Before getting into Adam’s prophecy we need to explore two principles that are core to all prophecy
Gen 1:26; 2:17) all were to be Godlike forever without sin, death
Rev 21:3-5) God’s plan resumes after interruption by sin
Gen 3:6-7; Eze 28:14-15) humans, angels rejected God’s destiny
Mt 18:6-7) do not harm a child’s future destiny!
Rom 8:28-30) predestined to the image of His Son
Eph 1:4-5) chosen us in him before foundation of the world
Eph 1:11-12) predestined to be to the praise of His glory
2Tim 1:9) called in Christ before the world began
Tit 1:2) eternal life promised before world began
Jam 1:13) God does not destine, nor hope for, your failure
2Cor 1:20) Promises of God in Jesus are yea
Num 14:33-35; Deut 2:14) return to Canaan in 38 years
Mt 26:24, 31-35) Jesus predicts betrayal, scattering, denial
Mt 26:40-41) Jesus strengthens Peter
Jon 3:4-10) Jonah predicts without helping
Jon 4:2) Jonah knew God repents
Num 23:19) God does not repent
1Chr 21:1) Satan moved David to number Israel
2Sam 24:1) God moved David to number Israel
1Chr 21:15) God repented of punishment
Joel 2:13) God repents if we repent
Jer 18:1-10) Potter can make new vessel
Ex 9:34-10:1) Pharaoh and God harden his heart
Ex 4:21) God predicts hardening Pharaoh
Rom 9) Pharaoh raised for God’s glory
The prophecy given to Adam, then augmented by Enoch, takes us from the very beginning to the very end of sin. Prophecy was given before Adam’s sin, but it was in the form of a promise. It was positive predestination of the highest kind. “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.” Now prophecy takes the negative form with which we are all too familiar.
As the history of the fallen human race marched forward in acceptance or rejection of this prophecy, details would be filled in. Too many details too early would be a sort of self-fulfilling prophecy almost forcing people to choose to sin. God would add details AFTER major decisions, not before. God would never discourage or force people by a premature condemnation.