"THE RIGHTLY DIVIDED BIBLE"

"THE MYSTERY OF THE CHURCH"
of EPH 3:1-1O,ROM 16:25,26

The English word "church",is an unfortunate "coined word". Much doctrinal confusion has resulted from it's scriptural mis-interpretation. The original Greek word for "church", is Ecclesia, i.e. the combining of the two Greek words Kaleo--meaning "to call", and Ek--meaning "out from". Simply stated; the word Ecclesia,refers to "ANY ASSEMBLY OF CALLED OUT ONES", be they "religious",or otherwise. It's meaning,can only be determined by it"s in-context usage. For example; in Acts 19:32,39,41, we find that "an assembly of unsaved Ephesian towns-people" are called "an ecclesia"--i.e. "a church",so to speak.

If Hitler's dreaded Gestapo ,"called out of" the mainstream German citizenry) was to be mentioned in Holy Writ today; it too would be referred to as "an ecclesia", i.e. "a church".

Here it should be noted: That there are three,uniquely different,dispensational "churches",or "ecclesia",set forth in Holy Writ,--the one "in view" being The One True Church,of it's peculiar dispensational time--as follows:1 Cor 1O:32 "GIVE NONE OFFENCE; NEITHER TO (THE JEWS), NOR TO (THE GENTILES), NOR TO (THE CHURCH) OF GOD. Each and every scriptural passage being examined, should be "RIGHTLY DIVIDED", as to which particular "church" is in view; i.e. "THE JEWISH CHURCH", "THE GENTILE CHURCH", or "THE (MYSTERY) CHURCH",as follows:

1. The Gentile Church,---and it's unique Gospel of the Un-circumcision.
   This "church",was in view from Gen 1:1 to Ex 19:1-8,i.e. from Adam in Eden--to Moses atop Mt Sinai. See Gen 9:18,19; Gen 1O:5,32, where it states; that following The Great Noahic Flood,the entire world's population were "Gentiles",and remained so,until The Jewish Nation of Israel was (first) created,at Mt Sinai!
   
   Thus,Gentile Jacob,and 7O of Jacob's Gentile tribesmen,went into 43O years of Egyptian captivity,during which time,God created and delivered a Gentile (numerical) nation,of well over 6OO,OOO Gentile souls--Ex 12:37,38. It was "out of" this Gentile (numerical) nation at Mt Sinai,that God "called" and created The Jewish Nation of Israel, Acts 15:14, Acts Ch 7.
   
   
2. The Jewish Church--and it's unique Gospel of the Circumcision.
   It was at Mt Sinai,Ex 19:1-8,that the newly delivered,Gentile (numerical) nation,arbitrarily rejected The Gentile Church,and it's Gospel of the Un-Circumcision,saying instead----"GIVE US THE LAW,AND WE WILL KEEP IT" (which of course not one of them ever did,John 7:19, Acts 7:53). It was at Mt Sinai, for the first time in biblical history,that God,by His permissive,and not His directive will,created The Jewish Nation of Israel,with it's unique Gospel of the Circumcision. (See these foregoing "two different gospels" in view at Gal 2:6-1O).
   
   This Jewish Church,was thus created by Moses,at Ex 19:1-8. (See Acts 7:38,with Acts 15:14) where it is identified as to it's 7 locations,in Rev 1:11. It was then and there,at Mt Sinai,that God entered into The Old Testament Covenant of Law,solely with the newly created Jewish Nation of Israel; a Covenant that would continue for the next 1,5OO years,i.e. until (because of Israel's blasphemous refusal to accept Israel's (resurrected) Messiah,Christ Jesus,that God gave Paul and Barnabas the unique,three phase,transitional,task of, the setting aside of National Israel's Jewish Church, and Israel's Judahism,at Acts 13:46; Acts 18:6, and (finally) at Acts 28:28.
   
   
3. The Mystery Church--and it's "revived" Gospel of the Uncircumcision,Gal 2:6-1O was (simultaneously) created by Paul and Barnabas,with the foregoing three phase setting aside of National Israel's Jewish Church,at Acts 13:46, 18:6, and 28:28.
   
   That God would again "TURN TO THE GENTILES" was no "mystery", Rom 15:1O-12, with Acts 13:46, 18:6 and 28:28. "The Mystery", " HID IN GOD", (but not hid in Old Testament Jewish epistles, nor hid in the five Jewish epistles of Matt,Mark, Luke,John,or Acts); was that immediately following the three phase setting aside of the former Jewish Church, God would establish His "NEW CREATION IN CHRIST",i.e. called "THE CHURCH,WHICH IS HIS BODY"; and that this "Mystery Church" would not be made up of (both) saved Jews and saved Gentiles,but of (neither) saved Jews and saved Gentiles--but (of the saved twain) "A NEW CREATION IN CHRIST JESUS".
   
   In Rom 16:25,26, Paul calls this "Mysterious Church"--"A MYSTERY,WHICH WAS KEPT SECRET SINCE THE WORLD BEGAN"--and in Eph 3:1-1O,Paul calls it "THE MYSTERY OF CHRIST, WHICH IN OTHER AGES WAS NOT MADE KNOWN UNTO THE SONS OF MEN", and "A MYS- TERY WHICH FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE WORLD HATH BEEN HID IN GOD".
   
