I have to admit that I am not at the ready to move on into the next Mystery disclosed to Paul and then shared by him to his followers. I have been reviewing my notes and the scriptures to make sure that I have not overlooked any thing spoken by the Lord Jesus as recorded in the synoptic gospels. Because He used words that alluded to many of the things of the coming kingdom age in veiled language, this kingdom messages is directed to the revelation of Christ, as that portion of man lost by the actions of Adam. As he was the man who first crucified the LORD of grace, that is to say Christ. Adam's record of Genesis 2 speaks of the understanding and wisdom of grace that Adam exhibited when it says that he named all of the things of the earth, while yet without his completion or compliment of woman. We know by the wording of Genesis 1 that a woman was to come as the passages there speak of both of them as spirits with and within GOD at creation. Creation being prepared for them, for they rested with the Father of spirit's the seventh day. Implying that man was not made for the day (Sabbath) or that that day was made for man, because man was not yet made.
Okay, moving on to Romans chapter 11 where Paul begins by sharing that those who come to faith are like a wild olive trees branch grafted into a good olive tree, this tree being a symbol of Israel and then moves on to the mystery revealed there beginning at verse 25 and continuing through 12:2 where we have statement, picking up the pace with; Rom 11:21-24, 25-2:2 "For if God did not spare the natural branches, neither will He spare you. Note then the kindness and the severity of God: severity toward those who have fallen, for God's kindness' to you, provided you continue in His kindnesses. Otherwise you too will be cut off. And even they, if they do not continue in their unbelief, will be grafted in, for God has the power to graft them in again. For if you were cut from what is by nature a wild olive tree, and grafted, contrary to nature, into a cultivated olive tree, how much more will these, the natural branches, be grafted back into their own olive tree.
Lest you be wise in your own sight, I do not want you to be unaware of this mystery, brothers: a partial hardening has come upon Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in. And in this way all Israel will be saved, as it is written, "The Deliverer will come from Zion, He will banish ungodliness from Jacob:" (Isaiah 59:20) "and this will be my covenant with them when I take away their sins." (Isaiah 59:21, Jeremiah 31:33-34, Isaiah 27:9) As regards this gospel, they are enemies for your sake. But as regards election, they are beloved for the sake of their forefathers. For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable. For just as you were at one time disobedient to God but now have received mercy because of their disobedience, so they too have now been disobedient in order that by the mercy shown to you they also may now receive mercy. For God has consigned all to disobedience, that He may have mercy on all. Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and how inscrutable His ways! "For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has been His counselor?" (Isaiah 40:13f) "Or who has given a gift to Him that He might be repaid?" (Job 35:7, 41:11) For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be glory forever. Amen. Therefore I appeal to you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect."
There are a few areas that we need to look more fully into and over the next few days this will be my endeavor, with the LORD's help and guidance.
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