That mandate required mankind to undertake the extensive voyage of history. Man sinned. But God’s purposes throughout history shall yet be executed – in exhaustive detail!
All mankind is on a centuries-long voyage. All people that on Earth do dwell are, as it were, sailing and working on God’s ship. The voyage started from the Garden of Eden. It entails sailing over a deep sea – toward the Harbour City of the New Jerusalem.
Despite their sins, through His non-saving or common graciousness or general kindness, God favours and gifts and enables both elect and reprobate humans and His other non-human creatures to work for Him on His ship. He graciously feeds them all, for the whole of their life. And He faithfully pays each his mariner’s wages, on the dates when due.
