the field & birds from ground
Day 6: Adam named them
Day 6: No helper (wife) from
birds and beasts
Day 6: sleep
Day 6: Eve
32. ”In the beginning God created the heaven
and the earth.
2 And the earth was without form, and void;
and darkness was upon the face of the deep.
And the Spirit of God moved upon the face
of the waters.
3 And God said, Let there be light: and there
was light.”
Genesis 1:1-3 (KJV)
First Day
37. Genesis 1
Day 1: Heaven, Earth and
Light
Day 2: Divided the
Heaven
Day 3: Dry land, grass, herb,
tree
Day 4: Sun, Moon, and Stars
Day 5: fish and birds (male
and female)
Day 6: Land animals and
Man
Genesis 2
Day6: Man placed in Eden
Day 6: Don’t eat the fruit
Day 6: God to make a helper
Day 6: Ground God formed
beasts of the field, birds
Day 6: No helper from birds
and beasts
Day 6: Adam named them
Day 6: sleep
Day 6: Eve
Second Day
38. “And God made the firmament, and
divided the waters which were under the
firmament from the waters which were
above the firmament: and it was so.
8 And God called the firmament Heaven.
And the evening and the morning were the
second day.” Genesis 1:7-8 (KJV)
Genesis 1 Second Day
39. H2O under the firmament
H2O above the firmament
God called the firmament
Heaven
Genesis 1 Second Day
Second Day
40. ”And there are also many
other things which Jesus
did, the which, if they
should be written every
one, I suppose that even the
world itself could not
contain the books that
should be written. Amen.”
John 21:25 (KJV)
41. “on the second day,
… He also placed a
crystalline
firmament round it,
and put it together in
a manner agreeable
to the earth”
http://www.biblestudytools.com/history/flavius-josephus/antiquities-jews/book-1/chapter-1.html
Flavius Josephus Antiquities of the Jews Chapter 2
42. This is called the
canopy theory.
Two schools of
thought.
Yes No
45. Panorama of Creation, Carl E. Baugh
A solid canopy supports:
Higher O2 concentration and pressure
Why the they lived longer
Why atmospheric 14C is not in equilibrium
Why no poisonous animals
Why giant animals and insects
Why giant tropical plants at poles
Why uniform global temperatures
61. With Low temperature and Low pressure
Ice I
Ice II
Ice III
Ice IV
Ice V
Ice VI
Ice VII
Ice VIII
Ice IX
Ice X
Ice XI
Ice XII
Ice XIII
Ice XIV
Ice XV
Ice XVI
http://www1.lsbu.ac.uk/water/ice_phases.html
66. “Before we can make a
determination about the
canopy, we must first
understand all the
characteristics of all the
forms of water ice.
The canopy does have a
lot going for it!”
Fred McNabb Dec 2019AD
67. “I knew a man in Christ …
caught up to the third
heaven. “
2 Corinthians 12:2 (KJV)
Genesis 1 Second Day
68. “Praise him, ye
heavens of heavens,
and ye waters that
be above the
heavens. “
Psalm 148:4 (KJV)
Genesis 1 Second Day
70. Genesis 1
Day 1: Heaven, Earth and
Light
Day 2: Divided the Heavens
Day 3: Dry land, grass,
herb, tree
Day 4: Sun, Moon, and Stars
Day 5: fish and birds (male
and female)
Day 6: Land animals and
Man
Genesis 2
Day6: Man placed in Eden
Day 6: Don’t eat the fruit
Day 6: God to make a helper
Day 6: Ground God formed
beasts of the field, birds
Day 6: No helper from birds
and beasts
Day 6: Adam named them
Day 6: sleep
Day 6: Eve
Genesis 1 Third Day
71. ”And the earth brought forth grass, and
herb yielding seed after his kind, and the
tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in
itself, after his kind: and God saw that it
was good.” Genesis 1:12 (KJV)
Genesis 1 Third Day
72. ”And God said, Let the
waters under the heaven be
gathered together unto one
place, and let the dry land
appear: and it was so. “
Genesis 1:9 (KJV)
Genesis 1 Third Day
Third Day
73. Waters in one place
Dry land under
the Heaven
Genesis 1
First Heaven
74. Genesis 1
Day 1: Heaven, Earth and
Light
Day 2: Divided the Heavens
Day 3: Dry land, grass, herb,
tree
Day 4: Sun, Moon, and
Stars
Day 5: fish and birds (male
and female)
Day 6: Land animals and
Man
Genesis 2
Day6: Man placed in Eden
Day 6: Don’t eat the fruit
Day 6: God to make a helper
Day 6: Ground God formed
beasts of the field, birds
Day 6: No helper from birds
and beasts
Day 6: Adam named them
Day 6: sleep
Day 6: Eve
Fourth Day
75. ”And God made two great lights;
the greater light to rule the day,
and the lesser light to rule the
night: he made the stars also.”
