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NASB | Genesis 1:26 ¶ Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 1:26 ¶ Then God said, "Let Us (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) make man in Our image, according to Our likeness [not physical, but a spiritual personality and moral likeness]; and let them have complete authority over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the cattle, and over the entire earth, and over everything that creeps and crawls on the earth." [Ps 104:30; Heb 1:2; 11:3] |
Bible Question: I have heard teachings that say when Adam and Eve sinned, the authority they had been given by God was given to the Devil. If this is true, what authority did Jesus use while on earth? |
Bible Answer: There has been all kinds of crazy teaching over Adam's dominion and/or authority. First read the curse that God spoke over Adam and Eve do you see any mention of Dominion? Secondly outside of nature what is the most powerful natural force on Earth is it not man. All the animal kingdom lives in fear of man, we have subdued every type of animal. Look at that the actual face of the earth does not man arrange and rearrange it almost at his will. I mean we cut through mountains, change the flow of rivers, build dams, building, mountains, pits, etc. If you think about it we still have dominion over the earth. Does that mean we rule? No and it never did God, rules the heavens and earth, always had and always will never gave the authority to anyone other in Jesus. Satan never gained any authority in the fall. He is a deceiver and liar and if he can convince man he has some authority he will. He has none other than what God allows him to have. EdB |