...the epistle now under consideration, iv. 3: " Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance to speak the mystery of Christ,...bonds." What that " mystery of Christ" was, the Epistle lo the Ephesians distinctly informs us : " Whereby * The original IB very >pirited: E' •"< ov» TI;»....

...the throne of his glory. should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting." Ephesians iii. 4. 5. " Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge...Christ; which in other ages was not made known unto the sous of men, as it is now revealed unto the holy apostles and prophets by the spirit." LV. Psalm Ixxii...

...the Gospel of the grace of God, and for its display of the unsearchable richness of a Saviour's love, "the mystery of Christ, which in other ages was not...known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto the holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit." Eph. iii. 5. In this view, the same objection seems...

...inscrutable in the gospel, but just the contrary — that there was a secret purpose in the mind of God, which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men as it is now revealed unto the holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit. Now what was this secret purpose of God, this mystery...

...(3). A. His explanation of this mystery (3:1-13). Pau bares his heart. 1. The when of this mystery: "Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons...unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit" (3:5). Whatever the mystery is, Paul here states no Old Testament saint knew of it. 2. The what of...

...there were two problems. In the Old Testament, the church and the Church Age constituted a mystery "which in other ages was not made known unto the sons...unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit" (Ephesians 3:5). Consequently, the prophecies of Isaiah, Daniel, and others largely focused on the...

...Scriptures are of equal significance. Writing of the revelation of the mystery, the Apostle declares: "Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons...unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit" (Eph. 3:5). Similarly, the benefaction of gifted men to the Church is again cited by the same Apostle...

...God gives no reason. Paul informs us "that by revelation He (God) made known unto me the mystery.. .the mystery of Christ which in other ages was not...unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit." (Ephesians 3:3-5). BECAME There are two words in the epistle to the Hebrews which are of interest in...

...Paul says that he received the knowledge of this by special revelation: Which in other [the former] ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy aposdes and prophets by the Spirit; That the Gentiles [typified by Ruth] should be fellowheirs, and...

...new truths that God wants to bring forth: How that by revelation He made known unto me the mystery; (...when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in...unto His holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit (Eph. 3:3-5). Apostles and prophets were the first two ministries that God set in the Church: "And...