Opposite of Ruling is slavery
Slavery is a curse received at fall . Ruling is Governing and Administration..
Adam who was freely enjoying “Kingship” over all that was created lost his ruling authority over everything in a single moment and became a slave all of a sudden after sin. Everything else in the Cosmic world and nature, which he was ruler of, gained authority over him and started ruling over him now. The animal kingdom, Climate, vegetation, who were obedient to him started raising their head against him. Even his own species (his sons) started rebellion
Slavery, oppression, suppression, discrimination, war, killing, bombing, & genocide all originated on the earth due to the first sin of Adam.
Even the serpent when it was cursed, became the least of all in the animal kingdom. Look at the curse which fell upon the serpent – Cursed among all the animals and beasts . On belly you will crawl, dust you will eat.
Gen 3:14 The LORD God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock and above all beasts of the field; on your belly you shall go, and dust you shall eat all the days of your life.
Serpent was said to be the most beautiful animal, a species more closer to human beings on the earth. Now it became the least of all animals.
To satan,
Gen 3:15 I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.”
You will live in enmity with human beings. In all generations, Humanity will engage in an ongoing warfare with satan . It will try to raise up its head, in all generations. But it is bruised for ever. It is not dead. But it is bruised. It will try to fight against but, will not succeed. In every generation there will be a remnant of people who will fight with satan and win over.
To Adam,
Gen 3:17-19 And to Adam he said, “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten of the tree of which I commanded you, ‘You shall not eat of it,’ cursed is the ground because of you; in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life; and you shall eat the plants of the field. By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread, till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you shall return.”
The curses inherent in this:
- Thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you. The earth which he was supposed to rule became enemy to him.
The earth will not be friendly any longer with Adam. In pain he will eat the fruit – Earth will not yield its fruit and he will have to struggle and fight with it to make it yield its fruit. It will create thorns and thistles which will hurt him and trouble him.
- “By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread”
In making his livelihood, he will have to fight hard against the soil which will consume his energy which could have been spent for inventing the beautiful things which the Lord had kept for him on earth and in heavens.
- For out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you shall return.”
Man became equal to dust.
All his thoughts, desires, likings, hopes, all his faculties came to be identified with the earth or mud. In one word to say, He lost his authority to rule but became equal to one of the beasts of the earth.
Aligning our thought to heaven became the toughest thing on the earth. I remember one chief Pastor once making this statement.
“Sister, let me tell you a truth. We all are running up and down 24 hours of the day, engaged in so many activities. We all know that we are missing something. Connectivity with God. If somebody can make us sit in retreat for a few days, without mobile, that will be a great thing.”
Sr. Angelica AOJ