Mystery of the Faith Lesson 3
The age of the Churches
There were things taught about
this "faith" which they did not understand (a "mystery").
They did not understand (a "mystery") that Jesus would come, be
born of a virgin, but would be rejected, crucified, buried, and raised the third
day. They did not understand (a "mystery") that Jesus would
ascend to heaven and return at a later time to set up his political kingdom as
promised to Abraham.
They did not understand (a
"mystery") that while Jesus is in heaven he would develop the local
churches. The local churches are not to replace Israel as God's nation.
The local churches would become the bride and body of Jesus. They
did not understand (a "mystery") that Jesus would return as a thief
in the night and the born again believers would be taken out, Raptured.
Then a period of great tribulation would follow on the earth for seven
years, to purge and prepare the Israeli nation for the 2nd coming of Jesus to
be their King and Savior. At the end of the tribulation period Jesus,
with all of his saints, would return and he would conquer the satanic trinity
and the nations of the world, and rule for 1,000 years as King of Kings and
Lord of Lords. The Israeli nation would be the administrators of His
kingdom. At this time the "mystery" of "the
faith" would be over and "the faith" would be complete.
1. There were many "mysteries" of "the faith" that the prophets had,
one of them was about the that
should come to the Gentiles.
to question 1.
2. Another "mystery" of "the faith" was about the of
Christ, and the that
was to follow.
to question 2.
3. Another "mystery" of "the faith" was how the should be , and of the same , and partakers of his in Christ by the gospel.
2 If ye have heard of the dispensation of the
grace of God which is given me to you-ward: 3 How that by revelation he made known unto me
the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words, 4 Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my
knowledge in the mystery of Christ) 5 Which in other ages was not made known unto
the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by
the Spirit; 6 That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and
of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel.)
to question 3.
4. Another "mystery" of "the faith" was how that Israel
would be blind in until the of
the Gentiles be come in.
to question 4.
5. After the fullness of the Gentiles be come in, all of shall
be saved.
to question 5.
6. Has God done away with the Jewish people as concerning the promise or kingdom?
to question 6.
7. In order for God not to keep his promise with David, you must His covenant of the day, night and seasons.
20 Thus saith the LORD; If ye can break my
covenant of the day, and my covenant of the night, and that there should not be
day and night in their season; 21 Then may also my covenant be broken
with David my servant, that he should not have a son to reign upon his throne;
and with the Levites the priests, my ministers. 22 As the host of heaven cannot be numbered,
neither the sand of the sea measured: so will I multiply the seed of David my
servant, and the Levites that minister unto me.)
to question 7.
8. Was there a rumor in the Old Testament that God had done away with Israel, that they would no more be a nation?
to question 8.
9. In order for Israel not to be a nation as God has promised, the earth would have to stop its orbit around the .
26 Then will I cast away the seed of Jacob, and
David my servant, so that I will not take any of his seed to
be rulers over the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: for I will cause
their captivity to return, and have mercy on them.)
to question 9.
10. The condition of the Israeli nation now is that they are in
part to the truth of Jesus as the Son of God.
to question 10.
11. Since Israel rejected Jesus, is
come unto the Gentiles.
to question 11.
12. Now if the fall of Israel be the riches of the world, and the diminishing
of Israel be the riches of the Gentiles; how much their
fullness?
to question 12.
13. Can the church or anything else take the place of Israel as a
nation?
36 If those ordinances depart from before me,
saith the LORD, then the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a
nation before me for ever. 37 Thus saith the LORD; If heaven above can be
measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also
cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done, saith the LORD.)
to question 13.
14. Even if the law was done away with, can this promise made to Abraham be made of none effect or disannul?
to question 14.
15. If the church is not spiritual Israel, then what is the church?
to question 15.
A. The church is to be the of
Christ.
to question 15A.
B. The church is to be the of
Christ.
23 Which is his body, the fulness of him that
filleth all in all.)
to question 15B.
C. After the marriage of the church to Christ, then the "seed"
to question 15C.
D. All of the above.
E. None of the above.
16. At the time of the Rapture, the saved will be taken out and the lost will
be left.
38 For as in the days that were before the
flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the
day that Noe entered into the ark, 39 And knew not until the flood came, and took
them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 40 Then shall two be in the field; the one
shall be taken, and the other left. 41 Two women shall be grinding at the
mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.)
to question 16.
17. How long will it take the redeemed to be taken out of the world at the
Rapture? 52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at
the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised
incorruptible, and we shall be changed.)
to question 17.
18. Can anyone place a date on when the Rapture will happen?
to question 18.
19. Does Jesus know when the Rapture will happen?
to question 19.
20. Jesus used the events of the days of as
a type of the Rapture.
38 For as in the days that were before the
flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the
day that Noe entered into the ark, 39 And knew not until the flood came, and took
them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 40 Then shall two be in the field; the one
shall be taken, and the other left. 41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be
taken, and the other left.)
to question 20.
21.Noah and his family going into the is
a picture of the saved taken out at the Rapture.
to question 21.
22. The is a picture of the
tribulation period.
to question 22.
23. Did the flood come before or after Noah went into the ark?
10 And it came to pass after seven days, that
the waters of the flood were upon the earth. 11 In the six hundredth
year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the
same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of
heaven were opened. 12 And the rain was upon the earth forty days
and forty nights. 13 In the selfsame day
entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah's
wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark; 14 They, and every beast after his kind, and
all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon
the earth after his kind, and every fowl after his kind, every bird of every
sort. 15 And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two
and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life. 16 And they that went in, went in male and
female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the LORD shut him in. 17 And the flood was
forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and
it was lift up above the earth.)
to question 23.
24. The tribulation period will be before or after the Rapture?
38 For as in the days that were before the
flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the
day that Noe entered into the ark, 39 And knew not until the flood came, and took
them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 40 Then shall two be in the field; the one
shall be taken, and the other left. 41 Two women
shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.)
to question 24.
Copyright (c) 2013 by Jerry L. Wells
(Romans 7:4 Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are
become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to
another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring
forth fruit unto God.)
(Genesis 22:17 That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I
will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is
upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;)
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