Fig Leaves versus Coats of Skins (2)

(Part 2 of 2)
Coats of skin signify not only the death of the Savior but
also the death of the sinner. Second Corinthians 5:14 clearly
says, “One died for all, therefore all died.” It does not say
that since one died for all, then all do not need to die. It
says, “One died for all, therefore all died.” In making coats
of skin for Adam and Eve, God was pronouncing death upon
them. At the time of the Passover, the blood of the Lamb was
put on the two doorposts and on the lintel of the houses. God
said, “When I see the blood, I will pass over you” (Exo.
12:13). By clothing Adam and Eve with coats of skin, God
showed that salvation not only requires the forgiveness of
sins through the death of the Savior, but also the death of
the sinner.
Salvation involves not only resolving the problem of our sin
but also the termination of us as a person. God dealt not
only with sin but also with our person. Adam and Eve ate of
the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; this
was sin. They sewed aprons of fig trees; this was their good
work. We must realize that God rejected not only the eating
of the fruit but the sewing of the aprons as well. If a man
sins, he displeases God. If he performs good works by his own
effort, he also displeases God. Man's need consists not only
of blood but also of death.