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But now we do not yet see all things put under him.

Here is one more testimony of Yahweh's intent to bring everything in the creation
under subjection to His Son. As mentioned previously, this will not be a mere forced
subjection where God's enemies still hate Him and hold enmity in their hearts toward the
Creator. Rather, it will be a complete reconciliation. Every enemy will be ashamed that he
was ever incensed against God. Everyone who ever opposed God will testify, "Surely in
Yahweh I HAVE righteousness and strength."
This leads into the second statement. "But now we do not yet see all things put under
him." The apostle Paul was a steward of the mysteries of God. He understood that the day
would come when all creation would be reconciled to the Father. That time is not yet at
hand. There are ages to come before the "age of the ages" is reached and the reign of Christ
has accomplished its ultimate objective.
The church has erred in not understanding the Scriptures, nor the power of God. The
church teaches that a man's condition when he dies a natural death will be his condition for
eternity. If a man died without having been reconciled to God through Christ, it is assumed
that the man must remain eternally separate from the Father. This is an exceptionally harsh
conclusion considering that many have lived their entire lives without ever having heard the
gospel message.
The apostle Peter shares an extraordinary truth that has mystified many in the church.
Peter writes that after Christ was crucified He went and proclaimed the gospel message to
men who had died in earlier ages. It is specifically mentioned that Christ preached to those
who died in the days of Noah.

I Peter 3:18-4:6
For Christ also died for sins once for all, the just for the unjust, so that He might bring us
to God, having been put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit; in which also
He went and made proclamation to the spirits now in prison, who once were disobedient,
when the patience of God kept waiting in the days of Noah, during the construction of the
ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were brought safely through the water... For the
gospel has for this purpose been preached even to those who are dead, that though they
are judged in the flesh as men, they may live in the spirit according to the will of God.

There is much to reflect upon in these words of Peter. Let us patiently consider what
he has written. First, Peter declares that Christ died "once for all." Who does the word "all"
include? In the next clause Peter tells us that "all" is synonymous with "the unjust." All men
born of Adam are sinners from birth. Only Christ is just.

Romans 5:18-19
So then as through one transgression there resulted condemnation to all men, even so
through one act of righteousness there resulted justification of life to all men. For as
through the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the
obedience of the One the many will be made righteous.

Before passing on from these words in Romans, note both what has been
accomplished, and what remains to be done. Through Christ's death, burial and