Jesus Takes Back Dominion

For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil. 1 John 3:8

For 4,000 years, mankind had been living in a dark, oppressed, hopeless, sin-sick world. Now Jesus was going to take back the dominion that had been transferred to Satan by Adam and Eve. The only hope mankind had was for God to intervene with mercy. His mercy involved sending His only Son... For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son...John 3:16. We must recognize that this was a sacrifice for God as well. He released Jesus, who was God in the flesh, to the world to bring back the authority mankind had lost because of the rebellion of Adam and Eve.

When you look at Jesus’ outline for ministry, He was about to set the devil on his heels. Jesus was going to let everyone know that things were going to change. He did this by teaching and preaching about the Kingdom of God. When Jesus opened their eyes of understanding, they began to see light, hope, joy.

I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in me should not abide in darkness. John 12:46 Jesus' purpose was to bring the government of Heaven to the earth. That means that there would be solutions to mental, physical and moral problems. There was an answer and Jesus was proclaiming to everyone that there was going to be a huge change in our outlook on life.

But that wouldn't take place until He made the ultimate sacrifice with His life. Until then, Jesus dedicated His ministry to traveling from village to village speaking on the Kingdom of God.