Expert: Brenda Martin - 11/25/2009

Question
Where was adam buried and what legacy did he live for us

Answer
"Where was adam buried?"

The bible doesnt say, it only tells us he died at age 930; within the "thousand year day" God said he would. Genesis 2;17 & 2 Peter 3;8

"what legacy did he leave for us?"

Good question--They were perfect & could have left us the legacy of perfection.But they made a wrong choice, decided to rebel against God, and, hence, fell from perfection to imperfection. Because of this, they left to all their children a legacy of sinful, wrong tendencies. The apostle Paul explained it this way: “Through one man [Adam] sin entered into the world and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men because they had all sinned.”—Rom. 5:12. A basic reason for failure to achieve a just world is the blemish we have inherited from our first parents, Adam and Eve.

However all is not lost :¬) God intends to bring about a just world, the apostle Peter wrote: “There are new heavens and a new earth that we are awaiting according to his promise, and in these righteousness is to dwell.” (2 Peter 3:13)(Psalm 8:3; 19:1, 2) The “new heavens” is a new rulership over the earth. The present “heavens” consist of man-made governments. Very soon, at God’s war of Armageddon, these will give way to the “new heavens”—his heavenly Kingdom, or government. (Revelation 16:14-16) The King of that Kingdom is Jesus Christ. Bringing a permanent end to human rulership, this government will rule to time indefinite.—Daniel 2:44.

(Psalm 104:5) The “new earth” refers to a new society of people. (Genesis 11:1; Psalm 96:1) The “earth” that will be destroyed consists of the people that make themselves part of this wicked system of things. (2 Peter 3:7) The “new earth” that replaces them will be made up of true servants of God, who hate wickedness and love righteousness and justice. (Psalm 37:10, 11)

God Almighty has given his word, and it “will prove to be.” (Isaiah 55:10, 11) Now is the time to prepare for life in that just world by learning what God requires of us.—John 17:3; 2 Timothy 3:16, 17.

all the best
Brenda