²⁰ He used that power to raise Christ, so that he became alive again after his death. Then he gave Christ a place to sit at his right side in heaven.^{[a] 21} There, Christ rules over every other ruler and leader. He rules over everything else that has authority. He is greater than any power which people respect. That is true for the rulers of this world now, and also the rulers of the world that will come. ²² God has put all things under Christ's authority. He has made Christ the ruler over all things. He has done this to help his people, the church.