All Things Under Jesus' Feet 1 Corinthians 15:27

Paul the apostle told the church members in Corinth, “the last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.”, and in chapter fifteen and verse twenty-seven of First Corinthians, Paul told the church members how Jesus shall have, “all things under his feet”, where we read:

For he has put all things under his feet. But when he says all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him.

The verse begins, “For he has put all things under his feet.” Paul began with the word, “for” or “even as, indeed, seeing then, no doubt, verily and therefore” “he has put” which means “Jesus has placed, arranged under, subordinated and made subject” “all things” or “each, every, the whole and every thing” “under his feet” or “beneath and below Jesus' footstool”. Jesus, by conquering death and being resurrected from the dead, has “subdued” everything else that exists.

The verse continues, “But when he says all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him.” Paul added the word, “but” which is a disassociation conjunction that means what is about to be written takes precedence over what was just stated “when he says” which means “at the time Jesus utters, declares and proclaims” “all things” which means “each, every, the whole and every thing” “are put” or “are placed, arranged under, subordinated and made subject” “under him” which refers to “beneath and below Jesus' footstool”, “it is manifest” or “it is clear, evident and manifest” “that he is excepted” which means “Jesus is outside, beyond and besides”, “which did put” or “that placed, arranged under, subordinated and made subject” “all things” which refers to “each, every, the whole and every thing” “under him” which means “beneath and below Jesus”. When Jesus declares that “everything” is “subordinated” to Him, it shall be “clear and evident” that He is “beyond and beside” the normal person who has lived.

When we meditate upon these words from Paul, we see how Jesus not only conquered “death” and the “grave”, but He also shall “subdue” every other “thing” that is in life. When He does this, it shall be “evident” that He rules and reigns over all the earth, and no one is or ever shall be above Him. This same Jesus desires to be “Savior and Lord” of our lives, and when we submit ourselves to Him, we have aligned with the one to whom “all things” shall be made subject, including ourselves.

Next time Paul tells the church members what will happen, “when all things shall be subdued unto him”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

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