Download this sermon (right click and save)

The Shield of Salvation
(2Sa22:36; Eph6:10-16)

God is the Protector (Ps121:5).
To those who trust Him, He becomes their shield (Ps28:7, 115:11) and
To those who take refuge in Him, He gives the shield of salvation (2Sa22:36; Ps18:30).
 
Faith is longing to be shielded by God (Ps115:9) and
The life of this faith is, in order to overcome in the final warfare, defending with the shield of salvation
until the end (Eph6:10-17).
  In a confrontation with someone who has only offensive weapons and no shield,
The one with a shield has a higher chance of surviving for
The shield is a defensive weapon which has evolved in its materials and forms over time
Following the development of civilization and the aspects of combat.
 
The Bible says that God is the shield:
For the blessing that God promised Abram was God being his shield (Ge12:2, 15:1),
His descendants would take possession of the cities of their enemies (Ge22:17).
 
The Israelites were delivered from their slavery of 400 years for
While the entire Egypt was struck with the death of every firstborn human and animal (Ex12:29-32),
Those who had the blood of lamb following the promise escaped (Ex12:13).
 
Inside the sanctuary that reminded them,
“Jehovah = the shield of Israel = the Savior = the horn of salvation” (Dt33:29; Ps18:2),
There was an incident of a guilty one taking hold of the horns of the altar and surviving (1Ki1:50-51),
As the sacrifices offered on the altar were herbivores and their horns are just defensive weapons.
 
David showed that the salvation of the LORD is not with sword or spear
But in the name of the LORD (1Sa17:8-50).
Kings were escorted by shields when entering and exiting the temple (1KI10:16),
While during battles they oiled the shields (Is21:5).
In spite of this, however, the fall of Israel came for
They did not trust the Almighty but rather betrayed Him (Job15:25-31).
 
Yeshua said, “Destroy this temple and I will raise it gain in three days,” and was
Hated by the Jews who believed in the safety of the temple (Is37:35).
But through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body (Jn2:19-20),
Not in the name of Jehovah but in the Father’s name of Yeshua (Jn5:43),
He would become not the shield of Israel but the shield of salvation for all souls and
Let them put on not the blood of animals but the blood of the one and only Son (1Co5:7) and
Overcome not a physical battle but a spiritual one.
As such, He became a shield
For the adulterous woman who was on the verge of being killed (Jn8:3-11).
 
As He died, He said, “It is finished” (Jn19:30), declaring that:
1)     The Father who alone can save Him from death is His shield (Jn10:18; He5:7);
2)     With His death (defensive weapon) He destroyed the power of death (offensive weapon) (He2:14-15); and
3)     The body of the Son of Man was pierced by countless poisonous arrows (sins) (Ps118:27; Is53:5) and became the shield for mankind pursued by sin <—death <—the Law <— the devil (1Co15:55-56).
 
He resurrected and ascended to the heavenly throne and
He is the Lamb (Rev5:9) who bears the marks of being pierced and slain, the eternal shield.
 
The Holy Spirit who came in the name of Yeshua
Shields the souls whom Christ bore
Inside the Church purchased with the blood of God
By the appointed overseer (Ac20:28) for
“The Son of Man = the shield for sinners” and “The Church is the shield for believers.”
Christians, in order to receive the coming salvation of their souls
Ready to be revealed in the last time (1Pe1:5),
Puts every effort to overcome the vicious spiritual warfare (1Pe5:8; Rev12:17)
By taking up the shield of faith, the shield of salvation (Eph6:16) that
Destroys the flaming words (that distort the truth) of the wicked (Ac20:30; 2Co10:3-5),
That is, by clinging to the blood of Yeshua and
Remaining in the body of Yeshua, the Church.
 
O Lord,
What are we…
That Your body was pierced with countless arrows and
You became a human shield?
Let me and all You have given me
Even if we sin, never let go of the blood of Yeshua and
Even if we hear evil words, cling to the Church with all our life!  Amen.

Sermon Trivia

1. What does faith in God provide to believers? (2Sa22:36; Ps18:30)
A. Offensive weapons to conquer enemies
B. Material wealth and prosperity
C. The shield of salvation for protection
D. A high position in society

2. How did the Israelites escape the death of every firstborn from slavery? (Ex12:13)
A. By seeking refuge in nearby caves
B. By following the promise and applying the blood of the lamb
C. By military conquest
D. By bargaining with the Pharaoh

3. What symbolic action in the sanctuary is mentioned in 1Ki1:50-51 as a means of survival for the guilty?
A. Lighting incense before the altar
B. Offering prayers to the gods
C. Taking hold of the horns of the altar
D. Presenting offerings of grain and oil

4. Where did David believe God's salvation came from? (1Sa17:8-50)
A. In the strength of swords and spears
B. In the shields of kings
C. In the oiling of shields during battles
D. In the name of the LORD

5. Who did Yeshua become a shield for? (Jn2:19-20; Jn5:43; Jn8:3-11)
A. Those who trusted in the name of Jehovah
B. Sinners like the adulterous woman on the verge of being killed
C. Those who followed Jewish tradition
D. Those who believed in the safety of the temple

6. According to He2:14-15, ___ destroyed ___ who holds the power of death
A. Son of Man, sinners
B. The devil, God
C. Yeshua, the Law
D. Yeshua, the devil

7. Which statement is NOT true about the role of the Church? (Ac20:28, Eph 1:23)
A. It serves as the shield for believers
B. It is purchased with the blood of God
C. It is the body of Christ
D. It guarantees freedom from all suffering

Answers:
1.C 2.B 3.C 4.D 5.B 6.D 7.D