Allow me to continue....Since it is the nature of kingdoms to expand their territory, the Lord God decided to expand His invisible, supernatural kingdom into the visible, natural realm. He created the heavens and the earth and then planted a beautiful Garden of Eden as the focal point and starting place for His kingdom expansion on Earth. He filled the Earth with plants and animals of all varieties. Finally, He created man and woman, human beings fashioned in His likeness and His image, and placed them in the Garden as His Kingdom citizens--representatives to rule on Earth under His overall authority.
Remember, human beings were given dominion over the earthly realm, but the Lord God still is King because everything belongs to Him. King David put it this way: The earth is the Lord’s, and all its fullness, the world and those who dwell therein. For He has founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the waters. Once again, the Psalmist states:
For the Lord Most High is awesome; He is a great king over all the earth.
When the Lord God created humankind, He gave us rulership over the Earth, not over other human beings. He never gave us ownership. The Lord God is King of the Earth, and Adam and Eve were its stewards, imbued with almost unlimited authority to rule in His name.
Now as the initial outpost of the Lord God's invisible Kingdom in the visible realm, Eden was a touch of Heaven on Earth. Everything about it reflected Heaven's culture, government and ways. Truly, it was paradise. Unfortunately, this idyllic state of affairs didn't last long. (idyllic means-pleasant, peaceful) Genesis the third chapter tells the tragic story of how a demonic usurper and pretender to the throne, through a combination of subtly and deceit, gained control of Heaven's earthly outpost. In essence, Satan got Adam and Eve to disobey the Lord God's Word. God gave them a command, all they had to do is not waver on the Lord's Word. Satan, an unemployed cherub with delusions of grandeur and God's archenemy, seized control of a domain that was not rightfully his and quickly contaminated it with poison of his own evil nature. Paradise was lost and every since, we humans have longed for the restoration of our Kingdom.
The next eight chapters of Genesis describe the deepening of corruption of mankind. Genesis 1-8
Psalm 24:1-2 Psalm 47:2
~~W.R. Luchie
Remember, human beings were given dominion over the earthly realm, but the Lord God still is King because everything belongs to Him. King David put it this way: The earth is the Lord’s, and all its fullness, the world and those who dwell therein. For He has founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the waters. Once again, the Psalmist states:
For the Lord Most High is awesome; He is a great king over all the earth.
When the Lord God created humankind, He gave us rulership over the Earth, not over other human beings. He never gave us ownership. The Lord God is King of the Earth, and Adam and Eve were its stewards, imbued with almost unlimited authority to rule in His name.
Now as the initial outpost of the Lord God's invisible Kingdom in the visible realm, Eden was a touch of Heaven on Earth. Everything about it reflected Heaven's culture, government and ways. Truly, it was paradise. Unfortunately, this idyllic state of affairs didn't last long. (idyllic means-pleasant, peaceful) Genesis the third chapter tells the tragic story of how a demonic usurper and pretender to the throne, through a combination of subtly and deceit, gained control of Heaven's earthly outpost. In essence, Satan got Adam and Eve to disobey the Lord God's Word. God gave them a command, all they had to do is not waver on the Lord's Word. Satan, an unemployed cherub with delusions of grandeur and God's archenemy, seized control of a domain that was not rightfully his and quickly contaminated it with poison of his own evil nature. Paradise was lost and every since, we humans have longed for the restoration of our Kingdom.
The next eight chapters of Genesis describe the deepening of corruption of mankind. Genesis 1-8
Psalm 24:1-2 Psalm 47:2
~~W.R. Luchie
