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Originally Posted by Evangelical
Dominion is also here in Genesis 9:1
9 And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth. 2 The fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth and upon every bird of the heavens, upon everything that creeps on the ground and all the fish of the sea. Into your hand they are delivered. 3 Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. And as I gave you the green plants, I give you everything.
This is after the fall, so obviously dominion was not forfeited by sin.
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This verse does not teach dominion. Dominion means to govern and rule which would require willful cooperation between ruler and subject.
God is stating here in Genesis 9:1 that from now on we aren't going to rule over creation as per God's original will before the fall. But because of the fall, now creation is subject to fear and terror introduced through sin.
Genesis 9:1 is declaring subjugation rather than declaring a right to dominion.
The difference between subjugate and dominate is that subjugate is to forcibly impose obedience or servitude while dominate is to govern, rule or control by superior authority or power.
Terror and fear are Satan's dominion.