The bookends of the Gospel has given us permission to do, work, and labor within creation. While life began in a garden in Genesis 1, Revelation 21 talks of a holy city that will be rebuilt with Christ's return. We are thus charged as image-bearers of the invisible God to follow Christ and fill the Earth according to His plans! James A. Smith described creation similar to a Hoberman Sphere-- it can expand up to 3x its original size.
Creation, then, is an invitation for us to unfold and discover beautiful things about culture and life! Although the Garden was very good, it wasn't complete. The world is dense with possibility! We can then occupy and invite others into these discoveries.
"He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by Him, all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities--all things were created through Him and for Him. & He is before all things, & in Him all things hold together". -Colossians 1:15-17 (ESV)
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