FROM THE GARDEN TO THE C R O S S

The Garden of Eden & The Promised REDEEMER !

Genesis 3 : 15

And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; HE shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise HIS heel.

• This is a glimpse of the promise of a "future" redeemer who will restore us back to the Garden of Eden - a place where the LORD and HIS creation can dwell together.
• Hint Hint - Revelation 22

~ Here is the SCRIPTURAL EVIDENCE . . .

Remember Adam confirms the promise of a redeemer by naming Woman "EVE"

• Genesis 3 : 20
• You would think, after having been banished from the Garden, the last thing on Adam's mind would be to name his "wife"  LIVING. 
• Some might argue that Death would have been more appropriate.

Let's follow our couple out of the Garden and into their exilic state.

Look with me at Genesis 4 : 1

Now the man knew his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain, and she said, "I have gotten a man the LORD".

Here is where I may loose some of you:

In MOST English translations it reads "I have gotten a man with the help of  the LORD.

CRITICAL POINT - PAY ATTENTION -

The "with the help of" is not in the original Hebrew Text.
What is in the Hebrew text is the letters  Aleph and Tav.

• The Aleph Tav are the first and last letters of the Hebrew Alphabet.  Sort of like the ALPHA and OMEGA of the Greek Alphabet.

Do you see where I am going? 

Listen up...pay attention...

JESUS the MESSIAH refers to HIMSELF as the Alpha and Omega in Revelation 22:13.

In Hebrew it would read..."I AM the Aleph Tav"

The Mystery of the Aleph Tav

The Concordance number for Aleph Tav transliterated as `ath is H854.

Here is where it gets interesting...a concordance search of 854 only comes up with about 25 queries.

However, `ath shows up HUNDREDS of times in the Hebrew Scriptures, but it goes UNTRANSLATED!

Here is but one of MANY examples:

• Genesis 1 : 1
• In the beginning `ath [Aleph Tav] Elohim [GOD] created the Earth and the Heavens.
• Here we have the Aleph Tav associated with C R E A T I O N
• John 1 : 2 makes a little more sense now when John proclaims:
• HE [JESUS] was in the beginning with GOD.

Now back to our original "teaching" in Genesis 4 where EVE believes she has given birth to the redeemer.

Well we all know the story, but in essence, Cain turned out NOT being the promised redeemer.

However, let's take this same mindset with us to the GOOD NEWS - aka the New Testament.

• Keep in mind the idea of WOMAN bringing forth the MESSIAH or REDEEMER.

Ever find it odd that JESUS alwasy referred to HIS mother as "WOMAN" ?

• well, there was a reason that it was recorded that way
• Let's just say that the LORD GOD never forgets HIS promises ! ! !

PAY CLOSE ATTENTION

·      JOHN 2:4

§       “WOMAN what is it to ME and to You?  MY HOUR has not yet come.”

§       WHAT HOUR?  The HOUR of REDEMPTION ! ! !

·       JOHN 19 : 26

§         [26] When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son!”

In JESUS,  the REDEEMER has COME ! ! !

The LONG awaited Messiah has finally come through WOMAN.

Not buying it?

Check this out:

Mary in Hebrew is "Miriam" which means REBELLION !

• The name Mary points the reader back to the Rebellion of the Garden!

And there we have it...from the Garden to the Cross and the promise of a MESSIAH.

Friends, we serve and worship a FAITHFUL GOD.  HE is TRUE to HIS WORD!

~ I pray that the LORD whom we serve, will add HIS blessings to this teaching and your life ~