Seed of God

Adam and Eve elected for independence from God when they willingly ate from the forbidden tree of knowledge and relinquished their right to eat from the tree of life. The serpent successfully tempted them into Satan’s rebellion under the pretense that they would be like God. To them was given the burden of discerning between good and evil, where every sin and moral failure condemned them under God’s perfect judgement. But the merciful and loving God, not wishing that His beloved creation be separated from His goodness, declared a prophetic plan for man’s redemption-the protoevangelium-the first prophecy and the first gospel of salvation. God assured the woman (Eve) that from her would come a descendant to defeat this accursed serpent (Satan) who keeps mankind in bondage.The foundational argument laid out in this book is that God triumphed over Satan-the great architect of rebellion and sin-by personally manifesting in the flesh as the person of Jesus Christ and conquering both sin and death through his resurrection. He thereby gave mankind the opportunity to be reborn in his image as a second man so we may eat again from the tree of life.But just as God allowed the rebellious serpent into the garden, God affords us the same freedom to disobey and choose our own path. We are as free to become reconciled to God and escape condemnation as we are to remain as gods in our own eyes and accept our condemnation of sin and death.Which son do we follow, the seed of the woman or the seed of the serpent? God or Satan? The stakes could not be any higher. It is imperative for us in this book to support the claim that Jesus of Nazareth is the human incarnation of God, the prophesied seed of the woman, and the saviour of mankind. Once this is established, we can then decide whether or not we accept or reject him as our saviour. To address this burden, each chapter of this book will build a cumulative body of evidence using a steady foundation of biblical testimony together with supporting evidence from non-canonical, historical, rabbinical, and scholarly sources. The primary elements discussed include: how the qualities and experiences of the great biblical figures act as living shadows or types of Jesus Christ; how the biblical covenants narrow down his identity and are fulfilled by him, including the significance of his prophesied new covenant; how the divine nature of his being can be authenticated and how it supports his claim as the promised seed; how the feasts of the Lord serve as rehearsals for his works of redemption; the significance of the resurrection; the importance of Israel and the Church; and the reality of the new creation. 3