As we continue to look into Paul’s letter to the Colossians; Paul has a very positive message to this group of people. We see that the church in Colossae were well aware of spiritual matters, they understood angels, demons, the devil, etc, and Paul is not feeding them things they already knew. We who are reading this in the twenty first century need to catch up to their knowledge base. They understood that there are fallen sons of God. They are aware that these spiritual beings are trying to oppress and persecute humans. Paul told them to grow their roots as we saw last week, even though they were moving the gospel via faith and love. They were to move from emotions to intellect. Paul is now going to share deeper knowledge with them. Paul’s words may seem complicated to us because some of this knowledge base has been erased through the years. As we regain this lost knowledge we can see a deeper understanding of the universe through Paul’s letter.
In Christ we are being completely filled up. We are perfectly complete. Jesus Christ is the Head of all sovereignties and authorities. Who are the sovereignties and authorities? The other spiritual sons of God which are angels, cherubim, seraphim, demons, principalities, powers, rulers, the devil, the satan, as well as earthly human powers, such as kings, governments, or magistrates. Christ is above all. All things. The whole thing. Christ is the first born of every creature, the image of the invisible Father, and he created all things in heaven and earth, visible and invisible. All things were created by Jesus, and for Jesus, and Jesus Christ is before all things, and by Jesus Christ all things consist. Jesus is the head of the church, and Christ dwells in you, which is the mystery from before the creation of the world.
Colossians 2:10 G2532 And G1510.2.5 you are G1722 [2in G1473 3him G4137 1being fulfilled], G3739 who G1510.2.3 is G3588 the G2776 head G3956 of all G746 sovereignty G2532 and G1849 authority;
11 G1722 in G3739 whom G2532 also G4059 you were circumcised G4061 by a circumcision G886 not made by hands, G1722 in G3588 the G555 stripping G3588 of the G4983 body G3588 of the G266 sins G3588 of the G4561 flesh, G1722 in G3588 the G4061 circumcision G3588 of the G5547 Christ;
886 LSJ Gloss:ἀχειροποίητος not wrought by hands
Dodson:ἀχειροποίητος not made by hand, not handmade
not made with hands.
Thayer:
1) not made with hands
ἀχειροποίητος
acheiropoiētos akh-i-rop-oy'-ay-tos From G1 (as a negative particle) and G5499; unmanufactured, that is, inartificial KJV Usage: made without (not made with) hands.
555 LSJ Gloss:ἀπέκδυσις a putting off
Dodson:ἀπέκδυσις a putting off, casting off a putting off (as of a garment), a casting off.
Thayer:
1) a putting off, laying aside
ἀπέκδυσις
apekdusis ap-ek'-doo-sis From G554; divestment KJV Usage: putting off.
266 LSJ Gloss:ἁμαρτία a failure, fault, sin
Dodson:ἁμαρτία a sin prop: missing the mark; hence: (a) guilt, sin, (b) a fault, failure (in an ethical sense), sinful deed.
Thayer:
1) equivalent to
264 1a) to be without a share in
1b) to miss the mark
1c) to err, be mistaken
1d) to miss or wander from the path of uprightness and honour, to do or go wrong
1e) to wander from the law of God, violate God's law, sin
2) that which is done wrong, sin, an offence, a violation of the divine law in thought or in act
3) collectively, the complex or aggregate of sins committed either by a single person or by many
ἁμαρτία
hamartia ham-ar-tee'-ah From G264; sin (properly abstract) KJV Usage: offence, sin (-ful).
Our circumcision is not physical, it is a stripping of the body of the sins of the flesh. Lying, cheating, stealing, lusts of foods, sexual lusts, just to name a few. We are circumcised by apekdusis, putting off hamartia sins of the flesh. No one can do that for another person by hand. We have also been buried with Christ.
Colossians 2:12 G4916 having been buried together with G1473 him G1722 in G3588 the G908 immersion,..
4916 LSJ Gloss:συνθάπτω to bury together, join in burying
Dodson:συνθάπτω I bury along with.
Thayer:
1) to bury together withFor all who in the rite of believer's baptism are plunged into the water, thereby declare that they put faith in the expiatory death of Christ for the pardon of their past sins; therefore Paul likens baptism to a burial by which the former sinfulness is buried, i.e. utterly taken away.
