Ephesians (Amplified Bible)
1:21 Far above all rule and authority and power and dominion and every name that is named [above every title that can be conferred], not only in this age and in this world, but also in the age and the world which are to come.
1:22 And He has put all things under His feet and has appointed Him the universal and supreme Head of the church [a headship exercised throughout the church],
1:23 Which is His body, the fullness of Him Who fills all in all [for in that body lives the full measure of Him Who makes everything complete, and Who fills everything everywhere with Himself]
Christ is seated in the heavenly places far above everything and every power in this age and the age to come. This is really interesting. The New Testament Greek word for age is Aion which has multiple meanings like spirit of the age, or a period of time or era with a beginning and end. It does not mean forever. This mirrors what we understand from the prophets. Verse 21 indicates two “ages” which are the age that “is” and the age “to come.”
The blessing that I get from this is that He has all authority and power and dominion. Everything that has been the result of the deceit that started all of this drama is under his feet. Everything which is truth and life has been appointed to Him as the head…our head. The body (all of us) makes up the church. This body, the full measure of Him, fill everything everywhere with Himself.
This is really a beautiful end to Chapter 1. We have looked at who He was and who He is. We have seen how much He loves us. We have only started looking at the mystery which is the whole story. We tend to take our theology or doctrine and think that is the whole story. It is only man’s ways.
His body fills everything and everywhere with Himself. Talk about the divine communion. Yes, we need to rightly discern this body and blood. We want to experience the mystery of being made complete by being filled up with Himself. God loves us beyond what words can express. From the beginning of the drama to the close of the drama. We have the privilege of knowing Him and being filled up by Him.
We try so hard to DO something to be worthy of Him. He never asked for that. He knows and understands the drama. All He wants is for us to receive His love and be filled with Him. Then telling the good news will be a pleasure and easy. It will not be hard and something on a to do list. Pointing others to Him and what He said and what He did when you are in love with Him is an easy assignment. We can love because He first loved us. Love's response! That is the end to the drama.
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