The Purpose of Mankind Through the Christ: Pt. IX - Creation Restored

Creation Restored

For I reckon that the sufferings of the present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory about to be revealed in us; for the earnest looking out of the creation doth expect the revelation of the sons of God; for to vanity was the creation made subject—not of its will, but because of Him who did subject it —in hope, that also the creation itself shall be set free from the servitude of the corruption to the liberty of the glory of the children of God; for we have known that all the creation doth groan together, and doth travail in pain together till now. And not only so, but also we ourselves, having the first-fruit of the Spirit, we also ourselves in ourselves do groan, adoption expecting—the redemption of our body; for in hope we were saved, and hope beheld is not hope; for what any one doth behold, why also doth he hope for it? And if what we do not behold we hope for, through continuance we expect it.[1]

This passage from Paul’s letter to the Roman Church is one of the keystones of the regained dominion held by the Believers, but is taught as something that will happen in some imagined future, taking away the true purpose of the passage. It is meant to empower the Believer with the dominion understanding to heal creation itself. How can I make this bold statement? I make it based on the full understanding of the effect of Adam’s sin.

Adam was granted dominion over all of the creation of God on this earth and over the earth itself.[2] When Adam disobeyed God and caused evil to be conceived, he brought death not only to himself but to all he had dominion over.[3] Think not? Then think on this. Everything on and in the earth is decaying. We measure the potency of many elements in “half-lives”, or the time it takes the element to become half decomposed. Humanity itself is born dying. The healthiest we are is at the moment of birth. From that time on, we are steadily growing older; rushing toward an appointment with death. This is true for every living thing on the earth, and even in the known universe. Stars decay and planets cool. All of creation now suffers from the introduction of death.

The serpent beguiled Adam and Eve into believing God had selfish motives for denying them the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. Because of their disobedience, they were denied the fruit of the Tree of Life. Notice, they were not denied access to the Tree of Life until after the sin. Eternal life was there for the taking had they not been disobedient. By failing God and believing they would gain everything by eating the forbidden fruit, they instead, lost all of those things they thought they wanted; not realizing it was already theirs for the taking.[4]

Eternal life was lost to humanity. Dominion was lost to humanity. Death entered humanity and creation. But Jesus restored eternal life,[5] defeated death,[6] and restored the ability of man to take dominion and restore creation itself.[7] Returning to the passage in Romans 8, we find the first indicator that dominion belongs to the Believer. Creation itself is waiting for us, the children of God, to take our rightful place; to be revealed to all the earth. Weymouth says it this way, “For all creation, gazing eagerly as if with outstretched neck, is waiting and longing to see the manifestation of the sons of God.”[8] This conjures up the picture of someone waiting for the arrival of a special guest, knowing that they are almost there. The host strains to look down the road eagerly awaiting that first glimpse of the expected guest.

That is the way all of creation looks to us, the Believers, the inheritors of Adam’s dominion. Paul makes it plain that he expected it to be an immediate thing. He uses the passage “until now”[9] indicating that urgency. Weymouth is even more specific, stating the time frame as “this hour”; now! Our purpose as Believers, after the worship of God, is to begin the restoration of creation to the state of perfection that existed before Adam’s sin. Young’s (in the passage quoted at the beginning of the section) says, “…set free from the servitude of corruption.” Weymouth phrases it as “…set free from the thralldom of decay.” The Authorized Version (King James) states, “…delivered from the bondage of corruption.”[10] Can this be anymore clear?

Let us look at another passage supporting this, because God’s word verifies its truths in more than one place. The writer of Hebrews says,

“What is man that you keep him in mind? What is the son of man that you take him into account? You made him a little lower than the angels; you gave him a crown of glory and honour, and made him ruler over all the works of your hands: You put all things under his feet. For in making man the ruler over all things, God did not put anything outside his authority; though we do not see everything under him now.”[11]

Notice: God made man the “ruler,” or the one with dominion, over all the works of His hands and left nothing out! The writer lamented that man had not taken that dominion that was rightfully his. In later chapters, the reason is shown clearly. The body of Believers is still acting like children.[12]

What are we to alter this pattern of decay to be? We are to place creation into the same liberty enjoyed by citizens of the kingdom of God! Does this really establish the command to restore creation and establish dominion over it? What did Jesus do? He healed the sick, opened blinded eyes, made the lame to walk, and raised the dead. All these things represent the reversal of the Adamic curse, and we are to do these works and greater![13] How much more explicit can the word of God be, yet this facet of the Believer’s life is totally ignored by most mainline denominations. It is not only ignored, but also in many cases considered heresy.

What do we do with the words of the Christ in Mark?

“And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.”[14]

Did this just apply to the Apostles? How could it? The signs follow the ones to whom the Gospel was delivered! They shall…. They shall do what? Cast out demons! Speak with new tongues! Heal the sick! Paul[15] and Peter[16] even raised the dead, and we are to do the same. We are “them that believe.” We are the “they” that “shall” in this important passage! What are we waiting for? Is it not time that the kingdom be manifested? Is it not time that we understand who we are in God? Remember, we must become the “will of God” acting without hesitation, believing in true faith that what we speak is already done in heaven and we are to manifest it in the earth!

Look at the prayer Jesus taught the Disciples. Young’s says, “Thy reign come: Thy will come to pass, as in heaven also on the earth.”[17] God has already established His “will”, or design, in the heavens, and it is our task to manifest it on the earth. Jesus implies emphatically that the kingdom of God and His will are for us here and now. We are to speak of the kingdom as being established, as the Greek is in the active tense: “Come now, kingdom of God—Be done now, will of God.” It is a kingdom for us to establish in the realm of the Spirit, as it is declared by God, for activity and action in the natural. For us to obey God according to the stated words of the Christ, we must do works in the natural, through the activity of the supernatural.

Nothing that is birthed of God can be birthed in the natural. The natural is a visible level while the supernatural is not. It is the unseen environment of God. Let me stop for a moment and define “supernatural.” It is not the place of ghosts, goblins, black cats and witches that society has made it out to be. Rather it is a place where things are much more than can be defined as “natural.” What does the prefix “super” indicate in other references? For instance, what do we mean when we call an athlete “superhuman?” Yes! It indicates that the skill level of this person is far above the norm. What about metal that is “superheated?” Right! It has been heated far past the temperatures normally available.

“Super” as a prefix means, in or to an extreme or excessive degree or intensity or, higher in quantity, quality, or degree than.[18] So, why do we when expressing something as “supernatural” automatically revert to thinking of the occult? The definition does not even fit. God, in His supernatural state (which is, paradoxically, “natural” for Him) is far and above whatever norm we can imagine, even in our wildest dreams. That which is birthed of God must be formed in a realm, or level, that defines Him; one far and away above the physical world in which we dwell. Then, by creative faith, it can be manifested in this physical state of awareness.

We, as Believers, must validate God’s will as it is already defined in heaven, by manifesting it in the earth through our authority of supernatural dominion. By this shall all people “see” our God as He really is.

[1] Romans 8:18-25 Young’s Literal Translation

[2] Genesis 1:26

[3] Romans 5:12

[4] Revisit Genesis 3

[5] Romans 5:21

[6] Revelation 1:18

[7] Romans 8:18-20

[8] Romans 8:19, Weymouth translation

[9] Romans 8:22, Young’s

[10] Romans 8:21, parallel versions

[11] Hebrews 2:6-8, Bible in Basic English, emphasis mine

[12] Ibid. 5:12-6:3