seekeroftruth
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Revelation 10:5 Then the angel I had seen standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven. 6 And he swore by him who lives for ever and ever, who created the heavens and all that is in them, the earth and all that is in it, and the sea and all that is in it, and said, “There will be no more delay! 7 But in the days when the seventh angel is about to sound his trumpet, the mystery of God will be accomplished, just as he announced to his servants the prophets.”
Well, let's see what amazingdiscoveries.org has to say.
When the Seventh Trumpet sounds the “mystery of God,” the plan for man’s redemption (Romans 16:25, 26; Mark 4:11), will be finished.
This is from the blueletterbible.org site.
Raised up his hand to heaven and swore by Him who lives forever and ever: The mighty angel gives a solemn oath declaring that the end is irrevocably set in motion, that there should be delay no longer. There is absolutely no turning back.
The mystery of God would be finished: What mystery? One important aspect of this mystery is that it has been declared to His servants the prophets.
It's hard to say what this precise mystery of God is, because the phrase - or its equivalent - is used for a many different aspects of God's plan.
In this context, the mystery of God probably refers to the unfolding of His resolution of all things, the finishing of His plan of the ages.
The mystery of God would be finished: What mystery? One important aspect of this mystery is that it has been declared to His servants the prophets.
Remember that in Biblical vocabulary, a mystery isn't something no one knows. A mystery is something no one could know unless it was revealed to him. If you could know it by intuition or personal investigation, it isn't a mystery, because mysteries must be revealed. Therefore, something can be known and still be a mystery in the Biblical sense, if it would never have been known if it wasn't revealed.
It's hard to say what this precise mystery of God is, because the phrase - or its equivalent - is used for a many different aspects of God's plan.
- The ultimate conversion of the Jews is called a mystery (Romans 11:25)
- God's purpose for the church is called a mystery (Ephesians 3:3-11)
- The bringing in of the fullness of the Gentiles is called a mystery (Romans 11:25)
- The living presence of Jesus in the believer is called the mystery of God (Colossians 1:27-2:3)
- The gospel itself is called the mystery of Christ (Colossians 4:3)
- God's purpose for the church is called a mystery (Ephesians 3:3-11)
- The bringing in of the fullness of the Gentiles is called a mystery (Romans 11:25)
- The living presence of Jesus in the believer is called the mystery of God (Colossians 1:27-2:3)
- The gospel itself is called the mystery of Christ (Colossians 4:3)
In this context, the mystery of God probably refers to the unfolding of His resolution of all things, the finishing of His plan of the ages.
"The mystery of God which is declared as subject to fulfillment is unfolded therefore in the Old Testament in the many passages which speak of the establishment of the kingdom of God on earth." (Walvoord)
Possibly, the mystery also regards the great question "Why does God allow Satan and man to rebel and go their own way?" The idea may be that this question, this unanswered mystery, is coming to an end under rule of Jesus. God is beginning the end, the resolution of all things, the gathering together (resolution, summing up) of all things in one in Jesus (Ephesians 1:10).
God freely acknowledges that life today is full of mysteries; but it will not always be so. A day will come when all questions of this age will be answered.
Possibly, the mystery also regards the great question "Why does God allow Satan and man to rebel and go their own way?" The idea may be that this question, this unanswered mystery, is coming to an end under rule of Jesus. God is beginning the end, the resolution of all things, the gathering together (resolution, summing up) of all things in one in Jesus (Ephesians 1:10).
God freely acknowledges that life today is full of mysteries; but it will not always be so. A day will come when all questions of this age will be answered.
So, I know there's a mystery in that little scroll or little book from yesterday's post. No one knows what that mystery is.... I'm kind of surprised tho.... there are a lot of verses from Paul's writings about the mystery.... are Paul and John talking about the same mystery? How would Paul know what was revealed to John?
I'm more concerned about the mystery now than I was when I started this post. The commentaries seem to be just as confused as I am. One says's it's the whole plan for man's redemption while another says the mystery might be why God allowed Satan to run wild for so long.
Now... I'm still confused about how Paul would have known about the mystery. Maybe Jesus told him there was a mystery when he knocked him down and blinded him. Maybe, since Paul was an educated Roman, he read about Daniel's prophecy.
I think the big point to take away from these verses though..... It's time... John has one little chore to do [for tomorrow's verses] and then the Seventh Seal will be broken and all heck will let loose.
