Who Is the Supreme Being After All Is Restored?

After all things are restored and the work of redemption is complete, the Bible reveals that God the Father is the one being who is supreme as all in allSOTC 42.1+2. While the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are perfectly united and gave themselves together to the plan of redemption, the ultimate result of Christ’s reign is the restoration of the Father’s supreme will across the entire moral universePH148 5.3+1.

The Great Goal of Restoration

The purpose of the plan of salvation is to return the universe to its original order, where God’s will is supremePTUK April 12, 1894, page 228.10.

• A Unified Kingdom: The kingdom of heaven is a place where God’s will is done as it is in heaven, and where the authority of the Son is recognized by every mindPTUK April 12, 1894, page 228.10+1.

• The End of the Mediatorial Reign: When the end comes and Christ has put down all opposing rule and authority, He delivers up the kingdom to God the FatherARSH May 12, 1859, page 193.17.

• God All in All: The grand result of the history of sin and redemption is summarized in the fact that God becomes "all in all"SOTC 42.1+1.

The Relationship Between the Father and the Son

The supremacy of the Father does not diminish the divinity of Christ, but rather defines the order of the heavenly governmentARSH May 12, 1859, page 193.17.

• Co-equal Divinity: Christ is the express image of the invisible God and possesses life that is original, unborrowed, and underived9MR 126.1+2.

• Voluntary Subjection: After using the power conferred upon Him to destroy death and restore the earth, the Son Himself becomes subject to the FatherARSH May 12, 1859, page 193.17.

• The Shared Throne: Even in the new earth, the "throne of God and of the Lamb" represents their eternal union, though the Father remains the ultimate Source and SovereignDAR1909 750.2+1.

The Eternal Light of the Universe

In the restored world, the presence of the Father is the light and glory of His peopleSOTC 42.1.

• Everlasting Light: Isaiah describes the new state of things where the Lord God is an everlasting light and the days of mourning are endedSOTC 42.1.

• Righteous People: All who inherit the land will be righteous, serving as the branch of God's planting that He may be glorifiedSOTC 42.1.

• Final Exaltation: The Father, who loved the world so much that He gave His only begotten Son, will be the object of eternal praise as the universal SovereignPH148 5.3+1.

"And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all" 1 Corinthians 15:28. This is the beautiful conclusion of the great controversy, where love and harmony are forever restored under the supremacy of the FatherSLWM 26.1+1. 🌟