Jesus Christ, the Son of God's love, is the head of the body, the church. But Paul does not merely issue a declaration; he gives, also, a description: this saving and sovereign head is "the beginning, the firstborn from the dead."
The former suggests priority in time, but also has the sense of an originating power. It is Christ's creative initiative that calls forth his church: he is the source of all its life.
He is also the firstborn from the dead, the most illustrious of the resurrection, the unrivalled head of the new creation as well as the first. Though we shall be with him and like him, we shall also worship and adore him. He merits, effects, and exemplifies the resurrection of his body.
Because of the organic unity between head and body, these descriptions of the head imply wonderful blessings for the body, those joined to Christ by faith: present vitality, loving sovereignty, complete security, happy eternity, and absolute certainty.
Here the church of Christ can behold her head with wonder and joy, who brings in certain salvation and everlasting life.
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