2A In Genesis 1:26-28 God blessed man to be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it, because God saw on earth a living creature bearing His image and having His dominion.
3B In order to be a blessing to His chosen people, God must have a kingdom, a realm, a sphere, on earth to exercise His administration under His full, divine authority—Matt. 6:10; Col. 1:13:
41 没有这样的国,神就没有一个领域,来成就祂的定旨。
41 Without such a kingdom, God does not have a realm in which to accomplish His purpose.
63 We all want to receive blessing, but we may not realize that the blessing requires a sphere of God’s authority, a sphere under God’s administration.
16Further Reading: Life-study of Genesis, msg. 9; CWWL, 1957, vol. 3, “The Living God and the God of Resurrection,” ch. 6; CWWN, vol. 56, “Expecting the Lord’s Blessing,” pp. 435-446