Where was the mystery hidden according to Ephesians 3:9?
According to Ephesians 3:9, the mystery was hidden in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ. It had been hid from the beginning of the age, and now is made known so that all believers may see the fellowship of the secret.
Les explains that in Ephesians 3:8-9 Paul describes the grace given to him to preach among the Gentiles. The mystery was hidden in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ. Les points out the King James wording "world," but the emphasis is that from the beginning of the age it was hid in God. This truth concerns Gentiles becoming joint heirs with Christ, something a Jew had never heard in the covenant promises. The mystery is to be seen by all believers, not just the spiritual, pastors, or theologians, but everyone. Les also defines fellowship as a meeting of the minds, like-minded thinking among believers.
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:
More Questions
Does Ephesians 3:9 say the mystery was hidden from the beginning of the world or the beginning of the age?
The King James Version of Ephesians 3:9 renders the Greek word as "world," but the original text actually says the secret was hidden from the beginning of the age.
Can Ephesians 3:9 be interpreted to mean something other than a previously unrevealed mystery?
Paul's proclamation that he is revealing a previously hidden secret cannot be twisted to mean something else.