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Another Look At Cain

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Kat:

Hi Gena,

Considering that Adam lived to be 930 (Gen. 5:5) and Jewish tradition has him fathering 56 children.  Now if all people live these very long life spans at that time and had such a great number of children... Well you can see how Cain would have lived long enough for there to be cities.   At least that is my estimation of things  :)

mercy, peace and love
Kat

Deborah-Leigh:
This is a very fruitful thread!

Cain could not bear the punishment/consequence of his actions. Can we bear the second death. Who can resist God's plan or who can thwart the LOF? Non. Not one.

We know that the Scriptures foreshadow the spiritual aspects of our circumstances. Paul wrote that upon us, the ends of the age have come. This to me is the judgment of God upon His House now. The salting with fire. Who can bear the consuming fire of God? Meshack, Shadrack and Abednego came through fire without being harmed but look at what they had to pass through before they were thrown into the furnace!

The Elect are in communion with the consuming fire of God and there is no way to become Elect except that the fire of God purges and purifies.

We are all like Cain. Wanting the favor of God and falling short of the mark. This fiery consequence of our being inadequate, is part of the process of purification. Like Job, Isaiah and Cain, we have to come to understand that by contrast to God, we are nothing. Jesus knew and taught this. "Without Me, you can do nothing."
Arc.

WhoAmI:
I think it is good that we look at Cain in us also. I know I have murdered many people in my mind, in the sense of how Christ taught us. I have heard so many people say how they are going to kick Adam and Even in the rear because they think they messed it up for them. I tell them that they need to see the Adam and Eve in themselves. They also should realize that they are Judas as well!

Jeff

gmik:
Thanks Arc and Jeff.  That is the real point of Cain.  You both brought it out so that I SEE it!

Cities is one of those diversions I think to get us away from the spiritual truth of the matter.

Kat, you are probably right about that!

Jackie Lee there are probably a lot of us out there that think about those things. :D

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