Philippians 2:10,11 Every Tongue Will Acknowledge That Jesus is Lord. But Many as His Defeated Enemy. Not out of Love. (tradition, procreation)

[Finn_Jarber]

Originally Posted by trettep

Yes, it is in the future but not the entire future. I'm not playing a game. I take the Word of God seriously

No, you take UR seriosuly. So seriously that you will twist the word of God out of shape to make it fit the UR point of view. This thread is a prime example of it.

[pneuma]

Originally Posted by Mike555

Again, what I showed was that the demons recognized that Jesus is the Son of God and they gave Him that respect. But it was not out of love. They were terrified that Jesus was going to send them into the abyss where they would be tormented before the time. So too in the future, unsaved humanity will, before being cast into the lake of fire acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord. And whether bending the knee or falling on the face, is not the issue. The issue is that they make the acknowledgement.

In Phil 2:10-11 the word kempto simply means that unsaved humanity and the fallen angels will bend and yield to the will of God. And they will be compelled to acknowledge the Lordship of Christ.

Again, the demons already know that they are going to spend eternity in the lake of fire. They know there is no escape.

Excerpt:


Philippians 2:9-11 - The Exaltation of Christ (http://shakinandshinin.org/Philippians2_9-11-TheExaltationOfChrist.html - broken link)

And lest it has escaped anyone's notice, Matthew 7:21-23 states that many who do things such as casting out demons, and prophesying, and performing miracles in the name of the Lord, and who will call Jesus Lord, will be told by Jesus to depart from His presence because He never knew them. They will have had never placed their faith in Christ for salvation and therefore are eternally lost.

For a full exposition of Phil 2:10-11 refer to this link...
Philippians 2:8-11 Commentary

Mike you keep saying that the position of the body is not the issue, but your whole argument is formed from two precepts.

The first being the position of the body and the second being what the tongue speaks.

You even opened in your OP with the emphasis (by capping and bolding) on the words EVERY KNEE WILL BOW.

Now, because you have been shown your error in that bow/kempto and prospipto/fall down do not mean the same thing you have changed your whole argument into something else.

If it were not fool’s gold that you were trying to sell, you would not have had to do this.

What you are now doing is trying to fortify that which you built on the sand, trying to put a patch on here and there. You have to do this because you know that if the sand shifts under one part of your two precepts your whole argument will crumble.

Tis why I had no need to address your second precept, because I knew that showing the shifting sand under your first precept would cause your whole argument to fall down/prospipto.

But as to touch on your second sand castle, nowhere does it say of demons or mankind that they are FORCED to say Jesus is Lord. What it does say is every tongue will confess/exomologeo.

Exomologeo means to acknowledge openly and joyfully to one’s honour: and to celebrate, give praise to

Nothing in exomolgeo carries the weight of FORCE.

Therefore, both sides of your sand castle have shifted; your whole argument is now lying in the sand.

[pneuma]

Originally Posted by Finn_Jarber

Prospipto means pressing your face on the ground in worship. It is where the english word 'prostration' comes from. Think how muslims pray five times a day.

Definisi :
1) to kiss the hand to (towards) one, in token of reverence
2) among the Orientals, esp. the Persians, to fall upon the knees and
touch the ground with the forehead as an expression of profound
reverence
3) in the NT by kneeling or prostration to do homage (to one) or make
obeisance, whether in order to express respect or to make supplication
3a) used of homage shown to men and beings of superior rank
3a1) to the Jewish high priests
3a2) to God
3a3) to Christ
3a4) to heavenly beings

pros·trate your·self vr lie face downward: to lie prone or stretched out with the face downward or bow very low, e.g. in worship or submission
He prostrated himself before the emperor.

Fin that is not the disagreement.

The disagreement is that kampto means something other than worship and scripture ONLY EVER uses kampto in referance to worship.

If God wanted us to understand the knees bowing to Him could mean something other then worship He would have used the word Prospipto, but prospipto is NOT the word that is used.

The word that IS USED is only used for WORSHIP.

