Yes — Adam lost the dominion he had been given over the earth the moment he sinned, and Satan picked it up.
When Adam sinned, he lost the role of being 'God's second in command' over creation. Les Feldick says Adam 'dropped the ball,' and Satan picked up the dominion Adam forfeited. From that time on, Satan is presented as the god of this world, and this loss sets up the redemption picture in which the Lamb pays the mortgage Adam defaulted on.
Genesis 1:28 — This is the original grant of dominion over the earth that was lost at the fall.
Genesis 3:17 — The curse pronounced on the ground after Adam's sin shows the consequence that came upon creation.
2 Corinthians 4:4 — Scripture's description of Satan as 'the god of this world' reflects the dominion Satan took up.
Daniel 7:14 — The prophetic promise that dominion is given to the Son of Man connects back to the dominion Adam lost.
The Bible shows that God originally gave mankind dominion over His creation. In Genesis 1:28, God blessed Adam and Eve and said, 'Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.' After Adam's sin, God's judgment included the ground itself: 'cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life' (Genesis 3:17). The New Testament continues this picture, calling Satan 'the god of this world' (2 Corinthians 4:4) and stating, 'the whole world lieth in wickedness' (1 John 5:19). Scripture also looks ahead to the day when 'there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom' (Daniel 7:14) — dominion granted to the Son of Man.
Les Feldick teaches that God gave Adam total dominion over the creation. In Genesis 1:28, Adam was told to be fruitful, multiply, replenish the earth, subdue it, and have dominion — he was to rule over the creation under God as literally God's second in command. But when Adam sinned, that role was forfeited. Les says Adam 'lost it' and 'dropped the ball.' The one who picked it up was Satan. From that time on, Les says, Scripture makes it abundantly clear who the god of this world is — Satan. Les connects this loss to the picture of a mortgage that must be paid. Before the fall, Adam and Eve belonged to the Lord; once they became sin creatures, Satan took over control of them and their surroundings — God lost them. That is why the redemption that is in Christ Jesus is a system of buying us back. In Revelation 5, Les explains, Jesus comes before God the Father and the question is, 'Who can pay this mortgage?' The Lamb — Jesus the Christ — is the next of kin who has the funds and the willingness to pay. Les also shows that the curse of Genesis 3 was not limited to Adam or the ground: it fell on all of creation. And the dominion Adam lost is the very dominion given to the Son of Man in Daniel 7 — 'there was given him dominion.'
Les Feldick answers plainly: Satan did. When Adam sinned and 'dropped the ball,' Les says Satan picked it up. From that time on, Scripture marks out Satan as the god of this world. Les also shows that this was not the first time Satan had opposed God's authority — he had already been passed out of his place of authority in the Genesis 1:2 gap, yet he never gave up, and he came into the garden to cause the human parents to sin.
Les teaches that the redemption that is in Christ Jesus is a system of buying us back. Before the fall, Adam and Eve belonged to the Lord; but when sin entered, they became sin creatures and Satan took control of them and their surroundings — God lost them. In Revelation 5, Jesus comes before God the Father and the question is, 'Who can pay this mortgage?' The Lamb is the next of kin who has the funds and is willing, so He pays the mortgage and redeems what was lost.
Yes. In Genesis 3:17, God told Adam, 'cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life.' Les Feldick emphasizes that the curse did not fall only on Adam alone, nor only on the ground per se — it fell on all of creation. Everything came under the curse.
Les points to the Daniel 7 vision: one like the Son of Man came to the Ancient of Days, and 'there was given him dominion.' Les connects that word 'dominion' directly to Genesis 1 — Adam had dominion, and he lost it when he sinned. Now, in the Revelation 5 scene, dominion is given to the Son.
The Mortgage That Must Be Paid
Les compares Adam's lost dominion to a mortgage: someone must have the funds, be the next of kin, and be willing to pay it. Jesus, the Lamb, is the One before the throne who can pay that mortgage.
Adam Lost It — Satan Picked It Up
Les gives the direct answer: Adam had total dominion as God's second in command, but when he sinned he lost it — he 'dropped the ball' — and Satan picked it up. From that time on, Satan is the god of this world.
Adam's Fall Despite Total Dominion
Les stresses how much Adam was given — dominion over everything God created — and yet he fell at Satan's one little temptation.
Dominion Given to the Son of Man
Les connects Daniel 7's 'there was given him dominion' to Genesis 1: Adam had dominion, lost it when he sinned, and Satan picked it up. The Son of Man is now given that dominion.
Satan's Unrelenting Opposition
Les notes that Satan, already passed out of his former place of authority in the Genesis 1:2 gap, never changed — he continues to oppose God's plan and caused the perfect pair to sin.
The Temptation to Be Like God
Les shows that Satan used the same 'be like the Most High' ploy on Adam and Eve that he himself had tried, and Eve and Adam succumbed to it.
The Redemption System
Les teaches that God lost Adam and Eve to Satan when sin entered — so redemption in Christ is a system of buying us back.
The Curse on All Creation
Les reads the Genesis 3 curse and emphasizes that it fell on all of creation, not merely on Adam or the ground by itself.
Genesis 1:28: And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
This is the original grant of dominion over the earth that Adam forfeited when he sinned.
Genesis 3:17: And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
The curse pronounced after Adam's sin shows the consequence that came upon the ground and all creation.
2 Corinthians 4:4: In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
This verse identifies Satan as the god of this world, which Les connects to the dominion he took up from Adam.
1 John 5:19: And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.
Scripture's statement that the whole world lies in wickedness supports the teaching that the world is under the wicked one's influence.
Daniel 7:14: And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.
This verse looks forward to dominion being given to the Son of Man — the same dominion Adam had and lost.
Yes. Les Feldick teaches that Adam had total dominion over creation as God's second in command, but when he sinned he lost that role — he 'dropped the ball.' Satan picked up the dominion Adam forfeited, and from that time on Satan is the god of this world.
Satan took it up. Les Feldick is explicit that when Adam dropped the ball of dominion, Satan picked it up. Scripture then presents Satan as the god of this world and states that the whole world lies in wickedness.
Les compares the loss to a mortgage that must be paid. Jesus, the Lamb, comes before God the Father — He is the next of kin who has the funds and the willingness to pay the mortgage and buy back what Adam lost.
No. Les Feldick emphasizes that the curse pronounced in Genesis 3 fell on all of creation — not just on Adam, not just on the ground per se, but on everything. All of creation came under the curse.
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