"For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him." (Hebrews 2:8b KJV)
""Can you catch Leviathan with a hook or put a noose around its jaw? Can you tie it with a rope through the nose or pierce its jaw with a spike? Will it beg you for mercy or implore you for pity? Will it agree to work with you, to be your slave for life? Can you make it a pet like a bird, or give it to your little girls to play with? Will merchants try to but it to sell it in their shops? Will its hide be hurt by spears or its head by a harpoon? If you lay a hand on it, you will certainly remember the battle that follows. You won't try that again! No, it is useless to try to capture it. The hunter who attempts it will be knocked down. And since no one dares disturb it, who then can stand up to me? Who has given me anything that I need to pay back? Everything under heaven is mine."" (JOB 41:1-11 NLT)
As it turns out, this creature, "Leviathan," is most likely an earthly creature or a mythical sea monster; whatever it might be, its identification is highly disputed. This is also God's closing argument to Job, so whatever it is, it is referred to by God, as, "Nothing on earth is its equal, no other creature so fearless. Of all the creatures, it is the proudest. It is the king of beasts!" (JOB 41:33-34 NLT)
If there was anything that might slightly be close, without actually being an actual creature, I might be the one thing Cain could not tame, as he refused to do what was right! As God said, "Then watch out! Sin is crouching at the door, eager to control you." (Genesis 4:7b NLT)
Hopefully this might make sense; but if it doesn't, you can write me with your complaints, if you so desire. I might try to read your reply; but then again, it probably won't matter, one way or another! But, it there is one thing which hasn't been put under Him, as of yet, it could possibly be our struggle with sin!
Don't get me wrong, because Jesus took on the sins of the entire world, making us free from sin and death; all of us that believe in Him and the power of the cross on which He sacrificed Himself to give us life! But there is still sin that pulls us apart, causes us to lack loving as we should, and trips us up, making us sometimes fall away from the faith, even though we never thought we could.
Not that this is anything we shouldn't feel responsible for, because we do have a choice; much like Cain had the choice to do right, but decided to let sin control him, instead of being sin's master. This is really not that hard to figure out, because there will be a day when none of this will matter, our corruptible bodies will be no more, and we will be totally and completely just like Jesus, pure and holy...
"So you see, just as death came into the world through a man, now the resurrection from the dead has begun through another man. Just as everyone dies because all belong to Adam, everyone who belongs to Christ will be given new life. But there is an order to this resurrection: Christ was raised as the first of the harvest; and all who belong to Christ will be raised when he comes back. After that the end will come, when he will turn the Kingdom over to God the Father, having destroyed every ruler and authority and power. For Christ must reign until he humbles all his enemies beneath his feet. And the last enemy to be destroyed is death. For the Scriptures say, "God has put all things under his authority." (Of course, when it says "all things are under his authority," that does not include God himself, who gave Christ his authority.) Then, when all things are under his authority, the Son will put himself under God's authority, so that God, who gave his Son authority over all things, will be utterly supreme over everything everywhere." (1 Corinthians 15:21-28 NLT)
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