Evangelism forshadowed in the beginning!

1. Proto-Evangel
By Gene Quiocho

2.  Genesis 3:15 King James Version (KJV)
 15
And I will put enmity between thee and
the woman, and between thy seed and
her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and
thou shalt bruise his heel.
Battles Lines Were Drawn

3.  From the beginning
God declared there
would be conflict
(war) between the
seed of the woman
(Christ & Church) and
the serpent (kingdom
of darkness)
 Evangelism is about
Kingdom conflict for
the eternal
destination of
mankind.
Battle Lines Drawn

4.  Enmity represents  The bruising of the
the long struggle heel illustrates the
between the Kingdom life of Christ up to His
of Light and the death. It was
kingdom of darkness. temporary!
 The seed of the  The bruising of the
serpent represents head represents the
the kingdom of resurrection and
darkness. ascension of Christ,
 The seed of the forever claiming
woman represents complete victory of
Christ Himself and satan and the
the Church. kingdom of darkness.
This was eternal.
Evangelism is Spiritual Conflict

5.  Genesis 12:1-3 King James
Version (KJV)
 12 Now the LORD had said unto
Abram, Get thee out of thy
country, and from thy kindred,
and from thy father's house,
unto a land that I will shew
thee:
 2 And I will make of thee a great
nation, and I will bless thee, and
make thy name great; and thou
shalt be a blessing:
 3 And I will bless them that bless
thee, and curse him that curseth
thee: and in thee shall all
families of the earth be blessed.
Get Thee Out (GO)…

6.  God promises to
make Abraham into
a great nation.
 God’s blessings
upon our lives are
multi-generational,
they build legacy.
I Will Make Thee…

7.  Because Abraham
was obedient God
chose to bless
Abraham.
 Obedience releases
God’s blessings
upon our lives.
 God is looking to
bless His people.
I Will Bless Thee…

8.  God’s promise upon
Abraham included
fame.
 When we obey God
the blessings that
God showers upon
us becomes
evident.
I Will Make Your Name Great…

9.  God’s blessing upon
Abraham extended
beyond Abraham’s
own pleasure and
enjoyment onto
others.
 God blesses us with
enough to share. All
of God’s blessings are
meant to share with
others.
Thou Shalt Be A Blessing…

10.  God made Abraham a
point of contact by
which people could
receive God’s
blessings for
themselves
 The blessings of God
upon are lives have
power to bring people
into contact with the
Kingdom of God.
Blessings and Curses

11.  God’s ultimate
purpose to bless
Abraham was to in
the end bless the
nations.
 Evangelism finds it’s
roots in God’s
ultimate plan to bless
the nations. That’s
why it’s called the
Gospel (Good News)!
…Earth Be Blessed!