“…His secret is with the righteous” (Prov. 3:32b).. “Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth” (Hosea 6:3). “They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham’s children ye would do the works of Abraham” (John 8:39; Rom. 2:28). “And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it” (Mark 11:14). “What shall therefore the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others” (Mark 12:9). “He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty” (Psalms 91:1)
God’s secret is not for all mankind (Eph. 3:6-8)
but for all believing Jews and Gentiles, me and you. (Col. 1:28: Eph. 2:5)
Grafted into the Vine, we’ve become true Israel, (Rom. 11:17,18; Rom. 9:6)
and a true believer becomes the spiritual Jew. (Rom. 2: 28,29; 11:16-24)
The mystery of Christ in other ages not known to men (Rom. 16:25)
is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets. (Eph. 3:4b, 5)
It’s “Christ in you the hope of glory”and the Gentiles (Col. 1:27; Eph. 6:19)
being fellow heirs. Both, by the Spirit, reveal God’s secrets. (Eph. 3:6)
That’s the wisdom of God in a mystery, (1 Cor. 2:7)
which God ordained and also hid in times past. (Col.1:26; Rom. 16:25)
As it is now revealed, understand (1 Cor. 2:14; Mark 4:11)
that “many that are first shall be last.” (Matt. 19:30a)
The first was a “chosen” race God had, (Isa. 49:3, 6)
but that race received Him not. (John 1:11; Luke 19:14)
The last is the spiritual Israel, the true Jew, (Rom. 2:28-29; 9:6)
by grace through faith blood bought. (Eph. 2:8; 2 Tim. 1:9)
The mystery of God is finished at the last trump (Rev. 10:7)
as declared to His servants the prophets’ hearts. (Amos 3:7)
While the apostate church is positioned in place, “it is done,”
everyone is marked and ready when tribulation starts. (Rev. 8:1;16:17; 11:7)
During this 3 ½ year tribulation, (Dan. 7:25; 12:7; Rev.11:2; 12:6,14)
God chastens the apostate church, you see. (1 Pet. 4:17)
One third repents and comes out of this church (Zech. 13:8; Eze. 5:2,4)
but 2/3rds, as Judas, betray their own with no mercy. (John 16:2; Ecc. 1:9)
They that come out, overcome by the blood of the Lamb (Rev. 6:9; 7:9-17)
and by the word of their testimony. (Rev. 12:11; 2 witnesses of 11:7)
It’s not how we begin our race with Christ that counts (1 Corinthians 9:24)
but how we trust Him to the finished line. Agree? (Heb. 3:14; 1 Pet. 1:13; Rev. 2:26)
Is not the mystery of Christ finished (Rev. 10:7)
when the time of the Gentiles is fulfilled, (Luke 21:24; Rom. 11:25,26)
when the Gentile heirs, spiritual Jerusalem, is trodden down (Rev. 11:2; Luke 20:14)
till the last of the spiritual Gentiles is killed? (1 Pet. 2:5; Luke 21:6, 24; 19:44)
The mystery of Christ parallels the mystery of God
in that both are now revealed to His servants the prophets. (Eph. 3:5; Rev.10:7)
and both hidden throughout the ages. (Col. 1:26;Eph. 3:9)
Together, we see the match in God’s secrets.
Let us search and love the Truth as noble Bereans, (John 14:6; Acts 17:11)
and put aside deception, tradition and what’s more, (Jer. 15:19; Mark 7:9)
let us live for God till Resurrection Day right after tribulation, (Matt. 24:29),
on the last day and not seven years before. (John 6:44, 54; 11:24)
R.A.Riel
MEDITATION ON GOD’S WORD
The understanding of the pure language (Zephania 3:9)given to us by the Holy Spirit reveals God’s secrets hidden in parables and metaphors throughout the Word of God. (Matt. 13:34, 35; Mark 4:11).
Down through history, we see the birthright given to the believer. By grace through faith is the only way to God. (John 14:6; 10:1; Eph. 2:8).
“The first shall be last and the last first…(Matt. 20:16). ”When the first is puffed up with pride, the humble take first place such as: Abel, Isaiac, Jacob, Joseph’s two sons: Manasseh and Ephraim. The latter took the place of Jacob’s firstborn Ruben and Simeon. Then Ephraim fell and lost his place to Manasseh. We see Manasseh in the New Testament twelve tribes and not Ephraim. Yet, God will bring Ephraim back to Him as the story of the prodigal son.
Israel was divorced for throwing God’s Word behind their backs, (Neh. 9:26; Isa. 5:24) and the church took its place having the birthright, (salvation). Now, the church throws God’s Word behind their backs and becomes apostate, loses their place to the ones today that choose to follow Jesus 100% and are martyred for it. Those martyred coming out of the apostate church and the “few” that are not part of the apostate church at this hour are the last ones that become first.
The secret of God is fulfilled with those who make it to first place namely those that are “the dead in Christ” and the “few” that remain and are resurrected right after them as stated in (1 Thess. 4:16-17). Our Father has found in these last two: “the dead in Christ” and the “few” that remain, an everlasting bride for His Son Jesus. Praise the Lord evermore! Alleluia!
