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    Did God Shorten Man's Lifespan?

    December 6

    Did God Shorten Man's Lifespan?

    And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died. And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos: And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters: And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died (Gen. 5:5-8)

    In the beginning men did not just live for many years, they live for several centuries. Some believe that God reduced man's life in Gen. 6:3. However, Gen. 6:3 is a reference to how long the Holy Spirit would attempt to change men's hearts before releasing the flood of Noah. It was actually sin that reduced man's life.

    In the beginning God created a dome over the earth (Gen. 1:7). This dome was meant to protect the earth and its residents from the dangerous radiation of the sun:

    God made the stars and two great lights: the larger light to rule over the day and the smaller light to rule over the night. God put them in the dome of the sky to shine on the earth, to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. God saw how good it was (Gen. 1:16-18; Common English Bible)

    Man's wickedness began to bring corruption upon the earth itself (Gen. 6:5-12). Basically this resulted in "uncreation." After 120 years of attempting to bring man to repentance, God loosed His restraints on the waters (Gen. 8:2) "....and the windows of heaven were opened" (Gen. 7:11b).

    There was a break in the dome that God created to protect the earth from both the waters above it and the harmful radiation of the sun. A number of scholars believe that once this protective shield around the earth was gone, man's longevity was gradually reduced. It was not a divine decree made by God that reduced man's previous long-lasting lifespan, but it was sin.

    God warned Adam that sin would culminate in death (Gen. 2:15-17). Today we are told that sin itself brings forth death (Rom. 6:23; James 1:12-14). Sin destroyed God's protective dome over the earth, bringing forth dangerous cosmic radiation and reduced man's lifespan. This is not God's doing but ours. God does all that He can to protect us. We do much to forfeit that protection and bring destruction upon ourselves.

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