18/10/2023
Why Man Stopped Living Long
One question that troubles a lot of people when they read Scripture is how the ancients could have lived so long. satan is at work using questions like this to undermine the faith of multitudes, by appealing to their natural senses, which posit that it is biologically impossible for men to have lived as long as the ancients once did, and that since this is scientifically proven, then it means Scripture is inaccurate.
But the devil is a liar. Scripture is inerrant and is the word of God and when we search the Scriptures, we will find life and truth.
So, why did man once live very long, and why do we no longer live as long as we once did?
Have you ever wondered why the animals in the Garden of Eden never posed a physical threat to Adam and Eve, or why the wild animals Noah kept in the Ark never attacked him and his family?
If that question had ever crossed your mind, my prayer is that today, you will find answers in Scripture.
You see, we live in a falling world. We do not live in a fallen world. What do I mean? When man fell in the Garden of Eden, our fall was not an event, or a one day affair. The fall of man was a journey and if was progressive. Meaning that in the process if time, the world and man fell deeper and deeper. The fall of man is present continuous, until Christ returns.
In physics, this is known as
The second law of thermodynamics, which in summary is that entropy (the degree of disorder) increases with time.
You see, in the beginning, God did not create humans and animals to be natural enemies, who attacked and killed each other for food. In Eden, and even after the fall of man began, both man and animals were created to be vegetarians. Do not take my word for it. Let Scripture convince you:
Genesis 1:29 relates to humanity:
“Then God said, "I give you every SEED-BEARING PLANT on the face of the whole earth and EVERY TREE that has FRUIT with seed in it. They will be yours for FOOD.”
Genesis 1:30 relates to
