| Aspect | Adam (First Adam) | Jesus (Last Adam) | Scriptural References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garden | Garden of Eden — a paradise where man fell | Garden of Gethsemane — a place of surrender before redemption | Genesis 2:8, 15; Matthew 26:36; John 18:1 |
| Role in Garden | Tended and kept the garden (gardener by vocation) | Prayed and submitted to the Father’s will (suffering servant, mistaken for a gardener after resurrection) | Genesis 2:15; John 20:15 |
| Decision | Disobeyed God by eating forbidden fruit | Obeyed God by drinking the cup of suffering | Genesis 3:6; Matthew 26:39 |
| Consequence of Decision | Brought sin and death into the world | Brought salvation and life to the world | Romans 5:12–19; 1 Corinthians 15:22 |
| Temptation | Tempted by Satan and gave in | Tempted in Gethsemane and overcame | Genesis 3:1–6; Matthew 26:38–44 |
| Act | Hid from God after sin | Sought God in prayer before suffering | Genesis 3:8–10; Luke 22:44 |
| Identity | “Living being” (natural) | “Life-giving spirit” (spiritual) | 1 Corinthians 15:45 |
| Origin | From the dust of the earth | From heaven | 1 Corinthians 15:47 |
| Woman’s Encounter | Eve cooperated in the fall | Mary Magdalene first to witness resurrection, mistook Jesus for a gardener | Genesis 3:6; John 20:14–15 |
Psalm 34:15, 17-18
15 The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are attentive to their cry;
17 The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles.
18 The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
Exodus 2:24 God heard their groaning and he remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac and with Jacob.
Proverbs 12:21 No harm overtakes the righteous, but the wicked have their fill of trouble.
Romans 5:19 For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.
Genesis 5:1
5 This is the written account of Adam’s family line. When God created mankind, he made them in the likeness of God.
Genesis 3:4-5
4 “You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to the woman. 5 “For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
Romans 5:14, 17, 19
14 Nevertheless, death reigned from the time of Adam to the time of Moses, even over those who did not sin by breaking a command, as did Adam, who is a pattern of the one to come.
17 For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God’s abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ!
19 For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.
1 Corinthians 15:45 So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam, a life-giving spirit.
1 Corinthians 15:21-22
21 For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. 22 For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.
Ephesians 2:8-9
8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast.
Genesis 2:15
The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.
John 20:15
15 He asked her, “Woman, why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?”
Thinking he was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him.”