Study Desk

"Can you fathom the mystery of God? Or can you probe the limits of the Almighty?

He said to them, "To you is given the mystery of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, all things are done in parables,

For I don't desire, brothers, to have you ignorant of this mystery, so that you won't be wise in your own conceits, that a hardening in part has happened to Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in,

But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because it isn't of faith; and whatever is not of faith is sin. Now to him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery which has been kept in silence through eternal times, but now is revealed, and by the Scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the eternal God, is made known to all the nations to obedience of faith; to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever! Amen.

But we speak God's wisdom in a mystery, the wisdom that has been hidden, which God foreordained before the worlds to our glory,

Behold, I tell you a mystery. We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed,

making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him

how that by revelation the mystery was made known to me, as I wrote before in few words,

whereby, when you read, you can perceive my understanding in the mystery of Christ;

and to make all men see what is the administration of the mystery which for ages has been hidden in God, who created all things through Jesus Christ;

This mystery is great, but I speak in regard of Christ and of the assembly.

On my behalf, that utterance may be given to me in opening my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel,

the mystery which has been hidden for ages and generations. But now it has been revealed to his saints,

to whom God was pleased to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory;

that their hearts may be comforted, they being knit together in love, and to all riches of the full assurance of understanding, that they may know the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ,

praying together for us also, that God may open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds;

For the mystery of lawlessness does already work. Only there is one who restrains now, until he is taken out of the way.

holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.

Without controversy, the mystery of godliness is great: God was revealed in the flesh, Justified in the spirit, Seen by angels, Preached among the nations, Believed on in the world, And received up in glory.

the mystery of the seven stars which you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lampstands. The seven stars are the angels of the seven assemblies. The seven lampstands are seven assemblies.