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*Eph 6:11-17* Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
Wherefore take unto you the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
 
Paul the Apostle wrote the book of Ephesians during a time when he was in Rome under an unusual type of arrest.
This arrest allowed him to reside in his own house, and come and go, but required him to be continually chained to a Roman soldier.
For this reason, Paul became very knowledgeable about the armor and implements of warfare belonging to the man to which he was chained.
Paul refers to the */whole armor/ (panoplia*, pan-op-lee'-ah) as being one word as opposed to two, and seems to imply that the armor was an all or nothing proposition.
Then he tells us what the armor is for.
*Put on the whole armor of God,* *that ye may be able to /stand/ against the /wiles/ of the devil.*
So the armor is for us to take a stand against the wiles of the devil.
*For we wrestle not against flesh and blood.*
So it is not to be used against mankind.
Unfortunately, the first thing some new believers do is to put on the armor and begin to do battle with unbelievers.
Just as bad are the believers that do battle with other believers.
But this is not what the armor of God is for.
He speaks of the /wiles/ (methodeia)/ /of the devil.
Methodeia is a Greek word that denotes a path or roadway that is traveled over.
This is because the devil continuously attempts to secure a foothold so that he may begin construction of a roadway to your mind.
Next we are briefed on who the enemy is.
*For we wrestle /not against flesh and blood/,* *but against /principalities/* (chiefs)* against /powers/* (authorities)* against the *(world) */rulers of the darkness/* (obscurity)*/ of this world/* (age or time)* against/ spiritual/* (supernatural)*/ wickedness/* (malicious hurtfulness)*/ in high places/* (above the sky)*.*
This is the hierarchy of the devil and all his lower level devils and demons.
From his perspective, he is the god of this world and has a pecking order of intelligent princes and mindless grunts to do his works of oppression (/influence, depression, oppression, obsession and possession/).
*Wherefore take unto you the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand* (resist)* in the evil day, and having done all, to stand, stand therefore*
So here again we see that we are to take a stand of resistance against the devil and all of his cohorts.
And by extension, we are to stand in resistance against all the works of the devil.
James 4:7 says resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
I want to point out that this is the armor of an intercessor, and that intercession is much more than prayer!
This is Jesus’ armor!
Isa 59:16 And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore his arm brought salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it sustained him.
Isa 59:17 For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloak.
Now let's examine each piece of the armor that Paul is describing.
The Belt (Girt) of Truth
*The Belt is not the most noticeable piece of the armor, however, it is actually the central piece that holds all the rest securely in place and provides for every need during battle.
The belt was broad and made of sturdy leather.
From it hung an overlapping skirt of leather straps which on the inside surface were armored with small rectangular pieces of metal held in place by decorative rivets which showed on the outside.
Also from the belt hung specialized hooks and holders on which to secure the scabbard that contained the sword at the proper angle, the quiver which held lances, and an apparatus on which to rest the large battle shield.
Also, on the belt were clips with which to hold the breastplate in its proper place.
Supplies of bread, oil and water were also on the belt.*
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Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth.
Paul called this the belt of ‘Truth’.
What could he have been referring to?
*In John 17:17* Jesus says, “Sanctify them through Thy truth: Thy Word is truth.”
The written Word (or logos) of God, the Bible is that ‘Truth.’
Does this mean the New Testament and the Old Testament?
The first chapter of John also reveals that Jesus was (and is) the living Word of God, and that He, Jesus, was the God (Eloiem) of the Old Testament as well as the Incarnate Word of the New Testament.
*John 8:32* And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
*John 14:6* Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
*2 Cor 6:7* By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,
Just as the belt is central to the armor of God, the written Word of God (the Bible) is central to all that pertains to spiritual warfare.
Knowing by the written Word that we have been made and are the righteousness of God, will tightly secure our breastplate of righteousness.
Faith (the shield) comes by hearing the Word of God.
Also, we are to fill our hearts with the Word of God.
In this case, the scabbard, which holds the sword, could represent the heart filled by the Word of God.
And “out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.”
When our heart is full of the written Word, we can unsheathe the sword of the spoken Word of God.
When we hear the Word of the Spirit speak to our spirit, we can always test what was said by comparing it to the written Word.
We can be confident that we are in the will of God by knowing, living by and walking in the promises of the written record of the Word of God.
*1 John 5:14* And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he heareth us:
Hold up your Bible and repeat this confession:
*This is my bible.*
*It is the Incorruptible,*
*the Indestructible,*
*Ever-living seed,*
*of the Word of God.*
*I am what it says I am.*
*I have what it says I have.*
*I can do what it says I can do.*
*In Jesus' name.*
The Breastplate of Righteousness
 
*The Breastplate was really a work of art.
Each breastplate was custom made for the soldier that wore it.
Often a casting was made of the man’s torso.
This negative casting was then used to make a positive of the torso.
The positive was overlaid with brass that was beaten to conform to the details of the torso.
Breastplates were often made very elaborate with additional decorations and polished to a brilliant mirror finish that was blinding in the sunshine.
Despite its beauty, the breastplate was very functional, protecting the heart and other vital organs from penetration through its metal shell.*
Stand therefore, … having on the breastplate of righteousness;
*2 Cor 5:21* For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that /we/ might be made /the righteousness of God/ in him.
Jesus, who was righteous, took on and bore every form of sin and darkness that belonged to us, and in exchange, placed on us His righteousness, making us (you and me) the righteousness of God!
What is righteousness?
It simply means, “Right standing before God.”
Or in legal terms it means being found innocent.
Just as Justification is the act of being acquitted.
In *2 Cor 6:7* Paul first refers to righteousness as ‘armor,’ which most likely came from the book of Isaiah.
*Isa 59:17* For he put on righteousness as a breastplate.
All too many Christians do not know that they have been made righteous.
The majority of all Christians are right now walking in constant guilt and condemnation, feeling like failures and not ‘worthy’ to serve God or receive anything from Him.
The devil is constantly bombarding man with missiles of lies and accusations and reminders of past sin.
Without the breastplate of righteousness, these missiles will penetrate your heart.
Also, the devil will try to talk you out of your breastplate.
He will 'tell' you that you are /not/ righteous, /not/ worthy.
He will throw the sins of your past right into your face.
The very sins that you have been acquitted of, the very sins that God has removed as if never existing.
Here are just a few scriptures on righteousness:
*Psa 37:17* For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.
This is saying that the righteous will always be able to outlast the wicked.
*Prov 10:30* The righteous shall never be removed:
*Rom 3:21-22* But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe
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