The Environment, Our Responsibility, and the Sovereignty of God

 

It is a mistake to think that mankind, at any point in history would be able to destroy the Earth. God created the world for man to live in and take care of. Even with the fall into sin by Adam and Eve, the world was not destroyed. The great flood eradicated all but Noah and his family, but God restarted his covenantal relationship with man, and restating man’s responsibility to take dominion over the earth. 

With the incarnation, Jesus fulfilled all that Adam was given to do and now that Jesus is the king over all creation, it is only a matter of time before mankind fully matures and takes dominion over all of creation. The world will never be destroyed. While it may be misused and abused, eventually it will be brought back to its right relationship with its Creator.