GENERATIONAL INIQUITY

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Man is the portal through which anything from the spiritual realm enters into this physical realm. Whether it is a divine thing or a demonic thing, it cannot find expression on earth without the permission of man. When the devil rebelled against God in the spiritual realm, the scriptures say iniquity was instantly detected in him and was therefore cast out from the presence of God. Having become a rogue, he wanted to smuggle his iniquity into the physical realm because there was no place found for him in heaven. But knowing that man had been placed as the guardian of the physical creation, and that he was the entrance through which he could gain entry into his realm, he decided to first cause Adam to transgress. By causing Adam to transgress, his iniquity would gain entry into Adam and then into the whole physical world. Then the whole world would now be under his rule. The implication of that is, whatever now exists on earth will also automatically be made to taste of his iniquity. So Romans 5:12 says:

“Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men, because all sinned.”

Now, sin does not move alone. It comes with its consequences. And the ultimate consequences it moves with are death and hell. In his vision, the apostle says in Revelation 6:8:

“And I looked, and behold a pale horse: AND HIS NAME THAT SAT ON HIM WAS DEATH, AND HELL FOLLOWED WITH HIM” (Emphasis added, KJV). 

So when a man sins, he dies and hell receives him into his abode. Now that iniquity has entered into this world, and afflicted every existence in it, its consequences would also fall on everything on earth. Both Adam and the whole creation would be brought into the bondage of corruption. Every descendant of Adam, being found with iniquity, would bear its consequences. It does not matter if they had sinned or broken any law like Adam or not. As long as they proceeded from him, they inherited it. 

Spiritually speaking, it is believed that whatever a father does, his children, even though are yet unborn, also partake in it.

We find this possibility in the book of Hebrews 7:9-10. It reads:

“And, so to speak, through Abraham even Levi, who received tithes, paid tithes, for he was still in the loins of his father when Melchizedek met him.”

After the return of Abraham from the slaughter of Cherdolaomar and the kings that were with him in the valley of Shaveh, he was accosted by Melchizedek to whom he gave the tithes of all the spoils. At this time, Abraham had not even a single child. But it was later counted that Levi, who was his great grandson, gave tithes as well as Abraham because at the time Abraham was giving the tithes, he was in his loins.

So a child whether born or unborn is a partaker of his father’s doings. Since Adam sinned, everyone on earth has sinned because we all came out of his loins. The consequence that befell him will also befall us all whether we sin like he did or not. For so it has been constructed spiritually. Romans 5:13-14 lays emphasis on this and says:

“For until the Law sin was in the world, but sin is not imputed when there is no law. Nevertheless death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those who had not sinned in the likeness of the offense of Adam, who is a type of Him who was to come.”

Before the time of Moses, there was no law. And wherever there is no law, no one can be accused of being lawless, therefore judgment should not come on such a person. But the judgment that issued out of the mouth of God that Adam would die if he transgressed also came upon his descendants even though they themselves did not sin like Adam or broke any law. Therefore, iniquity plus its consequences became generational and flowed to everyone since the first man committed sin. 

But Jesus, Who is the second and the last Adam came to repair what Adam had damaged. Just as Adam let iniquity enter him through his disobedience, and then enter anyone who comes from him, Jesus also by His obedience wants to make everyone that comes from Him righteous. Romans 5:19 vividly says:

“For as through the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the One the many will be made righteous.”

But then, how can you come from Jesus, the last Adam, having already and naturally come from man, the first Adam?

It is simply by being born again. For it was by birth you came out of the first man, Adam and then inherited his iniquity even without sinning like him. So it will be by another birth that you will come out of Jesus, the last Adam and the righteousness He had procured for you through his obedience will also automatically become yours even without dying on the cross like He did.

Then John 1:12 tells you how to be born again:

“But as many as received Him (Jesus), to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name.”

Therefore, by believing in the name of Jesus you receive Him and then become a child of God. You will no longer be a partaker of any generational iniquity and its consequences but a partaker of righteousness and its fruits and rewards. And if you find any manifestation of the consequences of iniquity in your life after getting born again, you can boldly use the Name of Jesus to bring an end to it. The devil should never lay claim on you again, either by making you to sin or experience any generational curse, for you are a new creature.