most surely believe that Christ was born of a virgin. The one outstanding reference to

Gen. 3: 15 found in the N.T. however, makes it inclusive of all the seed:

While therefore, the primal prophecy of Gen. 3: 15 specifically speaks of Christ, `It

shall bruise thy head', `Thou shalt bruise His heel', Paul writing by equal inspiration

speaks of all the seed that were in Him. It may be that by coming into the world of flesh

and blood, the true seed would learn the lessons of good and evil as they could never

learn them in any other way. A ready made experience can never be given to any one,

and this experience plays a part in our spiritual make up. Our first father having involved

the chosen seed in sin and death, the plan of the ages includes the great plan of

redemption, in the course of which those who had thus fallen are translated out of the

authority of darkness. They pass out of death unto life, from Adam to Christ. By

`reckoning' He became one with them in their sin and shame, so by `reckoning' they

became one with Him in Righteousness and Glory.

The story of the seed, its inception, its progress, its battles, and its ultimate victory is

the story of the Bible. The epic story of Job is God's Preface to His Word. All else is

subsidiary. Many there be that are physical descendants of Adam, who were never `in

Adam' in the true sense. In like manner, "They are not all Israel, which are of Israel"

(Rom. 9: 6). Such live their lives, but having no `Kinsman-Redeemer' do not come

within the scope of the Divine purpose.

None of these things are here proven, they are touched upon only to introduce the

subject. A more detailed examination must follow. If, however, the redemptive work of

Christ is concentrated upon that seed of promise, we shall discover a consistent line of

teaching running from Genesis to Revelation which will completely endorse the words of

Isa. 53: "He shall see His seed . . . . . and be satisfied". If you, dear reader, feel

dissatisfied with this goal of God, how do you account for the divergence. Universal

reconciliation is blessedly true of `all the seed', it is an enormity when extended to the

seed of the wicked one, but this raises questions that must be considered as this series

proceeds. Meanwhile, let no teaching of man rob you of the blessedness of this expected