Ephesians 6:10-18

1. Title Layout

2. Ephesians 6:10-18
“God’s Invisible
Warriors”

3. Spiritual Warfare
•We’ve been heading towards
this topic thru the whole letter
to Ephesus
•Would you agree that we live in an increasingly
hostile and demonic world?
•Would you be surprised if I said a large majority
of born-again believers are not properly prepared
for Spiritual Warfare?
•3 reasons for this vast majority of unpreparedness

4. Three Reasons:
1. Christians do not know the Word as they should
• Knowing the Bible is not just for Church Leaders– but for every believer!
2. Most rarely think about the spiritual realm, though they interact with
it day in and out
• Thinking that the spiritual world is surreal is wrong– it is VERY REAL
3. Most are influenced by progressive liberal media, especially
Hollywood
• Instead of Truth from God, many are persuaded by lies through media,
that seem wonderful, but distract them from God’s Word, and are really
Demonic, spiritually ignorant, and anti-God

5. Spiritual Warfare
•Today we are starting a topical series,
“The Whole Armor of God” inside
the expository study of the Book of Ephesians
•I rarely do topical– but it’s necessary here
•During our study, we are going to find out:
•Who divine angels are– God’s invisible warriors
•Who our enemies are and how they work
•What Spiritual Warfare is
•What each piece of armor is and means to us

6. “10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the
strength of His might. 11 Put on the full armor
of God, so that you will be able to stand firm
against the schemes of the devil. 12 For our
struggle is not against flesh and blood, but
against the rulers, against the powers, against
the world forces of this darkness, against the
spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly
places. 13 Therefore, take up the full armor of
God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil

7. “day, and having done everything, to stand
firm. 14 Stand firm therefore, HAVING GIRDED
YOUR LOINS WITH TRUTH, and HAVING PUT ON
THE BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, 15 and
having shod YOUR FEET WITH THE PREPARATION
OF THE GOSPEL OF PEACE; 16 in addition to all,
taking up the shield of faith with which you
will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows
of the evil one. 17 And take THE HELMET OF
SALVATION, and the sword of the Spirit, which is

8. the word of God.
18 With all prayer and petition pray at all
times in the Spirit, and with this in view, [i]be
on the alert with all perseverance and
petition for all the saints…”
Ephesians 6:10-18, NASB

9. A. Angels– Truth and Fiction
• Angels are long flowing robed females, flying
across the sky with long feathered wings
• Cherubs are fat, naked baby-looking creatures,
with tiny wings and harps, and float on clouds
• Godly people become Angels after death, often returning to
family as Guardian Angels
• Highway to Heaven and Touched by an Angel are Bible-
based TV
• History Channel shows on the Bible are really informative as
well
• NO, Wrong, Ridiculous, Lies, and NOT!

10. A. Angels– Truth and Fiction
•The Apostle Paul
teaches about Angel
Hierarchy in his letter
to Colossae

11. “16 For by Him all things were created,
both in the heavens and on earth, visible
and invisible, whether thrones or
dominions or rulers or authorities—all
things have been created through Him
and for Him.”
Colossians 1:16, NASB

12. A. Angels– Truth and Fiction
•The Apostle Paul teaches about Angel Hierarchy
in letter to Colossae
•Thrones: Archangels like Michael,
Gabriel, and other special envoys,
even Lucifer
•Dominions: Cherubim and
Seraphim
•Principalities: 5 Star generals, “the
Brass”
•Powers: the “infantry”, Guardian Angels

13. B. Never Worship Angels
•Revelation 19:10

14. “And I fell at his feet to worship him. But he
said to me, “See that you do not do that! I am
your fellow servant, and of your brethren who
have the testimony of Jesus. Worship God!
For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of
prophecy.”
Revelation 19:10

15. B. Never Worship Angels
•Revelation 19:10
•To put it simply, angels are sent
to earth to do God’s work
•They are doing it discreetly and quietly, not
seeking to draw attention to themselves
•God wants us to give honor and glory to Him,
not to angelic beings

16. C. Angels are Invisible; mostly
• Angels remain invisible, except when God has a
specific task for them otherwise
• Two undercover angels were with Lot before they
destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah
• An angel appeared to Daniel while he was fasting and
praying
• Gabriel showed himself to Zechariah, Mary, Joseph
• Shepherds Jesus birth night
• Peter in Jail saw one

17. D. Four Angels’ Duties
1.) Angels protect the born-again
•Psalm 34:7 says, “The angel of the Lord
encamps all around those who fear
Him, and delivers them…”
•2 Kings 6:17 proves this as well saying,
“…and Elisha prayed, and said, “Lord, I
pray, open his eyes that he may see.” Then the
Lord opened the eyes of the young man, and he
saw . And behold, the mountain was full of horses
and chariots of fire all around Elisha.”

18. D. Four Angels’ Duties
•Revelation 12:3-4a says, “And another sign
appeared in heaven: behold, a great fiery red
dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and
seven diadems on his heads. His tail drew a third
of the stars of heaven and threw them to the
earth…”
•During the fall, Satan took a third with him– that
leaves two-thirds for us!
•How powerful are they? In 2 Kings 19, one single
Angel killed 185,000 Syrian soldiers in one night

19. D. Four Angels’ Duties
2.) Angel’s Deliver God’s judgment
• Revelation 8, 9, 16 (Trumpet and Bowl Judgments)
• The two angels at Sodom and Gomorrah
3.) Angels minister to the Born-Again as well
• Psalm 91:1-2 says, “He who dwells in the secret place of
the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the
Almighty. I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and
my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.”
• Remember Daniel chapter 10

20. D. Four Angels’ Duties
•Some believe Angels still escort spirits of dead
born-again believers to the Lord
•Luke 16:22, “So it was that the beggar died, and
was carried by the angels to Abraham’s bosom.
The rich man also died and was buried.”
•However, 2 Corinthians 5:8 says, “We are of
good courage, I say, and prefer rather to be
absent from the body and to be at home with
the Lord..”

21. Take Home…
•Angels should not
be worshiped or
prayed to, because
they are fellow
servants of Christ