Then he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you—that everything written about me in the law of Moses, the prophets, and the psalms must be fulfilled.” Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures.
—Luke 24:44–45
God put this power to work in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the age to come. And he has put all things under his feet and has made him the head over all things for the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.
—Ephesians 1:20–23
In the reading of the Old Testament that same veil is still there, since only in Christ is it set aside. … A veil lies over their minds; but when one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed.
–2 Corinthians 3:14–15
The book of the genealogy [genesis] of Jesus Christ…
—Matthew 1:1
Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered…
The chariots of God are twice ten thousand,
thousands upon thousands;
The Lord came from Sinai into his sanctuary.
You ascended on high,
Leading captivity captive;
you received gifts for people…
Our God is a God of salvation,
and to YHWH, the Lord, belongs escape from death.
–Psalm 68:1, 17, 18, 20
But each of us was given grace according to the measure of Christ’s gift. Therefore it is said:
“When he ascended on high he made captivity itself a captive; he gave gifts to his people.”
(When it says, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower parts of the earth? He who descended is the same one who ascended far above all the heavens, so that he might fill all things.)
—Ephesians 4:7–10
So that he might fill all things.
–Ephesians 4:10 NRSV
So that he might fill the entire universe with himself.
–Ephesians 4:10 NLT
All things have been created through him and for him.
–Colossians 1:16
I am the Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.
–Revelation 22:13