The battle in the garden

The disobedience to God didn’t begin in the garden of Eden on earth and didn’t start with Adam, but the first battle in the garden and the first time someone became disobedient to God, began in Heaven, in Eden; the garden of God. In this article, the three battles in the garden will be discussed; the battle in the garden of Eden in heaven, the battle in the garden of Eden on earth, and the battle in the garden of Gethsemane.

The heavenly garden of Eden

God had created, the anointed cherub, that covered, and was covered, with every precious stone. He had placed this cherub upon His holy mountain in Eden; the garden of God. This anointed cherub walked up and down, in the midst of the stones of fire, and walked perfectly before the Lord, until the cherub became disobedient to God. The cherub became disobedient and battled against the Lord.

The first battle in the garden of Eden

The anointed cherub was perfect in his ways, from the day that he was created, until iniquity was found in him. By the multitude of his merchandise, they had filled the midst of him with violence and sinned.

Disobedience of the cherub in God’s garden in Eden

The cherub became disobedient to God, and therefore he could no longer stay upon the holy mountain of God in the garden of God in Eden, but was cast upon the earth (Ezekiel 28:11-19, Isaiah 14:12-16).

How art thou fallen from heavenThis perfect covering cherub, covered with every precious stone, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty, became the biggest adversary of God: Lucifer, also named satan, or the devil.

The place that God had given him, was not good enough for him. No, he wanted to be like God.

His heart was lifted up, because of his beauty, and he corrupted his wisdom by reason of his brightness. He wanted to be worshipped, just like God was worshipped by His angels.

Satan was cast upon the earth and took 1/3 of the angels with him. These angels wanted to follow him, because Lucifer was one of the three leaders of the angels (next to Michael and Gabriel), that God had appointed. These angels obeyed Lucifer, and therefore they also became disobedient to God. Lucifer and the other fallen angels preferred the darkness instead of the Light, and the earth became their new habitation.

The first battle in the garden began in the heavenly garden of Eden. In this heavenly garden, the disobedience to God began.

The creation

The earth, which God created, already existed. When the devil and the other fallen angels were cast upon the earth, they brought destruction and chaos upon the earth and darkness reigned. The Spirit of the Lord hovered above the waters and saw that the earth was without form and void and that the darkness was upon the face of the deep.

Let them have dominionGod (El-Elohim) created light, which was the first thing that was needed. He divided the light from the darkness and called the light day, and the darkness night.

Then God made a firmament in the midst of the waters. God divided the waters, which were under the firmament, from the waters, which were above the firmament, and called the firmament Heaven.

God gathered together the waters under heaven unto one place, and let the dry land appear. He called the waters seas and the dry land earth.

God said that the earth would bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth.

God created the sun, the moon, the stars, and all the living creatures after his kind in the waters, and on the earth.

Then God created man in their own image, after their likeness (El Elohim: Jehovah God, the Word (Jesus), and the Holy Spirit). In the image of God created He him; male and female, and God blessed them and said unto them: Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moved upon the earth.

God put man in the garden of Eden

God planted a garden eastward in Eden and put man in the garden. The garden was the appointed place for man, just like God gave an appointed place to the covering cherub, on the mountain of God in the heavenly Garden of God in Eden.

Man was put in the garden to dress it and keep it. And the Lord God commanded man, that he could eat of every tree in the garden, except the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Because if he would eat from that tree, he would die.

Adam and Eve walked after the Spirit and were not conscious of their flesh. They walked in obedience to God until the serpent approached and tempted them.

The second battle in the garden of Eden

The devil saw the glory of God, and the position, the dominion, that was given to man. This reminded him of the position he had before he became disobedient to God. He knew, that as soon as man became disobedient to the commandment of God, they would not acknowledge God as Lord of their lives anymore. They would be separated from God and would not belong to God anymore.

He knew, that if he could seduce and tempt them, and made sure that they would listen to him, instead of God, that they would become disobedient to God, and obedient to him (the devil). If they would become obedient to the devil, they would bow to him and submit themselves to him and automatically hand over their rights and authority to him and make the devil lord over their lives. Because you belong to the one you submit yourself to and obey. Therefore, the devil started a battle in the garden of Eden.

Man became disobedient to God in the garden of Eden

The serpent approached the woman and made her doubt the commandment of God, by asking her, if God really said that they were not allowed to eat of every tree of the garden. The woman answered and said that they could eat from every tree in the garden, except the tree in the midst of the garden; the tree of knowledge of good and evil. If they would eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil, they would die. But the serpent said: “You shall not surely die: For God does know that in the day you eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and you shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.” The devil twisted the words of God. Just like the devil still twists the words of God.

After the words of the serpent, the woman looked differently at the tree, and lust arose in her. She also wanted to be like God, just like the devil wanted to be like God, and therefore became disobedient to Him. The woman began to doubt God’s words, His commandment, and His Truth.

At that moment there was a battle in the garden, just like the battle in the heavenly garden in Eden. The woman and man were seduced by lust and pride and they fell and lost their position. Man lost the dominion and authority that God had given to them.

They lost the battle in the garden and their dominion and authority was handed over to the devil. They gave the keys of authority to him.

Man had obeyed the devil and therefore they yield themselves to him. The devil became the god of the world and the god and father of fallen man (sinners). Every person, who would be born in the flesh, would become a child of the devil.

The promise of the Seed

But God gave a promise, that the Seed of the woman, would bruise the serpent’s head. And that’s what happened, when Jesus, the Word, came to this earth and became flesh. The Word was reincarnated in the flesh and became the Son of man.

I will put enmity between you and the woman, between thy seed and her seedJesus had a mission to fulfill: taking back the dominion and authority, that the devil took from mankind and reconciling man back to God.

