What is the final enemy Christ must defeat after showing His authority and power?
The final enemy Christ must defeat is death itself. After He has demonstrated His authority and power and established His Kingdom, death is the last enemy to be subdued. This defeat completes the consummation of all things, as 1 Corinthians 15 later explains.
Les explains that after the consummation of the tribulation, the King comes and sets up His Kingdom. Israel will finally enjoy all those covenant promises, including a territory that extends clear out to the Euphrates River, and the land will be like the Garden of Eden rather than desert sand. All the earth will come under Christ's rule and reign. Then, after He has shown His authority and His power, He has to defeat that final enemy, which is death. Les notes that more detail will be seen toward the end of 1 Corinthians chapter 15. All these things must be consummated in order for Christ to bring to the epitome of understanding, even for all believers and the angelic hosts, who He is. This follows the devil being cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and false prophet continue to be tormented day and night forever, and the judgment of the lost and their doom.
The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.
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What is the final enemy Christ must defeat, and when does He defeat it?
After Christ has shown His authority and power, He must defeat the final enemy, which is death.