We’re not waging war against enemies of flesh and blood alone. No, this fight is against tyrants, against authorities, against supernatural powers and demon princes that slither in the darkness of this world, and against wicked spiritual armies that lurk about in heavenly places.” (Ephesians 6:12, Voice) Waging war here is also translated as wrestling, fighting, struggling or a conflict. It is Strongs #3823, the Greek word pale, and speaks of a contest where the victor holds his hostile adversary…..
“The sun rises with a blazing heat the dries the earth and causes the flower to wither and fall to the ground and its beauty to fade and die. In the same way, the rich will fall and die in the midst of their busy lives. Happy is the person who can hold up (persevere) under the trails of life. At the right time, he’ll know God’s sweet approval and will be crowned with life. As God has promised, the…..
Ephesians 1:9-11 (Voice) says, “He has enlightened us to the great mystery at the center of His will. With immense pleasure, He laid out His intentions through Jesus, a plan that will climax when the time is right as He returns on earth—when all things are brought together under the Anointed’ s royal rule. In Him we stand to inherit even more. As His [chosen] heirs, we are predestined [predetermined] to play a key role in His unfolding purpose that…..
“The amount of bronze [Nebuzaradan, captain of the Chaldean army took] (including two bronze pillars, the bronze sea, and the bronze stands Solomon crafted for the Eternal’s temple) was so great that it could not be weighed. Each pillar was 27 feet high with a bronze capital. The capital was 54” high and it was covered with bronze network and bronze pomegranates. Both pillars were exactly alike.” (2 Kings 16-17) These were the same pillars spoken of in 2 Chronicles…..