A Heart Like Cain And The Blood Of Righteous Abel

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Genesis 4:
9 Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?”
He said, “I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?”
10 And He said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s
blood cries out to Me from the ground.


According to Rabbinic commentary, and consistent with the omniscience
of God, when Abel was slain God experienced the cutting off of ALL who
would have descended from him.
In the Resurrection and the Judgment, can those never born due to the
shedding of innocent blood be raised?
If the death of one is a genocide, is God unrighteous to avenge innocent
blood? As it is assured to mankind.


In The Torah
Deuteronomy 32:43 Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people;
For He will avenge the blood of His servants,
And render vengeance to His adversaries;
He will provide atonement for His land and His people.

In The Prophets
Isaiah 1:24 Therefore the Lord says, The Lord of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel,
Ah, I will rid Myself of My adversaries, and take vengeance on My enemies.

In The Revelation
Revelation 6:10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, “How long, O Lord,
holy and true, until You judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?”

So here is a simple thought experiment.
What would have resulted if death had not come from man's sin?
How many would be alive today?
Consider from another angle.
Why is the Universe so vast? Is God Almighty able to relocate
a well ordered society, be it a village, a city or a nation to
populate a Universe?
He would have had a plan, regardless of man's ability to cause Him
to repent of His intentions.
 
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That's interesting. Most of the time that verse stands out because it is an early instance of God using Socratic questioning (the second time after Adam and Eve sin).
Socratic question is a question that leads the person you ask to realization of something you want him to realize.

Cain simply lied in his response and was alibistic.
 
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Socratic question is a question that leads the person you ask to realization of something you want him to realize.

Cain simply lied in his response and was alibistic.

Yes, but that is because people don't always repent.
 
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Yes, but that is because people don't always repent.
Apologies for losing track of this thread. Great point.
Refusing to repent when convicted by the Spirit is precisely what leads to
the "hardening of the heart" condition. And what happens to the vital conscience?

1 Timothy 4:
1
Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith,
giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons,
2 speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with a hot iron.

Sounds a lot like death in the mind and spirit.
 
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