Jesus came to break the power and authority of the devil over fallen man. He would reconcile man back to God and give back the dominion, that God had originally given to man. That was Jesus’ mission.

Jesus was without sin. Jesus was fully Human, but His body was not affected by sin, because Jesus was born of the Seed of God; the Holy Spirit.

Jesus was not affected by sickness, disease, and death. He was pure, holy, and righteous. He had the ability to sin, because He was fully Human, and therefore lived in a body.

But Jesus didn’t sin, because Jesus loved His Father above all and therefore He stayed obedient to Him. His love for His Father was so great, that no temptation could make Him leave His will and sin.

Jesus became the Substitute for fallen man

But then the moment came, after 70 weeks, that He would reconcile man back to God. He would become the Substitute for fallen man. He would take care of the evil sin nature of man, and bring man back to God, so that they could have a relationship again. The moment came, that He would conquer death and legally take back the keys of death, and hell.Jesus was made sin

Jesus had to endure the worst thing, that could happen to Him. Jesus would become a Partaker of the evil sin nature and come under the authority of the devil.

Jesus would be made sin and therefore Jesus would be separated from His Father. God couldn’t have communion with Jesus, because God can’t have communion with sin. Therefore, Their unity would be broken.

For three days and three nights, Jesus would be separated from His Father, whom He loved so much and death would reign over Him.

Jesus had to endure, what every sinner (fallen man) had to endure; being subjected to sickness, and disease, death, and hell. Jesus would be taken into hell, because that’s the final destination of sinners. For three days and three nights, Jesus would be subjected to the authority of the devil. The devil would become His master, for three days, and three nights.

Jesus tempted in the garden of Gethsemane

These thoughts, that He would be separated from His Father, that He would become a Partaker of sin nature, and that the devil would become His master and would have authority over Him, frightened Him even unto death. That’s why Jesus went to the garden of Gethsemane to conquer the temptation of fear (Read also: ‘The crucifixion of the soul‘).

The third battle in the garden of Gethsemane

In the Garden of Gethsemane, the greatest battle took place between Jesus and this deathly fear. In the Garden where the cherub, and man became disobedient to God, Jesus would battle these forces in order to stay obedient to God.

The battle in the garden of Getsemane, Father if Thou be willing remove this cup from MeThe fear of becoming a Partaker of sin, sickness, disease, and death, became so intense, that this deadly fear made His sweat become great drops of blood drops, which fell on the ground.

Jesus prayed a first time, then a second time, and a third time.

Jesus continuously prayed the same words: “Father if Thou be willing, remove this cup from Me: nevertheless not My will, but Thine, be done.”

Then an angel appeared unto Jesus from heaven and strengthened Him. When Jesus overcame and conquered this deathly fear, Jesus was ready to go to the whipping post and the cross, to carry all the sins and iniquities of the world upon Him.

Jesus conquered fear

Fear tried to take hold of Jesus and take Him captive. Fear tempted Jesus, to not become a Partaker of sin, so that He would become disobedient to God. But Jesus was not tempted by fear and overcame the last temptation: fear and stayed fully obedient to God.

Because of the fact that Jesus overcame fear, Jesus could continue and accomplish the plan of God for His life (Matthew 26:36-46, Mark 14:32-42, Luke 22:39-46).

Jesus made the decision to lay down His life. No one was able to kill Jesus, because Jesus was without sin, and therefore sin and death didn’t reign in His body.

When Jesus became a Substitute for fallen man and took all sin and iniquity upon Himself, death came and took authority over Him.

Therefore does My Father love Me, because I lay down My life, that I might take it again. No man takes it from Me, but I lay it down of Myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of My Father (John 10:17-18)

Jesus stayed obedient to God in the garden of Gethsemane

In the garden where the cherub Lucifer, the devil, and Adam became disobedient to God, Jesus conquered the fear and stayed obedient to God. In the garden, He conquered His last temptation.

The spirit of rebellion entered the garden in the life of Lucifer (through pride), and entered the garden in the life of man (through pride). But the spirit of rebellion didn’t enter the life of Jesus (through deathly fear). Jesus won the battle in the garden.

Jesus became sin

At the cross Jesus became sin. Jesus, Who knew no sin, became sin. Jesus drank the cup, and became a Partaker of sin and death. He became equal to fallen man. He became the Substitute of fallen man, and carried all iniquities; all sicknesses and diseases, and all sin of whole humanity upon Him.

Old man is crucified in ChristFrom the sixth hour until the ninth hour, darkness came over the land. For three hours, the darkness ruled. At the ninth hour Jesus cried: “Eloï, Eloï, lama sabachtani?”, which means: My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?.

Someone gave Jesus a sponge upon a reed filled with sour wine, to drink. Jesus cried again with a loud voice: “Father into Your hands I commend My Spirit”

When He yielded up the ghost, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent.

The graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, and came out of the graves after His resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many. (Matthew 27: 45-53, Mark 15:33-38, Luke 23:44-46)

Jesus restored the union between God and man

Jesus restored the result of disobedience to God and became the Substitute for fallen man (sinners). He carried this punishment; He carried all sin and iniquity (all sickness, and disease) of fallen man and death. So that, those who believe in Him, and would hate their lives as a sinner (as fallen man) and repent and become born again, would become a new creation in Him and have eternal life.

Through His work at the cross and by His blood, He reconciled man back to God and restored the position of fallen man.

Through Jesus Christ and through regeneration, the new creation is able to walk according to the will of God. The new creation has been given power to become a son of God and walk after the Spirit, and stay obedient to God. So that, (s)he will establish His Kingdom on this earth.

“Be the salt of the earth”

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