AND YOU

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                      AND YOU
        
        Ephesians 2:1 And you [hath he quickened], who were dead in 
trespasses and sins;   Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course 
of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit 
that now worketh in the children of disobedience:   Among whom also we all 
had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the 
desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of 
wrath, even as others.   But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love 
wherewith he loved us,   Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us 
together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)   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. 
        
        Get your Bible, and open it to the book of Ephesians.  Try to read it 
and at the same time ignore the verse and chapter numbers.  Watch the 
sentence structure, and the rules of the English language.
        
        In chapter one, you will find the explanation of where Jesus was 
elevated to at the time of His resurrection.
        
        "In Heavenly places-- Far above".  The next few verses (21,22,13) 
explain the relationship of Jesus to EVERYTHING and EVERYBODY else. 
        
        The break between 1:23 and 2:1 should never have been made, for Paul 
was still writing about the resurrection of Jesus.  If we read the context as 
it was being written, it would go something like this: Ephesians 1:20 Which 
he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set [him] at his 
own right hand in the heavenly [places], ----- Ephesians 2:1 And you [hath he 
quickened], who were dead in trespasses and sins; ----- Ephesians 2:6 And 
hath raised [us] up together, and made [us] sit together IN HEAVENLY [places] 
IN CHRIST JESUS:
        
        Provisionally, we have been elevated, in Jesus, to THE HEAVENLY 
places, where all things are beneath us.  We are VICTORS.  Victors over 
circumstances, feelings, depressions, discouragements, adversities and all 
dangers.
        
        I fear that we are failing to grasp the import of Paul's writings, 
and are living defeated lives in many areas where we COULD be enjoying 
victorious living.
        
        "In heavenly places--- Far above--- In Christ Jesus." !!!