John 1:16-17 (Amplified) says, "For out of His fullness (abundance), we have all received, all had a share and were all supplied with, one Grace after another and Spiritual Blessing upon Spiritual Blessing and even favor upon favor and Gift heaped upon Gift. For while the Law was given through Moses, Grace (unearned, undeserved favor) and Spiritual Blessing and Truth, came through Jesus Christ."
All who are born-again in Christ Jesus, have become new creation and all are equal in Him. We are all considered to be made in the Righteousness of God and are joint heirs with Christ. "There is no longer bond or free, Jew nor Gentile, male nor female, but we are all one in Jesus," according to Galatians 3:28 (Amplified). Paul writes through the Inspiration of the Holy Spirit in Galatians 4:7 (Amplified) saying, "Therefore, you are no longer a slave (bond servant), but a son, and if a son, then it follows that you are an heir by the aid of God, through Christ."
God made man in His Own Image and Likeness in the Garden of Eden. God Blessed mankind and gave them dominion over the earth, everything in it and everything on it, according to Genesis 1:22-31. One of the things satan wanted more than anything, was man's dominion over everything. If he could gain dominion, then he could rule over everything God had placed into the authority of His chosen family. When satan deceived Even and brought Adam down with his lies and deception, he gained what he was after, which was the control over God's creation. Satan could rule everything from nature to mankind. God intended man to rule through love and spirit, but satan became the overlord and taskmaster, by deceiving Adam and Eve and gained control of man himself.
Adam never had dominion over other men, but over what God had given him. Satan perverted this decree of authority and dominion, so that it included dominion over mankind. This residue of dominion would now be used to bring all mankind into slavery to the demonic ruler, who was satan himself.
From the very beginning, satan used this gift of dominion to incite man to sin, leading to the Flood that destroyed all but eight souls. He continued his plight of dominion, putting man into the bondage of sin and death and away from God. History is riddled with corrupt and evil rulers and murderers, who were never satisfied with what they had and who took from others. The war of dominion can be found in today's headlines, from around the planet.
History is littered with such evil persons as Genghis Khan to Adolf Hitler and their atrocities are numerous. Even today, there are such evil dictators as Maduro in Venezuela, who his starving, killing and subjugating the citizens. Even here, there are politicians who keep writing new laws, that will bind citizens and keep them from being free. The only true liberty comes through Jesus Christ and that's why satan tries to prevent the Gospel from being spread and freeing man. Satan tries keeping mankind is poverty, sickness, perversion, mental distress, hunger and death. There have been many sermons taught about how "God puts sickness on you" or that "God allows sickness to befall you." There are many who teach God's people that, "You must be sick or poor, in order to be holy."
These things are the residue of perverted dominion from the hands of a demented and ungodly genius. Satan stole and usurped the dominion God gave to Adam. That dominion was to be a Blessing for mankind, but satan has used it to keep mankind in the slavery of sin and death. The wealth that was meant to Bless mankind, now has became an addiction to the mind of men, so that many will even murder others to gain that wealth. Satan took the abundance of provision and supply that God had given, and used it as a tool to rule over nations.
Satan tries to blind mankind from seeing and understanding that Jesus restored dominion to mankind, in His Name. This is at the root of everything satan attacks God's Church with. He tries keeping the Church from walking in the faith and dominion Jesus has restored to us. If we used these together in our lives, then satan would have no power over the new creation child of God. Much can be found in God's Word about this authority and restored dominion, but it's been diminished in the Church.
Jesus delivered us, but if we don't walk in the restoration and redemption that Jesus gave to us, then God's children will remain in bondage, until we leave this earth. Many Christians can only see victory, in their lives in Heaven. We have already received dominion and victory in God's eyes and heart, bought by the Blood of our Sacrifice Lamb and our Redeemer, Jesus Christ. He was placed us back like Adam was. Jesus was the Last Adam, Who restored all things by His Own Blood.
Before He was crucified, the Name of Jesus and the authority Jesus delegated even to fallen, man at the time, according to Luke 10:8-9 (Amplified) where Jesus tells His disciples, "Whenever you go into a town and they receive and welcome you, eat what is set before you And heal the sick in it and say to them, The Kingdom of God has come close to you." Luke 10:17-19 (Amplified) continues, saying, "The seventy returned with joy saying, Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your Name. And He said to them, I saw satan falling like a lightening flash from Heaven. Behold, I have given you authority and power to trample upon serpents and scorpions, and physical and mental strength and ability over all the power that the enemy possesses, and nothing shall in any way harm you."
The above scriptures tell us that it wasn't only restored to out spirit, but also to our body and minds. Out natural man was restored back to what it was in the Garden and as was the natural body of Jesus Himself. Paul wrote about renewing our minds in Romans 12:1-2, remembering what Jesus said in Luke 10:19. Paul wrote about thining as a man did before the fall and thinking like Jesus spoke about, when He sent forth the seventy. We also read about the same restored dominion in 2Corinthians 10:3-5 (Amplified) which says, "For though we walk (live in this flesh), we are not carying on our warfare according to the flesh and using mere human weapons For the weapons of our warfare are not physical weapons of flesh and blood, but they are mighty before God for the overthrow and destructions of strongholds. In as much as we refute arguments and theories and reasonings and every proud and lofty thing that sets itself up against the true knowledge of God, and we lead every thought and purpose away captive into the ovedience of Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One)."
This is the restored dominion mandate that God Blessed Adam with, in order for Adam to be a blessing to this planet and all who would be born from him in the future. The dominion and authority God gave to the first Adam, was the very same dominion and authority that the Last Adam, Jesus walked in. This restored dominion and authority had ability over the storms, the fish, the trees, the fallen state of disease, death and demons. It was more than enough to turn around everything satan had used it for to pervert nature and mankind.
The Truth of this restored state of dominion, is what satan fears more than anything. When the Church believes and accepts this restored authority, then satan can have no more control of her. Satan cannot control the spirit, soul or body of God's Church, when we realize that this is Redemption and not just a buying back, but the restoring back of dominion and authority. Our just being born-again doesn't threaten satan's kingdom of darkness, unless the born-again child takes his/her place in our redemption. If we're born-again, but without knowledge, then we're still vulnerable to the same deception we were under before being saved, except our eternal destiny has changed. Satan has used the dominion stolen from Adam, to rule over everyone who doesn't know any differently. Adam had dominion, but allowed satan to take it from him and use it on him and his family. You've been restored to dominion, but you can also give it over to and allow satan to actually use it against you, if you don't know any differently and/or blame it all on God.
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