The Gospel Mystery: Hidden Ages, Now Revealed
Paul writes to the Colossians of "the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations" (Colossians 4:26). The term *mysterion* (mystery), used twice...
This is historical examples on divine mystery unveiled and gospel proclamation, drawing on Colossians 4:26.
Paul writes to the Colossians of "the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations" (Colossians 4:26). The term mysterion (mystery), used twice in this passage and repeatedly throughout the epistle, does not describe what is essentially incomprehensible, but rather what was once hidden and is now revealed. The gospel is a mystery—but a mystery meant to be proclaimed fully.…
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