1. God announced that He would start a war between two kingdoms: the serpent and his seed against the woman and her seed (Genesis 3:15). Thank God, we are very safe, because the kingdom of Christ, for which we fight, is victorious. Thanks to the seed (in Hebrew, “zera”) of the woman, the history of humanity has been changed (Hebrews 2:8). Jesus tasted death to be crowned with glory and honor, becoming the Author of our salvation and leading us on the path of victory. We are under the guidance of the Son of God, and He guides us through the word, through which we delve deeper, leaving superficiality behind (Hebrews 2:9-10).
2. The offspring of the serpent is fallen humanity, into whom Satan injected his sinful nature (Romans 5:12; Matthew 3:7; John 8:44). But when God determined that Christ would hang on the tree and be crucified, He brought sin to the cross as well and condemned it (Romans 8:3). Christ is the Seed of the woman, the One promised in Genesis 3, and through Him, we are no longer slaves of sin! (Romans 6:4, 6). Christ died not only for our old man, but also for our sins. We do not need to walk with our heads down when we sin, for there is a solution. So, lift up your heads! (1 Corinthians 15:3). If Eve could read this verse, she would surely have leaped for joy to see the gospel that had been preached to her, fulfilled (Colossians 2:12-14).
3. The male child will be the key factor that will tip the balance in this war and bring victory to Christ. How will we overcome? Because of the blood of the Lamb, not by our own skill. We will also overcome because of the word of our testimony. The word we receive and instill becomes our reality, our testimony—because we are not merely preachers of the word. We will overcome because, even in the face of death, we do not love our own lives, we do not seek self-interest. We risk death to fight for the kingdom. The Lord needs this spirit (Revelation 12:11). While we fight on Earth, Michael and his angels fight in heaven to cast out the accuser of our brothers (Revelation 12:7-10).
4. The sufferings God ordained for man and woman are a protection and are intended to give us responsibility. Women were given the responsibility to bear children, and men were given the responsibility to work the land and earn a living from it. Even though they fell, they needed to assume their responsibilities. God desires man to be responsible—and even more so in the work of the Lord. Don’t be irresponsible! God called you to be responsible. We all need to assume responsibility. That’s why our teenagers need to go through the kingdom’s military service to learn to assume responsibility (Genesis 3:16-19).
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