Thus were revealed to Adam important events in the history of mankind, from the time when the divine sentence was pronounced in Eden, to the Flood, and onward to the first advent of the Son of God. He was shown that while the sacrifice of Christ would be of sufficient value to save the whole world, many would choose a life of sin rather than of repentance and obedience. 68 Crime would increase through successive generations, and the curse of sin would rest more and more heavily upon the human race, upon the beasts, and upon the earth. The days of man would be shortened by his own course of sin; he would deteriorate in physical stature and endurance and in moral and intellectual power, until the world would be filled with misery of every type. Through the indulgence of appetite and passion men would become incapable of appreciating the great truths of the plan of redemption. Yet Christ, true to the purpose for which He left heaven, would continue His interest in men, and still invite them to hide their weakness and deficiencies in Him. He would supply the needs of all who would come unto Him in faith. And there would ever be a few who would preserve the knowledge of God and would remain unsullied amid the prevailing iniquity.

Således fik Adam indblik i de vigtigste begivenheder i menneskehedens historie fra den tid, da Guds dom blev udtalt i Eden, til syndfloden og videre til Guds Søns første komme. Det blev vist ham, at, selvom Kristi offer var tilstrækkeligt til at frelse hele verden, ville mange vælge at leve i synd frem for i anger og lydighed. Forbrydelser ville tiltage fra slægt til slægt, og syndens forbandelse ville hvile tungere og tungere på menneskeheden, dyrene og jorden. Menneskets dage ville forkortes på grund af dets eget syndige liv. Dets størrelse og udholdenhed og dets moralske og intellektuelle kraft ville aftage, indtil verden var fuld af elendighed af enhver art. Ved at tilfredsstille appetitten og lidenskaberne ville menneskene miste evnen til at fatte forløsningsplanens store sandheder. Og dog ville Kristus, tro mod den hensigt, hvormed han forlod Himmelen, fortsat nære interesse for menneskene og vedblive at indbyde dem til at skjule deres svaghed og mangler i ham. Han ville give alle, der kom til ham i tro, hvad de behøvede, og der ville altid være nogle få, der bevarede kundskaben om Gud og forblev uplettede midt i den tiltagende uretfærdighed.