Now to Him who is able to strengthen you by my gospel and by the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery concealed for ages pastNow to him that is of power to stablish 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,Now to him that is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery which hath been kept in silence through times eternal,
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… Look at verse 25. He says, now to him who is able to establish you according to my gospel, that is the message Paul preached and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery kept secret since the foundation of the world began, but now made manifest by the prophetic scriptures. Church family, you should love Bible prophecy because guess what Paul just said? Paul just said the revelation of the gospel of Jesus Christ is prophetic scripture. I just want to read the gospels. Just know this. You're reading prophecy when you read the gospels. You like that? I like that. I love that. Made known to all nations according to the commandment of the everlasting God for obedience to the faith. Verse 27. To God alone wise. be glory through Jesus Christ forever. Amen, he says. What a precious, precious word. When your life is poured into others, this is the beauty about who we are in Christ Jesus. And you can all stand up. …
… but write it down if you're taking notes Romans 16 25 and 26 I'm just going to pick a bit here and there it was talking about the gospel and it says it was a mystery kept secret since the world began. And we have it, we understand it today. And verse 26, but is now made manifest and by prophetic scriptures made known to all nations. Do you catch what this is? Something that was hidden since the world began is now evident to us and we have it and we can be a part of a church sharing that, that it's about time we join a fresh live team. Are you getting the message? Jesus put it this way in Luke 10, 24. I tell you that many prophets and kings, remember in the Old Testament, they had the judges and then the judges came up and they had a king and the prophets. So you get the time setting here. For I tell you, many prophets and kings have desired to see what you see and have not seen it and to hear what you hear and have not heard it. …
… Well, a mystery is something hidden that is later revealed. In fact, it's defined for us. Go to the end of the book of Romans. Romans chapter 16 and verse 25. And we have a good definition in this benediction. Now to him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery which has been kept secret for long ages past, but now is manifested and by the Scriptures of the prophets according to the commandment of the eternal God has been made known to all the nations, leading to obedience of faith." All of that to say, a mystery is something kept secret for long ages past through the Old Testament era and the intertestamental era, and is now manifested, and it's manifested by the New Testament Scriptures, and we all know the truth once hidden is now revealed. That's a mystery. The mystery is truth hidden and then revealed. But what is the mystery of God? …
… church, greet you. Erastus, the treasurer of the city, greet you. And Quartus, a brother. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. Now to him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ according to the revelation of the mystery kept secret since the world began, but now made manifest, and by the prophetic Scriptures made known to all nations, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, for obedience to the faith, to God alone wise, be glory through Jesus Christ forever. Amen. Please be seated. And let us pray. Again, O Lord, as we stand before this Thy Word, we ask that You may edify us, not only by its hearing, but by understanding those things that are contained within us. Thank You, Lord, for this entire epistle and for our opportunity to spend so much time digging at the treasure that is found within it. Lord, we thank You for this in the name of Jesus. Amen. …