When does Ephesians 1:10's gathering together of all things in Christ actually happen?
It occurs in the final dispensation—the last days, the final thousand years—when all things are consummated under Christ. Earthly and heavenly promises are amalgamated under His headship, though they remain distinct, and Jerusalem becomes the hub of the world's activity.
Les explains that Ephesians 1:10's gathering together of all things happens in the final dispensation, the final thousand years, which Isaiah 2:2 calls the last days. He connects this to the earthly promises being reconstructed, because they will be amalgamated with the heavenly promises of the Church under one umbrella of Christ. They will not be mixed; they maintain their separate entities but come under the headship of Christ, the King of kings and Lord of lords. In that kingdom, the mountain or kingdom of the Lord's house is established above all other kingdoms, exalted above the hills, and all nations flow into it because Jerusalem is the capital and center of the whole world's activity.
That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:
More Questions
When will all things be consummated according to Ephesians 10?
In Ephesians' 10th verse, the consummation of all things occurs in the final dispensation, which is the final thousand years.
What are the 'both' things gathered in Christ in Ephesians 1:10?
The two groups God will bring together in Christ are things in heaven and things on earth.
What does Ephesians say about God gathering all things in one?
Ephesians says God's purpose is to bring all things together in one, both things in heaven and things on earth, which parallels the heaven-and-earth division of Genesis 1:1.