Be Equipped with Answers to Death and Suffering

In Genesis 1:31 we read, “Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good.” God’s original creation was “very good”—free from any death or suffering. But the first couple, Adam and Eve, chose to rebel against God’s clear command to not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (Genesis 2:17). The penalty for this sin was clear, “of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.” Adam and Eve chose to sin and the consequence for their sin was death, that’s why we all die (Romans 5:12).

Paul calls death the “last enemy” in 1 Corinthians 15:26 because death was never originally part of God’s creation. Death is an intruder brought into creation by rebellion and sin. But Jesus Christ, the last Adam, stepped into history, died on the Cross, taking our penalty—death—that we deserve because of our sin upon Himself. Those who have repented and trusted in Christ no longer need to fear death because Christ has been victorious over it (1 Corinthians 15:55–57). And someday, because of the great mercy of God, death and suffering will be permanently done away with (Revelation 21:4).

Do you want to learn more about this timely topic? Then be sure to come to the Answers Mega Conference here in northern Kentucky! This information-packed conference, covering this topic and so many others, is taking place June 24–26, 2015, only 20 minutes away from the Creation Museum!

And during this year’s Mega Conference you will have a unique opportunity to see the life-size Ark under construction as phase one of the Ark Encounter. Don’t miss out on this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see this massive Ark being built!

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,
Ken

This item was written with the assistance of AiG’s research team.