There was no bloodshed before Adam sinned: everything was perfect and death was not a part of animal existence. However, Adam did sin; and God, in giving His covenant to Adam, had laid down the condition that death was to be the reward of disobedience. We then read that God himself was the first shedder of blood, because He gave Adam and Eve coats of skin to cover their nakedness (Gen. 3:21). There is no specific command recorded, but we do know that Abel "also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering" (Gen. 4:4). It is evident, then, that the requirement of an offering of blood was understood. The writer of Hebrews observes that "without shedding of blood is no remission" (Heb. 9:22). God fulfilled two undertakings after the Fall: (a) that man should die as the penalty for his sin; and (b) that the seed of the woman should bruise the serpents head, and the serpent should bruise his heel. So death and bloodshed are the consequences of sin; the penalty which Christ, the Last Adam, bore by His death and shedding of blood on the cross but triumphed over in His glorious resurrection for the redemption of man. If death and bloodshed existed before man sinned, the redemption message is nonsense.

Evolution teaches that death and bloodshed existed virtually from the beginning. Millions of years of animals fighting for survival shedding blood and eating each other is part of the mechanisms of evolution which brought man into existence. It is completely contrary to the biblical history of the world.

Evolution says death plus struggle brought man into existence; the Bible says mans actions led to sin, which led to death. These two are totally contradictory. If evolution is true, then the reason Christ died on the cross has been destroyed.

2. ADAM DID NOT FALL "UPWARDS"

Christians talk about the fact that Adam "fell." The "fall of Adam" refers to the fact that when God made everything it was perfect. However, because of his action, Adam was responsible for something terrible happening to the whole of creation. Romans 8:22 says, "For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now." Because of Adams sin, God cursed the whole of creation, including the stars, the ants, the elephants, and people.

In Genesis 3:14 we read, "Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field." And, "Cursed is the ground for thy sake" (Gen. 3:17). God placed a curse on the world because of Adams rebellion. Therefore, the creation went from a perfect state to a cursed state. As a result of the curse, the whole of creation has been running down ever since groaning and travailing in pain.