“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. 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” (I Corinthians 15:27-28).

Subdued (Def): (Gr): Hupotasso from Hupo (under) and Tasso (arrange in order): To subordinate, Be under obedience, Make subject, Be in subjection

There are Scriptural phrases that have special meaning to the believer and give us a metaphorical picture of the reality, or truth being expressed. The phrase, “under His feet” is one such example. It simply means all things are put under the ultimate power and authority of Christ. The Psalmist declared:

“You made Him to have dominion over the works of Your hands, You have put all things under His feet” (Psalm 8:6).

The words of the Psalmist were manifested and fulfilled by our Lord Jesus Christ, the Incarnate, Emmanuel, Son of God/Son of Man in His glorious resurrection from the dead, it being as the Apostle described:

“But now is Christ risen from the dead and become the first fruits of them that slept. For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive” (I Corinthians 15:20-22).

The ultimate triumph of Christ is over the power of the Devil in this evil age, as the writer to the Hebrews explains:

“Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, He also Himself likewise took part of the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is the devil” (Hebrews 2:14).

Death then is the last enemy to be put under the feet of Christ, but we have such a hope as the Apostle expressed in his Epistle to the Philippians:

“Who shall change our vile body, that it might be fashioned like unto His glorious body, according to the working whereby He is able even to subdue (hupotasso) all things unto Himself” (Philippians 3:21).

This then is the glorious victory we have in Christ Jesus against all enemies for as it is written:

“We wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places” (Ephesians 6:12).

Under His Feet. Christ has triumphed over death for us and is seated at the right hand of the Father from which He reigns and exercises all rule and authority over all things:

“For He must reign until He has put all enemies under His feet. The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death” (I Corinthians 15:25-26).

The writer to the Hebrews shows us the struggle of faith we, as saints, currently encounter. Though the battles rage we can triumph continuously as we keep our eyes on Jesus. He writes:

“You have put all things in subjection (hupotasso) under His feet. For in that He put all in subjection under Him, He left nothing that is not put under Him. But now we see not yet all things put under Him. But we see Jesus, Who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honor, that He by the grace of God should taste death for every man” (Hebrews 2:8-9).

Our Glorious Victory. Do not despair. Do not lose your confidence. We have been given the victory.

“For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality; then, shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, ‘Death is swallowed up in victory’. O death, where is your sting? O grave, where is your victory? The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the Law. But thanks be to God who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ” (I Corinthians 15:53-57).

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