The Great Second Advent Movement: Its Rise and Progress

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Is Seth the Seed?

After the death of Abel, Seth was born, when hope revived; “for God,” said Eve, “hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.” 8 Afterward Seth was counted in the line of descent from Adam. (See Genesis 5:3.) Cain, the real first-born, is not counted in the pedigree. Quite probably Eve supposed that Seth was now the promised Seed. It appears from the record that after the birth of Seth, men began to call themselves by the name of the Lord. (See margin of Genesis 4:26.) Perhaps they did this on the supposition that Seth was the one who was to be the final ruler, the Lord, and overthrow Satan’s usurped dominion. GSAM 40.1