Paul
the apostle referred to the time when Jesus, “has
put all things under his feet”,
and in
chapter fifteen and verse twenty-eight of First Corinthians, Paul
told the church members in Corinth how “all
things shall be subdued unto him” so, “God
may be all in all”, where
we read:
And
when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also
himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God
may be all in all.
The
verse begins, “And
when all things shall be subdued unto him, ...”
Paul began
with the words, “and when” or
“and at such time, as long as and as soon as” “all
things”
which means “each, every, the whole and every thing” “shall
be subdued”
or “placed, arranged under, subordinated and made subject” “unto
him” which
means “under Jesus”. Paul referred to the time when “everything”
shall be “arranged under and subordinated” to Jesus.
The verse continues,
“then
shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things
under him, ...” Paul
added the word, “then” which
means “therefore, accordingly and consequently” “shall
the Son”
which refers to “will Jesus” “also
himself”
which means “even and indeed his own self” “be
subject”
or “placed, arranged under, subordinated and made subject” “unto
him” which
refers to “under Jesus” “that put
all things”
or “who placed, arranged under, subordinated and made subject each,
every, the whole and every thing” “under
him” which
refers to “beneath and below Jesus”. At the time “everything”
is “subject” to Jesus, Jesus shall be “subordinate” to God
the Father as well.
Finally
the verse says, “ that God may be
all in all.” Paul
ended this verse by declaring, “that
God”
which refers to “so the Godhead bodily and trinity which is
comprised of God the Father, Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit”
“may be all”
or “should be each, every, the whole and everything” “in
all”
which means “within each, every, the whole and everything”. When
Jesus has “everything” subject to Him, and He unto the Father,
God shall have been completed and perfectly “whole” in His
mission.
When
we think through these words from Paul, we see the order of
subjective things to come. First, “all
things”
shall be “subordinated” to Jesus. Second, Jesus shall be
“subject”
unto the Father, and finally, “God's”
plan and mission of the salvation of people shall be complete. Jesus
Christ shall rule and reign, and everyone shall be “beneath” Him.
As the scriptures say in the book of Philippians chapter two and
verses ten and eleven, “That
at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things
in heaven, and things
in earth, and things
under the earth; And that
every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is
Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” When
this occurs, God shall be “all in
all”, and
eternity shall be spent with Him by those who put their “faith and
trust” in Him as “Savior and Lord” in this life. May all who
read these words know, understand and yield to God Almighty and His
Son Jesus Christ.
Next
time Paul asks
the church members,
“what shall they do which
are baptized for the dead?”,
so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until tomorrow…there is more…
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