THE CURSE IS REMOVED – No longer will there be any curse. (Revelation 22:3a)
As if to remind the reader that healing will no longer be necessary, John adds, “no longer will there be any curse.”(1) When Adam and Eve disobeyed God, they lost the peace and happiness of the Garden of Eden. God drove them out of the garden and into the world, where they became subject to sickness, pain, and eventual death.
Paradise Lost – From obedience, they fell to disobedience. From innocence, they fell to the knowledge of good and evil. From happiness and peace, they fell to sorrow and pain. From effortless enjoyment of the fruits of the Garden, they fell to eating what they could produce from the ground by their own work and sweat. From life, they fell to death.(2) From enjoying perfect fellowship with God, they fell into separation…
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