How does Ephesians compare to 1 Corinthians in depth of revelation?
Ephesians presents a later, complete revelation compared to 1 Corinthians, which was earlier and partial. The enigma is removed and the mirror wiped clean; Ephesians teaches the believer’s position in the Body of Christ, likened to moving from grade-school arithmetic to high mathematics or a Ph.D.
Les explains that Ephesians is one of the prison epistles, written several years later, after the revelation referred to in 1 Corinthians 13. By then the enigma has been removed and the steam wiped off the mirror; the complete revelation is now present. Ephesians teaches the believer’s position in the Body of Christ. Les likens this progression to leaving third- and fourth-grade arithmetic for high mathematics, or to someone with a Ph.D. in mathematics or physics. Ephesians 4 then presents one Body, one Spirit, and one hope of calling, echoing faith, hope, and love from chapter 13.
There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;