Who is Ephesians 1:18 a prayer for?

Ephesians 1:18 is Paul’s prayer on behalf of the believers. Paul prays for believers, and the request is described as a mind-boggling request. Whether it is experienced in this life or the next, it will be realized by believers, according to the context.

Les teaches that Ephesians 1:18 is Paul’s prayer on behalf of the believers. He calls it a mind-boggling request of Paul that he has wondered about for ever so long. Les then adds that if he does not experience it in this life, he will in the next one, and so will his audience. The program turns back to Ephesians chapter 1 to look at verse 18. This comes after a discussion of flesh and blood not inheriting the Kingdom, corruption not inheriting incorruption, and the resurrection body being fashioned after Christ’s body.

Ephesians 1:18

The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

Are the things said in Ephesians 1:18 prayer requests or statements?

Ephesians 1:18 contains prayer requests, not statements. The Apostle Paul petitions that the eyes of the believers' understanding be enlightened, so they may know the hope of His calling and the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints.