Enoch and the Spirit of Prophecy
Now Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these men also, saying, “Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of His saints.” Jude 14. The Lord opened … to Enoch the plan of salvation and by the Spirit of prophecy carried him down through the generations which should live after the Flood, and showed him […]
Enoch
After he begot Methuselah, Enoch walked with God three hundred years. Genesis 5:22. Enoch learned from the lips of Adam the painful story of the fall and the precious story of God’s condescending grace in the gift of His Son as the world’s Redeemer. He believed and relied upon the promise given. Enoch was a […]
The First Promise of the Gospel
For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive. 1 Corinthians 15:22. “I will put enmity … between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.” This was the first gospel sermon ever preached to sinners; this promise was the star […]
A More Excellent Sacrifice
By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained witness that he was righteous. Hebrews 11:4. These two brothers, Cain and Abel, represent the whole human family. They were both tested on the point of obedience, and all will be tested as they were. Abel bore the proving […]
The Anger of Cain
So the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen? If you do well, will you not be accepted?” Genesis 4:6, 7. The Lord was not ignorant of the feelings of resentment cherished by Cain, but He would have Cain reflect upon his course, and, becoming convinced of his […]
Cain and Abel Tested
It came to pass that Cain brought an offering of the fruit of the ground to the Lord. Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat. And the Lord respected Abel and his offering, but He did not respect Cain and his offering. Genesis 4:3-5. Cain and Abel, the sons […]
