<p>15:24 <i>Then comes the end- </i>&quot;Comes&quot; is not in the original. Literally, &quot;then- the end&quot;. On :23 I suggested that we are being presented with three orders or standard bearers / troops of people. Firstly Christ, then those who in this life are His &quot;at His coming&quot;, and now we have in view a third group. I suggested on :20 whom they might be. If indeed &quot;the end&quot; refers to the end of a Millennial reign (although see on :20), when He will have put down &quot;all rule and all authority and power&quot;, He will have reigned until &quot;all enemies&quot; are subdued. This would mean that there will still be enemies of Christ throughout the Millennium; and there will also be human rulers and powers opposed to Him, to some degree, until they are finally subdued at &quot;the end&quot; of the Millennium. As Solomon's reign featured local rulers still existing in surrounding lands, so Christ's Kingdom would still feature local human rulers of some kind, who may not be forced to be subject to Him. It takes time for the little stone to destroy the kingdoms of men, and totally establish God's Kingdom. Zeph. 3:19 speaks of the Jews getting glory and praise in every nation which have persecuted them. The lands of their dispersion, Russia, Germany, the Arab world etc., will then recognize the spiritual status of God's people. This in itself implies that humanity will not be one homogeneous mass. The <i>nations</i> will decide to go up to worship God at Jerusalem (Zech. 14:16); hinting at some kind of high level national decision by their leaders, as well as the individual desire of ordinary people from all nations?</p><p><i>When he shall deliver up the kingdom to God, even the Father- </i>There seems an emphasis here upon the Lord's inferiority to the Father. &quot;Even the Father&quot; seems to stress the point, having said that He shall give up the Kingdom to God. I suggested in <i>The Real Christ</i> that wrong thinking about the Lord Jesus was already developing in the churches at this time, wishing to present Jesus as another god; which is how the pagan cults around them would have perceived Him, for they considered every cult to worship a god. This error came to full term in the doctrine of the Trinity; but Paul here is arguing against it right at its incipient stage.</p><p><i>When he shall have abolished all rule and all authority and power</i>- Absolutely all kinds of authority apart from that of the Father and Son will be removed. &quot;Abolish&quot; translates a word elsewhere used about the abolition of the Mosaic law (Rom. 7:2,6; 2 Cor. 3:7,11,13,14; Eph. 2:15), as well as the rule of sin (Rom. 6:6; Heb. 2:14). Paul has used the word in his opening chapter to the Corinthians about how all worldly structures and systems shall be &quot;abolished&quot; (1 Cor. 1:28; 2:6). This was a radical thing to put in writing, in a society where the &quot;rule... authority and power&quot; of Caesar was what structured society. All such things were to pass away right now in the experience of the believer. The words are used about sin, about the power of the Mosaic regulations, and also about the authority of Rome. The Father and Son were to be all and in all for all believers; submission to their rule, power and authority words often used by Paul about the authority of the Lord Jesus is the way to ultimate freedom from all the secular ties that bind. Even the authority of the miraculous Spirit gifts was to be abolished (s.w. 1&nbsp;Cor. 13:8,10), and the mature believer was to likewise abolish or put away such things (1 Cor. 13:11 s.w.). Clearly, in the life of the believer right now, the Kingship of Christ is to mean the abolition of all other authorities and principles, be they of sin or the Mosaic law. The reality of Christ as Lord is to be supreme. It is this process of getting people to be like this which shall progress onwards until &quot;the end&quot;.&nbsp;</p>