Ephesians 6:13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

How many times have you heard teachings on the whole armor of God? I’ve probably heard it twenty times or more over the years. The one thing I have never heard is it taught in order.

First in verse 14 we see the loin gird and then the breast plate.

Third we see in verse 15 the feet shod.

Fourth in verse 16 the shield.

Finishing in verse 17 with the helmet and the sword.

This is the order of getting dressed for battle. Looking at the elements from spiritual aspect of how each element attaches itself to our born again beginning, what is the order?

15 is the gospel of peace, that moment where we make peace with God. 17 is our salvation, that moment when we are saved from the power of sin. 16 faith is given in measure even if we do not know what it is and how it functions. 17 the spirit is given so that we might know and understand the word of God by the faith that we have been given. 14 the righteousness by faith which we have is finally understood not to be attached to our actions but rather God’s declaration. Lastly and I mean this from a general sense 17 salvation keeps popping up daily because salvation is not a single item issue, it is new every day, refreshed thru repentance, confession and forgiveness throughout our lives.

There does not seem to be an order here in the spiritual experience of placing on the armor unless you see it like this, “Put on all the armor of God and stand up.” Any soldier will tell you preparation to do battle is not doing battle. Also, and this is probably the most important part, because it completes the list at the end of verse 17 with a colon:

18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit,