God, in Genesis 1:26, declares His purpose to make man in His image, according to His likeness. The Hebrew word for God here is elohim, a plural form that can signify a unified group, akin to a kind. Mankind, therefore, was created after the God-kind, not merely as adopted, but as sired by God Himself, with Adam named as the son of God in Luke 3:38. Christians, chosen before the foundation of the world as stated in Ephesians 1:4, are destined to reflect this divine likeness. Nothing in nature produces offspring destined to be different from its parent; reproduction generates new individuals of the same kind. Jesus, in John 3:3-8, relates a Christian's spiritual regeneration to being born into a new life, necessary to enter the Kingdom of God. Paul echoes this in II Corinthians 5:17, calling believers a new creation, and in I Corinthians 15:47-49, he affirms that as we have borne the image of the earthly Adam, we shall bear the image of the heavenly Jesus Christ. David, in Psalm 17:15, expresses hope in awakening in God's likeness, and John, in I John 3:2, assures that when our change comes, we shall be like Christ, seeing Him as He is. In Hebrews 2:5-9, quoting Psalm 8:4-6, it is noted that man was made for a little while lower than elohim, likely referring to God rather than angels. Jesus Christ, as the Captain of our salvation, or archegos, leads the way for others to follow. In the Kingdom of God, while God holds supreme authority and Christ is second-in-command, all will fit into the framework of the Kingdom as part of the God-kind, elohim, without being lesser in essence. Revelation 5:9-10 prophesies that God has made man to be kings and priests, reigning on earth, and Christ's words in Revelation 3:9 indicate a status beyond angels. God's Kingdom is a Family, with God as the Father, Jerusalem above as our Mother, Jesus Christ as the firstborn among many brethren, and believers as His sisters and brothers. At the resurrection, when changed to spirit, we will be fully members of the God Family, elohim, embodying the ultimate expression of like Father, like son.