The Human Fall

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The Human Fall

All people have an original mind which inclines them to reject evil and pursue goodness.
Yet, even without our being aware of it, we are driven by evil forces to abandon the goodness which our original mind desires and to perform evil deeds which, in our innermost heart, we do not want to do.
In Christianity, the master of these evil forces is known as Satan.
We have been utterly unable to liquidate the forces of Satan because we have not understood Satan’s identity or how he came to exist.
This explanation of the human Fall will clarify these issues.

Section 1

The Root of Sin

No one has known the root of sin.
On the basis of the Bible, Christians have held to a vague belief that Adam and Eve’s eating the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil was the root of sin.

Some Christians believe that the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil was the fruit of an actual tree.
Many important parts of the Bible are in symbolism and metaphor.
To learn what the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil represents, let us first investigate the tree of life, which stood next to the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

The tree of the knowledge of good and evil represents the ideal woman, perfected Eve.

In the Bible we read that a serpent tempted Eve to commit sin.
The serpent is an angel.
The spiritual being represented by the serpent was originally created with a good purpose, but later fell and became Satan.

From Jude 6-7 we can infer that the angel fell as a result of an illicit sexual relationship.
From Gen 3:7, we can infer that Adam and Eve’s sexual parts were the instruments of their sinful deed.
We can deduce that the illicit sexual relationship must have involved the angel and human beings.

The root of sin was not that the first human ancestors ate a fruit, but rather that they had an illicit sexual relationship with an angel, symbolized by a serpent.
They could not multiply God’s good lineage but instead multiplied Satan’s evil lineage.

There is ample evidence which helps us recognize that the root of human sin stems from sexual immorality.
The original sin has been perpetuated through lineal descent from one generation to the next. This is because the root of sin was solidified by a sexual relationship that binds one in ties of blood.
Furthermore, those religions which emphasize the need to purge sin regard fornication as a cardinal sin, and they have taught the virtues of chastity and restraint in order to curb it.
The Israelites performed the rite of circumcision as a condition for sanctification.
Sexual promiscuity is a principal cause of the downfall of numerous heroes, patriots and nations. Even in the most outstanding people, the root of sin – illicit sexual desire – is constantly active in their souls.
We may be able to eradicate all other evils by establishing moral codes through religion, by thoroughly implementing various educational programs,
and by reforming the socio-economic systems that foster crime. But no one can prevent the plague of sexual promiscuity.

Section 2

Like all beings, angels were created by God. God created them prior to any other creation.
God created angels to be His retainers, who would assist Him in creating and sustaining the universe.
Because God created us human beings as His children and gave us dominion over all creation, we are meant to rule over the angels as well.

After the creation of human beings, Lucifer, feeling as though he were receiving less love than he deserved, wanted to grasp the same central position in human society as he enjoyed in the angelic world, as the channel of God’s love.
This was why he seduced Eve, and this was the motivation of the spiritual fall.
Lucifer, who left his proper position due to his excessive desire, and Eve, who wanted to open her eyes and become like God before the time was ripe,
formed a common base and began give and take action. The power of the unprincipled love generated by their give and take led them to consummate an illicit sexual relationship on the spiritual plane.

Fallen Eve then seduced Adam with the hope that by uniting with him, her intended spouse, she could rid herself of the dread and once again stand before God.
This was Eve’s motivation which led to the physical fall.
Eve turned to Adam and tempted him, playing the same role as the Archangel had played when he had tempted her.
Adam responded and formed a common base with Eve, and they began give and take action with each other.
The power of the unprincipled love generated in their relationship induced Adam to abandon his original position and brought them together in an illicit physical relationship of sexual love.

Section 4

Sin is a violation of heavenly law,
which is committed when a person forms a common base with Satan,
thus setting a condition for give and take action with him.
Sin can be classified into four kinds.
The first is the original sin.
This sin originated with the spiritual and physical fall of our first human ancestors. It is ingrained in our lineage and is the root of all sins.
The second is hereditary sin.
The third is collective sin.
The fourth is individual sin.

Eve inherited from the Archangel all the proclivities incidental to his transgression against God when he bound her in blood ties through their sexual relationship.
Adam in turn acquired the same inclinations when Eve, assuming the role of the Archangel, bound him in blood ties through their sexual relationship.
These proclivities have become the root cause of the fallen inclinations in all people.
They are the primary characteristics of our fallen nature.
The primary characteristics of the fallen nature can be divided broadly into four types.
The first is failing to take God’s standpoint.
The second is leaving one’s proper position.
The third is reversing dominion.
The fourth is multiplying the criminal act.

Section 5