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NASB | Ephesians 2:6 and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ephesians 2:6 And He raised us up together with Him [when we believed], and seated us with Him in the heavenly places, [because we are] in Christ Jesus, |
Bible Question: He raised us up from where? |
Bible Answer: Good morning TheBibleisright In Ephesians I believe the key phrase is "in heavenly places (in the heavenlies) in Christ" Eph. 1:3 I believe that we are dealing with our position in Christ. This is God's view of the believer who is in Christ. I believe that in this book God wants us to know what we have and what we are in Christ. In Chapter 2 he reminds us of what we were in our lost and sinful condition; "dead in tresspasses and in sins" Eph 2:1 Nevertheless, we see God's grace toward us that even when we were dead he has made us alive v.1 and 5. To be spiritually alive is wonderful, but God went beyond this "he raised us up together and made us sit in heavenly places in Christ"V6 and in V7 he points us forward to the "ages to come" In Ephesians we are see believers as God see them. It is the big picture. I believe he wants us to appreciate our position in the family of God which came about when he made us alive in Christ. Robert |