According to Genesis Chapter 2:Verse 17 it states God as saying "But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil thou (o Adam) shalt not eat of it; for IN THE DAY that thou eatest thereof thou shalt SURELY DIE." But in Genesis Chapter 3:Verse 4 it states "And the serpent (Satan) said unto the woman (Eve), Ye Shall NOT SURELY DIE." this was when Satan was tempting Eve to eat of the tree. Now....let's go to Genesis Chapter 5:Verse 5 and it states " And all the days that Adam LIVED were NINE HUNDRED AND THIRTY YEARS"
2007-06-20 01:43:44 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
This doesn't prove that Satan was more truthful than God. God was talking about spiritual death and Satan was referring to physical death. There is a VERY big important difference here
2007-06-20 01:46:39 · answer #1 · answered by Julie 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Congratulations on realising that the Bible is an eminently incorrect e book which includes countless inconsequential truths, yet no longer some thing of substance, and really no longer some thing genuine about any god! you may want to nicely be good once you're saying the quran is extra honest and in basic terms than the bible, yet that would not propose it is inherently genuine. it is a crock, a fabrication which has been written for an same objective because the bible, the promulgation of an ideology among a gullible human beings. they are both bullshit, in truth because they both have a bullshit concept as their significant center, the existence of a supernatural benevolent dictator. On that significant guideline, neither are genuine!
2016-10-18 23:19:59 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are a couple of ideas to explain that. One is that God had mercy on Adam and Eve because they were led astray by Satan and so instead of them dying on that day they died a spiritual death brought about because they were now separated from God by their sins but God prophesied the coming Savior when He told the serpent that He would put enmity between the seed of the woman (Jesus) and the seed of the serpent and that the serpent would bruise his heel (Crucifixion) and He would crush the serpents head.
Another interpretation given by some Jewish scholars points out that in the Psalms it is written that with the Lord a thousand years is as one day and that none of the children of men lived beyond a thousand years.
2007-06-20 01:51:54 · answer #3 · answered by Martin S 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sorry, I can't see what you are trying to say. The Bible does not make Satan sound more truthful than God, it makes Satan more of liar to my opinion. He told Eve, Ye shall not surely die, well, guess what, she eventually did die. Adam did live 930 years, but he did die in the end. Never, ever, is there a time when Satan was more truthful than God. Satan is incapable of being truthful.
2007-06-20 01:57:08 · answer #4 · answered by Caleb's Mom 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Julie actually aswered this correctly. Though Adam began to die physically that day, he absolutely died spiritually that day. His communion with God was severed, which was evidenced by his (and his wife's) reaction to hearing God walking in the garden. Instead of being happy to see God, they fled from his presence, trying to cover their shame. The unbridled ability to think correctly and clearly, and the obedience of nature are two other aspects that "died" in Adam that day. From then on, everything he did (and his posterity as well) would be frustrated to an extent. It would be only by hard labor, mixed with failure, that anything would be accomplished by him. Progress was stunted in ways we cannot even imagine.
Adam died that day, and we are all born into the same condition, spiritually dead, enemies of God, justly deserving his wrath and curse for crimes against our Creator.
But God was gracious to Adam, he made sure that he could not live forever in the estate in which he was. God removed the man and his wife from the presence of the Tree of Life, thereby making sure that Adam would not have to live forever as a fallen creature. Death, at that point, was (and is) merciful.
People lived a lot longer in the days before the Flood. It is understood by many that there was, in essence, a "bubble" of water surrounding the the planet, located in the upper atmosphere. There is reasonable evidence of this in the verses speaking of the waters above the "firmament" (sky). This would've created a pressurized environment, shielding the creatures below from harmful, deadly rays from the Sun, and many other benefits as well, which I'll refrain from mentioning at this point.
2007-06-20 01:58:02 · answer #5 · answered by stegokitty 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is because there are two kinds of death--physical and spiritual. God was speaking of spiritual death, which can be defined as the separation of Man from the presence of God. God was absolutely telling the truth--the day that they ate of the fruit of the tree, they fell from the presence of God. They died spiritually. That is one of the reasons it was necessary for the Messiah to come to redeem mankind from the Fall, allowing individuals to be "reborn" spiritually.
Satan found in this dichotomy between spiritual and physical death an easy way to deceive Eve and Adam. Satan always speaks in half-truths (or half-lies). He could truthfully tell them that they would not die physically that day without mentioning anything about the consequences regarding spiritual death.
2007-06-20 01:54:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
God's plan was that we were to live forever, because He created us perfect.
God wasn't saying that as soon as they ate of the tree they would die right then and there, He was saying if they ate of the tree it would bring death to mankind because of sin.
Don't ever think God is a liar.
It is impossible for God to lie, He is the TRUTH.
Satan however is the father of lies, so be careful, it seems like you are believing him.
satan knows God's Word better than anybody, but he will twist words or change words to make you believe him.
That's why it's so important to know for yourself God's Word.
2007-06-20 03:40:37 · answer #7 · answered by Spoken4 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God was referring to a spiritual death. In the Garden, Adam and Eve were both with God. The spiritual death was for them to be separated from God and removed from paradise.
Satan was taking God's words and twisting them to his own ends.
The bible was merely showing how Satan can twist and manipulate things and how easy it is to fall for his temptations. Even you were fooled by that twist of words and meanings.
2007-06-20 01:53:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
adam did die that day. He started to age, he was taken out of the Garden of Eden, and he was heartbroken that all this came to him. he felt sorrow, and had to plant, sow and work the ground to live. yes he did die. and do not ever say the BIBLE says this. your point is way off. the WORD OF GOD is not about satan but about GOD, and HIS wondrous love for us. It was the grace of GOD that saved him from being destroyed immediately. that is what the book is about. stop trying to make a fight.
2007-06-20 01:56:46 · answer #9 · answered by spotlite 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He didn't.
In the context of immortality ha'adam (The Adam) did surely part the Earth before he would have otherwise.
930 years is not a long time in the context of eternity.
2007-06-20 01:51:14 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