1. The Providential History of Separation Centering on Cain and Abel

1) Providence of Separation Centering on Cain and Abel

Because of the fall of our human ancestors, we inherited Satan's lineage. If Adam and Eve had not fallen, we would have been God's children without sin. But because of the fall of Adam and Eve we have been the children of Satan.

Originally humankind should have been under the dominion of God; God alone would have had dominion. But because of the illicit relationship between Adam and Eve and Satan, Satan took dominion over this world. Satan had the right to claim this fallen world.

According to the Principle of Creation, God is the original Master. But after the fall, God and Satan both claimed dominion over man. God and Satan could not divide Adam into two parts to claim him. So God, according to the Principle, divided man into two, representing the internal being, God, and the external being, the creation. God worked the providence of separation through the two sons of fallen Adam and Eve.

God saw the first son in the position to represent the Archangel, and the second son in the position of sinless Adam before the fall.

The first son, Cain, represented the first fallen act of love between Eve and her unprincipled partner, the Archangel. The relationship between Eve and the Archangel was wholly unprincipled, whereas that between Eve and Adam was more principled. This is why God saw the second son, Abel, in the position representing the second fallen act of love between Eve and Adam, her principled partner.

Originally, the chain of command should have been from God to Adam and from Adam to the Archangel. So God set up a chain of command from Himself to Abel, and from Abel to Cain. This was the formula for the providence for restoration. God wanted to reclaim the Principle by restoring this position first.

Because of the fall the human lineage was changed. It came to be dominated by Satan's blood. Because of this, restoration must begin from the original point. To do this, the second son, Abel, had to take the birthright from Cain.

The fall occurred in the mother's womb. Because of this, restoration must take place in the mother's womb. The womb became the original place of evil. Therefore, for the restoration, we have to go back to the original point. So God worked the providence for restoration through these two brothers. Cain had to go down to Abel's position, and Abel had to go up to Cain's position, the position of the first son. But Cain killed Abel. This act put him in the position of repeating the fall of Adam and Eve. Not only did he fail to stand in the restored position, but he repeated a fallen act by which Satan could claim dominion over Adam again.