I have a few thoughts regarding this verse, but let me start with this much:
--there's only
one other place where the phrase
"the mystery of God" is used, and that's in Col2:
2-3, which says,
"
that their hearts may be encouraged, having been knit together in love, and to all
the riches of the full assurance of understanding, to
the knowledge [
epignosin - FULL-knowledge]
of the mystery of God,
which is Christ,
in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and of knowledge [
gnōseōs].";
So, how would you say "
the mystery of God [/
Christ]" would be considered "finished" (in the sense you seem to be alluding to), and what is this text referring to (in your view) where it says, "that there should be
delay no longer"... "delay"
FOR WHAT (in your view)? In MY view, this is a reference to
a specific point in time within the "7" Trib yrs (commonly-so-called) [
not at the END of it, in its entirety], which is at the point in time of what is
also known as "the feast of revelation"... (so this is a matter of "chronology"
and specific calendar "dates")...
...
The seven VIALS must ALSO take place from that point, also WITHIN the "7" Trib years, before Christ Himself will "RETURN"
to the earth (Rev19; and we WITH Him) when the "
MANIFESTATION of His presence /
parousia" occurs (2Th2:8
b) and "
EVERY EYE" shall SEE Him (not just those participating in the "
OUR episynagoges UNTO HIM" v.1 speaks of [that is, "
IN THE AIR" at the time of "our Rapture /
SNATCH / caught UP" thing [and "
G4862 - 'UNIONed-with' Him" thing], which pertains
SOLELY TO "the Church
WHICH IS HIS BODY" [ALL those saved "in this present age [singular]"]);
That's all I want to go into at this time... it is sufficient to at least CONSIDER = )