Ephesians 2:4-7:“… because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,

made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions – it is by grace that you have been saved. And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages he might

show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus…”

What does it mean to be seated with God

in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus?

John Stott on Ephesians 2:4-7:“Fundamental to New Testament Christianity is this concept of

the union of God’s people with Christ. What constitutes the distinctness of the members of God’s new society? Not just that they admire and even worship Jesus, not just that they assent to

the dogmas of the church, not even that they live by certain moral standards. No, what makes them distinctive is their new

solidarity as a people who are ‘in Christ’…”

John Stott on Ephesians 2:4-7:“… this talk about solidarity with Christ in his resurrection and exaltation is not a piece of meaningless Christian mysticism. It

bears witness to a living experience, that Christ has given us on the one hand a new life (with a sensitive awareness of the reality of God, and a love for him and for his people) and on the other a

new victory (with evil increasingly under our feet).”

The Message Of Ephesians The Bible Speaks Today, IVP

Supernatural Realms

“Heavens”

(UnseenSpiritual)

Natural Realm

(SeenTemporal)

ThronesPrincipalitiesPowers

22ndnd heaven heaven

Flesh & blood

33rdrd heaven heaven

Eternal RealmGod is presentThrone of God

“Heaven”

Realm of FaithEarth 11stst heaven heaven

(physical realm, above the earth)

Sheol / Abyss

JESUSJESUS

Eph 1:20-23

Phil 2:5-11

Isaiah 9:6-7

Daniel 7:13-14

Rev 19:11-16

Exalted to the highest placeSeated at the Father’s right handGiven authority, glory & sovereign powerFar above all rule, authority, power & dominionGiven the name that is above every nameFar above every title that can be givenAll things under his feetEver-increasing governmentEverlasting dominionCommander of the armies of heavenKING OF KINGS & LORD OF LORDS

JESUSJESUSSatanDemonsSinDeathSickness & disease

cancerheart diseasediabetesarthritisscoliosismultiple sclerosiscerebral palsyblindnessdeafnessdepressionpersonality disorders… …

JESUSJESUSSatanDemonsSinDeathSickness & disease

cancerheart diseasediabetesarthritisscoliosismultiple sclerosiscerebral palsyblindnessdeafnessdepressionpersonality disorders… …

“Prince of Peace”Kingdom of lightEternal realmSuperior reality

“prince of this world”kingdom of darknesstemporary realminferior reality

You are here!Eph 2:1-10

All of these conditions are temporary “mountains”. They do not exist in heaven, therefore their existence on earth is temporary – Matt 16:19

JESUSJESUS

SatanDemonsSinDeathSickness & disease

“Prince of Peace”Kingdom of lightEternal realmSuperior reality

“prince of this world”kingdom of darknesstemporary realminferior reality

You are here!Eph 2:1-10

INVASION!

MUST BOWMUST CONFESSMUST YIELDPhil 2:10-11

JESUSJESUS

Satan

“Prince of Peace”Kingdom of lightEternal realmSuperior reality

“prince of this world”

You are here!Eph 2:1-10

What does it mean to be seated with God

in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus?