Hi throughfaith.
The mystery indeed is Christ as Paul says. I am not sure how you can make that say that Jesus taught a different gospel than Paul considering the life, death and resurrection of Jesus is the 'mystery'.
We see this mystery unfolding from the very start of scripture:
Gen 3:15 - Did Adam and eve know it was going to be Jesus the son of God.. Possibly not but they believed the promise.
Gen 12; John 8:56;Gal 3:7 -- Did Abraham know exactly how the promise would play out ? possibly not but what does Jesus say - our father Abraham rejoiced that he would see my day. He saw it and was glad.”
Then we can go on to Moses, david etc etc. As we get closer and closer the picture is revealed more and more until God reveals this 'mystery' That is as Paul says Jesus.
This mystery was revealed in Israel and then as time went by out to the whole world. Jews and gentiles alike in Christ Jesus, one people of God.
So we don't have a problem that the message went to the Jewish people first but a big part of the mystery was the full inclusion of gentiles. Just as Paul tells us in Ephesians and elsewhere:
For he himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility, 15 by setting aside in his flesh the law with its commands and regulations. His purpose was to create in himself one new humanity out of the two, thus making peace, 16 and in one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross, by which he put to death their hostility. 17 He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near. 18 For through him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit. (Ephesians 2)
The mystery indeed is Christ as Paul says. I am not sure how you can make that say that Jesus taught a different gospel than Paul considering the life, death and resurrection of Jesus is the 'mystery'.
We see this mystery unfolding from the very start of scripture:
Gen 3:15 - Did Adam and eve know it was going to be Jesus the son of God.. Possibly not but they believed the promise.
Gen 12; John 8:56;Gal 3:7 -- Did Abraham know exactly how the promise would play out ? possibly not but what does Jesus say - our father Abraham rejoiced that he would see my day. He saw it and was glad.”
Then we can go on to Moses, david etc etc. As we get closer and closer the picture is revealed more and more until God reveals this 'mystery' That is as Paul says Jesus.
This mystery was revealed in Israel and then as time went by out to the whole world. Jews and gentiles alike in Christ Jesus, one people of God.
So we don't have a problem that the message went to the Jewish people first but a big part of the mystery was the full inclusion of gentiles. Just as Paul tells us in Ephesians and elsewhere:
For he himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility, 15 by setting aside in his flesh the law with its commands and regulations. His purpose was to create in himself one new humanity out of the two, thus making peace, 16 and in one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross, by which he put to death their hostility. 17 He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near. 18 For through him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit. (Ephesians 2)
2That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;
“The mystery of God” is defined in Revelation 10:7,
“The mystery of Christ” is called “THE MYSTERY OF CHRIST” in Ephesians 3:4 and is defined in Ephesians 3:1–9.
Because of the translation your using, you will have no idea what the text actually says.