In 2012, life expectancy in the United States hit a record high: 78.8 years.1 While this may be an achievement in our day, we know with Bible in hand that man used to live much longer. Genesis records mankind living nearly 1,000 years (the oldest man being Methuselah at 969 – Genesis 5:27). Naturally, the question arises: why doesn’t man live this long anymore? We first look to Scripture for an answer. Genesis 6:3 appears to deal with the subject: And the Lord said, My spirit