God’s Original Plan for His People

Capstone Aim

To establish—textually and practically—that Revelation unveils the full restoration of humanity’s original dominion mandate, first given in Genesis, lost in function through disobedience, restored in Christ, and consummated in aligned, eternal governance upon the earth.

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I. THE CANONICAL ARC (Genesis → Revelation)

Thesis: Scripture opens with delegated rule and closes with restored reign. Revelation does not replace Genesis; it completes it.

• Creation: authority delegated

• Fall: authority fractured

• Christ: authority recovered

• Revelation: authority perfected

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II. FOUNDATION TEXTS — WRITTEN OUT (Original-Language Sense in Clear English)

Genesis 1:26–28

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, the birds of the heavens, the livestock, all the earth, and every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.”

27 So God created the man in His image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.

28 And God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, fill the earth and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea, the birds of the heavens, and every living thing that moves upon the earth.”

Textual force: Humanity is installed as authorized governors—image (representation) precedes rule (function).

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Psalm 8:4–8

4 What is man that You remember him, and the son of man that You care for him?

5 Yet You have made him a little lower than heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honor.

6 You cause him to rule over the works of Your hands; You have put all things under his feet,

7–8 all sheep and oxen, and also the beasts of the field, the birds of the heavens, and the fish of the sea—whatever passes along the paths of the seas.

Textual force: David confirms Genesis: crowned authority, not sentimental dignity.

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III. RESTORATION INAUGURATED IN CHRIST (Authority Recovered)

Matthew 28:18–20

18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.

19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

20 teaching them to observe all that I commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

Textual force: Authority is recovered by Christ and delegated to disciplined obedience (teaching them to observe).

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IV. REVELATION — THE UNVEILING OF RESTORED DOMINION

Revelation 1:5–6

5 …To Him who loves us and released us from our sins by His blood,

6 and made us a kingdom, priests to His God and Father—to Him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.

Textual force: Royal-priestly identity restored (Genesis 1–2 in Greek form).

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Revelation 5:9–10

9 And they sang a new song, saying, “Worthy are You to take the scroll and to open its seals, for You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation.

10 And You have made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they shall reign upon the earth.”

Key phrase: “upon the earth” — restored governance is terrestrial, not escapist.

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Revelation 11:15

Then the seventh angel sounded; and loud voices in heaven said, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ; and He shall reign forever and ever.”

Textual force: World systems are reclaimed, not discarded.

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V. THE CONSUMMATION — EDEN RESTORED AND EXPANDED

Revelation 21:1–5

1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and the sea was no more.

2 And I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling of God is with humanity. He will dwell with them, and they will be His people, and God Himself will be with them.

4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning nor crying nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”

5 And He who sits on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.”

Textual force: God’s presence returns to humanity; sacred space fills creation.

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Revelation 22:1–5

1 Then he showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb

2 through the middle of the city’s street; also, on either side of the river, the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

3 No longer will there be anything accursed, but the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and His servants will serve Him.

4 They will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads.

5 And night will be no more. They will need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign forever and ever.

Textual force: The Tree of Life returns, nations are healed, and humanity reigns eternally—Genesis fulfilled.

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VI. CAPSTONE CONCLUSION

• God’s vision never changed.

• Human purpose never downgraded.

• Christ restores function, not escape.

• Revelation unveils aligned, eternal dominion on earth.

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DISCIPLESHIP ACTIVATION FRAMEWORK