The Gospel of the Kingdom of God
Five Streams of Revelation - On the Unity of Believers
On to the New Garden of Eden
1"Let a man so consider us, as servants of Christ and stewards
of the mysteries of God." 1 Corinthians 4:1
Insight: God's mysteries are revealed through the Holy Spirit
What are God's Mysteries?
"Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations,
but now is made manifest to his saints..." Col 1:26
"Then His disciples asked Him, saying, “What does this parable mean?”
And He said, “To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest it is given in parables, that ‘Seeing they may not see,
And hearing they may not understand.’" Luke 8:9-10
1) The Mystery of the "Incarnation."
And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory. 1 Timothy 3:16
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"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." ​John 1:1
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"And the Word was made flesh,
and dwelt among us, and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,
full of grace and truth." John 1:14
2) The Mystery of the "Divine Indwelling."
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"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..." Col 1:27
"Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born
of water and of the Spirit,
he cannot enter into the kingdom of God." John 3:5
"I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me:
and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God,
who loved me, and gave himself for me." Gal 2:20
Asher Intrater -
Was Mary, the mother of Jesus, a virgin?
Asher Inrater - Sealed by the Spirit
3) The Mystery of the
"Union of Jews and Gentiles"
"For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles, how that by revelation, He made known to me the mystery by which in other ages was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to His holy apostles and prophets: that the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, of the same body, and partakers of His promise in Christ through the gospel...
that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, and to make all see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the ages has been hidden in God who created all things through Jesus Christ." Ephesians 3:1-9
"For I do not want you, brothers and sisters, to be ignorant of this mystery—lest you be wise in your own eyes—
that a partial hardening has come upon Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles
has come in;..." Romans 11:25
Amir Tsarfati:
The Fullness of the Gentiles
4) The Mystery of the "Seven Stars" and the "Seven Candlesticks".
“The mystery of the seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands which you saw are the seven churches. Rev 1:20
5) The Mystery of the
"Kingdom of Heaven"
"To show the character of this "Mystery Form" of the Kingdom, Jesus resorted to parables. These parables are 12 in number and are found in Matthew's Gospel only." Tom Heck
"...and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!”
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven." Matthew 5:3
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Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:10
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And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’
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"Therefore whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven." Matthew 18:4
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"He answered and said to them, “Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given." Matthew 13:11
6) The Mystery of the "Translation of the Living Saints."
"For we know that if the earthly tent
we live in is destroyed,
we have a building from God,
an eternal house in heaven,
not built by human hands.
Meanwhile we groan, longing to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling,
because when we are clothed, we
will not be found naked." 2 Corinthians 5
"Behold, I shew you a mystery;
We shall not all sleep,
but we shall all be changed..." 1Co 15:51
"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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7) The Mystery of "Israel's Blindness
"For I do not want you, brothers and sisters, to be ignorant of this mystery—lest you be wise in your own eyes—
that a partial hardening has come upon Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles
has come in;..." Romans 11:25
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"For I tell you, you will never
see Me again until you say,
‘Baruch ha-ba b’shem Adonai.'
Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’” Matthew 23:39
Asher Intrater:
How Will All Israel be Saved?
8) The Mystery of "Iniquity"
"For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only He who now restrains will do so until He is taken out of the way." 2Th 2:7
And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will consume with the breath of His mouth and destroy with the brightness of His coming.
9) The Mystery of Babylon the Great​
"And on her forehead a name was written:
MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH." Rev 17:5
"I saw the woman, drunk with the blood
of the saints and with the blood of the
martyrs of Jesus. And when I saw her,
I marveled with great amazement."
Note: Read all of Rev 17
10) The Mystery of the Church As the
"Bride of Christ."
"Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;" Eph 5:25
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"That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,.."
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"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." Eph 5:27
11) The Mystery of the
"Restoration of All Things."
"Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:..."
"That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:..." Eph 1:10