There is no doubt about
the fact of the plan of God, and so of His purpose. It is
clear in Scripture, as we shall see. However it is unthinkable
that God would create without a purpose for that creation.
In I Peter 4:19 He is called ‘‘a faithful Creator" which
means that He must be faithful to that which He has created
and seek to stand by it, and complete His purpose for it.
In the Genesis account
of creation, and especially the creation of man there is
no stated plan. Man is given a mandate to be fruitful, multiply
and fill up the earth and have control over it. We might
see a hint in "fill up the earth" in that the earth
being filled so the mandate is fulfilled. However this is
not stated. Nevertheless in our study on the plan and prophecy
we will see that prophecies began with Abel and doubtless
related to that plan. There has always been a plan, since
certain passages tell us that God planned certain things
before time, i.e. before creation.
