Since the Fall of man and his expulsion from the Paradise of God, he is no longer the well-watered garden of Paradise, he is no longer the golden and undefiled vessel that once perfectly reflected the glory of the holy God. Rather, man is like a parched land, with a reprobate mind and a sensual heart. He is no longer pure but a filthy vessel that needs cleansing. For his soul is no longer watered by the Fountain of Living Waters – man no longer drinks the pure, sweet water of God. Instead, he drinks poison from the river of darkness, a river soiled with iniquities, pride and immorality, to the peril of his soul.