And having disarmed the powers and authorities …
Summary: Understanding Paul’s reference to “powers and authorities” requires that we understand the difference between the spirit and the flesh.
I find this particular passage very intriguing. In the context of the larger passage, Paul has just stated that Jesus took our “legal indebtedness” and nailed it to the cross. Then he turns around and says that, by doing that, he has “disarmed the powers and authorities…”
Who is he talking about?
He didn’t disarm the Romans. The Pharisees and Sadducees were still in power when Jesus died. Who did Jesus “disarm”?
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