Counsel #7 — Original Dominion Restored

Picture: Counsel #7 — Original Dominion RestoredCFL 81.1

When Adam sinned, he forfeited his life to Satan, who claimed dominion of the earth and its inhabitants. Since then, Satan claims to be “god of this world,” with “the power of death” (see Hebrews 2:14). At the cross, Christ redeemed Adam from the curse of death and made provision for eternal life for all who accept His substitutionary atonement.And at the recreation of Planet Earth, Christ, the second Adam, receives full dominion and possession of the planet.^{[76]https://adventistreview.org/magazine-article/restoration/}CFL 81.2

“And you, O tower of the flock, the stronghold of the daughter of Zion, to you shall it come, even the former dominion shall come, the kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem.” Micah 4:8 NKJVCFL 81.3

“At his creation, Adam was placed in dominion over the earth. But by yielding to temptation, he was brought under the power of Satan, and the dominion which he held passed to his conqueror…. But Christ, by His sacrifice paying the penalty of sin, would not only redeem man, but recover the dominion which he had forfeited. All that was lost by the first Adam will be restored by the second.”Ellen White in Signs of the Times, November 4, 1908.CFL 81.4

Reflect: As you witness the results of Satan’s dominion all around us, do you long for the restoration of the kingdom of God on earth?CFL 81.5