Hello again!
Did any of
you see that awesome comet? I looked through it with binoculars and wow! Beautiful!
The southern hemisphere positively had the better view of this small-tailed
comet taking a bite out of the sky!
Speaking of
bite…, how did the instinct to kill and the claws and teeth of predators come
about?
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| The formidable teeth of the male camel are used for vegetation. |
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As the plants changed both in structure and in
progressively increasing dietary deficiency of proteins and other essential, it
would generate an increase in carnivorous appetites in certain animals. Those
animals that contained the genes for big teeth, claws and muscles would
naturally out-compete weaker versions of the same animal, even in herbaceous
behavior. And though these things would have been set into motion, carnivory
would not come into full play until after the flood (Genesis 9:3) when God
ordained it acceptable to eat meat.
Likewise bacteria and other microorganisms
which would have been originally designed to serve essential functions in soil
maintenance and purification before the Fall, would have undergone mutations
beneficial to them. Unfortunately in many cases it has proved harmful and even
lethal to other organisms. Viruses and parasite would have developed in the
same manner.
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| The saber toothed cat was a predator |
God designed the
created kinds with genetic information that could be turned on when required to
adapt to new environments. So now, as we see in today’s ecosystem, the plant
and animal kingdom’s limitless proliferation are checked by these new factors
of disease, predation, parasitism and death. As it is so for mankind. But The
Fall also brought about something unique to mankind-we can experience spiritual
death.
Genesis 3:15 is
our saving grace. It is the first prophecy of Messiah. Satan likely thought he
had control over mankind through woman, as Eve had already demonstrated her
lack of control over satan himself when she followed his direction and ate of
the fruit. Satan also saw Eve show her control over man, who had eaten of the
fruit when she told him to (Genesis 3:1-6)
But God wisely
nipped this wrong in the bud, and put “And I will put enmity
between thee [satan] and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall
bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.” (Genesis 3:15). And
neither would she rule over her husband, “Thy desire shall be to thy husband,
and he shall rule over thee.” (Genesis 3:16)
But let’s look a
little deeper. What exactly is “thy seed and her seed” (Genesis3:15). What is
meant by both the “seed of the serpent” and the “seed of the woman”? The term
“seed” has biological connotations, but that is not really possible in this
literally for satan, who is a spirit, and the woman would neither be able to
produce actual seed. Only man is physically created to do this. These two seed
must then refer primarily to spiritual progeny.
Satan’s seed
would consist of those who willingly and knowlingly set themselves at enmity
with the seed of the woman, partaking in the character of the adversary (John
8:44 and Ephesians 2:2,3). They seek to oppose God’s purposes in creation and
redemption. But the primary seed is the soon-coming “son of perdition” (II
Thessalonians 2:3), the antichrist.
The woman’s seed
refer to those in the human family who are brought into right relationship with
God, becoming children of the Father, heirs of the Kingdom of Heaven. But the
primary seed of the woman is our redeemer and King, the Lord Jesus Christ. And it
is not the seed of the serpent, but satan himself, who battles and is destroyed
by this Holy Seed. The only One who
can save us.
And praise God
for that! Until next time,
Willow Dressel
This week in the
night sky: We still can see PanSTARRS comet this week. Look for it “low in
twilight, just a little to the right of due west, about 45 minutes after
sunset. The comet is now fading even as it gains a bit more altitude as seen
from the world's mid-northern latitudes. Bring binoculars or, better, a
low-power, wide-field telescope. Notice
the three tail components: the main, broad dust tail, the very thin straight
gas (ion) tail just off the dust tail's upper edge, and the thin Type 3 dust
tail extending nearly horizontally from the head. This last is a debris trail
of heavier particles nearly along the comet's orbit: a meteor stream in the
making.”1 Those of you in the southern latitudes will get an even
better view.
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