The Mystery of God Revealed

Articles on the Mystery of God click Bible Study SeriesBy Rev. Charles King, D.Min.

Paul tells us that the mystery of God that had been hide for ages is now revealed to the Saints. What is a mystery and what specifically is “this mystery of God” referred to by Paul? The quest of this study is to understand the mystery of God.

First of all there are a number of definitions for the word mystery. One definition defines mystery as something not fully understood or something that baffles or eludes the understanding; an enigma. The definition of the word mystery in a religious sense is a religious truth that is incomprehensible to reason and knowable only through divine revelation.

The word mystery occurs more than twenty times in the New Testament. It appears in the Gospels, the writings of Paul, and John. Paul uses this term more by far than any of the others, however most of these twenty references are about the mystery of God through Christ and His work on the cross.

In my attempt to explain this mystery of God and to show why it is the most important mystery of all time, I will combine the two definitions of the word mystery from above with the concept of a good mystery book.

A modern mystery book starts out with a major event taking place early in the book and this mystery is not fully understood until little by little it is revealed throughout the book with the final key to understanding only coming at the end. A modern mystery usually contains a villain and a good guy with both being exposed for who they are at the end of the book. This holds true with the mystery of God.

The Bible is such a book. A major event takes place early in the Bible and is revealed little by little in a progressive way as we read from Genesis to Revelation. The “good guy” is Jesus and the “bad guy” is Satan. The evil event is first mentioned in Genesis chapter three where Satan encourages Adam and Eve to rebel, however as we read the Bible we will discover that the mystery of God actually started prior to the world being created.

Paul tells us God’s wisdom (plan) that had been hidden was foreordained before the world was created. Therefore the mystery actually starts before the event because of the foreknowledge of God. He foreknew of the evil activities of Satan and put a plan in place to defeat him.

The final revelation to this mystery of God is revealed in the final section of the Bible, the book of Revelation. Just before the final trumpet that initiates the final events for this world, God’s Word says let there be no more delay the mystery of God should be finished.

What is this mystery of God? You must either complete this study on the mystery of God or read the entire Bible or both in order to understand. However the Bible says there is a very important element to understanding the mystery of God and that is we must have the Spirit of God in us to interpret (give us understanding). If you don’t already have the Spirit of God as a companion it is my prayer that during this study you will be “born again” of the Holy Spirit. He then will lead you to full understanding of “the mystery of God”.

Articles on the Mystery of God click Bible Study Series

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