Adam, Eve and the Crucifixtion of Jesus

Today’s Focus: Adam, Eve and the Crucifixion of Jesus Scripture: Genesis 2:21-25; Ephesians 5:31,32; Hebrews 10:19-22; Greetings Kingdom Citizens Now you may ask how are these two events linked to understanding sonship. The two events are actually linked together scripturally and symbolically. Now we all know that man was created on the sixth day and Adam was created from the dust of the Earth and God breathed in him the breath of Life. Now when we look at the creation of woman we see a rib being taken out of Adam. And Adam made the declaration that she is woman because she is bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh and because she was taken out of man (Genesis 2:23). So based on this we can say that before the creation of woman, woman and man was one. They were integrated. Now God makes the declaration in Ephesians 5:31-32 “Therefore shall a man leave his father and mother and shall cleave to his wife and they shall be one flesh! They shall be one when they become married. Now this is directly related to the relationship of Christ and the Church. So now how does that tie into the crucifixion. When Jesus was on the cross and was pierced in His side blood came out of Jesus. This is a very important and symbolic meaning. Look at Hebrews 10:19,20. Now we have access to the Father by the blood of Jesus. Ok, we are fine with that. Verse 20, “By a new and living way, which he consecrated for us through the veil, that is to say his flesh. The veil is represented by the opening in Jesus side where the blood was shed. This opening of the veil in the natural world had a corresponding meaning in the eternal realm. Now the body of Christ is open for all those who believe and seek salvation. These two events are linked together, the event of the cross where Jesus was pierced in the side and the creation of Eve out of the side of Adam. The latter symbolizes those who are lead to Christ, who are Christians who are the bride of Christ and salvation happens when the bride is inserted into the husband (Body of Christ). When man and woman marry, yes MAN AND WOMAN, this is symbolic of the union between Christ and His bride, the church. This is why the two become one. No longer are we separated but are one flesh. In turn, no longer do we have to be separated from Christ, because of the price He paid and His blood we can now be joined together with Christ and be saved. Revelation 19th chapter speaks of the marriage between the Lamb and His wife. God made a covenant with Himself that He would have sons. The Lamb being slain before the foundation of the world secures that guarantee and the preserving of the sons of God through the Old Testament unto Christ is proof that after the Holy One has come, all who freely choose to be in the family of God and become sons have that choice. The first Adam separated us from God and the last Adam (Jesus) redeemed us back into sonship. The veil that was opened on the cross is one that is still open to all who choose to come in to flee from the wrath to come because one day there will not be Adam and Eve in a separate state. We will be like Adam before Eve, one integrated with God. At Our Father’s Service, Elder Calvin Calhoun, Jr.