Hebrews 10:13-14 From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool. For by one offering he had perfected for ever them that are sanctified.
‘From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.’ By His sacrifice, Christ defeated all satanic powers (Col. 2:14-17). Now He needs only to await the time of their complete submission and punishment (1Cor. 15:24-28; Heb. 2:5-15; Eph. 1:10). In the meantime He is calling out a heavenly people whom He will make kings and priests to reign over all coming generations in the Millennium and the new and eternal earth (Acts 15:13-18; Rev. 1:5-6; 5:8-10; 20:4-6; 22:4-5).
Many religions of today declare men [husbands] as the wife’s king, priest – and sometimes even prophet – of their homes. This is unscriptural and testifies of great vanity for no one was called apart from others (Gal. 3:26-28) in this era, except for all to serve God through Christ by living as He did on earth (1Pet. 2:21-23). We are called to SERVE (Matt. 20:27-28; 23:11; 24:45-48; 25:21-30; Mark 9:35; 10:44; Luke 12:37; 22:26; John 12:26; 13:16) not to rule or be worshipped and obeyed in all things (except in relations as commanded by Scripture and God) as some claim from various Scriptures that they apply to themselves. Saints will reign as kings and prophets during the Millennium (Rev. 19:11-20:7); as Revelation clearly states and to claim those titles now is ungodly. The qualification is to be a born-again Christian – the only kind of Christian that the Word mentions – and live up to Biblical standards (Matt. 13:38-49; 18:3; John 3:3-5; 2Cor. 5:17-18; Rom. 6:7, 18, 22; 8:1-13; Gal. 5:19-24; Eph. 4:24; 1Jn. 2:29; 3:8-10; 5:1-4, 18; Heb. 12:14). The kingdom of heaven is the coming (still outstanding) kingdom of the 1000 years (a Millennium) and it will be on earth and saints will reign on earth, not in heaven: “the kingdom UNDER THE WHOLE HEAVEN shall be given to the saints … The Lord shall be king OVER ALL THE EARTH … we shall reign ON THE EARTH” (Dan. 2:35, 44-45; 7:13-14, 18, 26-27; Zech. 14:1-21; Matt. 25:31-46; Isa. 9:6-7; Luke 1:32-33; Rev. 1:6; 5:10; 11:15; 20:1-10).
Living the Word 