I recently had an incredible moment, call it a revelation call it coincidence some might even call it Biblical poetic prophecy, all i know is that it blew my mind. It all began during our thursday morning bible study and the Scriptural passage in Genesis chapter 4 verses 1 through 16. It reads as follows:
Genesis 4 – Cain and Abel
1Now the man had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain, and she said, “I have gotten a manchild with the help of the LORD.”
2Again, she gave birth to his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of flocks, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
3So it came about in the course of time that Cain brought an offering to the LORD of the fruit of the ground.
4Abel, on his part also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of their fat portions And the LORD had regard for Abel and for his offering;
5but for Cain and for his offering He had no regard So Cain became very angry and his countenance fell.
6Then the LORD said to Cain, “Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen?
7″If you do well, will not your countenance be lifted up? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door; and its desire is for you, but you must master it.”
8Cain told Abel his brother. And it came about when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and killed him.
9Then the LORD said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” And he said, “I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?”
10He said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying to Me from the ground.
11″Now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.
12″When you cultivate the ground, it will no longer yield its strength to you; you will be a vagrant and a wanderer on the earth.”
13Cain said to the LORD, “My punishment is too great to bear!
14″Behold, You have driven me this day from the face of the ground; and from Your face I will be hidden, and I will be a vagrant and a wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.”
15So the LORD said to him, “Therefore whoever kills Cain, vengeance will be taken on him sevenfold ” And the LORD appointed a sign for Cain, so that no one finding him would slay him.
16Then Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
Ok when i read that i totally was blown away… maybe you didn’t see what i saw… Let me share. This passage especially verse 10 has been a mantra for believers concerning the abortion issue and rightfully so. Able representing the innocent victims of homicide deemed legal under the guise of choice and right by way of abortion. Although this passage does obviously speak of God caring about and acknoladging injustice it speaks much more importantly about the necessity of humanities absolute faith in God upon completely surrendering our self and self-reliance, hence God’s dissatisfaction with Cain’s offering and His rhetorical questions posed to Cain upon receiving the offerings. Let’s get into the passage.
The thing that stood out to me the first time i read it was the phrase, “it came about in the course of time” (another literal translation says at the end of days). Of corse this is speaking literally of a specific time way back then but i can’t help but think that the phrase was inspired to be poetically much more significant. The second time i read the passage what stood out to me is found in verse 2. “…but Cain was a tiller of the ground.” I can’t help but think of the curse after the fall that says now mankind will have to labor and work the ground for food. But what really hit me in this phrase was the “coincidence” of Cain being deemed by God as a “tiller” and the name of the recently murdered, late-term abortionist, George Tiller. Mr. Tiller was shot in cold blood while he was supposedly laboring for God as an usher in Reformation Lutheran Church. Selah. Call me crazy but i simply do not believe in coincidence i believe in providence and i believe that God is speaking to humanity saying get ready the end of days is coming and judgement will begin in the house of God, that isn’t speaking only of true believers but of all confessed believers like George Tiller. “Then Cain went out from the presence of the Lord.” Amen.