After Adam’s fall from a state of perfect happiness to a state of misery and sin, there was danger of man’s becoming discouraged, and inquiring, “What profit is it that we have kept his ordinances, and walked mournfully before the Lord,” since a heavy curse is resting upon the human race, and death is the portion of us all? But the instructions which God gave to Adam, and which were repeated by Seth, and fully exemplified by Enoch, cleared away the darkness and gloom, and gave hope to man, that as through Adam came death, through Jesus, the promised Redeemer, would come life and immortality. {1SP 64.1}

Efter Adams fald fra en fuldkommen lyksaligheds tilstand til den syndig og elendig tilstand, var der fare for at menneskene ville blive modløse, og spørge: "Hvad vinding er der ved at vi tager vare på hans varetægt, og at vi går i sørgeklæder for den Herre Zebaots ansigt." eftersom forbandelsen hviler så tungt på menneskeslægten, og døden er vor fælles lod? Men den undervisning som Gud gav Adam, som blev gentaget af Set, og endelig udført af Enok, opklarede mørket og gav håb til mennesket at ligesom døden kom ved Adam, således ville liv og uforkrænkelighed komme ved Jesus, den forjættede Forløser.