The Garden of Eden was a representation of what God desired the whole earth to become, and it was His purpose that, as the human family increased in numbers, they should establish other homes ... like the one He had given. Thus in course of time the whole earth might be occupied with homes and schools where the words and the works of God should be studied, and where the students should thus be fitted more and more fully to reflect, throughout endless ages, the light of the knowledge of His glory. {FLB 250.5}

Edens have var en fremstilling af hvad Gud ønskede hele jorden skulle blive, og det var Hans mål at de skulle etablere andre hjem ligesom det han havde givet, idet menneskeslægten voksede i antal. Derved ville hele jorden blive besat hen ad tiden, med hjem og skoler hvor Guds ord og gerninger skulle studeres, og hvor studerende bedre og bedre vil kunne genspejle lyset fyldigt, og genspejle kundskaben om Hans herlighed, gennem endeløse tider.