“For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.”
For this very reason, Christ died and returned to life so that he might be the Lord of both the dead and the living. — Purpose of apobanō (die) and anistēmi (be raised) is lordship over both nekros (dead) and zao (living). Christ's resurrection is not merely personal victory but coronation establishing universal dominion. All judgment authority flows from this lordship.
Church Fathers on Romans 14:9
“For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that He might be Lord both of the dead and living.” And so let us at least convince you, that He is thoughtful for our salvation. For had He not had this great care for us, where were the need of the Dispensation (or Incarnation, οἰκονομίας)? He then that has shown so much anxiety about our becoming His, as to take the form of a servant, and to die, will He despise us after we have become so? This cannot be so,…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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