Ephesians 4:8-10

 

Ephesians 4:8-10

He That Ascended Up Far Above All the Heavens

 

Eph 4:8  Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. 

Eph 4:9  (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? 

Eph 4:10  He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.) 

 

         1.     The Apostle Paul’s Scriptural Proof for God’s Plan for the Church – vs. 8*

a.     Paul observed something interesting in Psalms:

                                               i.     Psalm 68:17-19 

b.     Paul saw this because Christ Himself points to this passage as a proof of His divinity

                                               i.     John 3:9-15 

         2.     If God is Eternally in the Heavens, How Did He Ascend into Heaven? – vs. 9*

a.     First of all, Jesus is God

                                               i.     Colossians 2:9 

                                             ii.     1 Timothy 3:16 

b.     Jesus came to earth on a special mission

                                               i.     Philippians 2:5-11 

c.     Jesus looted the Devil’s possessions

                                               i.     Colossians 2:14-15 

d.     Jesus broke the authority of the Devil over us

                                               i.     Hebrews 2:14-15 

         3.     He that Descended Also Ascended to His Great Exaltation – vs. 10*

a.     Jesus is the victor over death

                                               i.     1 Corinthians 15:54-57 

b.     Jesus alone can break the seal and reveal God’s plan for the end of the age

                                               i.     Revelations 5:1-5 

c.     Jesus has all power

                                                              i.      Matthew 28:18-20