So now, here's the gist of what I see happening in the Bible:
We begin with some kind of global flood, no land above water. God only knows when exactly this happened or how accurate a report it is, but taken for what it is; a myth, these super ancient myths seem to have been rooted in truth. So, it seems, mankind was wiped out. Then land was raised again and man was planted upon the earth again. If this was Neanderthal man, all God had to say was, he was very good. So it seems to be a peaceful and intelligent species of mankind, and for whatever reason, God was not happy with that. So, then this Adamic man was created and fed the fruit of the knowledge of good and evil. Knowledge is the entrance into something. So Adam and Eve entered into being good AND evil. This made them like the gods.
stop, let's talk about the gods.
The whole Bible is constantly trying to teach a single lesson about the spirit world... it consists of one spirit. One God, one Lord, one Spirit. The first lesson of the Law was, "hear, O Israel, the Lord thy God is one God." The whole monotheistic thing is not trying to say that Satan and Jesus are the same person, but that the spirit world is completely joined, the same way the atmosphere is joined, there is no lines of de-markation between spirits, the spirit world runs together the same way that Nitrogen and oxygen run together in the atmosphere; if you breathe it in, you get all of it. So how Neanderthal man was somehow only a good spirit, that would seem impossible, unless it was simply a case of Lucifer not having rebelled as yet, so there was no evil.
Now, let's get into these snake myths. It seems mankind all over the globe has his beginnings with some kind of reptilian god or gods. I did a cool drawing of the snake in the tree with his fruit...
Could it all be something as simple as, the rebellion of Lucifer is part of the spirit world? IOW, it wasn't so much that Adam and Eve entered into rebellion as it was, rebellion entered the spirit world, which is the same spirit that gives us life... so mankind entered the fruit of that rebellion automatically, because it was the very spirit that gives us life. And it is still there. But Jesus gave us a door back into the pure Spirit, cleansed of the snake's fruit. So, while we have the spirit of rebellion in our carnal body, we have the spirit of Christ inside of that spirit in us... anyone who claims they understand that, has not thought about it long enough. But that's what I see written.
In conclusion. Humanity is a failed project, almost by design, by virtue of the rebellion that took place in the throne of God. We can claim the victim card here, not that any of the gods are going to care. It is what it is. It isn't fair, but if you think that's a good reason to enjoin a rebellion against God's throne, you are stupider than the angels who joined that effort. I'm not sure the angels had any choice (talk about unfair!) but we have a choice. Not an easy choice because the spirit we are born into is led by the rebellion. So our natural inclination is to follow the rebellion.
Now, what of the spiritual spanking that the angels endure? What happens to them? A spirit can not be destroyed. Our flesh can and does become destroyed, but our spirit never dies. What happens to the spirit is the question. This one is a tough call for me, I have scarce information to go on and I have not yet died so it is nothing in front of my eyes that I can describe. The spirit world is all of one spirit, it continues as such, somehow, this whole schism has to be worked out. Eventually the rebellion has to be worked out, God has got to come to peace with himself, it matters little what names you give to what spirits, in the final analysis, this is a battle between the Spirit and itself. We are all along for the ride. What I would recommend is, try to steer clear of the punishment at all costs, no matter how very wrong you might think it is, because that's the last place you want to end up, no matter whether you believe it is right or believe it is wrong. As Elihu counseled Job; because there is wrath, you should fear; your failure to walk in the fear of God is the height of foolishness... and when God steps into the discussion he starts on that very same point; "who is this that speaks words without knowledge? Let me start by placing the fear of God in you, Job, then we'll talk about your argument with me."
The wisest man to ever live ended his words this way, "Let us hear the end of the matter. Fear God and keep his commandments. For he is in heaven and you are on earth." (Don't be stupid)