Early in the history of man he put God out of his thoughts; consequently the vision of man was limited to things he saw with his natural eye.
The knowledge of the great Creator, as he reveals himself in his creation of man and his provision for man, was preserved by a very few.
The perfect man in Eden therefore was rich, and such riches he might have possessed forever had he continued obedient to his Creator.
It is conceded by all that man is the very highest type of all living creatures on the earth. His intelligence is far superior to that of any other earthly being.
Reason would lead us to the conclusion that Jehovah would not create a wonderful earth like this, permit man to bring it to a high state of cultivation in many places, and then completely destroy it.