Genesis 1:16 (KJV)
Genesis 1 Fourth Day
77. Genesis 1
Day 1: Heaven, Earth and
Light
Day 2: Divided the Heavens
Day 3: Dry land, grass, herb,
tree
Day 4: Sun, Moon, and Stars
Day 5: fish and birds
(male and female)
Day 6: Land animals and
Man
Genesis 2
Day6: Man placed in Eden
Day 6: Don’t eat the fruit
Day 6: God to make a helper
Day 6: Ground God formed
beasts of the field, birds
Day 6: No helper from birds
and beasts
Day 6: Adam named them
Day 6: sleep
Day 6: Eve
Genesis 1 Fifth Day
78. ”And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly
the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may
fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.”
Genesis 1:20 (KJV)
Genesis 1 Fifth Day
Fifth Day
79. Genesis 1
Day 1: Heaven, Earth and
Light
Day 2: Divided the Heavens
Day 3: Dry land, grass, herb,
tree
Day 4: Sun, Moon, and Stars
Day 5: fish and birds (male
and female)
Day 6: Land animals and
Man
Genesis 2
Day6: Man placed in Eden
Day 6: Don’t eat the fruit
Day 6: God to make a helper
Day 6: Ground God formed
beasts of the field, birds
Day 6: No helper from birds
and beasts
Day 6: Adam named them
Day 6: sleep
Day 6: Eve
Genesis 1 Sixth Day
80. “And God said, Let the earth bring forth
the living creature after his kind, cattle,
and creeping thing, and beast of the earth
after his kind: and it was so.”
Genesis 1:24 (KJV)
Genesis 1 Sixth Day
Sixth Day
81. “And God said, Let us make man in our
image, …
So God created man in his own image,
in the image of God created he him”
Genesis 1:26-27 (KJV)
Genesis 1 Sixth Day
82. Genesis 2
“And the LORD God formed man of the
dust of the ground, and breathed into his
nostrils the breath of life; and man
became a living soul.”
Genesis 2:7-8 (KJV)
Sixth Day
83. Genesis 2
“And the LORD God planted a garden
eastward in Eden; and there he put the
man whom he had formed.”
Genesis 2:8 (KJV)
Sixth Day – In the Garden
84. Sixth Day Genesis 2
“out of the ground made the LORD God to
grow every tree that is pleasant to the
sight, and good for food”
Genesis 2:9 (KJV)
85. Sixth Day – In the Garden Genesis 2
every tree that is
pleasant to the
sight
Genesis 2:9 (KJV)
grass,
herb yielding seed
the tree yielding
fruit
Genesis 1:12 (KJV)
Genesis 1 Third Day
86. Sixth Day – In the Garden Genesis 2
every tree that is
pleasant to the
sight
Genesis 2:9 (KJV)
grass,
herb yielding seed
the tree yielding
fruit
Genesis 1:12 (KJV)
Genesis 1 Third Day
87. Sixth Day – In the Garden Genesis 2
every tree that is
pleasant to the
sight
Genesis 2:9 (KJV)
grass,
herb yielding seed
the tree yielding
fruit
Genesis 1:12 (KJV)
Genesis 1 Third Day
and good for
food
88. Sixth Day – In the Garden Genesis 2
every tree that is
pleasant to the sight
AND good for food
Apple, Peach, Cherry, Pear,
Pineapple, Pomegranate,
Apricot, Grapefruit, Avocado,
Mango, Lemon, Durian, etc.
the tree yielding
fruit… (that you
can’t eat?)
