Pastor F

Introduction The Greek text of Ephesians 4:8 includes this clause: ᾐχμαλώτευσεν αἰχμαλωσίαν (He led captivity captive OR He led a body of captives into captivity). The epistle lesson for St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist (Sept. 21st), is Ephesians 4:7-16. Those two words (in Greek) carry quite the punch! What did the death of Christ accomplish? It was not clear at the cross (although we are given hints even there), but it starts to become much clearer in His resurrection and in a particu...