“Until I make thy foes thy footstool.”
until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.' — the enemies (echthroi, foes) placed as a footstool (hypopodion, footstool) is humiliation and complete subjugation. The 'until' (heōs) indicates a process: Christ reigns now (already) but enemies are still being subdued; final victory awaits the parousia (not yet). The already-not yet tension defines the present age.
Church Fathers on Acts 2:35
of His resurrection, that neither was His soul left in hell, nor did His flesh see corruption. Acts 2:31 This again is wonderful: it shows that His resurrection was not like that of other men. For though death laid hold on Him, yet it did not its own work then.— And, as regards the sin, he has spoken of that, covertly and darkly; of the punishment, he forbore to add anything; but that they had slain Him, this he has spoken out; for the rest he now comes to the sign given by…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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