Grace And Peace, Precious friends. The following may or may not be helpful.
However, thanks for your
Consideration, and, Please Be
Very RICHLY Blessed in:
Basic {and more}
Distinctions of Prophecy vs
Mystery:
First, Some
Similarities: The LORD JESUS CHRIST, love of
HIM, And
love of our neighbor!
LORD JESUS, please Grant us all
Your Divine Help in our understanding of:
Things That Differ!
{ RDf = Rightly Divided from }:
God's Prophetic Program, Under LAW, gospel of the kingdom (past/future)
(1) Concerns a kingdom: a political organization
(Daniel 2:44; Matthew 6:10
KJB!)
Rightly Divided (2 Timothy 2:15
KJB!) From Things That DIFFER!:
God's Revelation Of The Mystery, Under The Gospel Of The GRACE Of God!
(Current = “But NOW!” Romans 3:21, 7:6, 16: 26; Ephesians 2:13 et al
KJB!):
(1) Concerns A Body, HIS Church; a Living Organism
(1 Corinthians 12:12, 27; Ephesians 4:12-16
KJB!)
Prophecy:
(2) The kingdom to be established on earth
(Jeremiah 23:5; Matthew 6:10!)
RDf:
The Mystery:
(2) The Body {Church} Given a position in Heaven!
(Ephesians 1:3, 2:5-6; Colossians 3:1-3
KJB!)
Prophecy:
(3) Christ to be its King (Jeremiah 23:5; Isaiah 9:6-7
KJB!)
RDf:
The Mystery:
(3) CHRIST Is The Living Head Of HIS Body, The Church!
(Ephesians 1:19-23; Colossians 1:18
KJB!)
Prophecy:
(4) The kingdom prophesied “since the world began”
(Luke 1:68-70; Acts 3:21
KJB!)
RDf:
The Mystery:
(4) The Body Chosen In CHRIST "before the world
began," But “kept secret since the world began!”
(Romans 16:25; Ephesians 1:4-11, 3:5-9
KJB!)
Prophecy:
(5) Israel to be given supremacy over the nations
(Isaiah 60:10-12, 61:6
KJB!)
RDf:
The Mystery:
(5) Jew and Gentile placed on the same level before God!
(Romans 10:12, 11:32; Ephesians 2:16-17
KJB!)
Prophecy:
(6)The Gentiles to be blessed by Israel’s
instrumentality
(Genesis 22:17-18; Zechariah 8:13
KJB!)
RDf:
The Mystery:
(6) The Gentiles blessed through Israel’s obstinancy!
(Acts 13:44-46, Romans 11:28-32
KJB!)
Prophecy:
(7) The Gentiles to be blessed by Israel’s
rise
(Isaiah 60:1-3; Zechariah 8:22-23
KJB!)
RDf:
The Mystery:
(7) The Gentiles blessed through Israel’s fall!
(Acts 28:27-28; Romans 11:11, 12, 15
KJB!)
Prophecy:
(8) Prophecy mainly concerns nations as such
(Isaiah 2:4; Ezekiel 37:21-22
KJB!)
RDf
The Mystery:
(8) The Mystery Concerns individuals!
(Romans 10:12-13; 2 Corinthians 5:14-17
KJB!)
Prophecy:
(9) Prophecy concerns blessings, both material and spiritual, on earth
(Isaiah 2:3-4, 11:1-9!; et al
KJB!)
RDf
The Mystery:
(9) The Mystery Concerns “all spiritual blessings in The Heavenlies”
(Ephesians 1:3; Colossians 3:1-3
KJB!)
Prophecy:
(10) Prophecy concerns Christ’s Coming To the earth
(Isaiah 59:20; Zechariah 14:4
KJB!)
RDf
The Mystery:
(10) The Mystery Explains CHRIST’s Absence From the earth!
(Ephesians 1:20-24; Colossians 3:1-3
KJB!)
Prophecy: gospel of The Kingdom!:
(11) In prophecy, salvation by
Grace through faith alone is Not contemplated
(Matthew 28:19-20, 23:1-3; Luke 7:29-30; Mark 16:16; Acts 2:38; James 2:17
KJB!)
RDf
►
The Mystery: *The Gospel Of The GRACE Of God!!:*
(11) Salvation “By GRACE Through faith” Alone lies at The Very
Heart Of The Mystery! (Romans 3:21-26, 4:5; Ephesians 2:8-9 KJB!) ◄
Prophecy:
(12) The proclamation of the prophetic program committed particularly
to the TWELVE
(Matthew 10:5-7; Acts 1:6-8, 3:19-26
KJB!)