American bittersweet,
Holly, Suicide Tree,
Osage Orange Tree,
Soapberry Tree,
Snowdrop Tree, etc.
Genesis 1 Third Day
Genesis 1:12 (KJV) Genesis 2:9 (KJV)
89. Genesis 2
“And the LORD God commanded the man
[Adam], saying, Of every tree of the
garden thou mayest freely eat:”
Genesis 2:16 (KJV)
Sixth Day – In the Garden
90. Genesis 2
“And the LORD God commanded the man
[Adam], saying, Of every tree of the
garden thou mayest freely eat:”
Genesis 2:16 (KJV)
Sixth Day – In the Garden
91. Genesis 2
“And the LORD God took the man, and
put him into the garden of Eden to dress
it and to keep it.”
Genesis 2:15 (KJV)
Sixth Day – In the Garden
92. Genesis 2
“And the LORD God took the man, and
put him into the garden of Eden to dress
it and to keep it.”
Genesis 2:15 (KJV)
Sixth Day – In the Garden
93. Genesis 2
“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.”
Genesis 2:17 (KJV)
So God told Adam…
Sixth Day – In the Garden
94. Did Adam understand what death was?
He had never seen death.
He had never seen suffering.
He had never seen disease.
Did he even know what sin was?
So God told Adam
he would surely die
Sixth Day – In the Garden
95. Genesis 2
“And the LORD God said, It is not good
that the man should be alone;”
Genesis 2:18 (KJV)
Sixth Day – In the Garden
96. Genesis 2
“And the LORD God said, It is not good
that the man should be alone;
Genesis 2:18 (KJV)
Sixth Day – In the Garden
97. Genesis 2
“And the LORD God said, It is not good
that the man should be alone; I will make
him an help meet for him.”
Genesis 2:18 (KJV)
Sixth Day – In the Garden
98. Genesis 2
“out of the ground the LORD God formed
every beast of the field, and every fowl of
the air; and brought them unto Adam to
see what he would call them: and
whatsoever Adam called every living
creature, that was the name thereof.”
Genesis 2:19 (KJV)
Adam is in Eden and he watches as God …
Sixth Day – In the Garden
99. Genesis 2
fowl of the air;
beast of the field,
Genesis 2:19 (KJV)
cattle,
creeping thing,
beast of the earth
Genesis 1:20-24 (KJV)
Genesis 1
fowl that may fly
above the earth
Genesis 1 Fifth Day Sixth Day – In the Garden
100. fowl of the air?
fowl that may fly
above the earth?
101. Genesis 2
fowl of the air;
beast of the field,
Genesis 2:19 (KJV)
cattle,
creeping thing,
beast of the earth
Genesis 1:20-24 (KJV)
Genesis 1
fowl that may fly
above the earth
Genesis 1 Fifth Day Sixth Day – In the Garden
Sixth Day
102. Peter calls ‘beasts of the earth
unclean’
”I was in the city of Joppa praying: and
in a trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel
descend, as it had been a great sheet, let
down from heaven by four corners; and it
came even to me: Acts 11:5 (KJV)
103. ”Upon the which when I had fastened
mine eyes, I considered, and saw
fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild
beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of
the air. Acts 11:6 (KJV)
104. ”But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing
common or unclean hath at any time
entered into my mouth. Acts 11:8 (KJV)
Thus Peter considers the ‘beasts of the
earth’ to be the unclean animals.
105. beast of the field
beast of the earth
Helpers
Able to be tamed?
