“Now to Him that is of POWER to ESTABLISH you according to MY GOSPEL, and THE PREACHING of Jesus Christ, according to the REVELATION OF THE MYSTERY, which was
KEPT SECRET SINCE THE WORLD BEGAN.” (Romans 16:25)
A REVELATION of God’s Word makes the PURPOSE and PLAN of God CRYSTAL CLEAR. “The LIGHT shineth in DARKNESS; And the DARKNESS COMPREHENDED it NOT.” (John 1:5). Once you WALK in the LIGHT, the REVELATION, you can easily OVERCOME DARKNESS. A REVELATION of God’s Word HELPS and gives us POWER to COUNTER the ATTACKS or DECEPTION of the devil.
If you are still DOWN, DEFEATED BUSTED, DISGUSTED and WASTED, it’s because you’re so FAR from the LIGHT. Many are still living in POVERTY, SLAVERY, SICKNESS and DISEASES, it’s because they don’t BELIEVE in the LIGHT and REVELATION of God’s Word. Did you know that POVERTY is spiritual? Yes! SLAVERY is spiritual, SICKNESS, DISEASE is spiritual too! They need to be RESISTED by the Word of God, so they will FLEE from you.
Before we forget, the Apostle Paul mentioned, “MY GOSPEL”. What is that Gospel of the Apostle Paul means? It must be INSPIRED by Word of God and CONFIRMED by the PREACHING of Jesus Christ, Himself! Then what Gospel did Jesus Preached? What did Jesus mean when He said, “WEEPING and GNASHING of TEETH”? What about, “TORMENT or UNQUENCHEABLE FIRE?” The Lord Jesus Christ, Himself, made this CLEAR, and it was REVEALED in the following chapters. Did Paul ever mention HELL? Hell, in the Letters of the Apostle Paul, was ONCE mentioned in the New Living Translation (Romans 8:38, NLT). It was USED in a POSITIVE way. NOT CONDEMNATION!
“I am CONVINCED that NOTHING CAN SEPARATE us from His LOVE. Death can’t, and life can’t. The angels can’t, and the demons can’t. Our FEARS for TODAY, our WORRIES about TOMORROW, and EVEN the POWERS of HELL CAN’T KEEP God’s LOVE AWAY.”
God have already POURED OUT His LOVE to us through the DEATH of Jesus Christ on the CROSS. This LOVE that LAVISHED upon us makes the POWERS of HELL of NO EFFECT. Did the EARLY CHRISTIANS preached other “gospel” than the GOSPEL that the Apostle Paul preached? Look!
“I marvel that ye are so soon REMOVED from Him that called you into the GRACE of Christ unto ANOTHER “gospel”… there be some that TROUBLE you, & would PERVERT the GOSPEL of Christ. But though we, or an angel from Heaven, preach any OTHER “gospel” unto you than that w/c we have preached unto you, let him be ACCURSED. As we said before, so say I now again, IF ANY MAN PREACH ANOTHER “gospel”… let him be ACCURSED… But I certify you, brethren that the GOSPEL w/c was preached of me is not after man. For I NEITHER RECEIVED it of MAN, NEITHER was I TAUGHT it, but BY the REVELATION of Jesus Christ. (Galatians 1:6-9, 11-12).
The Gospel of Christ never TROUBLES nor SCARES nor THREATENS people! Never CONDEMN sinners, think of what you are before. God LOVED us when we WERE STILL sinners. It was from Satan where INIQUITY was found (Ezekiel 28:15). The Gospel gives PEACE and ASSURANCE! The Gospel of the KINGDOM of God is from Jesus Christ, Himself! Jesus came not to CONDEMN the world but to SAVE it (John 3:17)! God is not MAD to YOU!
The Gospel of the KINGDOM of God was never UNDERSTOOD, it was a MYSTERY! The Gospel MESSAGE of Jesus Christ was PERVERTED by MAN-MADE DOCTRINES or FORMULAS, by THEORIES, IDEAS and OPINIONS of man, and it was preached for centuries! But now, it was REVEALED by the Lord Jesus Christ, Himself, unto us through the Word of God and by the GUIDANCE and INSPIRATION of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit was PROMISED by the Lord Jesus Christ to TEACH us ALL THINGS, even the MYSTERY that was KEPT SECRET SINCE THE WORLD BEGAN.
What is a MYSTERY? A MYSTERY is like a rose bud that when it begins to sprout, the REAL BEAUTY of the ROSE is exposed. The same manner, when the MYSTERY of God’s PLAN is REVEALED, it becomes so WONDERFUL and MAGNIFICENT that catches our SOUL. You will SEE and UNDERSTAND something you had NEVER KNOWN. You will HEAR something you had NEVER HEARD about the MYSTERY of the KINGDOM of God! You are on the RIGHT TRACK!
The Hidden TREASURE of the Gospel was found, at last! This TREASURE (read Matthew 13:44) was KEPT SECRET SINCE THE WORLD BEGAN. The Prophet Isaiah stated,
“Have ye not known? Have ye not heard? Hath it not been told you from the BEGINNING? Have ye NOT UNDERSTOOD from the FOUNDATIONS of the earth? (Isaiah 40:21). For since the BEGINNING of the world men have not HEARD, nor PERCEIVED by the ear, neither hath the eye SEEN, O God, beside thee, what He hath PREPARED [Kingdom of God] for him that WAITETH for Him [2nd Coming of Christ]. (Isaiah 64:4,).
