Mankind’s prospect for eternal happiness in perfection was threatened when Adam sinned and refused to acknowledge God’s right to set standards of goodness. Before Adam’s offspring were born as inheritors of sin and death, however, God foretold the coming of a perfect Seed.
लेकिन इससे पहले कि आदम की संतान हो और वह पाप और मृत्यु को विरासत में पाए, परमेश्‍वर ने एक सिद्ध वंश के आने की भविष्यवाणी की ।