Yes—according to the Bible, the world's suffering and turmoil are the result of Adam's sin and the curse that fell on all creation.
When Adam rebelled, death passed upon all men and the creation was made subject to vanity—bondage to decay. The prophet Isaiah says the curse devours the earth because its inhabitants broke God's covenant, and Genesis 3:15 reveals an enmity between the serpent's seed and the woman's seed. Les Feldick traces this same curse and Satan's opposition through Scripture, from Cain to Herod, and points to God's promised Redeemer as the remedy.
Genesis 3:15 — Shows the enmity between Satan and the woman's seed and introduces God's promise of a Redeemer after the curse.
Romans 8:20 — States plainly that the creation was made subject to vanity because of sin.
Romans 5:12 — Explains that death and sin entered the world through Adam and passed to all men.
Isaiah 24:5-6 — Declares that the earth is defiled and cursed because of human transgression.
2 Corinthians 4:4 — Reveals that the god of this world blinds the minds of unbelievers, showing satanic influence in the world.
The Bible traces the world's suffering to the entrance of sin and the curse. When Adam sinned, death passed upon all men, and Paul adds that all have sinned (Romans 5:12; Romans 3:23). The creation itself was made subject to vanity—the curse—so that it remains in bondage to corruption until it is delivered into the glorious liberty of the children of God (Romans 8:20-21). Isaiah 24:5-6 says the earth is defiled under its inhabitants because they have transgressed God's laws, changed the ordinance, and broken the everlasting covenant. Because of this, the curse devours the earth. Genesis 3:15 also speaks of an ongoing enmity between the serpent and the woman's seed, pointing to a hostile conflict behind the world's disorder.
Les Feldick teaches that the suffering and turmoil in the world are not part of God's original creation. They are the result of Adam's rebellion and the curse that fell on every part of creation—animate and inanimate. He points to Genesis 3 as the vortex of the human problem and says the 6,000 years of human suffering, degradation, corruption, and evil all began there. Les also highlights Satan's ongoing opposition. He sees the enmity of Genesis 3:15 played out in history as Satan prompted Cain to murder Abel, tried time and again to destroy Israel, and presents Herod's decree against the Jewish babies as an example of that same opposition. Yet God sovereignly protected the line of the Redeemer, and immediately after the curse God promised a Redeemer in Genesis 3:15. Les adds that mankind is under the curse and under satanic powers, citing 2 Corinthians 4:3-4, and that God allowed Adam to have a real choice so that the human race would not be robots.
The Bible says that through one man sin entered the world and death passed upon all men (Romans 5:12). Les describes Genesis 3 as the place where sin made its appearance and as the source of 6,000 years of human suffering, degradation, corruption, and evil. He also points out that the curse fell on everything—animate and inanimate—so that the planet's present broken condition is not what God originally created.
Genesis 3:15 speaks of enmity between the serpent and the woman's seed. Les shows how that enmity is visible throughout Scripture: Satan prompted Cain to murder Abel, repeatedly tried to destroy Israel, and used Herod's slaughter of the Jewish babies in an attempt to destroy the Christ. Les also says mankind is under the curse and under satanic powers, citing 2 Corinthians 4:3-4, where the god of this world blinds the minds of unbelievers.
Romans 8:21 promises that the creation itself will be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. Les ties this deliverance to the tribulation paying off the curse and says all of nature is looking forward to it. He also says that believers will be joint heirs with Christ, ruling over a delivered creation.
Satan's Ongoing Opposition
Les traces the Bible's running enmity from Cain and Abel through Israel's history to Herod's slaughter of the infants, showing Satan trying to destroy the Messiah's line.
The Curse on All Creation
Les explains that the curse affected everything, from deserts to the animal world, and that the tribulation will pay off the curse.
Genesis 3 as the Vortex
Les places all 6,000 years of human suffering and evil at the door of Adam's rebellion in the garden.
Isaiah's Description of the Curse
Les uses Isaiah 24 to show that broken covenant and sin cause the curse to devour the earth.
Curse and Immediate Remedy
The planet's current condition is the result of the curse, and God immediately promised a Redeemer in Genesis 3:15.
Creation's Future Deliverance
The same creation that is under the curse will be delivered from corruption into the liberty of the children of God.
Satanic Powers Over Mankind
Les teaches that mankind is under the curse and satanic powers, and he cites 2 Corinthians 4:3-4 about the god of this world.
Adam's Choice and the Result of Death
Adam's sin brought death to all men, but God allowed the choice so humans would not be robots.
Genesis 3:15: And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
God's immediate response to the fall promises a Redeemer and reveals an ongoing conflict behind world history.
Romans 8:20: For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,
Explains that the curse fell on all creation because of sin.
Romans 8:21: Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.
Promises the end of the curse and the deliverance of creation.
Romans 5:12: Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
Links the entrance of death directly to Adam's transgression.
Isaiah 24:5: The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant.
Shows that human transgression defiles the earth.
Isaiah 24:6: Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left.
Directly connects the curse to the earth's devastation.
2 Corinthians 4:4: In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
Reveals satanic power at work blinding unbelievers in the present world.
Romans 3:23: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
Summarizes why every person is affected by the fallen condition.
Romans 8:20 says the creation was made subject to vanity, and Les Feldick teaches that the curse caused deserts and other destructive features of the planet. This was not the way God originally created it.
The Bible reveals enmity between the serpent and the woman's seed in Genesis 3:15, and 2 Corinthians 4:4 speaks of the god of this world blinding people. Les teaches that Satan continually tried to destroy the line of the Messiah, using events like Herod's slaughter of the infants.
Romans 8:21 promises that the creation itself will be delivered from the bondage of corruption. Les connects this to the tribulation paying off the curse and to believers reigning with Christ over a delivered creation.
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