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“And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:” (Ephesians 2:6)

Introduction: Jesus delegated authority to the believer to function as HIS body with power on the earth.

We are raised up together, seated with Him and IN Christ IN the heavenly places.

“And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:” (Ephesians 2:6)

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Four Points Delegated Authority of The Believer III

Jesus Defeated The Enemy

2. What Is Authority?

3. In Heavenly Places With Christ

4. How To Take Your Authority

Romans 5:17 “For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)”

Ephesians 1:16-20 “Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, 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 2:1-7 “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.”

Ephesians 3:14-19 “For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.”

Ephesians 6:12 “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.”

I. Jesus Defeated the Enemy

a.) Jesus defeated the devil by His death at Calvary.

He went to hell and was victorious over the devil taking the keys of hell and death from the grave.

“Jesus succeeded in securing all power by going to the cross, dying a horrible death, suffering the penalty for sin, and defeating Satan in the pit of hell.

He came to earth as a man for one reason: to re-capture the authority that Satan had stolen through Adam’s disobedience in the garden.

Jesus was called the last Adam (1 Cor.

15:45).

After securing that power and authority, He freely gave it over into the hands of those who would believe on Him–you and me.

It is not enough for us to simply accept Jesus’ work at Calvary.

We are held responsible for much more.

Jesus’ words in the 16th chapter of Mark were not intended for the early church alone.

His words are just as vital and real today as when they were first spoken.”

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Jesus is seated at the right hand of God.

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,”

Revelation 1:18 “I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.”

Colossians 2:15 “And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.”

“And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.”

Colossians 2:15 NIV

b.) Authority positions Jesus above all principalities, powers, might and dominion in this world and in that which is to come - Ephesians 1:21 “Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:”

Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible reads, "far above all principality, and authority, and might, and lordship, and every name named, not only in this age, but also in the one coming."

- Ephesians 1:21

c.) Jesus has been giving all AUTHORITY & every name is under HIS feet

d.)

The devil is AS a roaring lion.

He is AS.

Authority positions Jesus far above all principalities, powers, might and dominion in this world and in that which is to come.

Jesus is the head.

We are His body on the earth to do His works.

1 Peter 5:8 (KJV 1900)

Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

James 4:7 (KJV 1900)

Submit yourselves therefore to God.

Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

e.) Jesus is the head and we are his body.

The great ONE lives on the inside of us.

I John 4:4 “Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.”

Philippians 2:9-11 “Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”

Matthew 28:18-20 “And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world.

Amen.”

In Matthew 28:18, Jesus stated, "All POWER is given unto me in heaven and in earth."

The Greek word translated as "POWER" in this verse is the Word for "AUTHORITY."The

New American Standard Bible reads, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth"

2. What Is Authority?

Matthew 28:18-20 “And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world.

Amen.”

In Matthew 28:18, Jesus stated, "All POWER is given unto me in heaven and in earth."

The Greek word translated as "POWER" in this verse is the Word for "AUTHORITY."The

New American Standard Bible reads, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth"

Illustration: Tent meeting Winter Avenue ushers taking authority after automobile accident.

Illustration: “Let us, first of all, define the difference between authority" and "power."

In the New Testament the translators have not been uniform in the rendering of many words, and these two words have suffered among others.

One notable instance is in Luke 10:19 where "power" is twice used although there is a different Greek word in each instance.

To have translated the first of these by the English word "authority" would have given a clearer idea of the meaning of the passage.

Perhaps our good old English tongue is at times to blame in not providing sufficient synonyms to meet the demands of the original.

But a little more uniformity in rendering the same word from the original by the same English equivalent (a thing usually, though not always, possible)would have given greater clearness of understanding although in places it might not have been so euphonious . . .

The believer, who is fully conscious of divine Power behind him, and of his own authority thereby, can face the enemy without fear or hesitation.

Those who confront him bear the specific names of power and authority: “We wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities [archas, the first or preeminent ones], against powers [exousias, the authorities]."

(Ephesians 6:12) But, behind the "authority" possessed by the believer, there is a "Power" infinitely greater than that which backs his enemies, and which they are compelled to recognize.”

The authority of The Believer, John A. MacMillian, pg.

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a.)

In Webster’s Nine New Collegiate Dictionary, the world authority is defined as: “power to influence or command thought, opening in, or behavior; persons in command.”

b.) Authority is delegated power, but power will not work in fulness if we not understand our authority.

The Companion Bible: Being the Authorized Version of 1611 with the Structures and Notes, Critical, Explanatory and Suggestive and with 198 Appendixes (172.

The Synonymous Words for “Power”, Etc.)

1. dunamis = inherent power; the power of reproducing itself: from which we have Eng.

dynamics, dynamo, & etc. See Acts 1:8.