Paul was giving final instructions to the Ephesian church elders. He would not return to Ephesus again (Acts 20:22-25), and his words almost sound like a military battle briefing: they are. Not a war against people, but a spiritual conflict against the devil and his evil forces (Ephesians 6:10-20). Paul's time for guiding that church was over. The local elders were now responsible to keep themselves, and the flock, following Jesus … with the courage of shepherds in the midst of ravenous wolves.
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