Collossians I

^{Speaking of Jesus, Paul (and Timothy) says this "19}For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, ²⁰and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross."

I had never caught the reference to "things in heaven" before. I don't know how well this is connected to the rest of Biblical theology, but it certainly opens to the mind to very interesting subjects. We're told of a schism in heaven, where Lucifer is cast out along with (a third? can't remember) a group of angels, who become demons. But this statement is remarkable, in that it points to there still being a rent in heaven over these matters, which has now been closed through Christ. Redeemer, Deliverer, and Ultimate Joint Compound, capable of sealing schisms of heavenly and earthly proportions.

Of course, sealing one schism can open up others, which is why I think Jesus also talks about his coming causing divisions amongst families. When you tie up a ship to a dock in stormy weather, sure, it is now fastened to the solid immovable structure, but it's also going violently resist it, still being in the heaving waves as it is.