συνθάπτω
sunthaptō soon-thap'-to From G4862 and G2290; to inter in company with, that is, (figuratively) to assimilate spiritually (to Christ by a sepulture as to sin) KJV Usage: bury with.
908 LSJ Gloss:βάπτισμα baptism
Dodson:βάπτισμα the rite or ceremony of baptism.
Thayer:
1) immersion, submersion
1a) of calamities and afflictions with which one is quite overwhelmed
1b) of John's baptism, that purification rite by which men on confessing their sins were bound to spiritual reformation, obtained the pardon of their past sins and became qualified for the benefits of the Messiah's kingdom soon to be set up. This was valid Christian baptism, as this was the only baptism the apostles received and it is not recorded anywhere that they were ever rebaptised after Pentecost.
1c) of Christian baptism; a rite of immersion in water as commanded by Christ, by which one after confessing his sins and professing his faith in Christ, having been born again by the Holy Spirit unto a new life, identifies publicly with the fellowship of Christ and the church.
βάπτισμα
baptisma bap'-tis-mah From G907; baptism (technically or figuratively) KJV Usage: baptism.
Immersion in water is a burying of sins. It is a joining in the death of Jesus and rising up as Christ, the anointed one. Going under the water is simply a symbol of our faith, that we will come up again. When we come up out of the water, we are made alive.
Colossians 2:12...G1722 in G3739 which G2532 also G4891 you were risen up together G1223 through G3588 the G4102 belief G3588 of the G1753 energy G3588 G2316 of God -- G3588 the one G1453 having raised G1473 him G1537 from G3588 the G3498 dead.
4891 LSJ Gloss:συνεγείρω to help in raising
Dodson:συνεγείρω I raise along with.
Thayer:
1) to raise together, to cause to raise together
2) to raise up together from mortal death to a new and blessed life dedicated to God
συνεγείρω
sunegeirō soon-eg-i'-ro From G4862 and G1453; to rouse (from death) in company with, that is, (figuratively) to revivify (spiritually) in resemblance to KJV Usage: raise up together, rise with.
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πίστις
pistis pis'-tis From G3982; persuasion, that is, credence; moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of God or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon Christ for salvation; abstractly constancy in such profession; by extension the system of religious (Gospel) truth itself KJV Usage: assurance, belief, believe, faith, fidelity.
1753 LSJ Gloss:ἐνέργεια action, operation, energy
Dodson:ἐνέργεια working, activity working, action, productive work, activity; in the NT, confined to superhuman activity.
Thayer:
1) working, efficiency
1a) in the NT used only of superhuman power, whether of God or of the Devil
For Synonyms see entry G5820
ἐνέργεια
energeia en-erg'-i-ah From G1756; efficiency (“energy”) KJV Usage: operation, strong, (effectual) working.
1453 LSJ Gloss:ἐγείρω to awaken, wake up, rouse
Dodson:ἐγείρω I wake, arouse, raise up (a) I wake, arouse, (b) I raise up.
Thayer:
1) to arouse, cause to rise
1a) to arouse from sleep, to awake
1b) to arouse from the sleep of death, to recall the dead to life
1c) to cause to rise from a seat or bed etc.
1d) to raise up, produce, cause to appear
1d1) to cause to appear, bring before the public
1d2) to raise up, stir up, against one
1d3) to raise up i.e. cause to be born
1d4) of buildings, to raise up, construct, erect
ἐγείρω
egeirō eg-i'-ro Probably akin to the base of G58 (through the idea of collecting one’s faculties); to waken (transitively or intransitively), that is, rouse (literally from sleep, from sitting or lying, from disease, from death; or figuratively from obscurity, inactivity, ruins, nonexistence) KJV Usage: awake, lift (up), raise (again, up), rear up, (a-) rise (again, up), stand, take up.
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νεκρός
nekros nek-ros' From an apparently primary word νέκυς nekus (a corpse); dead (literally or figuratively; also as noun) KJV Usage: dead.
