Mystery
What exactly do you use the word “mystery” for? Something that is mysterious, deeply unknown and unknowable, right? “I don’t know what my wife is thinking about, it’s a mystery to me.” So when we read the same word in the Bible, it must mean some deep unknown and unknowable idea beyond any hope of comprehension, right? Wrong.
There is one context in English that preserves the basic meaning of the Greek word musterion (mysterion), and that is a “mystery novel.” Is a mystery novel about some deep unknowable? Hardly. It’s about some secret — perhaps who done it, who committed the murder — that is unknown at the beginning, but fully explained by the end of the story. Stories that don’t tell you their secrets are no fun to read; the appeal of the mystery novel is to see if you can guess the secret before the author gets around to telling you. That is basically what the Greek word means, except that you don’t need to guess.
Some modern Bibles correctly translate musterion as “secret” or “secret now revealed” and the rest of the Bibles leave you confused and mistakenly believing that there is no way you can possibly understand what the Second Coming is going to be like. Paul is telling the secret, we will not all die, but we will all be changed, suddenly, like an eyeblink. It’s not some deep unknown and unknowable, he already told us. It will be like those “Mutant-X” people that change shape, except they are fiction, for us it will be real.
Greek word musterion (mysterion), and that is a “mystery novel.
Mystery in Hebrew is pronounced as rav. The letter best is at the end of the word.
Mystery in Latin is pronounced as Latin sacramentum.
Colosians 2: 1-3 1For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;
2That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;
3In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
Ephisians 3: 2-6
2If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:
3How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words,
4Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)
5Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;
6That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:
Closing Prayer; Heavenly Father we pray and hope that the people reading this lesson will enjoy it and understand it, and will ask if they do not understand what something means. We also ask that Jesus and The Holy Spirit help them too. We pray this in the name of Jesus. Amen.
For those who wish to become a child of Our Heavenly Father or wish to be stronger in his eyes, please say the following prayer below.
Dear Heavenly Father, I know I’m a sinner, and I ask for your forgiveness. I believe Jesus Christ is Your Son. I believe that He died for my sin and that you raised Him to life. I want to trust Him as my Savior and follow Him as Lord, from this day forward. Guide my life and help me to do your will. I pray this in the name of Jesus. Amen.”
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