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=Eve was an after-thought?= | =Eve was an after-thought?= | ||
William Branham frequently said of the woman, “She was not part of the original creation. She was a by-product, designed by Satan, to deceive by.” By taking Genesis 1 and Genesis 2 together and by reading them carefully, we can see that this is an error. God created both male and female, one from the dust of the ground and the other from a rib. Both were part of | William Branham frequently said of the woman, “She was not part of the original creation. She was a by-product, designed by Satan, to deceive by.” By taking Genesis 1 and Genesis 2 together and by reading them carefully, we can see that this is an error. God created both male and female, one from the dust of the ground and the other from a rib. Both were part of God's creation, which was said to be very good. | ||
=Was the tree of knowledge a fruit tree or something else?= | =Was the tree of knowledge a fruit tree or something else?= | ||
:''So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food...<ref>Genesis 3:6 (ESV) | :''So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food...<ref>Genesis 3:6 (ESV)</ref> | ||
What part about being "good for food" makes eating the fruit of the tree a sexual act? This is probably the clearest sign of a false doctrine that there is in the serpent seed doctrine. | What part about being "good for food" makes eating the fruit of the tree a sexual act? This is probably the clearest sign of a false doctrine that there is in the serpent seed doctrine. | ||
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The Bible states that: | The Bible states that: | ||
:''Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? | :''Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother’s righteous. </ref>The Holy Bible: King James Version, Electronic Edition of the 1900 Authorized Version. (Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 2009), 1 Jn 3:12.</ref> | ||
William Branham interprets this as follows: | William Branham interprets this as follows: | ||