Wednesday, July 31, 2013
What is the Significance of the "Two Adams"?
The
Mystery of Romans 16 is for the obedience of faith, not the revelation
of a new dispensation. Obedience is structured through the epistle but
the comparison of the two Adams is significant. Only Paul writes about
the two Adams. The two Adams are both associated with Eden, the first
and the Eden restored. The first Adam in Eden, disobeyed, brought sin
and death into the world and Paradise was lost. The Last Adam, obeyed,
shed His blood, and reversed the ill, and the hope of Romans is the
inner portion of the Promised Land which will be restored like Eden,
Is.51. The Mystery of Romans 16 is the truth found in Adam who was a
figure of Him who was to come. Only Paul brings out the truths of Christ
as found in Adam. We cannot find Scriptures other than Paul which bring
this out; but one thing is for
sure, the mystery of Roms.16 is not explained by turning to Ephesians
which wasn't even written at that time. The Mystery or Roms.16 fits in
the structure and context of the letter.
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