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DECEMBER 25, 2022
STUDY NOTES
GENESIS 3:15
BIBLE TEACHER: CLIFTON JONES
THE FIRST THOUGHT OF CHRISTMAS
INTRODUCTION
At Christmas, our thoughts turn to the birth of the King at Bethlehem, Mat 2:2 Saying, Where is he that is
born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
December 25 has been designated the day to come and worship Him, many claim to do so in many ways
But only the Christian who knows, understands, and accepts the truths of Jesus can truly worship Him
The truth of Jesus takes us back to the first thought of Christmas we find in the Bible, Genesis 3:15
Genesis chapter 3 is the account of the “Fall of Man,” Adam and Eve had disobeyed God
The first known sin upon the earth was that of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden (Gen 3:1-19)
They also experienced the consequences of sin against God which is explained in Gen 3:6-24
Scripture confirms the fact of the consequences of the Fall of Man, Rom 5:12 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:
There are modern religious songs that tell of someone searching for God, someone seeking salvation
Which is not according to scripture, salvation is not lost man seeking God, Gen 3:8 And they heard the
voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid
themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.
Salvation is God calling out to sinful and fallen mankind, Gen 3:9 And the LORD God called unto
Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?
God knew where Adam was, but Adam needed to know where he now was because of his sin
Biblical salvation is God’s search for lost mankind, which is why Jesus was born
Within Genesis chapter 3, the time of sinful man’s fall, we find the first Messianic promise, Gen 3:15
And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall
bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
The entire Bible is an explanation of the truths found within the first promise to fallen sinful man
Genesis 3:15 is the prophecy of the redemptive work of Jesus the Messiah
Jesus Christ will fulfill all Biblical prophecy according to God, who said, “AND I WILL”
The righteous God is speaking, the God of love, grace, mercy, and forgiveness is speaking
The righteous God must act according to His righteousness, sin must be judged
Genesis 3:15 unveils God’s righteous plan of redemption for sinful man, it is an eternal plan
Within this verse is the covenant of God’s Grace, the Good News of the Gospel through Jesus
God said, I will “PUT ENMITY” between thee and the woman
The word “enmity” has the meaning of hostility, animosity, opposition, conflict, and warfare
The righteous acts of God brought forth the “enmity,” the attitude of opposition toward Christ
We have the prophecy of a battle, a battle that has gone on throughout history since the fall of man
We find the beginning of the battle in Genesis and the end of the battle in Revelation
Those who are involved in the battle are identified, “between thee and the woman”
“Between thee” refers to Satan the serpent, Gen 3:14 And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because
thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly
shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
Throughout scripture Satan the serpent is given many titles
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One of the most descriptive verses of him is found in, Rev 12:9 And the great dragon was cast out, that
old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth,
and his angels were cast out with him.
In the beginning Satan is the “old serpent” of Genesis, he is shrewd, cunning, and unscrupulous
In the end he is the “great dragon” of Revelation, a huge serpent, he has grown in his evil ways
Throughout scripture he is the “Devil” the slanderer, accuser, deceiver, accusing God, deceiving man
He is also found throughout scripture as “Satan,” the adversary, the opposer of God and God’s people
Jesus called Satan the “prince of this world,” Joh 14:30 Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the
prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.
“Prince” means “chief” or “ruler,” Satan rules in the hearts of the wicked and worldly
“World” means an ordered system of evil which is separated from God and opposed to God (The enmity)
Paul identified Satan as the “god of this world,” 2Co 4:4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the
minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God,
should shine unto them.
Here the word translated “world” means age, which refers to “a system of philosophy,” the evil age
The thoughts, opinions, speculations, impulses, aims, hopes, and goals that go against God (The enmity)
“World” expresses a Satan-centered and man-centered manner of life that is against the will of God
Identifying the way things are in our world today, describing the time-period that we are now living in
Satan is the ruler of an unseen, well organized system, he is the “prince of the power of the air,”
Eph 2:2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of
the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: (The enmity)
Satan reigns over an empire of fallen angels, demonic forces, and lost sinful mankind
Peter gave the devil the title of “a roaring lion,” 1Pe 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary
the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: (The enmity)
He is power hungry, constantly on the prowl, he won’t miss a chance to devour his prey
It often appears that Satan is winning the war, and he would if it were not for the fact of “the woman”
There is an emphasis upon “the woman,” it was the first woman who was beguiled by the serpent
The first woman was named Eve because she was the mother of all living, Gen 3:20 And Adam called his
wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
Further understanding of the emphasis of “the woman” is found in Genesis 3:15
In Genesis 3:15 we read of two seeds, the seed of the serpent and the seed of the woman
God is speaking to Satan the serpent when He says, “thy seed” (Genesis 3:14)
The seed of Satan includes fallen sinful mankind, Joh 8:44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts
of your father ye will do.
He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there
is no truth in him.
When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
Since God spoke there has been a constant war between Satan’s seed and the seed of the woman
There is probably a prophecy within this verse that is often overlooked
There is no doubt that the “seed of the woman” is a person, Jesus, the Messiah
It is therefore also likely the seed of Satan will ultimately also be a person, the future Antichrist
Jesus Christ is the supernatural Son of God, Antichrist will be the supernatural son of Satan
Paul identifies the future Antichrist as “that man of sin,” 2Th 2:3 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;
“That man of sin” refers to an actual human being and his system of evil influence
“That man” is evil, he is the “man of lawlessness,” and he is a man of flesh and blood
“The son of perdition” literally means “the son of destruction,” meaning that the Antichrist is doomed
Never-before has there been one exactly like him, he will set himself up as God, 2Th 2:4 Who opposeth
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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.
(The extreme state of the enmity)
He will oppose anything and everything that has-to do with God and the worship of God
Antichrist will place himself in the position of God by sitting in the Temple of God
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