Jesus REVEALED in Matthew 25:34, “Then shall the King [Jesus, the KING of kings] say unto them on His RIGHT HAND, Come, ye BLESSED of my Father, INHERIT the KINGDOM PREPARED for you from the FOUNDATION of the world.” This is it! The KINGDOM of God! This is what Isaiah’s Prophecy, quoted above, means. The KINGDOM of God was already PREPARED BEFORE the creation of the world! But wait a moment! The Lord Jesus Christ is not yet seated on the ETERNAL THRONE that was PROMISED to King David! He is still seated at the RIGHT HAND of the ETERNAL God.
Joseph the dreamer, pictures the Lord Jesus Christ in Genesis 41:41-44,
“Pharaoh said unto Joseph, ‘See, I have set thee OVER ALL the land of Egypt.’ And Pharaoh took off his RING from his hand, and put it upon Joseph’s hand… and they cried before him, ‘BOW THE KNEE:’ and he made him RULER OVER ALL the land of Egypt. And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, ‘I am Pharaoh, and w/o thee shall no man lift up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.’”
Notice! That ALL AUTHORITY was given to Joseph. Even Pharaoh, the king, himself can’t make a decision without the APPROVAL or PERMISSION of Joseph. He was not seated on the THRONE of the king, yet, he was made RULER OVER ALL the land! And EVERY KNEE will BOW before Joseph. Now, you got it?
The same manner, Jesus is NOT YET SEATED on the PROMISED, ETERNAL THRONE! Jesus Christ is still seated on the RIGHT HAND, not on the very THRONE, of the ETERNAL God, yet, ALL AUTHORITY was given to Him.
Stephen saw the Lord Jesus Christ, “Behold, I see the Heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the RIGHT HAND of God.” (Acts 7:56). This Gospel of the KINGDOM of God was, indeed, the POWER of God to TRANSFORM a man named Saul of Tarsus, a Christian killer, into a GREAT Apostle, to what he became Apostle Paul. He was CHOSEN, CALLED and SENT by the Will of God to preach the Gospel of the KINGDOM of God to the non-Jewish people.
Furthermore, Jesus SUFFERED a SHAMEFUL death on the CROSS for us SINNERS! Then, What happened? Go to Philippians 2:9-11.
“God RAISED Him to the HIGHEST PLACE ABOVE and gave Him the NAME that is GREATER
than any other name. And so, in Honor of the NAME of Jesus ALL BEINGS in Heaven, on earth, & in the WORLD BELOW [Dark Kingdom] will FALL on their KNEES and ALL will openly PROCLAIM that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the GLORY of God the Father.”
In other words, ALL HUMANITY, Angels, even Satan and his demons shall BOW down before the Lord Jesus Christ! Get your own Bible and please, read it again!
John, the Beloved, confirmed this in Revelations 1:7, “Behold , He [Jesus Christ] cometh with clouds; and EVERY EYE SHALL SEE HIM, and THEY ALSO WHICH PIERCED Him: & all kindreds [NATIONS] of the earth shall wail because of Him. Even so, Amen.” This will happen SOON, during the 2nd Coming of Christ, the MESSIAH. Finally, EVERY EYE, even those who REJECTED and DESPISED Him, shall be opened and SEE the KINGDOM of God where Jesus Christ be ENTHRONED. Remember, the Lord Jesus Christ is not yet seated on the, PROMISED, ETERNAL THRONE! Then, what? We who belong to CHRIST are SEATED with Him in the RIGHT HAND of the ETERNAL and ALL-POWERFUL God in Heaven. Who are we, but SINNERS, a WORM from the dust of the ground, to INHERIT the PROMISED KINGDOM?
“But God, who is RICH in MERCY, for His GREAT LOVE where with He LOVED us, Even when we WERE DEAD in SINS, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by GRACE ye are SAVED;)
And hath raised us up together, and made us SIT TOGETHER in HEAVENLY places in Christ Jesus.” (Ephesians 2:4-6).
Oh, I SEE! God LOVED us, when we WERE still SINNER and even when we WERE still His ENEMY! What UNDESERVED Mercy and GRACE! What a GREAT LOVE that SURPASSES UNDERSTANDING. An INDESCRIBABLE LOVE and no one can FATHOM! But what does it mean when the Apostle Paul stated, “We have THE MIND OF CHRIST”? The Lord Jesus Christ REVEALED the answer and is made CLEAR as we continue our JOURNEY towards the HIDDEN TREASURE of God! Furthermore, God made us SIT TOGETHER with Christ in the HEAVENLY PLACES! I repeat, you are SEATED in HEAVENLY PLACES!
Because of Jesus Christ’s DEATH on the CROSS, God’s MERCY lavished upon us! So, through FAITH in Christ Jesus our Lord, we are SEATED in the HEAVENLY places! You are already in the HEAVENLY places right now, and you should also experience ETERNAL LIFE. Yes! Right now! By His GREAT LOVE, our God, the Creator of EVERYTHING, is RICH in MERCY and FAVOR for you. If you are really SAVED, you shall experience the FORETASTE of the KINGDOM of God, in this earthly life, which was PREPARED in HEAVEN, which is YET TO COME, during the 2nd Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. This is what Jesus means when He taught His Disciples to pray like this:
“Our Father which art in Heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy KINGDOM COME. Thy WILL BE DONE on EARTH, AS IT IS IN HEAVEN.” (Matthew 6:9-10).
