Chapter 5 - Original Earth

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God created the original, eternal earth to exist within His kingdom. Its chosen angelic inhabitants were blessed to dwell with Him in a very special place, the original Garden of Eden. It provided an environment in which the holy angels were privileged to submit to the authority of God, enjoy intimate fellowship with Him, and witness the glorious revelation of His nature. As a result, the authoritative presence of God was represented on earth.

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Rebellion

Nevertheless, the angelic high priest of the original earth rebelled against the sovereign authority of God. He inspired a vast number of subordinate angels to do the same.

Relative to the rebellion and the subsequent judgment of God, the original earth was reduced to a state of chaos. The chaotic earth was characterized by waste, ruin, emptiness, and darkness (Genesis 1:2).

The rebellious, angelic inhabitants of the original earth were banished from the presence of God and therefore, His kingdom (realm of authority). Consequently, the angelic population of the “kingdom of God” endured a dramatic reduction in size.

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In its original, pristine form, the earth was manifested within the kingdom of God (realm of divine authority). It allowed for a glorious presentation of the kingdom on earth. Nevertheless, the angelic rebellion and subsequent destruction caused the original, eternal earth to no longer be suitable to exist within the kingdom of God. Therefore, the presence of the kingdom authority of God was temporarily suspended on earth and the angelic representation of divine authority on earth disrupted. Thus, the representation of the kingdom of God on the original earth initially lasted only from angelic creation to angelic fall.

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Category	Description
Primary Purpose:	The revelation of the authority of God for the benefit of created beings.
Plan:	The creation of the original earth as a suitable habitat for angelic beings. The enjoyment and representation of divine authority on the original earth by created beings.
Citizenship:	Eternal angelic beings.
Realm:	The Garden of Eden on the original, eternal earth in the kingdom of God (realm of divine authority).
Character for Citizenship:	Glorious, holy, powerful, and eternal (concordant with the nature of the divine king).
Era:	From angelic creation to angelic fall.
Qualification for Citizenship:	Divine holiness, spirituality, and immortality inherent to angelic beings at their creation. Angelic cooperation by willing submission to the beneficent revelation of divine authority.
Governance:	Theocratic. In cooperation with angelic mediation. Through union of life between God and the angelic citizens of His kingdom (realm of divine authority). Rule of life.
Outcome:	The kingdom of God (realm of divine authority) and the angelic population of the kingdom of God (realm of divine authority) reduced in size. Judgment, separation and degeneration of the rebellious angels and their earthly habitat, the original earth. The original earth characterized by the chaos of uninhabitable waste, ruin, emptiness, and the darkness of divine judgment. Rendered chaotic by the angelic rebellion and darkened by divine judgment, the earth was temporarily made unsuitable for existence within the kingdom (realm of divine authority).

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