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We’re going to pick up right up where we left off last time.

We we’re talking about the “*/Mystery/*” that Paul speaks of in (*/EPH 3:4/*) in the */next 2 Vs/*.

*/Paul makes it/* very */clear/* that this */Mystery/* */has been revealed/* to us.

*I.

*Let’s start reading here in */EPH 3:4-6/*

          *A.

/What is the Mystery/* that Paul is talking about here?

*1. /1st/* of all */Paul states/* here */in/* (*/V 6/*) and is */part of the mystery/*, that the */Gentiles/* can be */fellowheirs with the Lord/* Jesus Christ.

*a.

*A mystery that goes right along with that is that */God is now our Father/*.

*i.

*This is */something/* that the */Jews did not understand/*.

*2. *The */2nd/* */mystery/* which is not spoken of here is the */Priesthood of every believer/*.

*a.

*Peter said in (*/1Peter 2:9/*) “*/But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light/*.”

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                               *i.

/In the OT/* only */certain men/* were */appointed/* */to be priest/*, */today/* */every believer is a priest/* unto God.

                               *ii.

/Meaning/* that */we are/* the ones that are */to come to God/*, */not/* having */someone else/* doing it */for us/*.

*b.

/1 big part/* */of/* the */priestly ministry in/* the */OT/* */was to offer up sacrifices/* to God.

                               *i.

/Now/*, as */part of our priestly ministry/* we are to */offer up/* the */sacrifice of Praise/*.

*3. *The */3rd/* */mystery/* never revealed until the NT is the “*/Indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit/*.”

*a.

*Turn to */2 COR 3:16 /*

                               *i.

/When someone excepts/* */Jesus/* as Lord and Saviour, the */HS comes/* and */recreates/* our */spirit/*, and */makes/* */our spirit His new home/*.

*ii.

*You’re a */new creation/* in Christ and the */Spirit/* of God */dwells in you/*.

*4. *The */4th/* mystery is the “*/Infilling of the HS/*.

*a.

/In the OT/* a */few people/* would have the */Holy Spirit come upon/* them, */but never/* */before/* was the */Baptism in the HS available to every believer/*.

*i.

**/ACTS 1:5, 8 and 2:4 /*

                               *ii.

*Notice in (*/ACTS 2:4/*) that they were */all filled/* with the Holy Ghost.

*iii.

/This power/* of the Holy Ghost is */available to all believers/*.

*5. *The */5th/* mystery is the “*/Church/*.”

*a.

*Turn to */MATT 16:18 /*

                               *i.

*This is the */1st/* */mention of the Church/*.

*ii.

*Jesus said, “*/I will build my Church/*.”

*iii.

*It is */built upon/* */the fact/* that */Jesus is the Christ/*.

*b.

*There is */some question/* to when the */Church actually started/*.

*i.

*In (*/John 20:22/*) “*/And when he (Jesus) had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost/*.”

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                               *ii.

*This */could be/* where they were */1st/* */saved/*.

*iii.

*But */on the day of Pentecost/* is where we */really see/* the */Church taking off/*.

*6. *The */6th/* mystery is */similarly/* to the */5th/* and that is the “*/BODY of Christ/*.”

*a.

/Not only are we the Church/*, but we are */also/* */the Body of Christ/* and */each/* of us */members of that body/*.

*b.

/Part of that mystery/* is that */we are/* */the Bride of Christ/*.”

*7. /# 7/* is the */teaching/* */on the gifts of the Spirit/*.

*a.

*In the */OT/* we see */some/* of the */Gifts/* of the Spirit and they would */operate in a few people/*.

*b.

*But now */not only do we have/* the */teaching on the Gifts/*, but the */Gifts are available to each of us/*, */as the Spirit wills/*.

*8. *The */8th/* mystery is the “*/RAPTURE/*” of the Church.

*a.

**/1COR 15:51-52 /*

                               *i.

*The */Rapture/* of the Church is */only found in the EPISTLES/*.

*b.

*In (*/MATT 24/*) */Jesus spoke of His return/*, but in that chapter He as referring to the */2nd/* */coming/*, not the Rapture.

*B.

*There are */some other thing/* that are */spoken of in the OT/*, */but not clearly revealed/* */until the NT/* and */they are/*…

                 *1. /1st/* the */death of Jesus/*, His */ascension/* and */seating at the right hand/* of the Father

                 *2. /Also/* the */Work of Satan/*, the */Tribulation/*, */Millennium/*, and the */eternal state after the Millennium/*.

*a.

/These are documented/* */in the OT/*, so */you really can’t call them a mystery/*, */but now/* we have a */greater revelation on them/*.

*II.

*All right, let’s */go back/* to the */Book of Ephesians/*.

*/EPH 3:7-8 /*

 

 

          *A.

*It’s */interesting here/* that */Paul refers to himself as/* “*/Less than the least of all saints/*.”

*1. /In 1 sense/*, */we need to see ourselves in this same light/*.

*a.

/Knowing that we are a servant of all/*.

*b.

*Paul said in (*/PHIL 2:3/*) “*/Let each esteem other better than themselves/*.”

*2. /Something/* that */comes along with this/* */is/* */to know that in our own selves/*, */we are nothing/*.

*a.

*This is the */only way to have/* the */Power of God working in us/* */and/* */through us/*.

*B.

/The other side/* to that coin is that */we need to know who we are in Christ/*.

*1. /We are the head and not the tail/*, */Above only and not beneath/*, */that we are joint heirs with/* the Lord */Jesus/* Christ.

*a.

*The */Bible even calls us kings/*, but that’s who we are */in Christ/*.

*C.