Kingdom Principles

Kingdom Principles

see later, territory—real estate—is important because it is the only form of earthly wealth that never loses its value. 7. The loss of a domain is the loss of a kingdom. Again, the Shah of Iran is a good example. As soon as he lost his domain he was no longer a king except in name. Another prime example is Adam. When Adam, the king of the earth, rebelled against God, the High King of Heaven, he lost his kingdom and with it, his place as king. The Bible says that Jesus Christ is the “second Adam” who came to restore what the first Adam lost. Because Jesus restored the Kingdom, all who are citizens of the Kingdom of heaven can now be kings and queens of the earthly realm again. What does this mean in practical terms? It means we can control our circumstances and our domain rather than they controlling us. The “good news of the Kingdom” that Jesus preached is not just that we can have our sins forgiven and become aligned right ly with God, although these are absolutely essential; the good news is also the fact that we can have our Kingdom back! FIVE PRINCIPLES OF MAN’S EARTHLY AUTHORITY Our destiny as human beings is wrapped up in land. God creat ed us to be kings over the earthly realm, and He will not rest until we are fully restored to our rightful place. I want to share with you five principles that help explain the basis of our authority on earth as God intended it to be. 1. The first thing God gave man was territory. He did not give man a religion or rules to follow. He gave him land. Before man could be the king God created him to be, he had to have a king domain to rule over.

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