“Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:”
So that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth — the citation of Isaiah 45:23 ('every knee shall bow to me') originally applied to YHWH; now it applies to Jesus. The triadic cosmology (heaven, earth, underearth) encompasses all creation; none escape the confession. 'At the name of Jesus' (en tō onomati Iēsou) suggests that hearing or invoking his name triggers submission. This is eschatological prophecy being fulfilled: universal acknowledgment of Christ's lordship. The hymn's movement is complete: from cosmic preeminence through self-emptying to cosmic vindication.
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