[sciotamicks]

Originally Posted by Ironmaw1776

No, Christ will not RULE for ever, because he will give up his reign to the father, so that god can be all in all. There will be no more government or rule or authority, we will be one with god even as Christ is one with God. There will be no more need for government or rule.

1Cr 15:24
then -- the end, when he(Christ) may deliver up the reign to God, even the Father, when he may have made useless all rule, and all authority and power -- for it behoveth him to reign till he may have put all the enemies under his feet -- the last enemy is done away -- death; for all things He did put under his feet, and, when one may say that all things have been subjected, it is evident that He is excepted who did subject the all things to him, and when the all things may be subjected to him, then the Son also himself shall be subject to Him, who did subject to him the all things, that God may be the all in all.


Christ will rule UNTIL he has subjected all things to himself. Then he will DELIVER UP HIS RULE to the father, so that God can be all in all ...

You are incorrect. Christ rules forever. Rev 22:3-5 among many others.
Don't you get it, Christ is God, I know you get this.
He is the Alpha and Omega.
He rules forever.

Secondly - 1 Corinthians 15 "kingdom" CHrist hands over is not the New Covenant kingdom, it is the Old Covenant kingdom, the one that was held by the power of death. What is the end, is the end of Matt 24:14....the end of age, which Paul reiterates in the 15th chapter. This view of the end, as having reference to the close of the Jewish economy and age, furnishes the solution to this misinterpretation. It is stated twice by the apostle, as one of the great events attending the Parousia, that the Son, having then put down all authority and power, and deliver up the kingdom to God, the Father. This does not refer to the gentle and peaceful conquests of the Gospel, but the language implies a violent and victorious conquest effected over hostile powers. The most formidable opposition to the Christ and the kingdom was found in the heart of the theocratic nation itself, the cheif priests and rulers of the people. The Jewish state was put down, and eliminated as a theocracy and polity. This is the kingdom He delivers to the Father.
The kingdom, of death.

[herefornow]

When and how did God make PEACE with things in the heavens and what does PEACE mean?





When will he reconcile things in the heavens?



Scripture?

(I am assuming there are things in the heavens that need reconciling )

[Finn_Jarber]

Originally Posted by pneuma

Fin that is not the disagreement.

The disagreement is that kampto means something other than worship and scripture ONLY EVER uses kampto in referance to worship.

If God wanted us to understand the knees bowing to Him could mean something other then worship He would have used the word Prospipto, but prospipto is NOT the word that is used.

The word that IS USED is only used for WORSHIP.

You are reaching. In Isaiah, where the same veres is used, they use the word Kara, which means prostrate aka prospipto aka kampto. Same diff.

[LoveLadybugs!]

Originally Posted by sciotamicks

You are incorrect. Christ rules forever. Rev 22:3-5 among many others.
Don't you get it, Christ is God, I know you get this.
He is the Alpha and Omega.
He rules forever.

Secondly - 1 Corinthians 15 "kingdom" CHrist hands over is not the New Covenant kingdom, it is the Old Covenant kingdom, the one that was held by the power of death. What is the end, is the end of Matt 24:14....the end of age, which Paul reiterates in the 15th chapter. This view of the end, as having reference to the close of the Jewish economy and age, furnishes the solution to this misinterpretation. It is stated twice by the apostle, as one of the great events attending the Parousia, that the Son, having then put down all authority and power, and deliver up the kingdom to God, the Father. This does not refer to the gentle and peaceful conquests of the Gospel, but the language implies a violent and victorious conquest effected over hostile powers. The most formidable opposition to the Christ and the kingdom was found in the heart of the theocratic nation itself, the cheif priests and rulers of the people. The Jewish state was put down, and eliminated as a theocracy and polity. This is the kingdom He delivers to the Father.
The kingdom, of death.

Amen !

[Ironmaw1776]

Originally Posted by sciotamicks

You are incorrect. Christ rules forever. Rev 22:3-5 among many others.
Don't you get it, Christ is God, I know you get this.
He is the Alpha and Omega.
He rules forever.

