In the Book of Job, (Job 1:6; 2:1) it says that the sons of God presented themselves to God, and Satan came also among them. But, much before that Adam & Eve tried to hide ...not presenting themselves, and the serpent was there too. Also, when Cain and Abel presented themselves to God, with an offering ....God encouraged Cain, but also warned him what could happen if he let sin manifest itself. (also First John 3:12; Jude 1:11)
After Cain killed Abel ...it wasn't until Adam was 130 years old that Eve gave them Seth.
Then when Seth was 105 years old, he had a son ...at which point it is said they began to call upon the name of the Lord again. Seemingly, 200 years transpired ...where they did not call upon God. The violent death of Abel, at the hand of the other of two sons, seems to have caused them to lose much of their hope and direction. Hard to imagine a world going on for 200 years without any attempts to seek out God. What would that kind of world look like??
Our country has made huge strides to oppose God's ways. Over fifty years ago our not so Supreme Court ruled to remove prayer as the important beginning of a school day. Nearly at this same time, evolution was brought into schools ...to be taught without opposition. No alternate points of view would be presented. I can't imagine fifty more years, let alone 150 years beyond that. And I hope I don't have to imagine it, as I do imagine Jesus will return before then.
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