Subdue the Earth? . . . or the Universe?

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“And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.” Genesis 1:28, KJV.

The earth is the domain of humans,

“For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour. Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:” Psalm 8:5-6, KJV.

The warfare between Satan and God moved to earth, for Satan lost quite readily in that earlier war in the heavens. Satan must war by proxy now. Being envious of God’s position as ruler of all, Satan thinks that if he can imitate God, he can win. Not being a creature of earth, Satan must recruit or deceive followers, which is what he did with Adam and Eve. “The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.” Genesis 3:13b, KJV. Continue reading “Subdue the Earth? . . . or the Universe?”

The Matrix – The Calling, that is, Election

In the Matrix, Trinity sets up a meeting with Neo (hacker name; his real name is Thomas Anderson), a meeting he doesn’t even know he’s attending. They meet in a place that can be described as a den of iniquity, sin and uncleanness.

In their introduction to each other, she meets him and says, “Hello, Neo.” He asks, “How do you know that name?” She answers: “I know alot about you.” When she tells him her name, he asks, “The Trinity? that cracked the IRS D-base?” She says, “That was a long time ago.” He says, “Jesus!” She says, “What?”

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