REVELATION
DISCOVER THE MYSTERY OF JESUS
CHAPTERS 10
Part 2
THE MYSTERY
In the New Testament, a mystery is not something eerie or inscrutable, but
rather “a truth that was hidden by God in times past and is now revealed to those
who are in His family.” A mystery is a “sacred secret” that is unknown to
unbelievers, but understood and treasured by the people of God.
* The mystery of the Kingdom (see Matt. 13:11)
He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the
mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. Jesus
presented here was the truth that the good news was rejected by the majority.
This had not been revealed in the Old Testament.
* The mystery of Israel’s unbelief and rejection of the Messiah (Rom. 11:25)
For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye
should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel,
until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.;
* The mystery of the rapture (1 Cor. 15:51–52)51 Behold, I shew you a mystery;
We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet
shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
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* The mystery of the unity of believers (Eph. 3:3–6)3 How that by revelation he
made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words,
4 Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)
5 Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed
unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;
6 That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of
his promise in Christ by the gospel:;
* The mystery of the church as Christ’s bride (Eph. 5:24–32)24 Therefore as the church
is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.
25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any
such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
28 So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.
29 For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord
the church:
30 For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
31 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife,
and they two shall be one flesh.
32 This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.;
* The mystery of the indwelling Christ, “the mystery which has been hidden
from the past ages and generations; but has now been manifested to His
saints, to whom God willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of
this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory”
(Col. 1:26–27).26 Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from
generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:
27 To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this
mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
* The mystery of God in flesh, the incarnation of the Son of God, a truth not
fully revealed in the Old Testament (Col. 2:2–3)
2 That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto
all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of
the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;
3 In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.;
* The mystery of iniquity (2 Thess. 2:7)For the mystery of iniquity doth already
work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.;
* The mystery of Babylon—the terrible, vile, economic and religious system of
the end times (Rev. 17);
* The mystery age will be completed when Christ returns in glory (Rev. 10:7)
But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound,
the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the
prophets..
This is the mystery of all of human history. Why has God permitted evil? The
answer comes in Revelation 10 as the Lord makes a vow that this mystery will be
finished. There will be no more delay.
“Only one life to live and soon is past
Only what’s done for Christ will last!”
Hoping to make the time I have left count for the glory of God.
REVELATION DISCOVER THE MYSTERY OF JESUS CHAPTERS 10 Part 2