RDf
The Mystery:
(12) The proclamation of The Mystery program committed particularly
to ONE: Paul! (Ephesians 3:1-3, 8-9; Colossians 1:24-27 KJB!)
Prophecy:
(13) The prophetic program revealed through Many of God’s servants
(Luke 1:70; 2 Peter 1:21
KJB!)
RDf
The Mystery:
(13) The Mystery Revealed Through ONE man: Paul!
(Galatians 1:1, 11-12, 2:2, 7, 9; Ephesians 3:2-3 KJB!)
Prophecy:
(14) Old Testament writers frequently did not
understand the prophecies made through them!
(Daniel 12:8-10; 1 Peter 1:10-12
KJB!)
RDf
The Mystery:
(14) Paul Both understood And longed that others might
understand The Mystery CHRIST Revealed Through him!
(Ephesians 1:15-23, 3:14-21; Colossians 1:9-10, 2:1-3 KJB!)
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Be RICHLY Blessed!
Basic Distinctions between Prophecy and the Mystery! (C.R. Stam)
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I have further
compiled More
Distinctions In God's TWO Different Programs!:
Prophecy/Law:
(15) The TWO "Main" (of 12)
baptismS =
A) water, For remission of sins!:
(Matthew 3:5-6; Mark 1:4; Luke 3:3; John 1:31;
Luke 7:29-30; Acts 10:37)
(Matthew 28:19; Mark 16:16; Acts 2:38; Acts 22:16; Ezekiel 36:25
KJB!)
+
B) "WITH" The Holy Spirit, Poured Out
By CHRIST, for power, signs And wonders!
(Isaiah 44:3; Matthew 3:11; Mark 1:8, 16:17-18; Luke 24:49;
Acts 2:17-18, 38; Acts 8:15-17; Acts 11:16
KJB!)
RDf
Mystery/GRACE!:
(15) Only ONE Baptism = "BY" The ONE Spirit = God's OPERATION,
Spiritually "Identifying" members In (The Body Of) CHRIST!!
(Ephesians 4:5; Colossians 2:12; Galatians 3:27; Romans 6:3-4;
1 Corinthians 12:13 KJB!)
Prophecy/Law:
(16) Forgive others FIRST, THEN God Will Forgive!
(Matthew 6:14-15, 18:35; Mark 11:25-26; Luke 6:37
KJB!)
RDf
Mystery/GRACE!:
(16) Forgive others BECAUSE CHRIST Has Already FORGIVEN us!
(Ephesians 4:32
KJB!)
Prophecy/Law:
(17) Taught how/what to pray!
(Matthew 6:9; Luke 11:2
KJB!)
RDf
Mystery/GRACE!:
(17a) we Are Exhorted to "...Make our requests known Unto God!"
(Philippians 4:6
KJB!) While, At The Same Time, God "Teaches":
(17b)
Concerning our infirmities, we "know Not" what to pray "as we ought,"
But
"The Spirit Intercedeth FOR us, According To The Will Of God!..."
(Romans 8:26
KJB!)
Prophecy/Law { earthly! }:
18) "watchmen," { as CHRIST Told the Jews On the earth! }, looking for
The "wicked one, the deceiving man of SIN" And "signs" (Matthew 24
KJB!)
RDf
Mystery/GRACE { Heavenly! }!:
(18) ambassadors { As CHRIST Told Paul, From Heaven! }
LOOKING, WATCHING, And WAITING For! = The Holy One,
The LORD JESUS CHRIST {From Heaven! }
( Romans 8:18, 19, 23, 25; 1 Corinthians 1:7; Ephesians 6:12-18;
Philippians 3:20; Colossians 3:2, 4:1-3; 1 Thessalonians 1:10, 5:5-11;
2 Thessalonians 3:5; Titus 2:13
KJB! )
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probably more… But, sorry, for all the
views of
prophecy/Mystery =
only ONE gospel, and, Peter and Paul “preached” The SAME thing?:
Conclusion:
“things that are
Different are just Not
The SAME,” correct?
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LORD JESUS, thank You For All Your Divine Help
in our understanding of
Things That Differ!
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“
Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that
needeth not to be ashamed, Rightly Dividing The Word Of Truth!”
(2 Timothy 2:15
KJB!)
