Reimagining Humanity's Divine Ascent
Without the Fall, the religious tradition could have developed along fundamentally different scenarios than the one implemented after that dramatic transition. One possibility might have been a state in which a human, as a true child of God, remains in continuous and harmonious communion with Him—constantly exalting God and living according to the divine purpose that was set from the beginning. In this case, the idea of the Fall as a rupture that separates a person from a direct relationship with the Creator would be absent, and human history would have evolved on a path of union with the Divine, without the escalation of conflicts and tragic consequences.On the other hand, an alternative scenario mentioned in one of the sources states that “before the Fall, there could have been a dual path in history”: the path of sonship and obedience, which the ancestors turned away from in their decision, and the road of good and evil, which essentially turned history into a tragedy. This perspective implies that before this key event, mankind could have continued its “immediate ascent to God,” as described in another quotation where the Fall is seen as a violation of the Divine plan, leading to a deviation from life and spiritual perfection.Thus, if the Fall had not occurred, religious tradition might have developed a concept of a human being living in a continuous, creative union with God—as a full participant in eternal communion and joy rather than one trapped in the tragedy of the choice between good and evil that later colored all of history.Supporting citation(s):"Before Adam and Eve, prior to the Fall, there could have been a dual path in history—one of birth and lifefulness: the path of sonship and obedience, which the ancestors abandoned in the Fall, and the road of good and evil, a historical tragedy." (source: link txt)"The Fall of man disrupted the Divine plan of a constant, immediate ascent of creation to God." (source: link txt)