The Curse

The Curse

What it is? The curse is death. According to Genesis 2:17, the day Adam ate the forbidden fruit, he would die. The curse is the reversal of life

The day Adam ate the forbidden fruit, life departed from his soul and he knew he was naked. Did God put death on Adam? No! Death was a clause included in the contract. What contract? The covenant God made with Adam.

“And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou latest thereof thou shalt surely die.” Genesis 2:15-17

Where does the curse get its power? The curse gets its power from a broken contract. The curse automatically kicked into high gear when the contract was broken. The curse stripped of his clothing. Decay began to manifest in his body.

God defined the curse when he judged Adam’s transgression. The curse came through Adam’s sin because the contract was made with Adam.

“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: (For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law. Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam’s transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.”

God defines death

“And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat of the herb of the field; in the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.”

The curse causes life to cease, to bring man to back to dust. The curse produces sorrow, sweat and toil.

God had to follow through with the curse

“And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever: therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he wads taken.” Genesis 3:22-23 (KJV)

IF Adam had gotten access to the tree of life, he could have lived forever in a fallen state.

Adam felled into darkness

Adam was created to be a servant; to serve, to turn soil. Adam functioned in the office of a steward. He was created to steward creation toward a finished product.

“… and there was not a man to till the ground.” Genesis 2:5 (KJV)

Revelation 22:3 (KJV) “And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it: and his servants shall serve him.”

Adam was formed from the dust of the earth. He was created a little lower than the angels,

“What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honor. Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet.” Psalms 8:4-6 (KJV)

“Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands.” Hebrews 2:7 (KJV)

Adam exalted himself above God when he set aside the covenant and took the sacrifice for himself. The stated purpose for eating the fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil was to be like God knowing good and evil. Man has been on the journey of self-exaltation for the last six thousand years. We are in the period of time when the human race shall finally arrive to total rebellion against God.

“Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition: who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.” 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 (KJV)

Revelation 13

“… And the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority” Revelation 13:2

“And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.” Revelation 13:6 (KJV)

Man has and will curse God. They will speak evil against all that represents God. They will deny him.

“And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.” Revelation 13:7-8 (KJV)

It’s critically important that we know what the curse is and how it works.

Satan has no power or authority in the earth apart from what is given to him by people. He needs people to carry out his schemes for world domination. Satan tempted Jesus after showing him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.

“And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will give it. If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.” Luke 4:6-7 (KJV)

Jesus took Satan back to God’s original vision for man. Jesus said,

“And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, AND HIM ONLY SHALT THOU SERVE.” Luke 4:8 (KJV)

Satan will always tempt you to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Then he will bring death into your life. He comes to steal, kill and destroy.

The curse is in the world and it is working everyday in every way to take you out. Because the earth is in continuously bringing forth the curse, the curse is growing in more ways than it has from the day it was released. Sickness and disease is growing at an alarming rates.

Jesus came that we might have life and have it more abundantly. He is the good shepherd and he leads his sheep to green pastures.

Jesus bore the curse for you so that the original blessing could be restored

“Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree.” Galatians 3:13 (KJV)

“Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; and deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.” Hebrews 2:14-15 (KJV)

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ.” Ephesians 1:3 (KJV)

The Edenic Blessing is for the complete duration, from start to finish, of Adam’s assignment. Adam’s assignment will be completed at the end of Jesus’ millennial reign, which is detailed in Revelation chapter 20.

In Revelation 21, the city of the New Jerusalem descends from God. God makes all things new. He creates a new heaven and earth. The servants of the LORD shall reign on earth.

We have to take a deep dive into what the curse is so that we can appreciate God’s solution. Many people don’t think they need God. Christians are looking to the world system as their source. They don’t understand that the world system is cursed. The curse is in the world and on the world.

In our next segment, we will look at the curse as detailed in Deuteronomy 28:15-68.

Grace & peace!