HEBREWS—NOTE ON Hebrews 2:8 Putting everything in subjection to him echoes Genesis 1:28, where God put everything under the stewardship of Adam and Eve (Genesis 1:26). But if Jesus, the true representative of humanity, is specifically in view, then it means that the “world to come” (Hebrews 2:5) is subjected to Jesus, indicating his superiority to angels in his authority to rule the world. This also implies that he rules the angels themselves, since nothing is outside his control. However, at present believers do not see the entire world subject either to human beings or to Christ. This raises the question, What has happened to God’s plan to put everything in subjection under man (or under Christ)?

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