⁵ For He did not subject to angels the world to come, concerning which we are speaking.

One of the greatest struggles of faith for the Christian is why does God not fix the world? Bad things happen to what seems like good people, and good things happen to what seems like bad people. Where is the hope in that? Did not the psalmist wrestle with this very thing? “For I was envious of the arrogant as I saw the prosperity of the wicked. For there are no pains in their death, and their body is fat….Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure and washed my hands in innocence; for I have been stricken all day long and chastened every morning.” (Ps 73:3-4, 13-14).

The world certainly doesn’t seem to be under God’s control. And if it is, some reason, then God certainly could not be called “good” unless you redefine “good” to be something completely different than what we normally think of as being “good.”

So we wrestle, like those long ago who tried to make sense of it all, and many people devise philosophical responses. “Fate,” as the common thinking goes, is responsible; some look to mediums, spiritists or fortune tellers. Others turn to witchcraft, Satan worship or even angel worship, attempting to tap into some sort of supernatural power, in efforts to bring their life under control. Still others, in retaining some sense of acknowledgment in the divine, conclude God is ineffectual or fickle like the gods of the Greek pantheon. He is preoccupied with more important things, so why would he bother with me? Whoever is in control certainly is unable or unwilling or unconcerned about me when I go through difficult times. Who is ultimate in control anyway?

Our verse today hints at a coming time when the whole world will be in subjection. But it will not be subject to angels, those powerful beings, messengers of God. Praise God. As powerful as they are, then are not infinite in wisdom, power and love. No, the coming age will be subject Jesus Christ. And that gives us hope for today.

The hope for us is found in the time factor. Evolutionists assert time and chance are the key to their godless understanding of the development of life, which ultimately leaves us hopeless. There is no amount of time that can explain extreme complexity of life, even if billions of years are postulated. Scripture on the other hand tells us that time and God give us hope. What we see right now is not the ultimate story. That is good news.