Men of Torah Day--What Was The Most High's Original Intent??

 Genesis 1
 

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Witness intent  throughout the Bible:  H5668 abuwr--for the sake of, on account of, because of, in order to 

Ezekiel 40:4 And the man said unto me, Son of man, behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears, and set thine heart upon all that I shall shew thee; for to the intent ​that I might shew them unto thee art thou brought hither: declare all that thou seest to the house of Israel.

The Torah  ...............
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The prophets  ..................
 Jeremiah 30:24 The fierce anger of the Lord shall not return, until he hath done it, and until he have performed the intents of his heart: in the latter days ye shall consider it.

The writings  ...........................
 2 Kings 10:19 Now therefore call unto me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all his priests; let none be wanting: for I have a great sacrifice to do to Baal; whosoever shall be wanting, he shall not live. But Jehu did it in subtilty, to the intent that he might destroy the worshippers of Baal.


Daniel 4:17 This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the ​M​ost High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.

 

Genesis 1:26-28 26 Then God said, “Let us make humankind in our image, in the likeness of ourselves; and let them rule over the fish in the sea, the birds in the air, the animals, and over all the  earth, and over every crawling creature that crawls on the earth.” 27 So God created humankind in his own image; in the image of God he created him: male and female he created them. 28 God blessed them: God said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea, the birds in the air and every living creature that crawls on the earth.”

THE ORIGINAL KINGDOM CONCEPT: COLONIZATION OF EARTH

From our discussions thus far, two things at least should be perfectly clear at this point. First, every person on earth, without exception, is seeking a kingdom. Consciously or unconsciously, every human activity and endeavor is directed in one way or another toward this pursuit.

And second, as we have just seen, the kingdom concept of government, the original and first governmental concept, is far superior to any governmental system devised by man. The caveat, of course, is that such a kingdom be ruled by a righteous and benevolent king. Otherwise, a kingdom will prove to be no better than any other system.

The kingdom concept is of heavenly, not earthly, origin. Its appearance on earth is due to another concept that originated in heaven—the concept of colonization. Simply stated, colonization is Heaven’s system for earthly influence.

SEEING THE BIG PICTURE

We humans, divided as we are by religion, ethnicity, geography, national identity, and differing governmental systems and economies, have trouble grasping the overall picture that we are one global village.

In the midst of our myopic pursuit of self-advancement, we fail to recognize that such a kingdom is available for the having. But we will never see it until we step back to take in the big picture. In other words, a good artist sees the finished product in his or her mind before beginning to paint or sculpt or draw.

That is what it means to get the big picture—to see the end from the beginning and keep that end clearly in view throughout the creative process. That is why you should never judge an artist while he is working. It is only in the finished product where his full vision and intent can be seen.

The biggest problem in our world today, including the religious world, is that we are so preoccupied with the phases that we cannot see the big picture. We are so caught up with our own little part— and with fighting and arguing with everybody else over their little part—that we have lost sight of our purpose.

Purpose defines the big picture. In other words, the big picture is the original purpose or intent of the artist or builder—the desired end result. What was God’s purpose as the Artist who created humanity? What was the end result He desired? As Designer of the human race, what was God’s original intent?

THE MOST HIGH’S BIG PICTURE

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 international 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. How did He accomplish this?

Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

This opening statement establishes God’s universal kingship by divine right of creation with absolute authority to do whatever He pleases. A little further down we find earth’s “colonial charter”:

Genesis 1:26-28 26 Then God said, “Let us make humankind in our image, in the likeness of ourselves; and let them rule over the fish in the sea, the birds in the air, the animals, and over all the earth, and over every crawling creature that crawls on the earth.” 27 So God created humankind in his own image; in the image of God he created him: male and female he created them. 28 God blessed them: God said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea, the birds in the air and every living creature that crawls on the earth.”

This colonial charter delineated the purpose and defined the parameters of the colony. It also designated the persons who received responsibility for carrying out the King’s desire. Notice that this statement says nothing about religion. This charter is not a religious declaration; it is a government document that defines governmental intent and establishes governmental authority. So the King, in this one statement, declares His big picture—to create some beings just like Himself, place them on the earth, and let them rule it for Him as vice-regents of His heavenly government.

This was His plan and His purpose for creating man. Because the purposes of God are unchanging, this is still His purpose and plan today.

HEAVEN’S CROWN LAND

God created the earth as a place over which to extend His influence, but He intended to do it through mankind, not Himself. He designed man to be a fit colonizer of the physical world He wanted to colonize.

The King gave us dominion over the earth, not as owners but as vassal-kings to extend His heavenly government to the earthly realm. He gave us rulership, not ownership. We have the privilege to rule the earth, and with that privilege also comes the responsibility of wise and righteous management. And we are accountable to the King for how we manage our domain.

It is also on this prerogative of Kingship and Lordship that God could, without the permission of its current inhabitants, promise Abraham the land of Canaan as a birthright. Today we see this understanding of crown land applied in the nation of Israel. The ancient Hebraic law handed down through Moses stipulated that no property sales in Israel were permanent because the land belonged to God.

Israelites were free to occupy their own plot of land, develop it, cultivate it, live off of it, and even pass it on to their heirs. They were not to sell it, however, especially to non-Israelites.

Psalms 24:1-2  1 The earth is Adonai’s, with all that is in it, the world and those who live there;
2 for he set its foundations on the seas and established it on the rivers.

Psalms 115:16 16 Heaven belongs to Adonai but the earth he has given to humankind.

Leviticus 25:23-24 23 “‘The land is not to be sold in perpetuity, because the land belongs to me — you are only foreigners and temporary residents with me. 24 Therefore, when you sell your property, you must include the right of redemption. 

The principle here is that in a kingdom, living on and using the land is a privilege, not a right.

GOD’S COLONIAL INTENT:

God never does anything to no purpose. From the very beginning, God’s intent for the earth was that it be colonized.

Isaiah 45:18
…He who created the heavens, He is God; He who fashioned and made the earth, He founded it; He did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited…

We own nothing but have access to everything, as long as we operate within the parameters of the governing principles the King has established for His Kingdom. This is what it means to be a colony of Heaven.

Paul of Tarsus, a first-century ambassador and colonizer for the King of heaven, described the King’s colonial intent this way: …

Ephesians 3:9-11 9 and of letting everyone see how this secret plan is going to work out. This plan, kept hidden for ages by God, the Creator of everything,  10 is for the rulers and authorities in heaven to learn, through the existence of the Messianic Community, how many-sided God’s wisdom is. 11 This accords with God’s age-old purpose, accomplished in the Messiah Yeshua, our Lord.

Wow and I’ve read that scripture many times, never saw it like that before!!!!

In other words, to the spirit world. His purpose in colonizing earth was to show the spiritual powers of darkness how beings created in His own image could be planted on the earth and bring in the government and culture of Heaven so that in the end, the earth would look just like Heaven.

In summary:

1. A colony is a group of citizens established in a foreign territory to influence that domain for their home government.

2. A colony is a foreign territory inhabited by citizens charged to influence that domain with the culture and values of their government.

3. A colony is the presence of a distinct cultural citizenry in a foreign territory governed by the laws and culture of their home government. Such is the concept of kingdom colonization.

Shema Selah, we have to understand the kingdom concept to find true understanding of the Bible, this is our return to the King's original intent!!