From the beginning, God’s desire was to reign over his creation through a mediator. To that end, the King of the universe placed representative images of himself in his creation to fill his creation and rule his creation (Gen 1:26–28). But, alsofrom the beginning, Satan’s desire was to usurp God and set himself up as sovereign. He deceived God’s first kingdom mediators, prompting them to rebel against the King rather than represent the King (Gen 3:1).
In spite of the catastrophic effects of this fall, however, the original plan was never abandoned and God promised to one day establish a pristine, curse-free, never-ending global kingdom (e.g., 2 Sam 7:12–13; Ps 2:1–8) within which he would dwell with his creatures and over which he would eternally rule through a perfect Mediator (e.g., Isa 9:6–7). Revelation 20 predicts that time, a future moment when King Jesus will stomp sin, restore what was lost, and sit on his throne.
