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I was thinking that if conception was always immediate before the Fall, then if one assumes there had been no Fall and so no one is dying, the earth would soon be overun with people. It seems there would have to have been some point where God would have had to slow down the rate of births. Plus, it seems that would have meant that Eve (and all women after her) would pretty much be pregnant every day of their life after they reached a child-bearing age. I'm speculating too, of course.
Here is where the doctrine of election needs to be understood as eternal in the mind of God. If there had been no fall, IMHO there were still a certain number of the elect and thus over crowding would have never been a problem. IMHO at an appointed time the race would have become like the angels in child bearing--i.e. not being able to have children for the numerical and geographical images of God would have taken over the world to the glorification of God alone--who has all glory, but is yet still glorified by the accomplishment of His will in all the earth. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Reformed and Always Reforming,