Part 1 - God's Puzzle Solved

God’s Mind Revealed189During that period, most people lived for almost a thousandyears (Methuselah lived to 969 years old). BeforeCain left, God put a sign on him to protect him. This wasbecause his other brothers and sisters (born to Adam andEve) would want to kill Cain for having killed Abel. Duringthe thousand years, Cain’s line started to grow withmore wives and children. Lamech had two wives, Adahand Zillah. Lamech sinned a great deal more than Cain.Lamech said if Cain was forgiven seven times, he shouldbe forgiven seventy times seven (Genesis 4:24). Why didGod put that mark on Cain and his lineage? It was becausethey were murderers and very violent. Now fastforwardabout 1,500 years to the time just before the floodin Genesis 6. Did you ever wonder why God allowed manto live nearly 1,000 years of age?II Peter 3:5-9 5 For this they willingly are ignorantof, that by the word of God the heavens were of oldand the earth standing out of the water and in thewater: 6 Whereby the world that then was, beingoverflowed with water, perished: 7 But the heavens andthe earth, which are now, by the same word are keptin store, reserved to fire against the day of judgmentand perdition of ungodly men. 8 But, beloved, be notignorant of this one thing, that one day is with theLord as a thousand years and a thousand years as oneday. 9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise,as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering tous-ward, not willing that any should perish but thatall should come to repentance.The major gift God gave to Adam and Eve was free choice.Peter said there would be scoffers in the last days. “ 5 For