Note how the believer’s need for the whole armor of God is again stressed. This shows how essential the armor is. Why? Because of the “evil day.” What is the “evil day”? ⇒ It refers to today—to the onslaught of evil that is in the world today: “the days are evil” (Ep. 5:16). ⇒ It refers to any day—to the onslaught of temptations and trials that confront us at any given moment during a day. ⇒ It refers to the day of unusual temptation and
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