106. Cattle? Hebrew Strong's Number: 929
Hebrew Word: ה ָ
מ ֵה ְּ
ב
Transliteration: behēmâ
Root: from an unused root (probably meaning to
be mute)
Part of Speech: n f
Vine's Words: Beast
…
English Words used in KJV: beast 136, cattle 53,
[Total Count: 189]
from an unused root (probably meaning to be
mute); properly a dumb beast; especially
any large quadruped or animal (often
collective) :- beast, cattle.
Strong's Talking Greek & Hebrew Dictionary.
“Behold now
behemoth,
which I made
with thee; he
eateth grass as
an ox.”
Job 40:15 (KJV)
107. Cattle?
“Behold now
behemoth,
which I made
with thee; he
eateth grass as
an ox.”
Job 40:15 (KJV)
Hebrew Strong's Number: 929
Hebrew Word: ה ָ
מ ֵה ְּ
ב
Transliteration: behēmâ
Root: from an unused root (probably meaning to
be mute)
Part of Speech: n f
Vine's Words: Beast
…
English Words used in KJV: beast 136, cattle 53,
[Total Count: 189]
from an unused root (probably meaning to be
mute); properly a dumb beast; especially
any large quadruped or animal (often
collective) :- beast, cattle.
Strong's Talking Greek & Hebrew Dictionary.
108. Cattle?
Hebrew Strong's Number: 929
Hebrew Word: ה ָ
מ ֵה ְּ
ב
Transliteration: behēmâ
Root: from an unused root (probably
meaning to be mute)
Part of Speech: n f
Vine's Words: Beast
Usage Notes:
…
from an unused root (probably meaning to
be mute); properly a dumb beast;
especially any large quadruped or
animal (often collective) :- beast, cattle.
Strong's Talking Greek & Hebrew
Dictionary.
109. Genesis 2
”And Adam gave names to all cattle, and
to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of
the field; but for Adam there was not
found an help meet for him.”
Genesis 2:20 (KJV)
Sixth Day – In the Garden
110. Genesis 2
” And the LORD God caused a deep sleep
to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he
took one of his ribs, and closed up the
flesh instead thereof”
Genesis 2:21 (KJV)
Sixth Day – In the Garden
112. Genesis 2
”And the rib, which the LORD God had
taken from man, made he a woman, and
brought her unto the man.”
Genesis 2:22 (KJV)
Sixth Day – In the Garden
115. Genesis 2
Let’s recap Day 6 in order.
God makes the beasts of the Earth. 1:25
God makes man. 2:7
God makes the Garden of Eden. 2:8
God puts man in the garden. 2:8
Adam watches as God creates trees good
for food and pleasant to the sight. 2:9
Don’t eat the fruit of one tree. 2:16-17
Sixth Day – In the Garden
116. Genesis 2
Let’s recap Day 6 in order.
Don’t eat the fruit of one tree. 2:16-17
God to make a helper (wife) for Adam 2:18
Adam watches as God creates beasts of the
Field and brings them to Adam. 2:19
Adam names them but no wife. 2:20
(Adam saw God create trees and animals) 2:8-20
God makes woman. 2:21-22
Sixth Day – In the Garden
117. Genesis 1-2
Let’s recap Day 6 in order.
God makes woman. 2:21-22
31 And God saw every thing that he had
made, and, behold, it was very good. And
the evening and the morning were the sixth
day. 1:31
Sixth Day – In the Garden
118. Genesis 2
2 And on the seventh day God ended his
work which he had made; and he rested on
the seventh day from all his work which he
had made. Genesis 2:2 (KJV)
Sixth Day – In the Garden
119. Genesis 2
No Biblical record of God creating after Creation
week.
(So, did Eve NOT see God create?)
Who told her not to eat the fruit?
Did Adam tell Eve that God said to not eat the fruit or did she hear
it directly from God’s mouth?
120. Genesis 2
Let’s recap Day 6 in order.
No Biblical record of God creating after Eve.
“and the LORD God commanded the man,”
Genesis 2:16 (KJV)
Eve wasn’t created until 6 verses later.
Sixth Day – In the Garden
121. Adam saw God create.
Genesis 2:19 (KJV)
Eve did not.
122. God told Adam not to eat.
Genesis 2:16 (KJV)
No record of God telling Eve not
to eat the fruit.
