The Gospel Mystery: Hidden Ages, Now Revealed
The mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations—this phrase captures the revolutionary nature of the gospel itself. The term *mysterion* (mystery), used...
This is historical examples on divine mystery unveiled and hidden made manifest, drawing on Philippians 4:26.
The mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations—this phrase captures the revolutionary nature of the gospel itself. The term mysterion (mystery), used twice in this passage and frequently throughout Philippians, does not denote what is essentially incomprehensible to human understanding. Rather, it describes what was deliberately concealed in former times and is now unveiled to believers. The gospel constitutes a mystery, yet it is not meant to remain obscure.…
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