Kingdom Principles

Kingdom Principles

We have lost the big picture—God’s original intent for mankind— and without it our lives are nothing more than disjointed phases that make no sense. If our lives are to have meaning, we must recover the big picture of God’s original intent for us. In the beginning, God undertook a wonderful building project called the human race. Why? God’s orig inal purpose in creating mankind—His big picture—was to extend His invisible rulership to the visible world. He wanted to extend His heavenly country to another territory. His desire, then, was to estab lish on earth a colony of Heaven . GOD’S BIG PICTURE Colonization as a concept was not invented by man. It is not the product of any human kingdom or culture. Colonization originated in the mind of God. It was His idea. God’s original purpose was to establish a manifestation of His heavenly Kingdom on earth without coming to earth Himself. A colonizing authority, such as a king, does not have to be pres ent physically for colonization to occur. The mere presence of the influence of that authority is sufficient. As long as God could extend His kingly governing authority over the earth through delegated representatives, His influence would hold sway here without the necessity of His physical presence. God’s original intent was to extend His heavenly government over the earth, and His plan for accomplishing this was to establish a colony of heaven on the earth. This was God’s big picture. The King of Heaven has a big agenda, bigger than national or interna tional affairs. His is an inter-realm agenda. God deals with inter realm affairs , the relationship between the invisible realm of Heaven and the visible realm of earth. His plan was to connect these two through colonization. However, God was not content merely to

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