The Mystery of Christ
(Eph5:25-32; Col2:2-3)
God is the God of revelation.
He reveals Himself in His time and in His way, and
He reveals Himself all the more to those who know Him (Mt13:10-17).
"Revelation is that which was hidden before but
Shown later ” that is, the mystery of God.
Faith is knowing the secrets of the kingdom of heaven (Mt13:11) and
The life of this faith is selling one's treasure to purchase the hidden treasure (Mt13:44).
Though since the creation of the world, God's invisible qualities ”
His eternal power and divine nature ” have been
Clearly seen through all things,
To those who call them "nature they have remained hidden (Rm1:19-20)
The commandment given to Adam regarding the forbidden fruit (Ge2:17) was
God's secret strategy to destroy the devil (1Jn3:8) ”
Through the offspring of the woman (Ge3:15).
God's eternal power and divine nature
Began to be revealed with the exodus (Dt6:20-24), which
The Israelites experienced everyday for 40 years (Ex16:32-35).
To remind this, God commanded them to build the sanctuary where
The ark of the testimony was placed (Ex25:21-22) for
When the ark went,
The Jordan parted, Jericho fell (Jos3:14-17, 6:12-21) and
The household it dwelled in was blessed (2Sa6:11), while
Those who looked inside it were put to death (1Sa5:1-6:19).
Yet it was deep inside the Most Holy Place (Ex26:33-34) for
The mystery of God was still hidden behind the veil.
But Jesus said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days (Jn2:19), because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,
He would fully reveal the Father for
He is the incarnate Word from the beginning,
The Son who came from the Father (Jn1:1, 14, 18).
Though all thing were made by Him (Jn1:10), however,
His own did not recognize Him.
Furthermore, He spoke in parables and confused the people (Mt13:10-17).
However, as His flesh tore and He died, Jesus said, "It is finished
(Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Tore the veil and the hidden mystery of the Father was now fully revealed (Mt27:51; He10:20);
2) With His secret weapon destroyed the devil, the archangel who sinned (Is14:12-15; He2:14; 1Jn3:8); and
3) With His blood redeemed all men and fully revealed Himself (Jn15:15; 1Pe1:18).
His resurrection revealed His eternal power and divine nature.
The Holy Spirit whom He sent
Lets the deep things of God be known in believers (1Co2:10-11): that
Christ is the mystery of God (Col2:2) and
The church is the mystery of Christ (Eph5:32).
The man of the Spirit is knows that:
1) God's eternal power and divine nature, all treasures of wisdom and
knowledge dwell in His body (Col1:19, 2:3); and
2) The keys of the kingdom of heaven is the authority of the church (Mt16:19).
Knowing this profound mystery of Christ and the church (Eph5:32), therefore,
He can never leave church.
Rather, he shares joy and tears with church,
Gathering together to pray and is faithful to death (Mt18:18-20).
O Lord,
We are so moved that
You reveal to us such a profound mystery, the mystery of the church!
For we can never leave church
Let us laugh and cry with church.
Let us work and live with church.
And finally let us be lifted up to the Groom Christ with church! Amen.