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Want to punch Adam? You won't always.


There are many jokes about what things will be like in the beginning of our eternal lives. One of the most common is that when we get there, men want to punch Adam, and women want to have some very strong words with Eve. Of course, it goes beyond even this. For example, I recently saw a comedic skit of David's first moments in Heaven. He quickly turns quite sheepish when Uriah appears from stage right.


Of course, being jokes, these aren't to be taken seriously. I can't imagine most Christians legitimately want to waste a moment of their time with Jesus, however eternal it may be, punishing a man for suffering that, by Paul's reasoning, is not worthy to be compared to what's coming (Romans 8:18). You simply won't want to harm him.


In fact, the opposite is the case. According to scripture, the things of this world will not even come to mind in the Kingdom (Isaiah 65:17). Uriah won't care that David had him murdered so he could steal his wife. And you won't remember anything painful caused by Adam and Eve.


That being said, it's possible, maybe even probable, that we'll all remember who we all are. But here's the good news: The God who commands that we reconcile to each other even here on the Earth, forgiving each other from the heart, will give us the absolute power to do so in glory. Every relationship, no matter how broken here, will be invincible there.


See, ultimately, all sin is against God. As David wrote, "Against You, You only, have I sinned, And done this evil in Your sight— That You may be found just when You speak, And blameless when You judge." (Psalm 51:4). But how does the Lord judge? "There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit." (Romans 8:1).


As Christ suffered the wrath of God on the cross, every sin Adam ever committed was dealt with. The Bible describes Christ, the sinless one, as the "last Adam" (1 Corinthians 15:45). He became sin for us that we may become the righteousness of God in Him (2 Corinthians 5:21). Therefore, Adam has already been "punched". And so have we.


All of that to say these jokes, while funny, are precisely that. But they are theologically backwards, returning the sin of the sinner without the consent of the one against whom the sin was even committed; the one who paid off every debt. When we get to Heaven, when we first see the glorified faces of those who did us wrong, we will not meet with hostility. As Stephen cried out, echoing Christ, "Lord, do not charge them with this sin." (Acts 7:60), we will echo him, saying "the Lord did not charge us with our sins". Let us therefore look forward to that glorious day when our most bitter enemies, at least those who are likewise covered with His blood, will become closer to us than brothers, and we will all praise God in perfection.

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