Ephesians 2:6
6 And [kai] hath raised us up
together, [sunegeiro] and [kai] made us sit together [sugkathizo] in [en] heavenly [epouranios] places in [en] Christ [Christos] Jesus: [Iesous]KJV-Interlinear
6 and
raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places, in Christ
Jesus, NASB
Raised us up, means from
our context in this chapter, that God has raised us up from the dead, to now
having eternal life. For prior to our
salvation, we were dead and separated from God and destined for the Lake of
Fire.
But now, because of
Christ and His work on the Cross, we are raised up to eternal life.
Both you and I are still
here on this earth right now. We have
not been raised physically from this planet, into heaven or to anywhere else.
But we have been raised from a lower status of eternal condemnation, to eternal
life. And that occurred because of, and
through, Christ.
Sit together in heavenly
places, is an expression for our having and enjoying the status of an association
with Christ. He is the only person who
is physically sitting at Gods right hand in heaven. Again, neither you nor I are currently in
heaven and we are certainly not sitting there with Christ. But positionally, we possess a relationship with
God through Christ, such that we have received the highest of honors that
otherwise we would not have as unbelievers.
You can review the
blessings list in the special studies section of the Bible study web site
online library, to see all of the many honors that we received automatically when
we believed in Christ.
In heavenly places, also
recognizes that since Christ has gone there, and since we are in union with
Him, we too will go there one day. Our
future is not in or of this world, but in heaven, where Gods ultimate divine
plan will replace not only this planet, but this entire universe, with yet a
new and improved and far better universe that will combine with heaven into one
single and vast realm that will stretch into infinity and beyond.
In Christ Jesus, is a
phrase that is repeatedly mentioned throughout the Bible. There is nothing in existence that would even
exist were it not for Christ. He is the
sum total and foundation of all that is.
Without Christ there is nothing.
With Christ, there is everything.
This final thought should
be something that you should ponder and consider the next time you decide to
pass up on a daily study. Your
investment in Christ will yield you spiritual profits beyond your imagination.
To ignore Him means phenomenal loss. Which
outcome do you think is the better?
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