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Rom 3:21-26 KJV But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; (22) Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: (23) For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; (24) Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: (25) Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; (26) To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.Why would Paul say something like this is it had been known all along? Was he crazy or did God reveal something to him?
Rom 16:25-26 KJV Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began, (26) But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:How was it kept secret and when was it REVEALED?
Eph 3:9 KJV And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:If it was HID IN GOD, then I am certain that NO ONE ELSE KNEW ABOUT IT!
Thank God that He revealed it!
Eve knew about it and hoped each child she bore, would be the promised Male Seed who would destroy Satan.
Abel knew about, Seth knew about, the entire godly lineage until Noah, knew about, and Noah preached it!
Job knew about it, Abraham believed it, Isaac and Jacob were chosen by God to propogate it in the nation of Israel, and King David ruled on the basis of it.
The Psalmists sang about it, and the Prophets prophesied about it.
Nothing hidden and mystical about it at all, except that many never believed the witness of it, all around them in natural creational proofs, or the testimonies of all the O.T. saints.
There is none with excuse for not believing in the grace and salvation of the Lord prior to the Incarnation of Christ . . . let alone is any excuse left for a single soul who clings to unbelief since Christ came as Man and died on the cross.
Gnosticism that purports mysticism, is a lie. It is not Christianity. It is not the gospel message.
And Dispensationalists are Gnostics . . . without any doubt.
Beware . . . of liars, and those who would want to distract from clear gospel truths of God's saving grace, found taught through all of history and recorded in God's Holy Word . . .from Genesis to Revelation.