Secondly - 1 Corinthians 15 "kingdom" CHrist hands over is not the New Covenant kingdom, it is the Old Covenant kingdom, the one that was held by the power of death. What is the end, is the end of Matt 24:14....the end of age, which Paul reiterates in the 15th chapter. This view of the end, as having reference to the close of the Jewish economy and age, furnishes the solution to this misinterpretation. It is stated twice by the apostle, as one of the great events attending the Parousia, that the Son, having then put down all authority and power, and deliver up the kingdom to God, the Father. This does not refer to the gentle and peaceful conquests of the Gospel, but the language implies a violent and victorious conquest effected over hostile powers. The most formidable opposition to the Christ and the kingdom was found in the heart of the theocratic nation itself, the cheif priests and rulers of the people. The Jewish state was put down, and eliminated as a theocracy and polity. This is the kingdom He delivers to the Father.
The kingdom, of death.

You are referring to a mistranslation when you say that Rev 22:3-5 teaches Christ will reign for ever, and it is proven to be a mistranslation because of the verse i quoted from Ephesians which plainly states Christ "will give up his reign".

Rev. 22:5
and night shall not be there, and they have no need of a lamp and light of a sun, because the Lord God doth give them light, and they shall reign -- to the ages of the ages.

Here is the interlinear ...

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aiwnas
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twn
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aiwnwn
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And again you are adding to scripture, there is nothing in Ephesians that even intimates the "old covenant". It isn't even mentioned in the book of Ephesians.

You are good at adding to the scriptures what is not there in order to make them fit your paradigm ... But it is obvious to anyone who has a firm grasp on the scriptures.

[sciotamicks]

Originally Posted by Ironmaw1776

You are referring to a mistranslation when you say that Rev 22:3-5 teaches Christ will reign for ever, and it is proven to be a mistranslation because of the verse i quoted from Ephesians which plainly states Christ "will give up his reign".

Rev. 22:5
and night shall not be there, and they have no need of a lamp and light of a sun, because the Lord God doth give them light, and they shall reign -- to the ages of the ages.

Here is the interlinear ...

The Lamb is........?...on the throne........for ever and ever.
Christ never gives up His reign. If you are saying that He does, then you don't believe He is God. Period.

You are doing it again...stop with the to the ages and ages gymnastics...here is your quick verse referrence for εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων in Rev 22:5

Galatians 1:5 ᾧ ἡ δόξα εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων, ἀμήν.
to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
Noun: Accusative Plural Masculine

Philippians 4:20 τῷ δὲ θεῷ καὶ πατρὶ ἡμῶν ἡ δόξα εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων, ἀμήν.
Now to our God and Father be the glory forever and ever! Amen.
Noun: Accusative Plural Masculine

1 Timothy 1:17 τῷ δὲ βασιλεῖ τῶν αἰώνων. ἀφθάρτῳ ἀοράτῳ μόνῳ θεῷ, τιμὴ καὶ δόξα εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων, ἀμήν.
Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
Noun: Accusative Plural Masculine

2 Timothy 4:18 ῥύσεταί με ὁ κύριος ἀπὸ παντὸς ἔργου πονηροῦ καὶ σώσει εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν αὐτοῦ τὴν ἐπουράνιον· ᾧ ἡ δόξα εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων, ἀμήν.
And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me for his heavenly Kingdom; to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
Noun: Accusative Plural Masculine

Hebrews 13:21 καταρτίσαι ὑμᾶς ἐν παντὶ ἀγαθῷ εἰς τὸ ποιῆσαι τὸ θέλημα αὐτοῦ, ποιῶν ἐν ἡμῖν τὸ εὐάρεστον ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, ᾧ ἡ δόξα εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων, ἀμήν.
make you complete in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
Noun: Accusative Plural Masculine

