Eons in the past, God sought to bring his invincible kingdom down to the visible world by creating spirit beings in human containers or physical bodies. They were to take charge of the visible world under the authority of the King (God) and in fellowship with him. This relationship was to be based on faith, righteousness, and love. This colonization plan was to continue throughout the fabric of time. Like every colonization plan, it required an ambassador, embassy, territory, and mandate. The mandate evidently was to subdue, populate and prepare the territory for the eventual physical visit (and possible residence) of the King. Therefore, Adam and (Eve his assistant) were the first envoys placed in Eden to colonize earth. They had the specific mandate to rule over, manage, multiply and subdue it based on the home office’s blueprint. Everything in God’s plan was good.
God’s plan is to bring heaven to earth.
But one aspect of this plan had to be tested for the plan to work, – the envoy’s unequivocal trust and reliance on the King even in the face of persistent alien attack. Sadly, during the first verbal attack by the alien (the devil), the envoys renounced their faith and allegiance to the King and surrendered their authority to the alien, lost the embassy (Eden), access to the King’s presence but retained their mandate and remained on the territory (earth). God’s plan seemed completely lost with his first envoys, but God’s plan never fails. His plan is still unfolding and even more evident today because of Jesus, the second Adam. That in a nutshell is God’s plan. It has not changed.
Culled from Being born-again 101: called to inherit a blessing
