Kingdom Principles

Kingdom Concept #3

2. The earth was created to give man kingship legitimacy. God gave us the earth so that our kingship would be legal. He made Adam a king and He made Eve a queen equal to Adam in every way. The rulership of the earth belongs to both men and women. My wife is my partner in rulership. She does not serve me. We dominate the earth together on behalf of our government of Heaven. 3. The domain of earth is mankind’s legal right, power, and authority of rulership. When God said, “Let them have dominion,” He transferred the legal rights to the earth to us. He did not say, “Let us have dominion,” including Himself, because He already had His dominion in heav en. He said, “Let them have dominion over that territory called earth. I’m going to rule heaven; My kids are going to rule earth. I’m going to be King of heaven; they’re going to be king of the earth. I’m going to be Sovereign of heaven; they’re going to be sovereign of earth.” The dominion of earth is our legal right. We have a right to be here and God gave us that right. So many believers look forward to going to heaven, but I look forward to coming back to rule the “new earth” that God will fashion when this earth passes away! (see Rev. 21:1). Heaven is fine, and it will be a glorious place, but ultimately it is not where we belong. In heaven we have no legal authority to rule; it is God’s domain. We were made for the earth, and that is where our place of dominion will be in the life to come. 4. “Let them” are the key words in the transfer of authority from God to man. God delegated authority to us because He wants us to experience rulership. He wants us to know what it is like to be in charge. 5. Man’s kingship is by privilege, not by creative right. God controls the domain because He created it. He rules it by

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