Colossians 2:9-10
For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; and you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power.

Application: 

We are not to be taken captive through philosophy and empty deceit based on human tradition (2:8). Rather, we are to be captive to Christ because the entire fullness of God’s nature dwells bodily in him (2:9; see 1:19), and he is the head over every ruler and authority (2:10).

When Satan—the once glorious angel—rebelled, God judged him (see Isa 14:12–14; Ezek 28:12–16). Then God created man, a creature made “lower than the angels” and “subjected everything under his feet” (Heb 2:7–8). Man was to rule over creation on God’s behalf (Gen 1:26–28). God planned to show what he could do with “less” (when less was devoted to him) in contrast to “more” (when more was in rebellion against him). But Adam abdicated his role as manager of creation (Gen 3:1–19), turning rule over to Satan—“the god of this age” (2 Cor 4:4) and “the ruler of the power of the air” (Eph 2:2).

But the “last Adam” (1 Cor 15:45), Jesus Christ, succeeded where the first Adam failed. He came to solve the problem. As the Second Person of the Trinity, he possesses “the entire fullness of God’s nature” (Col 2:9). But he also became a man, because God the Father intended that man would rule over his kingdom on earth and defeat Satan. Through his sinless life, atoning death, and resurrection, Jesus defeated Satan’s legal authority and reclaimed the earthly kingdom.

Reference: Tony Evans, The Tony Evans Bible Commentary (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2019), 1253.

To God be the glory!

Our Lord Jesus Christ created everything! By Him, For Him!

“The Lord bless you and keep you; The Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; The Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.” Numbers 6:24-26

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