123.
124. Genesis 2
“And the LORD God took the man, and
put him into the garden of Eden to dress
it and to keep it.”
Genesis 2:15 (KJV)
Sixth Day – In the Garden
126. d
Enter Lucifer, the light barer.
”Now the serpent was more subtil than any
beast of the field which the LORD God had
made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath
God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the
garden?”
Genesis 3:1 (KJV)
127. dz
Enter Lucifer, the light barer.
When God refers to Lucifer as a
serpent does he mean a reptile or
snake like creature or is God referring
to Lucifer’s behavior?
Let’s see other Biblical references.
128. ”And he [Jesus] said unto them,
Go ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I
cast out devils, and I do cures to
day and to morrow, and the
third day I shall be perfected.”
Luke 13:32 (KJV)
131. “FOX. noun
1. …This animal burrows in the
earth, is remarkable for his
cunning, …
2. A sly, cunning fellow.”
http://webstersdictionary1828.com/Dictionary/fox
133. “O generation of vipers, who hath warned you
to flee from the wrath to come?”
Matthew 3:7 (KJV)
134. John called the Pharisees vipers!
“O generation of vipers, who hath warned you
to flee from the wrath to come?”
Matthew 3:7 (KJV)
135. John called the Pharisees vipers!
“O generation of vipers, who hath warned you
to flee from the wrath to come?”
Matthew 3:7 (KJV)
Behavior or looks?
136. VI'PER, noun [Latin vipera.]
2. A person or thing mischievous or
malignant.
http://webstersdictionary1828.com/Dictionary/Viper
141. The following few slides we
will see various verses that
refer to people as something
not human.
142. Isaiah 56:10 (KJV)
10 His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all
dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to
slumber.
Isaiah 56:11 (KJV)
11 Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they
are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way,
every one for his gain, from his quarter.
Philippians 3:2 (KJV)
2 Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.
143. Revelation 22:15 (KJV)
15 For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and
murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.
Zephaniah 3:3 (KJV)
3 Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are
evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.
Matthew 7:15 (KJV)
15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but
inwardly they are ravening wolves.
144. Acts 20:29 (KJV)
29 For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves
enter in among you, not sparing the flock.
John 1:29 (KJV)
29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold
the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
John 1:36 (KJV)
36 And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb
of God!
145. Revelation 5:5 (KJV)
5 And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of
the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book,
and to loose the seven seals thereof.
Song of Songs 2:1 (KJV)
1 I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.
Song of Songs 4:1 (KJV)
1 Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast
doves' eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear
from mount Gilead.
146. Song of Songs 4:12 (KJV)
12 A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up,
a fountain sealed.
Ezekiel 11:19 (KJV)
19 And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within
you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will
give them an heart of flesh:
147. From these few verses we can
see that God through the
various Biblical writers often
refers to behaviors and other
things when referring to people.
148. So, what was the serpent in The
Garden of Eden?
149. So, what was the serpent in The
Garden of Eden?
It must have been a scribe or a
Pharisee.
For Jesus himself calls the
scribes and Pharisees serpents
in Matthew 23:33.
150. To belabor the point, next are
some modern day terms we use
for people.
We call them something that
they are not!
160. Jesus frequently called people by their
behavior.
“Ye serpents” (Matt. 23:33).
“You brood of vipers!” Matt 3:7(ESV)
“one of you is a devil.” John 6:70 (KJV)
”Get thee behind me, Satan” Matt 16:23 (KJV)
”Ye fools and blind” Matt 23:17 (KJV)
161. ”But I fear, lest by any means, as
the serpent beguiled Eve
through his subtilty,…”
2 Corinthians 11:3 (KJV)
162. Serpent
“This word is used symbolically
of a deadly, subtle, malicious
enemy.” (Luke 10:19).
Matthew George Easton, “Serpent,” in Illustrated Bible
Dictionary: And Treasury of Biblical History, Biography,
Geography, Doctrine, and Literature, (London: T. Nelson and
Sons, 1897), WORDsearch CROSS e-book, 632.