   Here we have positive proof; that the events occuring at The (Jewish) Pentecost of Acts Ch 2,could never have been foretold by the Old Testament Jewish Prophet Joel,and that (our) Mystery Church,(first started by Paul, at Acts 13:46, 18:6, and 28:28),could not possibly have been "in view" at that time; nor could it have been known by Luke,the Jewish author of the (strictly Jewish) Book of Acts.
   
   It was at Mt Sinai,that Moses started The Jewish Church,that was in view during the entire Jewish epistle of Acts,(Acts 7:38 with Acts 15:14); which,because it was in existence for the past 1,500 years,was simply "ADDED TO",at Acts 2:41,47; 4:4
   
   Simultaneously,with the three phase,transitional,temporary,setting aside of National Israel's Judahism,at Acts 13:46, 18:6, and 28:28,all earthly tabernacle (i.e. building) worship was completely abolished,together with it's former multiple human priesthood,and all of it's well over 66O "commandments", "judgements",and "ordinances of Divine service", e.g. Col 2:14, Eph 2:14, with Heb 9:1:1O, Rom 1O:4,--in favor of "A MORE EXCELLENT WAY", 1 Cor 12:31--which brought in "A NEW AND LIVING WAY" to worship God--"IN THE HEAVENLIES",e.g. Heb 1O:19,2O,with Eph 1:3; 2:6, 3:19, 4:1O, 6:2O, Col 1:13. This occured (de-jure) at Calvary,when "THE VEIL OF THE TEMPLE WAS RENT FROM TOP TO BOTTOM,thus signifying that "NEW AND LIVING WAY"-----but did not occur (de-facto),until the third and final setting aside of National Israel,at Acts 28:28. Since that time,there has been only "ONE MEDIATOR BETWEEN GOD AND MAN---THE MAN,CHRIST JESUS", 1 Tim 2:5. All other "clerical mediators" since that time,have been,and are,undispensational frauds,be they "priests", "rabbis", or "preachers",or whomsoever.
   
   It is only in Paul's post-Acts 28:28 "prison epistles",i.e. his last epistles; that one will find the "religionless" dispensational program of (our) Mystery Church of Eph 3:1-1O, Rom 16:25,26. All local,earthly,visible,"church order" is no longer in view;nor are any last vistages of Israel's Old Testament Covenant of Law.
   
   Q. So what was "THE MYSTERY",of (our) Mystery Church of Eph 3:1-1O,Rom 16:25,26?
   A. That God would temporarily set aside National Israel,and National Israel's Judahism,and turn once again to The Gentiles,was No Mystery--e.g. Rom 15:1O-12, Rom Ch 9, Rom Ch 1O, Rom Ch 11. "BLINDNESS IN PART IS HAPPENED TO ISRAEL,UNTIL THE FULNESS OF THE GENTILES BE COME IN"; that is, until (our) Mystery Church, "THE CHURCH WHICH IS HIS ONE BODY", is completely built,and secretly raptured--as described in 1 Thess 4:13-18.
   
   "THE MYSTERY,HID IN GOD"--"NOT KNOWN IN AGES PAST",was that God would create "A NEW CREATION,IN CHRIST"--to be known as "THE CHURCH,WHICH IS HIS BODY". This "ONE BODY",would not be made up of (both) saved Jews,and saved Gentiles; but made up of (neither) Jews,nor Gentiles--"BUT OF THE TWAIN,A NEW CREATION IN CHRIST JESUS"--2 Cor 5:17, Eph 2:1O, Eph 4:22-24, Col 3:9-11
   
   In order for one to be added to this (Mysterious One Body), one would be required to "give up" all earthly racial, ethnic, social, religious,identity,e.g. Gal 3:28, Col 3:11--even as Paul eventually came to do,(Phil 3:4-9). We would thus no longer be members of The Old Creation (composed of "both" saved Jews, and saved Gentiles),but would become members of "A NEW CREATION"--Eph 2:11;22. Not A "BORN AGAIN", Jewish "NEW BABE IN CHRIST"--John 3:1-8--but "A NEW MAN IN CHRIST"--Col 3:9-11. As "The Bride of Christ",we are not to be "reigned over" in Christ's millenial kingdom,but we are to "reign with" our Bridegroom,from descended, elevated, New Jerusalem".
   
   One reason why we are to no longer "worship" on planet earth? Acts 17:25,with Heb 9:24--: "FOR GOD"S (Shekinah Glory), NO LONGER DWELLS IN TEMPLES MADE WITH HANDS; NEITHER IS HE (any more to be) WORSHIPPED WITH MEN'S HANDS,AS THOUGH HE NEEDED ANYTHING". We are (now),to worship solely "IN THE HEAVENLIES", and solely "IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH",i.e. as being totally apart from any and all earthly religious rites and rituals,e.g. John 4:24.
   
   
   Harry T. Wellington
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