Colossians 2 Footnotes
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2:15 No contradiction exists here between Paul’s statement that the rulers and authorities have been defeated and his assumption elsewhere that they are still virulently active and that believers need to fight against them (e.g., Eph 6:12). The cross of Christ is the point of decisive victory over the powers of evil; believers can now be victorious over them through union with Christ. They will be vanquished once and for all at the end of the age.
2:18 This probably refers to a magical invocation of angels for help or deliverance.