Answer: Christ has the supremacy in everything, (verse
18).
MORE INFORMATION AND/OR OTHER SCRIPTURE REFERENCES:
"Supremacy" means "to hold the first
place." Christ is first in time and in rank. The
Sovereign of the universe is also Head of the Church.
Supremacy is His right, for He is the beginning and the firstborn
from the dead, and He was the firstborn of creation:
Isaiah 44:6: "This is what the Lord
says--Israel's King and Redeemer, the Lord Almighty: I
am the first and I am the last; apart from Me there is no
God."
Isaiah 48:12: [God said,] "Listen
to me, O Jacob, Israel, whom I have called: I am He; I am the
first and I am the last."
Revelation 1:17-18: "When I saw
Him, I fell at His feet as though dead. Then He placed His right
hand on me and said: "Do not be afraid. I am the First and
the Last. I am the Living One; I was dead, and behold I am
alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and
Hades.'"
Revelation 2:8: [The Lord said,]
"To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are
the Words of Him Who is the First and the Last, Who died and came
to life again."
Revelation 22:12-13: [The Lord said,]
"Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with Me, and I will
give to everyone according to what he has done. I am the
Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the
End."
