Genesis 1:28 “And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

The Bible is full of parables and allegories.  The word “replenish” means to be full and have abundance. And the word “subdue” means to bring into subjection or control.  And the fish, fowl, things that move on the earth are to be controlled.  These all represent things (thoughts, emotions, intentions, desires, fears, battles) within man.

John 16:24-25 “Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy ...

Matthew 21:23, 28-32 “And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching….... But what think ye? A [certain] man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard. He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went. And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I [go], sir: and went not. Whether of them twain did the will of [his] father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you. For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and ...