The Triumphant Church6 And HATH RAISED US UP TOGETHER, and
MADE US SIT TOGETHER IN HEAVENLY
PLACES IN CHRIST JESUS.
According to Ephesians 2:6, believers are seated
with Christ in heavenly places. Joint-seating with
Christ is "far above" all principalities and powers of
darkness. Evil spirits can't influence the believer who
has joint-seating with Christ far above all principality
and power!
Our seating and reigning with Christ in heavenly
places is a position of authority, honor, and triumph—
not failure, depression, and defeat.
As a believer, your seating with Christ is part of
your inheritance now. This is where you are already
seated because when Jesus was seated in triumph, you
were seated with Him.
The word "hath" in verse 6 is past tense: God has
already raised you up together and made you sit in
heavenly places in Christ Jesus in a position of honor
and triumph. You rule and reign with Christ in this life
now—if you'll just exercise your rightful authority.
Therefore, your position in Christ far above
principalities and powers has already been
accomplished. But you need to exercise the authority
that belongs to you in that position of reigning with
Christ over principalities and powers before it will
profit you.
Our position as believers is one of joint-seating with
Christ in heavenly places. That may not always be our
circumstance, but that is our position.
If you want to rise above your circumstances, take
advantage of your position in Christ.
Look at this passage in Weymouth's translation.