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Title: Why does evil exist?

Texts: Genesis to Revelation


Introduction: Many have asked the question, Why does evil exist? I myself have asked that question.
Why do bad things happen? Why do innocent people suffer? Why do I suffer?
I. The Dawn of Evil at Creation Genesis 1:1
A. The Conditions of His Creation Genesis 1:26-31
v. 31 Very Good of the highest degree
B. The Command at Creation 2:8-9, 15-17
Moral perfection requires a choice
Ill. man and robots, forced love is rape
C. The Choice at Creation
1. Satan Isaiah 14:12-14
2. Man Genesis 3:1-7
D. The Consequences death 3:19
Romans 5:12
Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death
passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
Ill. We spend our lives fleeing death
II. The Defeat of Evil at the Cross Isaiah 53
A. The Person 52:13 My Servant, Jesus Christ
B. The Pain
1. Physical
Isaiah 52:14
Visage does not just refer to His face but to His overall appearance. His appearance was
marred, destroyed, defaced more than any man before or since. His body was no longer
recognizable as the physique of a human being.
acquainted with grief experienced grief
Bore endured, shared
Griefs severe sickness, illness
2. Emotional v. 3 v.3 a man of sorrows suffering a state of anguish, mental pain
Carried laden with...
Sorrow pain and suffering
Ill. man carrying a burden
Hebrews 4:15
For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our
infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.
3. Spiritual
a.Wounded pollute oneself
Transgressions sin
b. Bruised Crushed
Iniquity sin and guilt
Ill. one cent check every Friday
C. The Purpose v.5-6
1. Power over physical death
Matthew 8:16-17
When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with

devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.
2. Power over spiritual death
The iniquity of us all
God laid on His Son my punishment
1 Peter 2:21-24
For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us
an example, that ye should follow his steps:
Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:
Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened
not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:
Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead
to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
Healed restored
Healed must be sick must have been healthy
2 Timothy 1:8-10
Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou
partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;
Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but
according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world
began, But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath
abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel:
Abolish same as destroyed in 1 Corinthians
III. The Destruction of Evil by the King
A. His Power
I Corinthians 15:24-26
Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father;
when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.
For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.
The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.
Destroyed to make of none effect, make useless
Revelation 21:1-4 Wipe away obliterate, destroy
And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away;
and there was no more sea.
And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a
bride adorned for her husband.
And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will
dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow,
nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
B. His Patience
Why then has He not destroyed evil yet?
Because then He would be removing choice and He is still waiting!
2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but

is longsuffering to us- ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all
should come to repentance.
C. His Pronouncement
Hebrews 9:27
And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment
Revelation 20:11-15
There was a choice in the Garden of Eden
There is a choice now today!
Revelation 22:8 fearful and unbelieving cast into the lake of fire
Fearful cowardly

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