The epistles follow this theme with these additional comments. When He had disarmed the rulers and authorities, He made a public display of them, having triumphed over them through Him. (Colossians 2:15, NASB95) Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise also partook of the same, that through death He might render powerless him who had the power of death, that is, the devil.... (Hebrews 2:14, NASB95) The Son of God appeared for this purpose, to destroy the works