163. Ezekiel 28: 1-15 Isaiah 14:12 Genesis 2
Lucifer the light bearer
- He was perfect in beauty. Ezekiel 28:12
164. Ezekiel 28: 1-15 Isaiah 14:12 Genesis 2
Lucifer the light bearer
- He was perfect in beauty. Ezekiel 28:12
- Every precious stone was his covering. Ezekiel 28:13
165. Ezekiel 28: 1-15 Isaiah 14:12 Genesis 2
Lucifer the light bearer
- He was perfect in beauty. Ezekiel 28:12
- Every precious stone was his covering. Ezekiel 28:13
- He was the anointed cherub. Ezekiel 28:14 (KJV)
166. Ezekiel 28: 1-15 Isaiah 14:12 Genesis 2
Lucifer the light bearer
- He was perfect in beauty. Ezekiel 28:12
- Every precious stone was his covering. Ezekiel 28:13
- He was the anointed cherub. Ezekiel 28:14 (KJV)
- He was perfect in his ways. Ezekiel 28:15 (KJV)
167. Ezekiel 28: 1-15 Isaiah 14:12 Genesis 2
Lucifer the light bearer
- He was perfect in beauty. Ezekiel 28:12
- Every precious stone was his covering. Ezekiel 28:13
- He was the anointed cherub. Ezekiel 28:14 (KJV)
- He was perfect in his ways. Ezekiel 28:15 (KJV)
Plus, he was a subtil and malicious being.
168. “Now the serpent was more subtil than
any beast of the field which the LORD
God had made. And he said unto the
woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall
not eat of every tree of the garden?”
Genesis 3:1 (KJV)
169. Ezekiel 28: 1-15 Isaiah 14:12
Enter the serpent, Lucifer the light bearer
- He was full of wisdom. Ezekiel 28: 3-5
- He was perfect in beauty. Ezekiel 28:12
- He was full of understanding. Ezekiel 28: 4
- He was in Eden. Ezekiel 28:13
- Every precious stone was his covering. Ezekiel 28:13
- He was the anointed cherub. Ezekiel 28:14 (KJV)
- He was perfect in his ways. Ezekiel 28:15 (KJV)
- He was created. Ezekiel 28:15 (KJV)
175. Greek Strong's Number: 3789
Greek Word: ὄφις
Transliteration: ophis
Phonetic Pronunciation: of'-is
Root: probably from <G3700> (through the idea of sharpness of vision)
Cross Reference: TDNT - 5:566,748
Vine's Words: Serpent
Usage Notes:
English Words used in KJV: serpent 14 ; [Total Count: 14]
probably from <G3700> (optanomai) (through the idea of sharpness of
vision); a snake, figurative (as a type of sly cunning) an artful
malicious person, especially Satan :- serpent.
176. Ezekiel 28: 1-15 Isaiah 14:12 Genesis 2
Enter Lucifer the light bearer
- He was perfect in beauty. Ezekiel 28:12
- Every precious stone was his covering. Ezekiel 28:13
- He was the anointed cherub. Ezekiel 28:14 (KJV)
- He was perfect in his ways. Ezekiel 28:15 (KJV)
177.
178.
179. “And Adam was not deceived,
but the woman being deceived
was in the transgression.”
1 Timothy 2:14 (KJV)
180. ”And when the woman saw that the
tree was good for food, and that it was
pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be
desired to make one wise, she took of
the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave
also unto her husband with her; and he
did eat.” Genesis 3:6 (KJV)
181. Adam knew exactly what he
was doing when he ate the
fruit.
Did Eve?
1 Timothy 2:14 (KJV)
182. ”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;” Genesis 3:17 (KJV)
183. Sin entered into creation.
“For since by man came death,
… For as in Adam all die,”
1 Corinthians 15:21-22 (KJV)
184. Sin entered into creation.
“For since by man came death,
… For as in Adam all die,”
1 Corinthians 15:21-22 (KJV)
187. Professor Toy, was known
as a brilliant linguist and
theologian. Following the
Civil War he had studied in
Europe, where he accepted
the Darwinian theory and
“the new ideas of the
German scholars” on Old
Testament history and
inspiration.
