Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 15:26
'The last enemy that is being abolished is death.' And the final enemy that is being defeated is death. Once God's throne is established, and the resurrection has taken place, there will be no more death. It will have ceased. It will have been abolished. Thus the last enemy is being destroyed by the resurrection (compare the similar idea, although expressed differently in Revelation 20:11-15), and this being so all His other enemies must be defeated at His coming and at the resurrection. When... read more
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 15:25
'For he must reign, until he has put all his enemies under his feet.' For Christ having taken His throne after His resurrection, has continued His reign, and must go on reigning until the final defeat of all His enemies both in Heaven and earth. And once they are under His feet as a result of His second coming, when all rule and authority and power has been abolished, then He will hand the crown to His Father. 'Rule and authority and power' indicates all that is in rebellion against God, all... read more