Subordination.

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Saint Paul wrote: 20 But no, Christ has been raised from the dead, and he comes before all those who have fallen asleep. 21 A human being brought death; a human being also brings resurrection of the dead. 22 For, as in Adam all die, so, in Christ, all will be made alive. 23 However, each one in his own time: first Christ, then Christ’s people, when he comes. 24 Then, the end will come, when Christ delivers the kingdom to God the Father, after having destroyed every rule, authority and power. 25 For he must reign and put all enemies under his feet. 26 The last enemy to be destroyed will be death. 27 As Scripture says: God has subjected everything under his feet. When we say that everything is put under his feet, we exclude, of course, the Father, who subjects everything to him. 28 When the Father has subjected everything to him, the Son will place himself under the One who subjected everything to him. From then on, God will be all in all. 29 Tell me: what are these people doing, who are baptized on behalf of the dead? If the dead cannot be raised, why do they want to be baptized for the dead? 30 As for us, why do we constantly risk our life? For death is my daily companion. 31 I say that, brothers and sisters, before you, who are my pride in Christ Jesus our Lord. 32 Was it for human interest that I fought in Ephesus like a lion tamer? If the dead are not raised, let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we shall die! 33 Do not be deceived; bad theories corrupt good morals. Wake up, and do not sin, 34 because some of you are outstandingly ignorant about God; I say this to your shame. (1Corinthians 15:20-34) And that made me wonder how it is that Jesus Christ shall surrender the kingdom to God and become subordinate to God. The significant words in the passage are these "Then, the end will come, when Christ delivers the kingdom to God the Father, after having destroyed every rule, authority and power. 25 For he must reign and put all enemies under his feet. 26 The last enemy to be destroyed will be death. 27 As Scripture says: God has subjected everything under his feet. When we say that everything is put under his feet, we exclude, of course, the Father, who subjects everything to him. 28 When the Father has subjected everything to him, the Son will place himself under the One who subjected everything to him. From then on, God will be all in all." What do you make of the passage?

There's another related passage that I have seen mistranslated by some which reads as follows:
Colossians 1:15 He is the image of the unseen God, and for all creation, he is the firstborn, 16 for, in him, all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible: thrones, rulers, authorities, powers… All was made through him and for him. 17 He is before all and all things hold together, in him. 18 And he is the head of the body, that is the Church, for he is the first, the first raised from the dead, that he may be the first in everything, 19 for God was pleased to let fullness dwell in him. 20 Through him, God willed to reconcile all things to himself, and through him, through his blood shed on the cross, God establishes peace, on earth as in heaven. • 21 You, yourselves, were once estranged, and opposed to God, because of your evil deeds, 22 but now, God has reconciled you, in the human body of his Son, through his death, so that you may be without fault, holy and blameless before him. 23 Only stand firm upon the foundation of your faith, and be steadfast in hope. Keep in mind the gospel you have heard, which has been preached to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister. 24 At present, I rejoice when I suffer for you; I complete, in my own flesh, what is lacking in the sufferings of Christ, for the sake of his body, which is the church. 25 For I am serving the church since God entrusted to me the ministry to make the word of God fully known. 26 I mean that mysterious plan that, for centuries and generations, remained secret, and which God has now revealed to his holy ones. 27 God willed to make known to them the riches, and even the glory, that his mysterious plan reserved for the pagan nations: Christ is in you, the hope for glory.​
Is saint Paul intending that a distinction be made between Christ and God the Son?
 
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