Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
things to come—the blessings of the Christian covenant, the substance of which Jewish ordinances were but the type. Compare "ages to come," that is, the Gospel dispensation (Ephesians 2:7). Hebrews 2:5, "the world to come."
the body is of Christ—The real substance (of the blessings typified by the law) belongs to Christ (Hebrews 8:5; Hebrews 10:1).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Colossians 2:17:
Song of Solomon 2:17
John 1:17
1 Timothy 4:3
Hebrews 10:1
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