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“Since Eden, the human race, created in the very image of God himself, was intended to use its God-granted authority to bless the entire creation. The rebellion in the Garden severed humanity from its right relationship with God. Cain, exerting raw power without the sanction of authority, killed Abel and was driven into the land of Nod, where he became terrified of the power that others might use against him. Therein lies the contrast between the kingdoms: The Kingdom of God is the realm of true authority; the kingdom of Satan is seen in the tyranny of raw”
― Jonathan Sandys, God and Churchill: How the Great Leader's Sense of Divine Destiny Changed His Troubled World and Offers Hope for Ours