HE LED CAPTIVITY CAPTIVE



By Rev Michael Benson Ajayi  
Matt 27:52-53 KJV “And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.”
        The is one of the most extraordinary event that took place after the resurrection of Jesus Christ three days after His gruesome murder by the religious cartel of His time. The scriptures records that the curtain of the sacred temple was torn from top to bottom (Matt27:51) , something that would require so much strength to do , given the dimension of the veil ( 20 m high, 10 m wide and 10 cm thick ) as thick as the length of your pen. .
        Nobody was authorized to look beyond the veil except the great high priest who only had access after much oblations were made on his behalf and the worshipers. This destruction of the veil  marked the beginning of a new dawn for humanity. The partition between God and man was removed through the painful but necessary sacrifice of the body of Jesus on the cross.
      Before now nobody was given the title of saint as described in Matt.27.52. When Jesus died (figuratively) His blood was presented as an instrument of atonement for the sins of all mankind from Adam to those yet unborn. He descended to the zone of the spirit of the dead and preached the gospel of salvation by grace to them.
      These spirits have been legally bound by Satan and spiritual death (separation from God) through the Law of Moses. The scriptures says in      Eph 4:8-10 AMP “ Therefore it is said, When He ascended on high, He led captivity captive [He led a train of vanquished foes] and He bestowed gifts on men. [But He ascended?] Now what can this, He ascended, mean but that He had previously descended from [the heights of] heaven into [the depths], the lower parts of the earth? He Who descended is the [very] same as He Who also has ascended high above all the heavens, that He [His presence] might fill all things (the whole universe, from the lowest to the highest). “Ps 68:18 KJV says “Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the Lord God might dwell among them.” It is worth noting that rebellious folks have a place in Christ under the new dispensation, there are no outcasts in Christ.
      Jesus disarmed Satan and his demons and released all captives from the domain of death; and gave them the gift of the honorary status of sainthood and access to the father. Those seen on the streets of Jerusalem included the Jews who were promised entrance into the land of milk and honey but failed in the wilderness due to their rebellion against Moses, thus ,God fulfilled His promise. In Christ, sinners are declared saints through His blood Rom 4:5  AMP says . “But to one who, not working [by the Law], trusts (believes fully) in Him Who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited to him as righteousness (the standing acceptable to God).
       Prayer : Heavenly Father, forgive me of my sins against you. I believe Jesus Christ died and was raised again for my salvation. I receive him as lord and savior and receive grace for open doors for extraordinary breakthroughs in Jesus name. 
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