Colonization as a concept was not invented by man. It is not the product of any human kingdom or culture. Colonization originated in the mind of God. It was His idea. God’s original purpose was to establish a manifestation of His heavenly Kingdom on earth without coming to earth Himself.
A colonizing authority, such as a king, does not have to be present physically for colonization to occur. The mere presence of the influence of that authority is sufficient.
As long as God could extend His kingly governing authority over the earth through delegated representatives, His influence would hold sway here without the necessity of His physical presence.
God’s original intent was to extend His heavenly government over the earth, and His plan for accomplishing this was to establish a colony of heaven on the earth. This was God’s big picture. The King of Heaven has a big agenda, bigger than national or international affairs. His is an inter-realm agenda. God deals with inter-realm affairs, the relationship between the invisible realm of Heaven and the visible realm of Earth.
His plan was to connect these two through colonization. However, God was not content merely to establish His influence on the earth; He wanted to take some citizens out of heaven and put them on earth to establish the colony.
How did He accomplish this? Let’s examine some statements from the Bible, which is the constitution of the Kingdom of Heaven. Like any other constitution, the Bible lays out the laws, principles, and characteristics that define God’s Kingdom. Consider first the opening words of this constitution-its “preamble”:
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth (Genesis 1:1).
This opening statement establishes God’s universal kingship by divine right of creation with absolute authority to do whatever He pleases. A little further down we find Earth’s “colonial charter”:
Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, in Our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.” So God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground” (Genesis 1:26-28).
With these words, God, the King and Lord of Heaven, declared His colonial intent. This colonial charter delineated the purpose and defined the parameters of the colony. It also designated the persons who received responsibility for carrying out the King’s desire.
Notice that this statement says nothing about religion. This charter is not a religious declaration; it is a government document that defines governmental intent and establishes governmental authority.
So the King, in this one statement, declares His big picture create some beings just like Himself, place them on the earth, and let them rule it for Him as vice-regents of His heavenly government. This was His plan and His purpose for creating man. Because the purposes of God are unchanging, this is still His purpose and plan today.
