The Sacrifice is Connected to the Land

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Adam’s primary job as far as the Garden of Eden was concern, was dressing the fruit. Adam made presentation of the fruit that fell from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. This was his sacrifice of worship.

Two things among many happened

  1. The land was cursed, God said, “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: curse is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt eat of it all the day of thy life.” Genesis 3:17 (KJV)
  2. God placed Cherubims, “So drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way, to the tree of life.” Genesis 3:24

You have to keep going back to the beginning to understand why things are the way that they are! Adam broke covenant. He ate instead of serving. Adam was driven out of the Garden of Eden. This was because he had access to the tree of life. Doing so would have caused him to live forever in a spiritual fallen state. In Genesis 3:23-24 (KJV)

“And LORD God said, Behold man, 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 the life, and eat, and live for ever: Therefore the LORD sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.”

God placed Cherubims in the Garden of Eden facing east because that was probably the direction facing the throne of God. Cherubims are connected to the worship of God. They were a place holder until Jesus’ sacrifice had been made.

The Sacrifice

“God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son that whosoever believeth in him should not perished, but have everlasting life.” John 3:16 (KJV)

Church Closes Down

St. Christopher Catholic Church in Detroit, Michigan, will close permanently this Sunday, January 11, 2026.

Catholic church leadership said the cause was low attendance, dwindling membership, and the rising cost of maintenance.

The Catholic Church once had a membership of a million, now 900,000, and half of them attend mass.

They said, they hope the building doesn’t become a blight to the community.

This is a trend across denominations. Older members are dying off.

The dangers of churches shutting down include the spiritual vacuum that will result.

The cumulative vacuum will occur as congregations are shuttered, and prayer services and Bible studies are no longer held.

Some services are being held online. However, on-site services will no longer be available, which means that corporate services will also be unavailable.

Shifting Emphasis

When people are no longer coming to the table, get ready for an attack from the enemy. In the five years I have been attending prayer meetings, only two people have been present. There, in most cases, have been no developments, no growth in churches.

In this present generation, single mothers are the head of households. She may have seven kids by seven different fathers.

Drug use is epidemic. You can smell the strong odor of marijuana on the highways and in communities. Apostle Peter warned us of these days in 1 Peter 5:8-9 KJV

“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.”

Grace & peace

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