June 30
THE MYSTERY OF HIS WILL
-Ephesians 1:9,10 states, … Having made known unto us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure
which He has purposed in Himself: That in the dispensation of the fullness of times He might gather together in one all things
in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in Him: …
-Ephesians 1:9,10 ( The New Testament In Modern Speech ) states, … He made known to us the secret of His
will. And this is in harmony with God’s merciful purpose for the government of the world when the times are ripe for
it - the purpose which He has cherished in His own mind of restoring the whole creation to find its one Head in Christ; yes,
the things in Heaven and things on earth, to find their one Head in Him …
-This is one of the most powerful scriptures in the Bible. It gives us insight into THE MYSTERY OF GOD’S
WILL. So … What is this mystery ( sacred secret ) of God’s will? It is this: In the dispensation of the fullness
of times God will gather together in one ALL THINGS IN CHRIST! YES … YOU HEARD IT RIGHT! ALL THINGS
IN CHRIST!
-This remains a mystery to many due to the power of the traditions and doctrines of men. Christianity continues
to conveniently find ways to explain away simple declarations in scripture that boldly proclaim the salvation of the
entire human race in the ages to come. This is a result of the falling away that started with Constantine about 1,700 years
ago. Constantine was instrumental in the legalization of Christianity. Christianity became a matter of fashion. The number
of hypocrites and formal professors rapidly increased; strict discipline, zeal, self sacrifice, and brotherly love proportionally
ebbed away; and many heathen customs and usages, under altered names, crept into the worship of God and the life of the Christian
people. ( The Story Of Church History, Community Bible Chapel ) … This downward spiral of heathen and pagan influence
in the church continued on into the Dark Ages. During this time the teaching of eternal torture became the primary message
of the Catholic Church. This same message ( eternal torture ) was later adopted by the Protestant Church. It is ironic that
this took place, for the Protestant Church prides itself in the fact that it broke away from the Catholic Church, not realizing
that the very message of eternal torture that it preaches has its roots in the Catholic Church.
According to George Hawtin:
-"The dispensation of the fullness of times is the eighth dispensation. The dispensations of Innocence, Conscience,
Human Government, Promise, Law, Grace and the Kingdom - these seven will have run their course and all will end in judgment,
but the dispensation of the fullness of times is the eighth dispensation, and it will conclude all former things. It will
end death, judgment, pain and tears, and its final act will be the delivering up of a perfect Kingdom to the Father of all.
Then time will have reached its fullness and will be no more. The number eight in scripture is the number of new beginnings."
( The Restitution Of All Things, George Hawtin )
-GOD WILL MAKE ALL THINGS NEW!-
