--HOW IMPORTANT IS A RECENT CREATION?

--IF there were eons of pain, suffering, and death before the rebellion of Adam brought death into the world, then a whole sweep of biblical teaching is thrown into the black hole of allegory. Worst of all, the sacrificial death of our Lord Jesus becomes unnecessary.

-"For I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me, declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not yet done."
--(ISAIAH 46:9-10)

--**The Substitution of Jesus Christ~
-In the Bible, physical death is identified as absolutely necessary to accomplish the atonement for sins. The Bible specifically teaches that "without the shedding of blood there is no remission" (Hebrews 9:22). This teaching is woven throughout Scripture. It is the "blood of Jesus Christ His Son [that] cleanses us from all sin" (1 John 1:7).

--**Only the Creator Can Conquer Death~
-The Bible says that death is an intrusion, a punishment for the creatures' rebellion against their Creator, and that one day there will be a restoration, a reconciliation of all things that will eliminate death. But the Bible also says death must be defeated. The Creator Himself must conquer it.

**The Creator pronounced the sentence of death (Genesis 3:19).

**The Creator will overcome death (1 Corinthians 15:20-26).

**The Creator has life in Himself (John 1:4; John 8:12; John 11:25).

**The Creator must give His life to give us life (John 10:11-28).
**The Creator grants eternal life to all who believe His words (John 12:50).

--CHECK IT OUT! Proof positive. God can not lie!
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