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The authority God the Father gave to Christ in Matthew 28:18 does not refer to what he previously had but had set aside for a while. It was something new. It was a new authority which resulted from or had come about as a consequence of God the Father reconciling all things to Christ.

The "all authority" (in heaven and on earth) which God the Father gave to Christ in Matthew 28:18 was a new kind of authority in relation to all creation because God has restored all things through Christ. This is evident in the other texts of the New Testament:

• 1 Corinthians 15:26-28 said that all things are not yet subject to the Father because all things are not yet subject to Christ. Christ gave the kingdom to the Father. The Father receives it. The Father subjects all things to Christ and then afterwards God became all in all. It was only after the Father subjected all things to Christ when it is said that God will be all in all.

• Colossians 1:19-20 said that all things have been reconciled to God through the blood of the crucified Christ.

• Ephesians 1:11 said that the time will come when all things will be under the headship of Christ.

Based on this biblical texts, it is possible for both God and Christ to have a new kind of authority over all creation due to the new relationship brought forth by them through the cross. Thus, the time when Christ received all authority in heaven and on earth would be when he was at the cross and received death. Philippians 2:9-11 spoke of the exalted Christ receiving from the Father immediately after his death on the cross. Neither the resurrection nor the ascension was mentioned by Paul in that text. Then 1 Corinthians 15 said that when every believer received immortality (defeating death, which is the last enemy) that's the time when all things will be under God and God will be all in all.

The authority God the Father gave to Christ in Matthew 28:18 does not refer to what he previously had but had set aside for a while. It was something new. It was a new authority which resulted from or had come about as a consequence of God the Father reconciling all things to Christ.

The "all authority" (in heaven and on earth) which God the Father gave to Christ in Matthew 28:18 was a new kind of authority in relation to all creation because God has restored all things through Christ. This is evident in the other texts of the New Testament:

• 1 Corinthians 15:26-28 said that all things are not yet subject to the Father because all things are not yet subject to Christ. Christ gave the kingdom to the Father. The Father receives it. The Father subjects all things to Christ and then afterwards God became all in all. It was only after the Father subjected all things to Christ when it is said that God will be all in all.

• Colossians 1:19-20 said that all things have been reconciled to God through the blood of the crucified Christ.

• Ephesians 1:11 said that the time will come when all things will be under the headship of Christ.

Based on these biblical texts, it is possible for both God and Christ to have a new kind of authority over all creation due to the new relationship brought forth by them through the cross. Thus, the time when Christ received all authority in heaven and on earth would be when he was at the cross and received death. Philippians 2:9-11 spoke of the exalted Christ receiving from the Father immediately after his death on the cross. Neither the resurrection nor the ascension was mentioned by Paul in that text. Then 1 Corinthians 15 said that when every believer received immortality (defeating death, which is the last enemy) that's the time when all things will be under God and God will be all in all.

The authority God the Father gave to Christ in Matthew 28:18 does not refer to what he previously had but had set aside for a while. It was something new. It was a new authority which resulted from or had come about as a consequence of God the Father reconciling all things to Christ.

The "all authority" (in heaven and on earth) which God the Father gave to Christ in Matthew 28:18 was a new kind of authority in relation to all creation because God has restored all things through Christ. This is evident in the other texts of the New Testament:

• 1 Corinthians 15:26-28 said that all things are not yet subject to the Father because all things are not yet subject to Christ. Christ gave the kingdom to the Father. The Father receives it. The Father subjects all things to Christ and then afterwards God became all in all. It was only after the Father subjected all things to Christ when it is said that God will be all in all.

• Colossians 1:19-20 said that all things have been reconciled to God through the blood of the crucified Christ.

• Ephesians 1:11 said that the time will come when all things will be under the headship of Christ.

Based on this biblical texts, it is possible for both God and Christ to have a authority over all creation due to the new relationship brought forth by them through the cross. Thus, the time when Christ received all authority in heaven and on earth would be when he was at the cross and received death. Philippians 2:9-11 spoke of the exalted Christ receiving from the Father immediately after his death on the cross. Neither the resurrection nor the ascension was mentioned by Paul in that text. Then 1 Corinthians 15 said that when every believer received immortality (defeating death, which is the last enemy) that's the time when all things will be under God and God will be all in all.