When we come up out of the water of baptism we are raised from death to life because of our faith. If we didn’t have faith that aligning with Jesus would help to cleanse us, we would not be immersed. But because we are immersed, we have faith that the energy or operation of God through the immersion will divest us of our sins. It is the same God who raised up Jesus from the dead. When we rise up out of immersion we are now dead to trespasses.
Colossians 2:13 G2532 And G1473 you, G3498 being dead G1510.6 G1722 in G3588 the G3900 transgressions, G2532 and G3588 in the G203 uncircumcision G3588 G4561 of your flesh, G1473 G4806 he made you alive together G1473 G4862 with G1473 him, G5483 granting forgiveness G1473 to us G3956 for all G3588 the G3900 transgressions;
3900 LSJ Gloss:παράπτωμα a false step, a transgression, trespass
Dodson:παράπτωμαa falling away, sin a falling away, lapse, slip, false step, trespass, sin.
Thayer:
1) to fall beside or near something
2) a lapse or deviation from truth and uprightness
2a) a sin, misdeed
παράπτωμα
paraptōma par-ap'-to-mah From G3895; a side slip (lapse or deviation), that is, (unintentional) error or (wilful) transgression KJV Usage: fall, fault, offence, sin, trespass.
4806 LSJ Gloss:συζωοποιέω to quicken together with
Dodson:συζωοποιέω I make alive together with.
Thayer:
1) to make one alive together
1a) of Christians, with Christ
συζωοποιέω
suzōopoieō sood-zo-op-oy-eh'-o From G4862 and G2227; to reanimate conjointly with (figuratively) KJV Usage: quicken together with.
5483 LSJ Gloss:χαρίζομαι to say
Dodson:χαρίζομαι I show favor to, forgive (a) I show favor to, (b) I pardon, forgive, (c) I show kindness.
Thayer:
1) to do something pleasant or agreeable (to one), to do a favour to, gratify
1a) to show one's self gracious, kind, benevolent
1b) to grant forgiveness, to pardon
1c) to give graciously, give freely, bestow
1c1) to forgive
1c2) graciously to restore one to another
1c3) to preserve for one a person in peril
χαρίζομαι
charizomai khar-id'-zom-ahee Middle voice from G5485; to grant as a favor, that is, gratuitously, in kindness, pardon or rescue KJV Usage: deliver, (frankly) forgive, (freely) give, grant.
After immersion we are now dead to transgressions, the sins of falling away and the uncircumcision of our flesh. Today there is no requirement for circumcision of the flesh. Immersion makes us alive with Jesus Christ, pardoning us from both unintentional and willful transgressions. Circumcision does not pardon sins. Circumcision simply means you are part of a group, those who are to serve Yahweh. Sacrifices pardon sins. Today there is no temple. No one can perform sacrifices to be cleansed of their own sins. Jesus is the only sacrifice available for the cleansing or stripping away of sins. After receiving Jesus as Lord and Savior, our flesh is dead, and we are jointly alive together with Christ having forgiveness of transgressions. But there is more. Our debt has been paid.
Colossians 2:14 G1813 having wiped away G3588 the G2596 [4against G1473 5us G5498 1handwriting G3588 2by the G1378 3decrees], G3739 which G1510.7.3 was G5227 contrary G1473 to us;
1813 LSJ Gloss:ἐξαλείφω to plaster
Dodson:ἐξαλείφω I wipe away, obliterate I plaster, wash over; I wipe off, wipe out, obliterate.
Thayer:
1) to anoint or wash in every part
1a) to besmear: i.e. cover with lime (to whitewash or plaster)
2) to wipe off, wipe away
2a) to obliterate, erase, wipe out, blot out
ἐξαλείφω
exaleiphō ex-al-i'-fo From G1537 and G218; to smear out, that is, obliterate (erase tears, figuratively pardon sin) KJV Usage: blot out, wipe away.
5498 Dodson:χειρόγραφον a handwriting, bond.
Thayer:
1) a handwriting, what one has written by his own hand
2) a note of hand or writing in which one acknowledges that money has either been deposited with him or lent to him by another, to be returned at the appointed time
χειρόγραφον
cheirographon khi-rog'-raf-on Neuter of a compound of G5495 and G1125; something hand written (“chirograph” ), that is, a manuscript (specifically a legal document or bond (figuratively)) KJV Usage: handwriting.
