All Things Under Jesus' Feet Ephesians 1:22

Paul the apostle told the Ephesians that God “set” Jesus “at his own right hand in heavenly places” when He “raised” Him from the dead. This put Jesus “Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come”, and in chapter one and verse twenty two of his letter, Paul declared “all things under” including the church, Jesus' “feet”. We read:

And has put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,

The verse begins, “And has put all things under his feet,...” Paul began with the words, “And has put” or “arranged under, subordinated to, yielded, subjected and submitted to one's control” “all things under” which means “each, every, any, the whole, everyone, all things and everything beneath, below and underneath” “his feet” or “Jesus' feet”. Paul declared that everything that exists in under the authority of Jesus Christ.

The verse continues, “...and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,” Paul went on to write, “and gave him” or “granted, let have, supplied, furnished, delivered, extended and presented to Jesus” “to be the head” which means “the supreme, chief, prominent and master ” “over all” or “above, beyond and more than” “things to the church” which refers to “a company of Christians, or of those who, hoping for eternal salvation through Jesus Christ, observe their own religious rites, hold their own religious meetings, and manage their own affairs, according to regulations prescribed for the body for order's sake”. God gave Jesus the position of absolute authority over “each and everything” that pertains to the “assembly of Christians”.

When we think through these words of Paul, we discover another place where God has put Jesus in power. Jesus is not only over “all things” but also “over” everything that pertains to His “body”, the Church. God has place Jesus in authority over everything, and this includes all Christians. May we realize the “absolute” and undisputed authority of Jesus, and let us bow in worship before Him as King of Kings and Lord of Lords over everything that exists.

Next time Paul shares how the church is Jesus' “body”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

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