Dominion

DominionSovereign or supreme authority with the power or right of governing and controlling; A territory or people subject to a specific government or control.

God used this word in its various forms 64 times in Scripture; 52 times to Israel in their Masoretic Text Old Testament; once to Israel in their Koine Greek Old Testament book of Matthew; 6 times to the Body of Christ in the Gospel of Grace; and 5 times to Israel in their tribulation books.

In Israel’s Masoretic Text Old Testament most occurrences are in regard to land-areas under a specific person’s authority and control.

In the Gospel of Grace dominion is a reference to “Sovereign or supreme authority with the power or right of governing and controlling”; i.e. Death, the Law, Sin, and people.

See also Death, Law, Sin

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