1378 LSJ Gloss:δόγμα that which seems to one, an opinion, dogma
Dodson:δόγμα a decree, edict, ordinance.
Thayer:
1) doctrine, decree, ordinance
1a) of public decrees
1b) of the Roman Senate
1c) of rulers
2) the rules and requirements of the law of Moses; carrying a suggestion of severity and of threatened judgment
3) of certain decrees of the apostles relative to right living
δόγμα
dogma dog'-mah From the base of G1380; a law (civil, ceremonial or ecclesiastical) KJV Usage: decree, ordinance.
5227 LSJ Gloss:ὑπεναντίος set over against, meeting
Dodson:ὑπεναντίος opposite to, adverse opposite to, adverse; subst: an adversary.
Thayer:
1) opposite to
1a) set over against: meeting one another
2) opposed to, contrary to, an adversary
ὑπεναντίος
hupenantios hoop-en-an-tee'-os From G5259 and G1727; under (covertly) contrary to, that is, opposed or (as noun) an opponent KJV Usage: adversary, against
During biblical times if someone owed a debt, be it money or property, the debt was posted on the city walls until it was paid. This way everyone knew not to do business with someone who would not pay their debts. The devil and the satan demand payment from humans who transgress the ordinances of the Almighty, Most High, Living God. This is not just Mosaic law, but violates human laws as well. In other words the evil spirit beings entice us to sin against one another, then demand payment for that sin. However we were never given the rules from the prince of this world. So the rules vary whenever the accuser stands before the throne of God accusing us day and night. The accuser does not demand payment for sin from those who do not make Jesus Lord and Savior. The accuser only demands payment from those who do.
Imagine that we move to a different country, but every morning we hoist our native country’s flag and pledge our allegiance to our native country. We then sing songs of allegiance to our former country. The people of the present country we live in would feel offended, and would persecute us for not aligning with their country. We are living in a world that was taken over by a hostile enemy, yet we declare our allegiance to the Creator, not the ruler of darkness. Therefore we will be accused of any and all infractions under this evil regime.
Through immersion, our debts were plastered over. If our debt was posted on the wall, the Living God plastered over all of the handwritten notes that declared our debts. No one can see our debts any longer. These hand written ordinances announcing our debts were meant to oppose us. They were adversarial to us. There is one set of laws for the children of the devil and another set of laws for the children of the Living God.
Colossians 2:14...G2532 and G1473 he has lifted it G142 G1537 from out of G3588 the G3319 midst, G4338 having fastened it with a nail G1473 G3588 to the G4716 cross;
142 LSJ Gloss:αἴρω to take up, raise, lift up
Dodson:αἴρω I raise, lift upI raise, lift up, take away, remove.
Thayer:
1) to raise up, elevate, lift up
1a) to raise from the ground, take up: stones
1b) to raise upwards, elevate, lift up: the hand
1c) to draw up: a fish
2) to take upon one's self and carry what has been raised up, to bear
3) to bear away what has been raised, carry off
3a) to move from its place
3b) to take off or away what is attached to anything
3c) to remove
3d) to carry off, carry away with one
3e) to appropriate what is taken
3f) to take away from another what is his or what is committed to him, to take by force
3g) to take and apply to any use
3h) to take from among the living, either by a natural death, or by violence
3i) cause to cease
αἴρω
airō ah'ee-ro A primary verb; to lift; by implication to take up or away; figuratively to raise (the voice), keep in suspense (the mind); specifically to sail away (that is, weigh anchor); by Hebraism (compare [H5375]) to expiate sin KJV Usage: away with, bear (up), carry, lift up, loose, make to doubt, put away, remove, take (away, up).
4338 LSJ Gloss:προσηλόω to nail, pin
Dodson:προσηλόω I nail to I fasten with nails, nail to.
Thayer:
1) to fasten with nails to, nail to
προσηλόω
prosēloō pros-ay-lo'-o From G4314 and a derivative of G2247; to peg to, that is, spike fast KJV Usage: nail to
4716 LSJ Gloss:σταυρός an upright pale
Dodson:σταυρός a cross.
