What does 'revelation' mean in this teaching?
In this teaching, revelation means a revealing of something that had never been revealed before, specifically God's revelation of the mystery—the secret (Greek mysterion) that had been kept hidden. It is the divine disclosure of previously unrevealed truth, here connected to the preaching of Jesus Christ according to Paul's gospel.
Les teaches that Jesus told Peter he was not yet able to understand all that was happening, but that Peter would understand at a future day when God revealed it. Les then takes us to Romans 16:25, where Paul writes about being established according to Paul's gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ according to the revelation of the mystery. Les stresses that revelation means a revealing of something that has never been revealed before, and that the mystery comes from the Greek word mysterion, which is translated secret. This secret was kept hidden and is now made known through Paul's writings.
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,
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What does the word 'revelation' mean in Romans 16:25?
Les teaches that in Romans 16:25 the word 'revelation' means a revealing—the other root word for revelation. It is the unveiling of the mystery, or secret, that had been kept in the mind of God since the world began. Les identifies this mystery as the whole circle of Paul's doctrines, kept secret until God revealed them to this man. He notes that most of these revelations came out during Paul's three years at Sinai, and the deeper revelations come out in Ephesians. The verse says God is able to establish believers according to the gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, which is according to this revelation of the mystery.