Pain and death are a result of separation from God. Because of death becoming a part of the human experience, conception must be greatly increased to ensure there is a relevant population to manage and subdue the earth. Therefore, it is logical to conclude that pain and conception will go together because one will increase with the other.

There is also a philosophical argument to be made about the emotional pain that comes with raising children. That’s not to say that raising children is always painful. It’s not. Children are always a blessing. But there is something to be said about the stress of childrearing, the pain of loss, the difficulty of seeing a child suffer, etc.

It’s not that men are “supposed” to rule over women, but rather a prophetic command that on an earth where the presence of God is removed, men will rule over women for no other reason than that Adam was created first, and that women will not like this arrangement and therefore fight against it. In a marriage under the renewed covenant with Christ where the Holy Spirit is present, men and women will again be able to rule together as co-equal partners in managing God’s creation.It’s not that men are “supposed” to rule over women, but rather a prophetic command that on an earth where the presence of God is removed, men will rule over women for no other reason than that Adam was created first, and that women will not like this arrangement and therefore fight against it. In a marriage under the renewed covenant with Christ where the Holy Spirit is present, men and women will again be able to rule together as co-equal partners in managing God’s creation.

Gn 3:16