Kingdom 101: His Intent of the Original Kingdom
The Lord God's intent in the establishment of the original Kingdom of kings was to extend His rulership, will and nature from heaven to earth. I cannot emphasize that enough. Jesus' prayer to His Father was right in line with His Father's will:
In this manner, therefore, pray:
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done. On earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
His desire was to manifest His glorious character, wisdom, righteous judgments and purpose in the earthly realm through the administrative leadership of mankind on earth. What you just have read in the above sentence is part of the Kingdom culture. Man was created with the gifts and divine nature to execute the Lord God's will in the earth.
Please note: The ultimate goal of God the Creator was to colonize planet earth with heaven and establish it as a visible territory of an invisible world. His purpose was to have His Will done and the heavenly Kingdom come on planet earth just as it is in heaven. Your kingdom come. Your will be done. On earth as it is in heaven.
Now, let us turn our attention to the loss of a kingdom. When the Lord God created man, the first thing He gave him was His image and likeness; but the first mandate and assignment He gave man was dominion.
Let us carefully consider the nature of this dominion mandate that is recorded here...Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”...and its implications as to what man's original rulership did and did not involve. Here is some food for thought:
Adam was the first representative of heaven's kingdom on earth. He was delegated the responsibility of serving as heaven's ambassador. An ambassadorial representative is only as viable and legal as his relationship with his government. In other words, the most important relationship the first man, Adam, had on earth was with heaven. This is why the Holy Spirit of the Lord God was intimate with mankind from the beginning. His indwelling presence guaranteed constant communication and fellowship with the will, mind, intent and purpose of God and heaven so He could execute His government's will on earth. The Holy Spirit is so important, that Jesus made a point to command His disciples to wait. Always remember that Jesus never made "small talk". Everything He said had a point and a purpose. And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, “which,” He said, “you have heard from Me; for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”
Matthew 6:9-13 Genesis 1:26-28 Acts 1:4-5
~~W.R. Luchie
In this manner, therefore, pray:
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done. On earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
His desire was to manifest His glorious character, wisdom, righteous judgments and purpose in the earthly realm through the administrative leadership of mankind on earth. What you just have read in the above sentence is part of the Kingdom culture. Man was created with the gifts and divine nature to execute the Lord God's will in the earth.
Please note: The ultimate goal of God the Creator was to colonize planet earth with heaven and establish it as a visible territory of an invisible world. His purpose was to have His Will done and the heavenly Kingdom come on planet earth just as it is in heaven. Your kingdom come. Your will be done. On earth as it is in heaven.
Now, let us turn our attention to the loss of a kingdom. When the Lord God created man, the first thing He gave him was His image and likeness; but the first mandate and assignment He gave man was dominion.
Let us carefully consider the nature of this dominion mandate that is recorded here...Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”...and its implications as to what man's original rulership did and did not involve. Here is some food for thought:
- The Lord God gave man dominion over planet earth
- The Lord God gave man dominion over creation, but not over other men.
- The Lord God never gave man dominion over heaven.
- The Lord God never gave mankind a religion, but a relationship with his Creator.
- The Lord God never promised man heaven, but planet earth.
Adam was the first representative of heaven's kingdom on earth. He was delegated the responsibility of serving as heaven's ambassador. An ambassadorial representative is only as viable and legal as his relationship with his government. In other words, the most important relationship the first man, Adam, had on earth was with heaven. This is why the Holy Spirit of the Lord God was intimate with mankind from the beginning. His indwelling presence guaranteed constant communication and fellowship with the will, mind, intent and purpose of God and heaven so He could execute His government's will on earth. The Holy Spirit is so important, that Jesus made a point to command His disciples to wait. Always remember that Jesus never made "small talk". Everything He said had a point and a purpose. And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, “which,” He said, “you have heard from Me; for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”
Matthew 6:9-13 Genesis 1:26-28 Acts 1:4-5
~~W.R. Luchie