Thayer:
1) an upright stake, esp. a pointed one
2) a cross
2a) a well known instrument of most cruel and ignominious punishment, borrowed by the Greeks and Romans from the Phoenicians; to it were affixed among the Romans, down to the time of Constantine the Great, the guiltiest criminals, particularly the basest slaves, robbers, the authors and abetters of insurrections, and occasionally in the provinces, at the arbitrary pleasure of the governors, upright and peaceable men also, and even Roman citizens themselves
2b) the crucifixion which Christ underwent
σταυρός
stauros stow-ros' From the base of G2476; a stake or post (as set upright), that is, (specifically) a pole or cross (as an instrument of capital punishment); figuratively exposure to death, that is, self denial; by implication the atonement of Christ KJV Usage: cross.
He lifted our debts and trespasses away by nailing them to Jesus’ cross. When Jesus’ hands and feet were nailed to the cross, all of our debts were nailed along with Jesus. When we were immersed, through faith our debts were taken off the city wall and moved to the cross that Jesus hung on. Our payment was made when Jesus was nailed on the cross. Not the payments of all humans, only the payments of those who are immersed though faith. Nothing is left to charge the believer in Christ. He stripped the sovereignties and authorities of any power to hold you to your debt. It doesn’t matter what the debt was, what one might have done wrong, the debt is nailed to the cross and canceled, paid in full through Jesus. If one wants absolution of sins, one must have faith, be immersed, and allow all debts to be posted to Jesus’ cross.
Once our debts are cancelled, the rules for future willful or unknowing debts is different. There is a blank piece of paper with no debts written on it. There is forgiveness and mercy for our sins. The sovereignties and authorities should not be holding anything to our charge due to the blood of Jesus. If they do try and accuse us, it is because they believe they can get away with the accusation; we can and should plead the blood. They are reminiscent of those who file endless frivolous lawsuits, never winning, but simply attempting to wear down the defendants.
Colossians 2:15 G554 having divested G3588 the G746 sovereignties G2532 and G3588 the G1849 authorities, G1473 it.
554 Dodson:ἀπεκδύομαι I strip, divest, renounce.
Thayer:
1) wholly put off from one's self
1a) denoting separation from what is put off
2) wholly to strip off for one's self (for one's own advantage)
3) despoil, disarm
ἀπεκδύομαι
apekduomai ap-ek-doo'-om-ahee Middle voice from G575 and G1562; to divest wholly oneself, or (for oneself) despoil KJV Usage: put off, spoil.
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ἀρχή
archē ar-khay' From G756; (properly abstract) a commencement, or (concrete) chief (in various applications of order, time, place or rank) KJV Usage: beginning, corner, (at the, the) first (estate), magistrate, power, principality, principle, rule.
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vἐξουσία
exousia ex-oo-see'-ah From G1832 (in the sense of ability); privilege, that is, (subjectively) force, capacity, competency, freedom, or (objectively) mastery (concretely magistrate, superhuman, potentate, token of control), delegated influence KJV Usage: authority, jurisdiction, liberty, power, right, strength
Again who are the sovereignties and authorities? The rebellious sons of God. Jesus disarmed them. Jesus stripped them. Jesus divested and despoiled them. He made an open example of them. What were we discussing last week? The multifaceted wisdom of our Creator. He took away all legal rights that the evil rulers of this world may have over us, and used us to prove to them how foolish they are.
Colossians 2:15...G1165 he made an example G1722 in G3954 an open manner G2358 triumphing over G1473 them G1722 by
1165 LSJ Gloss:δειγματίζω to make a show of
Dodson:δειγματίζω I hold up as an example I hold up as an example, make a show of, expose.
