Ephesians 6:16
Above all taking the shield of faith, with which you can quench all the flaming darts of the evil one. Above all taking the shield of faith, with which you will have dunamis to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. The key word here is the word take which he never speak about in the other 3 pieces of armor.
The word taking here is a very special word analambano. Its from the Greek word lambano which means not take in a sense of taking up something. When we say take we think of taking up. But it means to receive. When you have the meaning of the word receive it looks very different. It says receive the helmet of salvation. Receive the shield of faith which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. Receive the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit which is the word of God, receive. It's the same word that is used of Jesus being taken up into heaven. And the Greek word lambano which means to be received up; something was taking Him up. Now here when it applies to the armor of God and he use the word lambano is in a sense of something being received. And the word ana in front of it means again. If you study church history you study about a group of people called Anabaptist, the re-baptisers. So the word analambano means to receive again.
Posted with permission
Pastor Peter Tan
www.eaglevision.com.my
Above all taking the shield of faith, with which you can quench all the flaming darts of the evil one. Above all taking the shield of faith, with which you will have dunamis to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. The key word here is the word take which he never speak about in the other 3 pieces of armor.
The word taking here is a very special word analambano. Its from the Greek word lambano which means not take in a sense of taking up something. When we say take we think of taking up. But it means to receive. When you have the meaning of the word receive it looks very different. It says receive the helmet of salvation. Receive the shield of faith which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. Receive the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit which is the word of God, receive. It's the same word that is used of Jesus being taken up into heaven. And the Greek word lambano which means to be received up; something was taking Him up. Now here when it applies to the armor of God and he use the word lambano is in a sense of something being received. And the word ana in front of it means again. If you study church history you study about a group of people called Anabaptist, the re-baptisers. So the word analambano means to receive again.
Posted with permission
Pastor Peter Tan
www.eaglevision.com.my
