Our actions have consequences. Adam and Eve learned this the hard way; their disobedience resulted in their expulsion from the Garden of Eden. Ever after, the temptation that Eve underwent from Satan has come to be seen as the type for all sins, as St John says in his first epistle, it was born from the “lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the pride of life” (1 Jn 2:16). This infection of the whole of the human person—mind, body, and will—has dire ramifications, death, and is passed on from generation to generation.
Yet, even amidst this seemingly darkest moment, God had a plan. Although all seemed lost, God was working to restore all things. The Lateran has a fitting counterpart to the expulsion of Adam and Eve: Christ’s crucifixion, the culminating event of salvation history.
God’s Providence has been at work from the start. Adam and Eve were not forsaken, and neither was the Good Thief. This should give you great hope and consolation.
Up Next in Season 1
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Not Abandoned to the Power of Death
From slavery in Egypt to the depths of Sheol, God’s power to save is revealed in both the Old and New Testaments. In this episode of Foretold, explore the profound connection between two monumental events—Moses leading Israel through the Red Sea and Christ’s descent to the dead on Holy Saturday.
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The Sign of Jonah
In this seventh episode of Foretold, we explore the powerful biblical connection between Jonah’s three days in the belly of the great fish and Jesus’ burial before His glorious Resurrection. From the central nave of the Lateran Basilica in Rome, we examine how this Old Testament event was directl...
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Secure in the Father's Hand
In this final episode of Foretold, we reflect on the grand narrative of salvation history, illuminated by the opening verses of the Gospel of John: "In the beginning was the Word..." From the creation of the world to Christ’s redeeming sacrifice, every event has been guided by God’s Providence—Hi...
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