Thayer:
1) to make an example of, to show as an example
δειγματίζω
deigmatizō digh-mat-id'-zo From G1164; to exhibit KJV Usage: make a shew
3954 Dodson:παρρησία freedom, confidence freedom, openness, especially in speech; boldness, confidence.
Thayer:
1) freedom in speaking, unreservedness in speech
1a) openly, frankly, i.e without concealment
1b) without ambiguity or circumlocution
1c) without the use of figures and comparisons
2) free and fearless confidence, cheerful courage, boldness, assurance
3) the deportment by which one becomes conspicuous or secures publicity
παῤῥησία
parrhēsia par-rhay-see'-ah From G3956 and a derivative of G4483; all out spokenness, that is, frankness, bluntness, publicity; by implication assurance KJV Usage: bold (X -ly, -ness, -ness of speech), confidence, X freely, X openly, X plainly (-ness).
2358 LSJ Gloss:θριαμβεύω to triumph
Dodson:θριαμβεύω I lead around, make a spectacle of
(properly: I lead one as my prisoner in a triumphal procession, hence) I lead around, make a show (spectacle) of, cause to triumph.
Thayer:
1) to triumph, to celebrate a triumph
2) cause one to triumphFrom the root word meaning a hymn sung in festal processions in honour of the god Bacchus.
θριαμβεύω
thriambeuō three-am-byoo'-o From a prolonged compound of the base of G2360 and a derivative of G680 (meaning a noisy iambus, sung in honor of Bacchus); to make an acclamatory procession, that is, (figuratively) to conquer or (by Hebraism) to give victory KJV Usage: (cause) to triumph (over).
Jesus made an example of who? The evil sons of God who tried to kill their own Creator. They thought that once Jesus died he would remain dead under their control. Jesus made an open show of the evil sons of God in front of all the other sons of God. The celebration of Jesus rising from the dead after taking back the keys to hades and death was an open spectacle. Humans didn’t see what was taking place in the heavenlies, but they did see the graves open. They saw the dead walking around Jerusalem. Some saw the stone rolled away, some saw the angel. Many disciples all over Israel saw Jesus risen from the dead in his resurrected body. Some saw the holes in his hands and feet. One put his hand in the hole in Jesus’ side.
All the heavenly sons of God saw what happened during the three days and three nights that Jesus was in the grave. They saw their Creator in a human body hanging on a cross. They saw the veil tear from top to bottom. They saw the Creator go into the lower parts of the earth. They saw him witness to the imprisoned spirits. They saw that the grave could not hold the Creator. They saw death and hades come under Jesus’ authority once again. They saw Jesus release the captives, taking them to Paradise. They saw the graves open and the dead people witnessing in Jerusalem. They saw the despair of the disciples. They saw the joy of the disciples when Jesus visited with them for forty days. They saw Jesus leave earth for the right hand of the father. Then they started to see something else. The coming of the Holy Spirit fifty days after Jesus was resurrected. Then another miracle for the salvation of humanity, they saw humans who believed Jesus died and rose the third day, absolved of their sins. The sons of God then saw Christ in believing humans, the hope of Glory. The heavenly sons of God saw the position of humanity as a lowly ignorant creature with the potential to become a new creation. They saw the new creation in Christ grow and spread throughout the world.
The mutinous sons of God still have a lease on the earth, but it is soon to expire. When the adam sinned, all humans were under the authority of the devil and his minions. Hell and death were taken by the devil and paradise was closed. All humans would go into hell, but the righteous humans went into a place that Jesus called Abraham’s bay or creek which is a separate compartment from hades for the righteous dead. As Jesus told us, a cavern separates the two places. Now Jesus has the keys, and he reopened paradise.
Jesus’ manifold wisdom, to create a race on the earth that would rise up and eventually bind the evil sons of God, judge them, and throw them into the lake of fire, is genius. Had they known. Had they known that we could grow our roots in Christ. Had they known that there was a mystery and hidden treasures of wisdom and knowledge. Had they known that we could be perfectly complete in Him who is the head of all principalities and powers. Had they known that our sins would be nailed to His cross. Had they known it would be Christ in us, they never would have crucified Jesus.
They evil sons of God thought they could take over all creation. They thought humans were weak and powerless. They thought they could enslave humans by humans’ own sin. They thought they could rule and reign apart form the Creator over part of his creation. They held humans hostage and thought that since the Creator came to rescue humans that they would kill him. They thought wrong. Through the human race the rebellious sons of God will be removed from their positions. However the evil princes of darkness still recruit humans with their failed plan of overtaking the creation. They cannot win, Jesus has the keys to hades and death. Jesus has a plan in place for all of Creation. All of the heavenly sons of God saw what took place two thousand years ago. Jesus openly humiliated the evil fallen sons of God. Then he had John write down the future.
