so that in the name of Jesus every knee should bend of those in heaven and those on earth and those under the ground,

The apostle John was given a vision of the “New Jerusalem” and what its rule will mean for the earth. John wrote: “I saw also the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God and prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

A thousand years of the rule of this “city” over mankind will accomplish God’s purpose to bring all things together on earth under Christ. (Rev. 20:4, 6) This will include “those under the ground,” that is, those who are dead, who will be resurrected to learn the way of righteousness. (Phil. 2:10) Christ will bring all things into harmony with God.