Ephesians 2:6-7

(Ephesians 2:6-7)

『And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. 』

『Hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus 』. This word means "baptism." Everyone is dead in transgression and sin, saying, "The Spirit is dead to God." But for the world, it is alive. So salvation is the resurrection of the spirit that has died in transgression and sin. This is from Ephesians 2:8.『 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 』 It means that salvation does not depend on humans. It is not true to say "accept God" because people decided to believe it. Because they are dead in transgression and sin. The dead must live with Jesus and accept God, but it would be true to say that we are dead. The key to salvation is to die with Jesus because humans are dead to God in transgression. Then God lives with Jesus. Realizing that people are dying to God through transgression, it is repentance to die with Jesus, and thus to be born again with Jesus.

"This is not from you, but from God." When we die with Jesus, we receive faith from heaven. This faith is a one that occurs only in those who are born again. So, you will receive God. God empowers those who receive Jesus to become children of God. Power is Ephesians 2:6, 『And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: 』

The believing being is on this earth, and the Bible says, "He sat in heaven." It means "Be one with the Ascended Lord." This is the power to be a child of God. That's why in Ephesians 1:12, the power that says ``But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:'' is the words of Ephesians 2:6.

Satan, who has been against God, has been expelled from the kingdom of God. Satan had a higher wisdom than Eve, and she sinned Eve without sin. It is not difficult for Satan to make humans sin. It was not the power and wisdom that Satan and his followers were deprived of, but the power of the children of God. However, many churches today pray for the Holy Spirit. But through death with Jesus Christ, the power to become a child of God came, is this not surprising? It's amazing how he got the power of the king's son.

Jesus died on the cross and was resurrected. Jesus was invisible to anyone except the hundreds of disciples who had been together from beginning to end for 40 days. And Jesus' ascension was shown to very few. Why is that? It is said in the Bible that Heaven is the heart of the king's son who prepared the wedding feast. I invited, but no one came. So, it is said that God brought the evil or the good to the wedding feast, but those who did not wear robes are bound and thrown into the darkness. The Lord does not forget righteousness among the joy of his son's feast. And he said, "Many have been called, but few have been chosen." But today, God says that everyone wants to be saved. However, it is wrong to say anything except repentance, "Everyone who repents is saved."

Jesus said in parables that the rich man died and went to hell, and the beggar died and went to heaven. In hell, the rich man begged Abraham, "I have five brothers, but you have to bring the beggar back to the world to show my brothers the resurrection so that they will not come to hell." However, Abraham said, "If the beggar Lazarus is alive again and tells them to go, they will not repent." They have the words of Moses (the law) and the prophet. That is, there is no point in not listening to counsel (repentance). It means that even if the miracle of the dead rises again, it has nothing to do with human repentance. Humans repent only when they stand before the law. For they realize that they will be judged by God when they stand before the law.

Rather than a miracle happening due to the work of the Holy Spirit, it is possible to approach salvation only by looking at yourself standing before the law. This is because everyone is standing before the law before faith comes from God. However, anyone who realizes that he is the one who stands before the law can repent. If you don't realize it, you say you believe in yourself, but you can't get out of the law. The sinner is surrounded by the law. The law is not fearful, but you can only live if you are afraid of "sinning". Sin can be forgiven, but being sinned (evil) is not forgiven. Evil must die. Sin is prescribed in the law, but evil can be realized through the law.

A sinner in court repents of his sins and sheds tears, but how many of them realize in their minds that "they are evil?" Therefore, through sin, they realize that they are evil and repent and return. We must repent and be free from sin.

It shows through the contrast between the Old and New Testaments. Exodus is like believing in Jesus. The wilderness is an opportunity to repent. There is no Moses in the Jordan River. It is to cross over with Joshua (Jesus), whom Moses gave a new name. After Moses left the wilderness, he sent 12 spies to Canaan, saying, "Detect and come to what the Lord has promised." They returned for 40 days. Joshua and Caleb are the lands where milk and honey flow. However, the ten spies said their thoughts, "The land is the land that swallows the inhabitants." It is a lie to God. It may sound true to man, but it is false to God.

Entering the Canaan means ascension. By the end of Numbers, they came to the land of Moab, and the king of Moab appears. The people are afraid of the king. So the king called a false prophet named Balaam to curse Israel, but the Spirit of God came and told the truth in Numbers 23:21-22 through the mouth of the false prophet.『 He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the LORD his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them.  God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn. 』

This is to confirm the remission of those who enter Canaan. This is 1 John 3:9 This word means ascension in the New Testament. The sound that is called (Hebrew: Yoma Turowa) is the trumpet. When Joshua crossed the Jordan River and entered Canaan, he shouted and destroyed Jericho. "Scream" is Turowa. When they heard the embossed trumpet, Joshua said, "Scream." When they shouted, Jericho fell. It is foreshadowing the power of ascension. When the city of Jericho fell, the Lord did not empower them, but gave them the power to blow the trumpets. In Psalm 24:7, "Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in. The psalm shows the ascending Lord. In front of the land of Canaan, ten spies did not listen to the voice of God and said, "We are like a locust in front of them." What do those who stand in the world today think of Jesus' ascension? However, God will treat them as they think.

 

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