1 Peter 4:11 εἴ τις λαλεῖ, ὡς λόγια θεοῦ· εἴ τις διακονεῖ ὡς ἐξ ἰσχύος ἧς χορηγεῖ ὁ θεός, ἵνα ἐν πᾶσιν δοξάζηται ὁ θεὸς διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, ᾧ ἐστιν ἡ δόξα καὶ τὸ κράτος εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων, ἀμήν.
If anyone speaks, let it be as it were the very words of God. If anyone serves, let it be as of the strength which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
Noun: Accusative Plural Masculine

Revelation 1:6 καὶ ἐποίησεν ἡμᾶς βασιλείαν, ἱερεῖς τῷ θεῷ καὶ πατρὶ αὐτοῦ, αὐτῷ ἡ δόξα καὶ τὸ κράτος εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας· [τῶν αἰώνων] ἀμήν.
and he made us to be a Kingdom, priests to his God and Father; to him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
Noun: Accusative Plural Masculine

Revelation 1:18 καὶ ὁ ζῶν καὶ ἐγενόμην νεκρὸς καὶ ἰδοὺ ζῶν εἰμι εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων καὶ ἔχω τὰς κλεῖς τοῦ θανάτου καὶ τοῦ ᾅδου.
and the Living one. I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. I have the keys of Death and of Hades.
Noun: Accusative Plural Masculine

Revelation 4:9 Καὶ ὅταν δώσουσιν τὰ ζῷα δόξαν καὶ τιμὴν καὶ εὐχαριστίαν τῷ καθημένῳ ἐπὶ τοῦ / τῷ θρόνου / θρόνῳ τῷ ζῶντι εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων,
When the living creatures give glory, honor, and thanks to him who sits on the throne, to him who lives forever and ever,
Noun: Accusative Plural Masculine

Revelation 4:10 πεσοῦνται οἱ εἴκοσι τέσσαρες πρεσβύτεροι ἐνώπιον τοῦ καθημένου ἐπὶ τοῦ θρόνου καὶ προσκυνήσουσιν τῷ ζῶντι εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων καὶ βαλοῦσιν τοὺς στεφάνους αὐτῶν ἐνώπιον τοῦ θρόνου λέγοντες,
the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne, and worship him who lives forever and ever, and throw their crowns before the throne, saying,
Noun: Accusative Plural Masculine

Revelation 5:13 Καὶ πᾶν κτίσμα ὃ ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς καὶ ὑποκάτω τῆς γῆς καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς θαλάσσης (ἐστιν) καὶ τὰ ἐν αὐτοῖς πάντα ἤκουσα λέγοντας τῷ καθημένῳ ἐπὶ τοῦ / τῷ θρόνου / θρόνῳ καὶ τῷ ἀρνίῳ ἡ εὐλογία καὶ ἡ τιμὴ καὶ ἡ δόξα καὶ τὸ κράτος εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.
I heard every created thing which is in heaven, on the earth, under the earth, on the sea, and everything in them, saying, "To him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb be the blessing, the honor, the glory, and the dominion, forever and ever! Amen!"
Noun: Accusative Plural Masculine

Revelation 7:12 λέγοντες, ἀμήν, ἡ εὐλογία καὶ ἡ δόξα καὶ ἡ σοφία καὶ ἡ εὐχαριστία καὶ ἡ τιμὴ καὶ ἡ δύναμις καὶ ἡ ἰσχὺς τῷ θεῷ ἡμῶν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων· ἀμήν.
saying, "Amen! Blessing, glory, wisdom, thanksgiving, honor, power, and might, be to our God forever and ever! Amen."
Noun: Accusative Plural Masculine

Revelation 10:6 καὶ ὤμοσεν ἐν τῷ ζῶντι εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων, ὃς ἔκτισεν τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ τὰ ἐν αὐτῷ καὶ τὴν γῆν καὶ τὰ ἐν αὐτῇ καὶ τὴν θάλασσαν καὶ τὰ ἐν αὐτῇ, ὅτι χρόνος οὐκέτι ἔσται,
and swore by him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and the things that are in it, the earth and the things that are in it, and the sea and the things that are in it, that there will no longer be delay,
Noun: Accusative Plural Masculine