Make no mistake, the apocalypse will be a scary time on earth but not for the children of the Living God because as Paul told us we will not be on the earth at that time. The revealing of what has been stolen and hidden by a kleptomaniac will be a fearful time for humans who may continue to reject Jesus, and a fearful time for the fallen heavenly sons of God. He overcame them two thousand years ago and then told us what to expect. Therefore do not let anyone try and put you in bondage.
Colossians 2:16 G3361 [2not G3767 3then G5100 4anyone G1473 6you G2919 1Let 5judge] G1722 in G1035 food G2228 or G1722 in G4213 drink, G2228 or G1722 in G3313 the rank G1859 of a holiday feast, G2228 or G3561 new moon, G2228 or G4521 sabbaths,
2919 LSJ Gloss:κρίνω to pick out, choose
Dodson:κρίνω I judge, decide, think good (a) I judge, whether in a law-court or privately: sometimes with cognate nouns emphasizing the notion of the verb, (b) I decide, I think (it) good.
Thayer:
1) to separate, put asunder, to pick out, select, choose
2) to approve, esteem, to prefer
3) to be of opinion, deem, think, to be of opinion
4) to determine, resolve, decree
5) to judge
5a) to pronounce an opinion concerning right and wrong
5a1) to be judged, i.e. summoned to trial that one's case may be examined and judgment passed upon it
5b) to pronounce judgment, to subject to censure
5b1) of those who act the part of judges or arbiters in matters of common life, or pass judgment on the deeds and words of others
6) to rule, govern
6a) to preside over with the power of giving judicial decisions, because it was the prerogative of kings and rulers to pass judgment
7) to contend together, of warriors and combatants
7a) to dispute
7b) in a forensic sense
7b1) to go to law, have suit at law
κρίνω
krinō kree'-no Properly to distinguish, that is, decide (mentally or judicially); by implication to try, condemn, punish KJV Usage: avenge, conclude, condemn, damn, decree, determine, esteem, judge, go to (sue at the) law, ordain, call in question, sentence to, think.
3313 LSJ Gloss:μέρος a part, share
Dodson:μέρος a part, portion a part, portion, share.
Thayer:
1) a part
1a) a part due or assigned to one
1b) lot, destiny
2) one of the constituent parts of a whole
2a) in part, partly, in a measure, to some degree, as respects a part, severally, individually
2b) any particular, in regard to this, in this respect
μέρος
meros mer'-os From an obsolete but more primary form of μείρομαι meiromai (to get as a section or allotment); a division or share (literally or figuratively, in a wide application)KJV Usage: behalf, coast, course, craft, particular (+ -ly), part (+ -ly), piece, portion, respect, side, some sort (-what).
1859 LSJ Gloss:ἑορτή a feast
Dodson:ἑορτή a festival, feast a festival, feast, periodically recurring.
Thayer:
1) a feast day, festival
ἑορτή
heortē heh-or-tay' Of uncertain affinity; a festival KJV Usage: feast, holyday.
3561 LSJ Gloss:νουμηνία the new moon, the first of the month
Dodson:νουμηνία the new moon as a festival the new moon, first of the month.
Thayer:
1) new moon
1a) of the Jewish festival of the new moon
νουμηνία
noumēnia noo-may-nee'-ah Feminine of a compound of G3501 and G3376 (as noun by implication of G2250); the festival of new moon KJV Usage: new moon
Literally do not let anyone decide, judge, question, or pass an opinion on what you eat or drink. Choose your own diet. Do not let anyone decide, judge, question, or pass an opinion on what feasts or holy days you partake in. Do not let anyone decide, judge, question, or pass an opinion on what you do regarding the new moon or the sabbath. Why? Because you have Christ In You. You and Jesus decide what you are going to celebrate, eat, or abide by. It is absolutely absurd for people to make religious declarations for everyone else. We know from Jubilees that the Israelites are not celebrating the holy days at the correct time. They were supposed to be on a solar calendar, but changed to a lunar calendar after the captivity. We know that all the calendars are mixed up and not followed as they were directed to be. We also know that the years are mixed up because there were rabbi’s who changed the years in the Bible so that other people could be named the Messiah instead of Jesus. If we were celebrating holy days on the proper days, we would be celebrating with the angels and other sons of God in the heavens. The Essenes kept the correct calendars even when others were not, as we see with Jesus. So instead of Paul declaring what calendar to keep and what days holidays should fall, Paul says don’t let anyone judge you. These ideas of what to eat, drink, and celebrate, are a shadow.
