Ephesians 81-82_30 Ephesians 6:13-17
EPHESIANS 6:13-17 June 2, 1982 But tonight I believe is another one of those nights where you are going to be blessed, ‘cause I do not know of any other time in the history of Christendom since the first century, in any writings any place that I know of that anybody has ever put together Ephesians chapter 6:13-17 which I shall endeavor to do for you tonight. You could have all the money that people sell their souls for and you could not know the Word of God like you’re going to know it before this evening is over with, because you can’t buy it with money. You could go to all the colleges, all the universities, all the seminaries and all the Bible schools in the world and you would not know what you in the Corps are going to know after tonight. So I’m believing that this will be a wonderful night for you. I finished verse 12 of Chapter 6 in the last session. Tonight I’d like to begin with verse 13. In the King James, it reads: Ephesians 6:13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. These words “take unto you” in the Aramaic is “put on” or “clothe yourself with.” In the Greek it is the word that’s related to lambanō, receive it to the end of declaring it, making it known, lambanōing it. It is to take up something and go with it, like in Acts 7:43 where…or in the Book of Acts where it talks about picking up Paul and bringing him along. So we are to take up or pick up our equipment, our gear, to be great athletes of the spirit. The words “the whole armour” means the complete equipment, all the implements, all the instruments, whatever it is. See. “…to withstand” is to encounter, it is to resist, it is to stand against. And the words “evil day” are the “the evil one,” and you and I know that the evil one is the Adversary. “…and having done” literally means when you have worked out all after the contest is over, after you’ve worked it out al…all of it, after you’ve performed everythin
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and I are engaged today which is recorded here in Ephesians 6. The inheritance of Israel was in the hands of the enemy. So, the inheritance, the land, which legally belonged to Israel, was in the hands of the enemy. Joshua physically had to fight the enemy to gain back the inheritance. Now, our enemy, the adversary, cannot rob us of our calling in Christ Jesus. But he can rob us of the joy in life before we receive the rewards and he can rob us of the rewards. I’ve translated 17 literally as follows: Ephesians 6:17 Literal translation according to usage And receive the helmet that is wholeness and the sword of the spirit which is God’s Word. And the expanded one as follows: Ephesians 6:17a Expanded translation And therefore you wear the glorious crown of wholeness,… Walter come in here, please. Ephesians 6:17b Expanded translation …for you’ve won every contest with the javelin provided y