Revelation 11:15 Καὶ ὁ ἕβδομος ἄγγελος ἐσάλπισεν καὶ ἐγένοντο φωναὶ μεγάλαι ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ λέγοντες, ἐγένετο ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ κόσμου τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν καὶ τοῦ Χριστοῦ αὐτοῦ καὶ βασιλεύσει εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.
The seventh angel sounded, and great voices in heaven followed, saying, "The kingdom of the world has become the Kingdom of our Lord, and of his Christ. He will reign forever and ever!"
Noun: Accusative Plural Masculine

Revelation 15:7 καὶ ἓν ἐκ τῶν τεσσάρων ζῴων ἔδωκεν τοῖς ἑπτὰ ἀγγέλοις ἑπτὰ φιάλας χρυσᾶς γεμούσας τοῦ θυμοῦ τοῦ θεοῦ τοῦ ζῶντος εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.
One of the four living creatures gave to the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God, who lives forever and ever.
Noun: Accusative Plural Masculine

Revelation 19:3 καὶ δεύτερον εἴρηκαν, ἁλληλουϊά· καὶ ὁ καπνὸς αὐτῆς ἀναβαίνει εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.
A second said, "Hallelujah! Her smoke goes up forever and ever."
Noun: Accusative Plural Masculine

Revelation 20:10 καὶ ὁ διάβολος ὁ πλανῶν αὐτοὺς ἐβλήθη εἰς τὴν λίμνην τοῦ πυρὸς καὶ θείου ὅπου καὶ τὸ θηρίον καὶ ὁ ψευδοπροφήτης, καὶ βασανισθήσονται ἡμέρας καὶ νυκτὸς εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.
The devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet are also. They will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
Noun: Accusative Plural Masculine

Revelation 22:5 καὶ νὺξ οὐκ ἔσται ἔτι καὶ οὐκ ἔχουσιν χρείαν φωτὸς λύχνου καὶ φῶς / φωτὸς ἡλίου, ὅτι κύριος ὁ θεὸς φωτίσει ἐπ' αὐτούς, καὶ βασιλεύσουσιν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.
There will be no night, and they need no lamp light; for the Lord God will illuminate them. They will reign forever and ever.
Noun: Accusative Plural Masculine

You have been corrected once again for the thousandth time.
It means forever and ever.

And again you are adding to scripture, there is nothing in Ephesians that even intimates the "old covenant". It isn't even mentioned in the book of Ephesians.

I wasn't talking about Ephesians. If you want to assume the Partial Pret position as I have seen you state thus far, you better read up on it, extensively on this very subject concerning the Kingdom that is handed over to God in 1st Corinthians 15. I recommend Stuart Russell, David Chilton and Kenneth Gentry. All heavyweights. Chilton went Full Pret before he died.

You are good at adding to the scriptures what is not there in order to make them fit your paradigm ... But it is obvious to anyone who has a firm grasp on the scriptures.

No...that's your profession. My profession is correcting yours.

[Michael Way]

Originally Posted by pneuma

Mike you keep saying that the position of the body is not the issue, but your whole argument is formed from two precepts.

The first being the position of the body and the second being what the tongue speaks.

You even opened in your OP with the emphasis (by capping and bolding) on the words EVERY KNEE WILL BOW.

Now, because you have been shown your error in that bow/kempto and prospipto/fall down do not mean the same thing you have changed your whole argument into something else.

If it were not fool’s gold that you were trying to sell, you would not have had to do this.

What you are now doing is trying to fortify that which you built on the sand, trying to put a patch on here and there. You have to do this because you know that if the sand shifts under one part of your two precepts your whole argument will crumble.

Tis why I had no need to address your second precept, because I knew that showing the shifting sand under your first precept would cause your whole argument to fall down/prospipto.

But as to touch on your second sand castle, nowhere does it say of demons or mankind that they are FORCED to say Jesus is Lord. What it does say is every tongue will confess/exomologeo.

