He shall surely reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.
He shall surely reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet. 1 Corinthians 15:23-26: “ But each in his own order: first Christ, the firstfruits; then those who belong to Christ at His coming (en te parousia ἐ ν τ ῇ παρουσ ίᾳ ); then the end, when He will destroy all dominion and all authority and power and present the kingdom to God the Father. He shall surely reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet. The last enemy to be destroyed is death (thanatos). ” "In order" signifies resurrection. It means that Jesus is the firstfruits of the resurrection, followed by those who are in Christ, and finally, there is the resurrection of judgment. “ En te parousia ” is a compound word of “ para ” (beside) + “ ousia ” (to exist: the English verb of be); it does not refer to a coming, but rather to the Lord being beside me. Therefore, it is expressed as the presence of Jesus (in the spirit). When the Kingdom of God is estab...