Colossians 2:17 G3739 which G1510.2.3 are G4639 a shadow G3588 of the G3195 things about to be -- G3588 but the G1161 G4983 body G3588 of the G5547 Christ!
4639 LSJ Gloss:σκιά a shadow
Dodson:σκιά a shadow, thick darkness, an outline a shadow, shade, thick darkness, an outline.
Thayer:
1) shadow
1a) shade caused by the interception of light
1b) an image cast by an object and representing the form of that object
1c) a sketch, outline, adumbration
σκία
skia skee'-ah Apparently a primary word; “shade” or a shadow (literally or figuratively [darkness of error or an adumbration ]) KJV Usage: shadow.
3195 LSJ Gloss:μέλλωto think of doing, intend to do, to be about to do
Dodson:μέλλωI am about to I intend, am about to; I delay, linger.
Thayer:
1) to be about
1a) to be on the point of doing or suffering something
1b) to intend, have in mind, think to
μέλλω
mellō mel'-lo A strengthened form of G3199 (through the idea of expectation); to intend, that is, be about to be, do, or suffer something (of persons or things, especially events; in the sense of purpose, duty, necessity, probability, possibility, or hesitation) KJV Usage: about, after that, be (almost), (that which is, things, + which was for) to come, intend, was to (be), mean, mind, be at the point, (be) ready, + return, shall (begin), (which, that) should (after, afterwards, hereafter) tarry, which was for, will, would, be yet.
A shadow is an image cast by an object that blocks light. Two things happen, either the sun moves or the object moves, either way, the shadow is in place until something changes. The idea is that something blocking the sun is temporary, and something different is about to occur. This is an outline of what is about to take place. Food, drink, and holy days, are the shadow. Food, drink, and holy days are blocking the sun until something moves. They are not the thing, they are a thing, meaning food, drink, and holy days, are not the final end, they are a step along the way. Today they cast an outline, but soon they will be done away with for what is coming. Ultimately, a new heaven and new earth, but in the nearer future, the harpazo. There will be new foods and drinks, and holy days. Paul is suggesting to not get caught up in bondage over these things. Do not let someone else put you in bondage over these things. Instead recognize that there is something bigger about to come to pass.
Paul then declares the body is of Christ. What goes on with food and drink and celebrations physically, is not as important as being of the anointed one. What takes place with food, drink, and celebrations, is not as important, figuratively, as being of the anointed one. Nothing is as important as being of the anointed one. The sovereignties and authorities are publicly humiliated. It is not Christ in angels, or cherubim, or seraphim. It is not Christ in the heavenly sons of God. It is Christ in You, the hope of glory. The body is of Christ, whether we are speaking of our physical body or the entire church. The body is of Christ.
Paul’s message is simple and complex at the same time. Why would Jesus make a public display of the fallen sons of God? So that all could see that he overcame. Remember Daniel told us that fallen spirit beings called princes resist the angels sent to help us. We read in the Septuagint that Moses declared that the nations were divided according to the number of angels. Hebrews tells us that there are ministering spirits sent out to minister to the heirs of salvation. We also know that there are seducing spirits and that in the future one third of the angels will be cast out of the heavens. Jesus stripped away, or put off, the evil sons of God, exposing them in disgrace, boldly making a spectacle of them. The devil will throw one third of the angels/stars to earth for judgment, and he himself will be thrown out of the upper heavens along with the satan. The body of Christ will be preparing to come back to the earth and clean up the mess they made from prior eons. We are the multifaceted wisdom of Jesus. We are their demise.
