The Origin of Death

I want to share my thoughts and meditation about life in general and how we came to exists. But I will start my thoughts on "Why there's death and suffering?"

What is your view about death? Where it all began? Is it fearful to die? Is there a way to escape?

These are just some common questions that comes to mind.

I'm a Christian and I encourage you to examine the biblical perspective on this topic. Lets go back to the book of Genesis and see what the LORD God said and warned the first man and woman. Note: For the origin of life - see creation story.

Genesis 2:16-17 "And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, “Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; 17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.”

I will emphasize the finality of judgement.

"...YOU SHALL SURELY DIE."

Here the word "die" comes to our history.

The story in the garden ended in the expulsion of Adam and Eve out of the blissful life - it's a "heaven on earth" experience if you call it that way. At first glance, it seems a simple mistake - disobedience - “eating the forbidden fruit” via temptation.

But the bible tells us that GOD is Holy and in this His justice and judgement comes forth.

Here, recorded in Genesis the first sin of the first man and woman. Death curse comes not only to mankind but to the whole creation. The gravity of death means both physical (life - mortal) and spiritual (afterlife - immortal).

GOD judgement was swift and final.

Genesis 3:24: "After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life."

Why the LORD secured the Garden of Eden after the fall of man? Why He stripped man of all rights and privileges in the garden?

See last section of the verse, Genesis 3:24 …to guard the way to the tree of life.

If we can speculate for a second, Before God pronounce his judgement - what if Adam & Eve runs to the tree of life and pick a fruit and ate it - the curse will be reverse as if like a super kind of medicine - to healed them back to their former perfect living state - devoid of knowing good & evil.

We all like to reason and speculate - after all we possessed the knowledge (good and evil) . For however we try - All our actions to be good all fall short to the measure of GOD standard - all are in absolute futility.

Observe the world around us. Is it going all well? See your family, friends and neighbors. Are we all like living in the garden? Nope! So, we all like just Adam and Eve living outside the garden of GOD.

The result and manifestations of the death curse.

Our physical body deteriorates - we aged - prone to all kinds of diseases, accidents, misfortunes, sorrow, sadness - all because we’re defiled by sin - thus we become mortal, weak - feeble-minded at times. We are totally depraved.

In wider view - our world is chaotic - wars and destruction, disasters, political instability, strife and divisions in all forms -- endless list of self destruction -- all leads to death.

Whether we like it or not, all of us live with a "death sentence" on our heads - like a "Sword of Damocles" - and it comes in all stages of life regardless of our socioeconomic status, prestige and power.

We all inherited the "death curse" - GOD first judgment to man.

Is there a way out?