Colossians 1:19,20

Reconciliation is in Christ

Paul wanted his readers to see the complete essence of God resides in Jesus Christ. Sin disrupted the peaceful relationship man had with God in the Garden of Eden. Jesus' blood satisfied the demands of sin (Hebrews 9:22; 1 Peter 1:18-19) and made friends again of God and man. Ordinarily, reconciliation is said to take place between the Father and man, while here Paul says it is the Son. This writer believes the evil men of earth are the ones who are reconciled there and sees two possibilities for the things reconciled in heaven. Either, sinful man used the universe for purposes not originally in God's design and reconciliation restores its proper use, or those righteous who died prior to Christ's death are reconciled by His shed blood (Colossians 1:19-20).