God’s people could not live, and offered himself to be destroyed for their sin. Through Christ, God’s people are granted access to the new heavenly Zion, to worship God in reverence and awe without the fear of being destroyed (Heb. 12:22–28). KINGDOM. In many ways, the garden of Eden functioned as a prototype of God’s kingdom. Adam and Eve were to serve as vice regents and exercise dominion over Eden as God’s kingdom (Gen. 1:26–28). However, when Adam and Eve attempted to dethrone God, the Edenic
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