Knowing Good and Evil - 2

Was the Church put to the test like Adam and Eve? Let's examine.

GOOD: SINLESS KNOWLEDGE OF CHRIST ALONE?

Ge 1:31 And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very GOOD. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

Mr 10:18 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? {there is} none GOOD but one, that is, GOD.

Ps 25:8 GOOD and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.

TREE OF GOOD AND EVIL: TEST SET BEFORE THE CHURCH FOR A CHOICE?

Ge 2:9 And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of GOOD AND EVIL.

Ge 2:17 But of the tree of the knowledge of GOOD <02896> and EVIL, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

Ge 3:5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your **eyes shall be opened**, and ye shall be **AS gods**, knowing GOOD and EVIL.

Ge 3:6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to **make one wise**, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.

Ge 3:7 And the **eyes of them both were opened**, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.

Joh 9:41 Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, **we see**; therefore your sin remaineth.

Mt 13:14 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and **seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive**:

Isa 6:9 And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and **see ye indeed, but perceive not**.

Joh 12:40 He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should **not see with their eyes**, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.

Ge 3:22 And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know GOOD and EVIL: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:

De 30:19 I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore CHOOSE life, that both thou and thy seed may live:

Isa 7:16 For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and CHOOSE the GOOD, the land that thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of both her kings.

Jos 24:15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, CHOOSE you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.

Isa 7:15 Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and CHOOSE the GOOD.

Isa 65:12 Therefore will I number you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter: because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but did evil before mine eyes, and did CHOOSE {that} wherein I delighted not.

Isa 66:4 I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but they did evil before mine eyes, and CHOSE {that} in which I delighted not.

Ps 34:14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

BEFORE THE FALL: KNOWLEDGE OF GOOD ONLY?

Jas 4:17 Therefore to him that knoweth to do GOOD, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

Ro 2:15 Which shew the work of the law WRITTEN in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)

Job 34:4 Let us CHOOSE to us judgment: let us know among ourselves what is GOOD.

Ro 1:19 Because that which may be known of God is MANIFEST IN THEM; for God hath shewed it unto them.

2Pe 2:1 But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that BOUGHT THEM, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.

Heb 6:4-5 For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have TASTED of the heavenly gift, and were made PARTAKERS OF the Holy Ghost,

Eze 28:13 Thou hast BEEN IN EDED the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.

THE FALL: CHOICE OF EVIL RATHER THAN GOOD (CHRIST)?

Ps 35:12 They rewarded me EVIL for GOOD to the spoiling of my soul.

Jer 8:3 And death shall be CHOSEN rather than life by all the residue of them that remain of this evil family, which remain in all the places whither I have driven them, saith the LORD of hosts.

Pr 8:36 But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me LOVE D`EATH.

Job 7:15 So that my soul CHOOSETH strangling, {and} death rather than my life.

LOSS OF GOODS (CHRIST): GOD REMOVING THE GOOD THE CHURCH HAD BEFORE THE FALL?

Ge 27:15 And Rebekah took <GOODLY raiment of her eldest son **Esau**>, which were with her in the house, and <<put them upon Jacob her younger son>>:

Mt 25:29 For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be TAKEN AWAY even that which he hath.

Re 18:14 And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and GOODLY <2986> are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all.

GOOD-ANTICHRIST: WISDOM OF THE CHURCH IN TRIBULATION AND JUDGMENT?

Ge 2:17 But of the tree of the knowledge of GOOD <02896> and EVIL, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

Ge 3:5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your **eyes shall be opened**, and ye shall be **AS gods**, knowing GOOD and EVIL.

Jos 7:21 When I saw among the spoils a GOODLY <02896> **Babylonish** garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted <2530> them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.

Deu 7:25 The graven images of **their gods** shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt NOT desire <2530> the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it unto thee, lest thou be snared therein: for it is an abomination to the LORD thy God.

Pro 20:6 Most men will proclaim every one HIS OWN GOODNESS <02617>: but a faithful man who can find?

Isa 40:6 The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh {is} grass, and all the GOODLINESS <02617> thereof {} as the flower of the field:

Jas 2:3-4 And ye have respect to him that weareth the GAY <2986> clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool:... Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?

SUMMARY CONCLUSION:

In the previous study, I offered the conclusion that Adam and Eve seemed to be typifying the Church before the fall. Here I tried to focus more on the “GOOD” aspect of knowledge after the fall. This appears to be associated with an ungodly knowledge and wisdom the church (Adam and Eve) acquired when they disobeyed God. Antichrists come looking LIKE God and therefore they know “good” (their own) as well as evil in that they became separated from God.