Claim. The Pantanal wetlands preserve God’s creation as it was before the Fall, and SMM designates them as the world’s Holy Ground — the indemnification site for the fish-and-creature world Noah’s flood judgment could not address.
Elaboration. SMM makes the providential claim explicit: “In Noah’s time, the fish were not judged. I came here to the Pantanal to pave a path for creation to return through indemnity, by creating a bond with the fish that were untouched by the flood judgment” (2.2. The ocean providence centering on South America, 300-266, 1999.3.24). The biological scale grounds the theological claim: “There are 3,600 species of fish in the Pantanal. There are 3,000 species of fish in the Amazon River, but 3,600 species in the Pantanal … all of creation remains in its original form when created by God” (291-164, 1998.3.11). The Pantanal therefore receives Holy-Ground status: “The Pantanal is where land, water and plants live together. It is truly exquisite. Creatures from the time of Creation have survived there … That is why the Pantanal is the world’s Holy Ground” (294-56, 1998.6.10).
See also. csg-jardim-is-the-restored-eden · csg-pantanal-spirit-swallow-everything-as-a-whole · csg-3600-species-restoration-and-animal-museum