The authority God the Father gave to Christ in Matthew 28:18 does not refer to what he previously had but had set aside for a while. It was something new. It was a new authority which resulted from or had come about as a consequence of God the Father reconciling all things to Christ.

The "all authority" (in heaven and on earth) which God the Father gave to Christ in Matthew 28:18 was a new kind of authority in relation to all creation because God has restored all things through Christ. This is evident in the other texts of the New Testament:

• 1 Corinthians 15:26-28 said that all things are not yet subject to the Father because all things are not yet subject to Christ. Christ gave the kingdom to the Father. The Father receives it. The Father subjects all things to Christ and then afterwards God became all in all. It was only after the Father subjected all things to Christ when it is said that God will be all in all.

• Colossians 1:19-20 said that all things have been reconciled to God through the blood of the crucified Christ.

• Ephesians 1:11 said that the time will come when all things will be under the headship of Christ.

Based on this biblical texts, it is possible for both God and Christ to have a new kind of authority over all creation due to the new relationship brought forth by them through the cross. Thus, the time when Christ received all authority in heaven and on earth would be when he was at the cross and received death. Philippians 2:9-11 spoke of the exalted Christ receiving from the Father immediately after his death on the cross. Neither the resurrection nor the ascension was mentioned by Paul in that text. Then 1 Corinthians 15 said that when every believer received immortality (defeating death, which is the last enemy) that's the time when all things will be under God and God will be all in all.

The authority God the Father gave to Christ in Matthew 28:18 does not refer to what he previously had but had set aside for a while. It was something new. It was a new authority which resulted from or had come about as a consequence of God the Father reconciling all things to Christ.

The "all authority" (in heaven and on earth) which God the Father gave to Christ in Matthew 28:18 was a new kind of authority in relation to all creation because God has restored all things through Christ. This is evident in the other texts of the New Testament:

• 1 Corinthians 15:26-28 said that all things are not yet subject to the Father because all things are not yet subject to Christ. Christ gave the kingdom to the Father. The Father receives it. The Father subjects all things to Christ and then afterwards God became all in all. It was only after the Father subjected all things to Christ when it is said that God will be all in all.

• Colossians 1:19-20 said that all things have been reconciled to God through the blood of the crucified Christ.

• Ephesians 1:11 said that the time will come when all things will be under the headship of Christ.

Based on this biblical texts, it is possible for both God and Christ to have a authority over all creation due to the new relationship brought forth by them through the cross. Thus, the time when Christ received all authority in heaven and on earth would be when he was at the cross and received death. Philippians 2:9-11 spoke of the exalted Christ receiving from the Father immediately after his death on the cross. Neither the resurrection nor the ascension was mentioned by Paul in that text. Then 1 Corinthians 15 said that when every believer received immortality (defeating death), that's the time when God will be all in all.

The authority God the Father gave to Christ in Matthew 28:18 does not refer to what he previously had but had set aside for a while. It was something new. It was a new authority which resulted from or had come about as a consequence of God the Father reconciling all things to Christ.

The "all authority" (in heaven and on earth) which God the Father gave to Christ in Matthew 28:18 was a new kind of authority in relation to all creation because God has restored all things through Christ. This is evident in the other texts of the New Testament:

• 1 Corinthians 15:26-28 said that all things are not yet subject to the Father because all things are not yet subject to Christ. Christ gave the kingdom to the Father. The Father receives it. The Father subjects all things to Christ and then afterwards God became all in all. It was only after the Father subjected all things to Christ when it is said that God will be all in all.

• Colossians 1:19-20 said that all things have been reconciled to God through the blood of the crucified Christ.

• Ephesians 1:11 said that the time will come when all things will be under the headship of Christ.

Based on this biblical texts, it is possible for both God and Christ to have a authority over all creation due to the new relationship brought forth by them through the cross. Thus, the time when Christ received all authority in heaven and on earth would be when he was at the cross and received death. Philippians 2:9-11 spoke of the exalted Christ receiving from the Father immediately after his death on the cross. Neither the resurrection nor the ascension was mentioned by Paul in that text. Then 1 Corinthians 15 said that when every believer received immortality (defeating death, which is the last enemy) that's the time when all things will be under God and God will be all in all.