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In six days God renewed the face of the earth for the inhabitation
of MAN (Psa. 104:30; Gen. 1) but MAN (Adam and Eve) also rebelled
against GOD'S GOVERNMENT, rejected God's LAW, obeyed Satan.
Why did God put humanity on earth?
Because God (Elohim--more than one person--the God FAMILY)
ALONE could be relied on to be true to God's government. And so
God planned to REPRODUCE HIMSELF. So MAN was formed in the image
and likeness of God.
But why did God establish the GOVERNMENT OF GOD on the earth
in the first place?
To answer that let's go back further. WHY do we find that God
placed angels upon this earth? We find angels existed before earth's
creation, since they were already here, and SHOUTED FOR JOY when
the earth was first created (Job 38:4-7).
So now--next question: WHY did God place angels here?
Very evidently God has created MAN to achieve the goal for
which angels had first opportunity to achieve. Let me state it
briefly.
In Hebrews 2:5 we read, "For unto the angels has he not put in
subjection the world to come, whereof we speak." Notice the subject
matter--the context--the WORLD TO COME. It will NOT be put under
subjection to angels. Angels will not rule it. This implies the
world has been under angel rule.
Continue, beginning Hebrews 2:6. Why is God concerned about
MAN? Made lower than angels, or for awhile lower, yet God has
crowned (it is His purpose to crown) him with GLORY and HONOR. God
did set man over the works of His hands. Now this earth is the
work of His hands--and so is the whole of the UNIVERSE. "Thou hast
put ALL THINGS under his feet." That is, in the world to come "of
which we speakn--ALL THINGS are to be put under man's rule--not as
formerly planned--to be under subjection to, or the ruIe of, angels.
In Hebrews 1, the Moffatt translation renders the Greek here
translated "all things" as "THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE." The word "ALL"
is, indeed, ALL-conclusive.
Read on: "...he [God] left NOTHING that is not put under him
[MAN]." It means the entire UNIVERSE! But notice the next words,
"But now we see NOT YET all things [the entire universe] put under
him"--under MAN!
But what do we now already see? We see Jesus (verse 9) "CROWNED
WITH GLORY AND HONOR." And, as in chapter 1 "upholding ALL THINGS
[the entire universe] by the word of his POWER." Jesus is "the
firstborn among many brethren" (Rom. 8:29). Already born of GOD by a
RESURRECTION from the dead (Rom. 1:4). Yes, as we shall be! He is the
PIONEER who has gone on ahead, preparing the way for us (Heb. 2:10).