Arming The Spiritual Warrior -- Our Helmet and Our Sword

 

Ephesians 6:17

And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.

The Helmet of Salvation

1 Thessalonians 5:8

But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and the helmet of our hope of salvation.

Psalm 140:7

O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You shield my head in the day of battle.

Psalm 27:1

A Psalm of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

Ephesians 2:4-5

But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved! 

 In order to wear the Helmet of Salvation we have to be born again believers, faithful followers of Jesus Christ.

The Sword of The Spirit

Hebrews 4:12

For the Word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

Jeremiah 23:29

"Is not My word like fire," declares the LORD, "and like a hammer that smashes a rock?"

The Word of God

Psalm 119:105

Thy Word is a Lamp unto my feet, and a Light unto my path.

Jeremiah 15:16

Thy Words were found, and I did eat them; and Thy Word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by Thy name, O LORD God of hosts.

John 1:1. 14

In the beginning was THE WORD, and THE WORD was with God, and THE WORD was God.

And THE WORD was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

And in order to carry the Sword of the Spirit, The Word of God, we have to know the Word of God before we can speak it earnestly and sincerely, with love and compassion towards the hearers of the Word of God.

2 Timothy 2:15

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

2 Peter 1:10

Therefore, brothers, be all the more diligent to confirm your calling and election, for if you practice these qualities you will never fall. 

That Bible sitting on your shelf needs to be opened and read, read with understanding. But if we want to understand the Word of God when we read it and study it, we need not only to be born again believers, but Spirit-filled born again believers. Once we have the two basic tools required (Salvation through Jesus Christ and being filled with The Spirit) to advance in our understanding and knowledge of the Word, then and only then can we reach the next step of preparation in becoming an effective and fervent Spiritual Warrior. 

 

JEHOVAH-MILHAMAH

JEHOVAH-CHEREV

 DEUTERONOMY 33:29

THE LORD IS SWORD OF MY EXCELLENCE

"Blessed are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD? He is the Shield that protects you, the Sword in which you boast. Your enemies will cower before you, and you shall trample their high places.”

Battle Cry

As written in my journal from August 23, 2000

 I will not be defeated

I will never back down

I will go into battle

Defending my crown.

I will go into battle

Praising my Lord

Raising His Banner

Wielding my Sword

One in my left hand

There's another in my right

The flame of God

Cuts thru' the night

I can run thru' a troop

Leap over a wall

By my God

I can do it all!

All for His glory

And none of my own

I will go into battle

Defending my crown.

I will not be defeated

I will not back down

I will go into battle 

Defending my crown

I will worship 

And thank Him

All of my days

Giving Honor and Glory

To His Holy Name! 

The Guards of The Garden of Eden-Flaming Sword

While to us, this pic would be
considered a flaming sword:

it is not what is referred to in Genesis 3:24, when God tell us that He placed Cherubims (plural) and a flaming sword which turned every way.


It is cherub, in the singular.

Cherubims is pronounced "ker-oob"; the 'ims' is silent.

Cherub is pronounced "kheh-reb".

Neither is a naked baby with ribbons and musical instruments, as is often brought to mind when we try to picture a cherub.

What God creates, the devil often imitates; he has no original thought except to disobey God. So he mocks what God creates.

And just like the Cherubims, the Cherub is quite large, mobile and swift. Though many may search for the garden of Eden in their lifetimes, they will never find it. God's guards are always on duty.

Both angelic hosts that we know of in Scripture, seraphim and cherubim, are God's ministers. Hebrews 1:7 "And of the angels He saith, Who maketh His angels spirits, and His ministers a flame of fire."  Isaiah 6:2-3 "Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. --And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is The LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of His glory."