Bible Dictionary
Fulness
“Fulness” may describe the appointed time when God sent the Messiah, the abundant grace found in Christ, and the complete divine nature dwelling in Him. It may also describe the church as the fulness of Christ, His body under His headship.
Definition
“Fulness” describes completeness or superabundance. In the supplied passages it refers to the divinely appointed time, the abundance of grace in Christ, the whole nature and attributes of God dwelling in Christ, and the church as Christ’s fulness.
Biblical Usage
The fulness of time is the appointed time when Messiah appeared. Christ possesses a superabundance of grace, and the fulness of the Godhead dwells bodily in Him. The church is called Christ’s fulness as His complete and perfect body under His headship.
Scripture References
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Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
(1.) Of time (Gal. 4:4), the time appointed by God, and foretold by the prophets, when Messiah should appear. (2.) Of Christ (John 1:16), the superabundance of grace with which he was filled. (3.) Of the Godhead bodily dwelling in Christ (Col. 2:9), i.e., the whole nature and attributes of God are in Christ. (4.) Eph. 1:23, the church as the fulness of Christ, i.e., the church makes Christ a complete and perfect head.