Study Desk

I have in mind a mystery that I will explain while playing my harp.

I will give instruction and explain the mystery of what happened long ago.

People of Israel, your God is a mystery, though he alone can save.

Then he said, "Pray that the God who rules from heaven will be merciful and explain this mystery, so that we and the others won't be put to death."

The king said, "Now I know that your God is above all other gods and kings, because he gave you the power to explain this mystery."

My friends, I don't want you Gentiles to be too proud of yourselves. So I will explain the mystery of what has happened to the people of Israel. Some of them have become stubborn, and they will stay like that until the complete number of you Gentiles has come in.

Friends, when I came and told you the mystery that God had shared with us, I didn't use big words or try to sound wise.

I will explain a mystery to you. Not every one of us will die, but we will all be changed.

As you read the letter, you will also find out how well I really do understand the mystery about Christ.

No one knew about this mystery until God's Spirit told it to his holy apostles and prophets.

And the mystery is this: Because of Christ Jesus, the good news has given the Gentiles a share in the promises that God gave to the Jews. God has also let the Gentiles be part of the same body.

This is a great mystery, but I understand it to mean Christ and his church.

Pray that I will be given the message to speak and that I may fearlessly explain the mystery about the good news.

God did this because he wanted you Gentiles to understand his wonderful and glorious mystery. And the mystery is that Christ lives in you, and he is your hope of sharing in God's glory.

I do it to encourage them. Then as their hearts are joined together in love, they will be wonderfully blessed with complete understanding. And they will truly know Christ. Not only is he the key to God's mystery,

Be sure to pray that God will make a way for us to spread his message and explain the mystery about Christ, even though I am in jail for doing this.

Here is the great mystery of our religion: Christ came as a human. The Spirit proved that he pleased God, and he was seen by angels. Christ was preached to the nations. People in this world put their faith in him, and he was taken up to glory.

I will explain the mystery of the seven stars that you saw at my right side and the seven gold lampstands. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the lampstands are the seven churches.

and the angel said: Why are you so amazed? I will explain the mystery about this woman and about the beast she is sitting on, with its seven heads and ten horns.