Louisville, Kentucky
188. “The Bible intends to teach a plain six-
day creation.
The Bible is simply in error
at that point.”
–Crawford H. Toy
Source: Baptists and the Bible,
Moody Press page 229
189. When his fiancée
heard about his
conversion … Her
conclusion was that
…evolution was for
her an “untenable
position.”
190. …Later in China, heated
letters arrive, and she
said “The temptation is
great.” However the
professor, now espouses
theories that “do not
square with God's
Word.”
191. She rejected
C.H. Toy, Harvard, and
glory,
She said “My cross is
loneliness. …”
Inaugural Address,
Furman University(1856)
195. “But the day of the Lord will come as a thief
in the night; in the which the heavens shall
pass away with a great noise, and the
elements shall melt with fervent heat, the
earth also and the works that are therein
shall be burned up.”
2 Peter 3:10 (KJV)
196. But the day of the Lord will come as a thief
in the night; in the which the heavens shall
pass away with a BIG BANG, and the
elements shall melt with fervent heat, the
earth also and the works that are therein
shall be burned up.
2 Peter 3:10 (KJV)
197. “For, behold, I create new heavens and a
new earth: and the former shall not be
remembered, nor come into mind.”
Isaiah 65:17 (KJV)
202. There was no death before
Adam sinned.
“it is appointed unto men once
to die, but after this the
judgment:”
Hebrews 9:27 (KJV)
203. ”Wherefore, as by one man sin
entered into the world, and death
by sin; and so death passed upon
all men, for that all have sinned:”
Romans 5:12 (KJV)
204. “That as sin hath reigned unto death,
even so might grace reign through
righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus
Christ our Lord.”
Romans 5:21 (KJV)
205. “If I have told you earthly things, and ye
believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell
you of heavenly things?”
John 3:12 (KJV)
Creation and The Flood
209. ”Thou shalt not bear false witness
against thy neighbour.”
Exodus 20:16 (KJV)
“… all liars, shall have their part in
the lake which burneth with fire
and brimstone: which is the second
death.”
Revelation 21:8 (KJV)
210. Have you ever taken
something that did not
belong to you?
211. ”Thou shalt not steal.”
Exodus 20:15 (KJV)
“Be not deceived: neither… thieves,
nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor
revilers, nor extortioners, shall
inherit the kingdom of God.”
1 Corinthians 6:9-10 (KJV)
212. “For all have sinned, and come
short of the glory of God;“
Romans 3:23 (KJV)
213. “For the wages of sin is death; but
the gift of God is eternal life
through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
Romans 6:23 (KJV)
How do you receive this gift?
214. “If we confess our sins, he is
faithful and just to forgive us our
sins, and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness.”
1 John 1:9 (KJV)
How does He do this?
215. “But God commendeth his love
toward us, in that, while we were
yet sinners, Christ died for us.”
Romans 5:8 (KJV)
Why did Christ have to die for you?
216. “For God so loved the world, that
he gave his only begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth in him should
not perish, but have everlasting
life.”
John 3:16 (KJV)
Why would he send His son to die for you?
217. “For he hath made him to be sin
for us, who knew no sin; that we
might be made the righteousness
of God in him.”
2 Corinthians 5:21 (KJV)
How do you get this righteousness?
218. “That if thou shalt confess with thy
mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt
believe in thine heart that God
hath raised him from the dead,
thou shalt be saved.”
Romans 10:9 (KJV)
219. “For with the heart man believeth
unto righteousness; and with the
mouth confession is made unto
salvation.”
Romans 10:10 (KJV)
Does this really apply to you?
220. “For whosoever shall call upon the
name of the Lord shall be saved.”
Romans 10:13 (KJV)
221. “And every spirit that confesseth
not that Jesus Christ is come in the
flesh is not of God: and
this is that spirit of antichrist,”
1 John 4:3 (KJV)