Peter Roselle: Jesus Led Captivity Captive (Ephesians 4:8)
Channel: King of Kings Worship Center
Date: 2021-09-24

Peter Roselle: Jesus Led Captivity Captive (Ephesians 4:8)
Paul wrote in Ephesian 4:8 that when Jesus “ascended on high, He led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men.” We understand that to mean that “sin was taken prisoner” by the death, burial and resurrection of Christ. Jesus ascended to the Father and the Holy Spirit, with all His gifts, was “poured out on all flesh,” on the Day of Pentecost. One translation says, “He led bondage into bondage.” The besetting sins of this life have been captured by Christ and locked up in prison!

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Ephesians 4:8 in the Kingdom New Testament “When Jesus went up on high he led bondage itself into bondage.” We normally hear, “He led captivity captive.” The very bondage the enemy was trying to use to capture you, Jesus arrested him and put him in jail. So, when Paul says, “He led bondage into bondage and He gave gifts to people,” he is quoting Psalm 68:18. 

It says in Ephesians 4:9, “When it says here that ‘He went up', what this means is that He also came down (representing Holy Spirit) into the lower place, that is, the earth. “ 10 The one who came down is the one who also ‘went up’ –  yes, above all the heavens! –  so that He might fill all things.
 
Go back with me to Psalm 68. What would people in the Old Testament have thought the psalmist was saying? One translation could be that “Moses went up.” What did Moses get when he went up on the mountain?  The law, and he came down and he brought them the law. Jesus went up and what came down? Holy Spirit. See? That's Pentecost. On Pentecost the Jews celebrate Moses going up to get in the law, we celebrate Pentecost, representing Holy Spirit coming down.

Isn't this a beautiful thing? He gave gifts to men. The first gift of all - He locked up the devil. He took the one who had you locked up and locked him up and distributed the spoils, gave gifts to men. We all have those gifts. What came down to the lower place, where we are, is the Holy Spirit. The one who came down (Holy Spirit), is the same one who went up (Jesus).

Jesus distributed himself to all Christians, all over the world, not because we deserved it, but because He loves us. He does great exploits through broken vessels, doesn't he? The one who came down is the same one that went up yes above all things so that he might fill you and me. God loves you just like you love your kids. You want them to have the best, amen? 

Ephesians 4:11-12 says, “He gave some to be apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the Saints for the work of the ministry.” How many would like to be equipped? If you're 60 you're hitting your best days. You're not slowing down, you're wiser, you're like good wine you get better with age - you're much wiser (unlike cheese which starts the stink with age). These gifts are for the equipping of the saints. At sixty you might have a lot more wisdom you had a twenty. So, maybe you've learned a few things over those forty years and you could put them into practice. You don't have to retire as a Christian. 

Ephesians 3 (TPT)
16 And I pray that He would unveil within you the unlimited riches of His glory and favor until supernatural strength floods your innermost being with His divine might and explosive power.
17 Then, by constantly using your faith, the life of Christ will be released deep inside you, 
and the resting place of His love will become the very source and root of your life.

Thank you Lord for the richness of your Word. Thank you that it nourishes our hearts let this last part be so true that you would release that that life of Christ deep inside of us and that the resting place of your love will become the very source and root of our lives today father we're so grateful for the relationship that you have and that you're not distant and far away and shut down and closed for business you never slumber or sleep. You are always there for us Lord. Anybody here that is discouraged today we ask you to break the discouragement off their lives. Give them hope again in place of hopelessness. Give them the beauty that you have for ashes and joy for mourning. 

Lord we ask you to do the great exchange in all of our lives - not for our glory but for your glory, that we might be weapons in your hand, equipped Saints that are about the father's business. We want to be like Jesus who said, “My meat is to do the will of the one who sent me.” He said, “As the father has sent me, so I send you!