Won’t Men Live Longer
as God’s Kingdom Progresses?
1 Corinthians 15:25-26
“For
he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. The last enemy
to be destroyed is death.”
If we believe that the world is progressively getting
better through the spreading of the gospel and all enemies being brought under
Jesus’ feet, then why shouldn’t we believe that the lifespan of man will be
lengthened as promised in the Bible: Proverbs
3:2 “for length of days and years of life and peace they
will add to you.”, Ephesians
6:3 “…that
you may live long in the land.”, and Deuteronomy 30:20 “…for he is your life and length of days...”.
The Lord did not cut short man’s life in one generation but over a
period of centuries leading from Noah down to Joshua as the Lord said in Genesis 6:3 “…My Spirit
shall not abide in man forever, for he is flesh: his days shall be 120 years”
[For a more detailed genealogy go to : http://wiki.answers.com/Q/When_did_God_shorten_the_human_lifespan].
There is proof that people live longer than they did a hundred years
ago, although much of this is attributed to healthier living and advanced
medicine, it is still an undeniable fact that people in 1st and 2nd
world countries have slowly started to live longer.
Genesis 6:3 “Then the Lord
said, “My Spirit shall not abide in man forever, for he is flesh: his days
shall be 120 years.””
Genesis 5:5 “Thus all the
days that Adam lived were 930 years, and he died.”
Ephesians 6:2-3 “Honor your father and mother (this is the first
commandment with a promise), that it may go well with you and that you may live
long in the land.”
Proverbs 3:1-2 “My son, do not forget my teaching, but let
your heart keep my commandments, for length of days and years of life and peace they will add to you.”
Deuteronomy 30:20 “loving the Lord your God, obeying his
voice and holding fast to him, for he is your life and length of days, that you may dwell in the land that the Lord swore
to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.”
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