Exomologeo means to acknowledge openly and joyfully to one’s honour: and to celebrate, give praise to

Nothing in exomolgeo carries the weight of FORCE.

Therefore, both sides of your sand castle have shifted; your whole argument is now lying in the sand.

The title of this thread is 'Philippians 2:10,11 Every Tongue Will Acknowledge That Jesus is Lord. But Many as His Defeated Enemy. Not out of Love.' and that has always been the focus of my post. That every tongue will acknowledge that Jesus is Lord. That includes every unsaved member of the human race and every fallen angel. As I have said, the same demons who indwelt the man who fell on his face in recognition of the fact that Jesus is the Son of God will themselves at some point in the future bow before the Lord in submission to His authority and acknowledge the Lordship of Jesus. They are going to spend eternity in the lake of fire as will all unsaved humanity, and they will all bow and acknowledge the Lordship of Jesus. That in no way infers, nor is it intended to express the idea that the use of 'Proskuneo' in Mark 5:6 is the equivalent of kampto in Phil 2:11. The point is the acknowledgment of Christ's Lordship.

The second to last paragraph in the original post is as follows.

As it is with the demons, so it will be with unbelieving humanity. All who have died in rejection of Jesus Christ as Savior will be compelled to acknowledge finally His authority as Lord, but they will do so in fear and in defeat. They will recognize before they go into the lake of fire that Jesus is the Son of God.

Now I suppose that in the Phil 2:10 passage, I should have put the emphasis on 'every tongue should confess' instead of 'every knee will bow.'

In Matthew 7:21 it states that there will be many (unbelievers) who will call Jesus Lord, just before He orders them to depart from His presence because He never knew them. They will depart into the lake of fire.


As for Exomologeo:


Thayer's Greek Lexicon:


̓́


exomologeō


1) to confess

2) to profess


2a) acknowledge openly and joyfully

2b) to one' s honour: to celebrate, give praise to

2c) to profess that one will do something, to promise, agree, engage


Part of Speech: verb

Relation: from G1537 and G3670


There are five different uses for Exomologeo listed above. They do not all apply in any one given context. Those who are saved will indeed acknowledge joyfully that Jesus is Lord. But those who are lost, both human and angel, will simply acknowledge. There will be nothing joyful in their acknowledgement.
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Excerpt #1:

Even those who mockingly bowed on earth will be forced to bow their knees. Matthew describes those who mocked him writing...

Excerpt #2:

Confess (1843) (exomologeo is from ek = out, out from + homologeo in turn derived from lego “to speak” + homos “the same” and so literally meaning to speak same thing that another speaks” or to agree with someone else) means to acknowledge, admit openly, agree fully, recognize or to express agreement with. Exomologeo means also to publicly declare. The sense here is that of frank, open confession.

Philippians 2:8-11 Commentary
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Excerpt:

2:11 And every tongue - Even of his enemies. Confess that Jesus Christ is Lord - Jehovah; not now in the form of a servant, but enthroned in the glory of God the Father.

Philippians 2 Wesley's Notes on the Bible
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Excerpt:

Again, I must press you to believe in Jesus Christ as your Savior, if you have never done so. Please don’t postpone this decision. There is no guarantee that tomorrow will come. Today is your opportunity to bow the knee and confess with the tongue. Fix this thought clearly in your mind. Jesus will have the last word! He will be vindicated before the entire universe. Even His enemies will bow before Him. In the end no opposition against Him will stand. This is not universal salvation, but it is universal confession. Not all will be saved but all will confess that Jesus is Lord. Here is your choice: Trust Him today as your Savior from sin and spend eternity with God and with those who love Him, or confess49 Him when you stand before Him as the Lord of creation and spend eternity separated from Him.

Work Your Way Down the Ladder (Philippians 2:5-11) | Bible.org - Worlds Largest Bible Study Site
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Those members of the human race who died having rejected Christ as Savior, and those fallen angels who had rebelled against God will one day be forced as the defeated enemies of Christ to acknowledge that He is Lord.