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We’ll read about the voice of deception. Now, up to this point in Genesis, God’s word is the only word that has been at work, creating and commanding. Now another so-called word enters the scene, the word of Satan the deceiver is a serpent that deceives a liar and a murderer. He questioned God’s word and God’s goodness, denied God’s warning, and then substituted a lie for God’s truth. You will be like God is his master lie, and people still believe it. Well, Eve was deceived when she ate, but Adam was not. He sinned with his eyes wide open. He would rather forfeit his dominion than be separated from his wife.
The consequences of man’s fall are all around us, and we suffer because of them. The ultimate judgment is death. Man can overcome a difficult environment to some extent, but he can do nothing about the last enemy, death.
His only victory over death is through faith in Jesus Christ.
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