"Bible Exposition Fellowship"


The Untraceable Riches of Chris
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(Part 3)

 
Dear Brethren in Christ Jesus,
 
Have you ever wondered why the angel Gabriel told Mary the following?
 
 "...the Lord God shall be giving Him [Jesus] the throne of David His father, and He [Jesus] shall reign over the house of Jacob for the eons..." [not the joint body of Christ]. Let us also note that David's throne is an earthly throne, and there shall be twelve other earthly thrones [Luke.22:30] that the twelve disciples will sit on and reign also during the soon coming kingdom eon [age] on this literal earth which is referred to as "the millennial reign."
 
Now, let us consider what Paul told the nations [Gentiles] in his [Gr. graphon propheetikon] "prophetic scriptures."
 
"...rousing Him from among the dead and seating Him at His right hand [on Heavens throne] among the celestials, up over every sovereignty and authority and power and lordship, and every name that is named, not only in this eon [age] but also in that which is impending: and subjects "all" under His feet, and gives Him as Head over "all," to the ecclesia which is His body, the complement of the One completing the all in all..." [Eph.1:20-23]
 
Take note where the ecclesia which is His body, the complement of the One completing the all in all is seated. Not on earth with the twelve. They are at the right hand of God on heavens throne as the complement of Christ:
 
"...Vivifies us together in Christ [in grace are you saved!] rouses US together and seats US together among the celestials, in Christ Jesus, that, in the oncoming eons, He should be displaying the transcendent riches of His grace in His kindness to us in Christ Jesus..." [Eph.1:5-7]
 
 SHOCKING as it is, tradition has taught us otherwise;
 
Not only is God dealing with the house of Jacob, the descendants of Abraham according to the flesh, but He is also dealing with the joint body of Christ and His brethren, [in spirit] the believers who are called not only out of Abraham's descendants, "Jacob Israel," but also from among the nations [Gentiles]. This has been revealed to "His holy apostles and prophets," Paul and his associates. [Eph.4:9-12]
 
 "...in spirit" the nations [Gentiles] are to be  joint enjoyers of an allotment, and a joint body, and joint partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus, THROUGH THE EVANGEL OF WHICH I [Paul] BECAME THE DISPENSER, in accord with the gratuity of the grace [unmerited favor] of God, which is granted me in accord with His powerful operation..." [Eph.3:6-7]
 
If we look at the "house of Jacob," we find the following;
 
"...The truth I am telling in Christ, I am not lying, my conscience testifying together with me in holy spirit, that my sorrow is great, and unintermittent pain is in my heart for I myself wished to be anathema from Christ for my brethren, [Judah] my relatives according to the FLESH, who are Israelites, whose is the sonship and the glory and the covenants and the legislation and the divine service and the promises; whose are the fathers, and out of whom is the Christ according to the FLESH, Who is over all, God be blessed for the eons..." [Rom.9:1-5]
 
Where, do we, "the sinners of the nations" come in?
 
"...Wherefore remember that once you, the nations [Gentiles] in FLESH who are termed "Uncircumcism" by those termed "Circumcism," in FLESH, made by hands that you were in that era [before Acts.28:28, was reached] apart from Christ, [physically, only] being alienated from the citizenship of Israel, and guests of the promise covenants, having no expectation, and without God in the WORLD..." [Eph.2:11-12]
 
Trophimus the Ephesian, [Acts.21:29] Paul's associate would understand this. When he was with Paul in Jerusalem, even the rumor he had entered the reputed dwelling place of God caused the whole city of Jerusalem, which included all the Pentecostal believers who [30 years after the Acts.2 experience] were all still inherently zealous of the law, tried to kill Paul.
 
 Those members of the body of believers who were out of Israel and those believers out of the nations [Gentiles] were all individual members of the same body, yet the gentiles were only guests. This is clearly seen in Antioch when the legalists believers came down to the ecclesia where Peter was eating and drinking with those believers out of the nations until they came in from James, then Peter and all the Circumcism believers separated from them, fearing those that came down from James. [Gal.2:11-14]
 
Only those who can separate from "traditional teaching" and have a fresh look at Paul's [Gr.graphon propheetikon] "prophetic scriptures" the prison epistles, written from prison at Rome for the nations [Gentiles] in 62.A.D. will be enlightened to the secret of the evangel which is three fold;
 
[1]  Joint enjoyers of an allotment.
[2]  And a joint body.
[3] And joint partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus.
 
Paul went on to tell those from among the nations, [Gentiles] in [62.A.D.] 
 
"...through the evangel of which I became the dispenser, in accord with the gratuity of the grace of God, which is granted me [not Peter] in accord with His powerful operation. To me, less than the least of all saints, was granted this grace to bring THE EVANGEL [Gr. EU-ANGGELION] OF THE UNTRACEABLE [Gr. ANEXICHNIASTON] riches of Christ to the nations [gentiles], and to enlighten all as to what is the ADMINISTRATION OF THE SECRET, which has been concealed in the mind of God..." [Eph.3:6-11]
 
During the administration of law in the dispensation of the Acts of the apostles prior to Acts. 28:28 those believers out of the nations [Gentiles] who were individual members of the body of believers, were treated as guests only and were still thought of as aliens, alienated from the citizenship of Israel. It was not until after Acts.28:28, is reached and Paul pronounces the prophecy of [Isaiah.6:9-10] over the elders, then he turns to the nations and reveals the [Gr.graphon propheetikon] "prophetic scriptures" written for them.
 
It is from that time, onward, the official casting away of the nation, Judah Israel was made known by Paul through his prison epistles, and was followed by the destruction of the Temple and Jerusalem in 70.A.D. and remains in force until the complement of the nations are brought in. It will be then, in that future era that the callousness in part that has come upon Israel will terminate, as thus "all Israel shall be saved, according as it is written;
 
"...for I am not willing for you to be ignorant of this secret, brethren, lest you may be passing for prudent among yourselves, that callousness, in part, on Israel has come, until the complement of the nations may be entering. And thus all Israel shall be saved, according as it is written,
 
Arriving out of Zion shall be the Rescuer.
He will be turning away irreverence from Jacob.
And this is My covenant with THEM.
Whenever I should be eliminating THEIR sins.
 
As to the evangel, indeed, they are enemies because of you,
yet as to choice, they are beloved because of the fathers.
 
For unregretted are the graces and the calling of God. For even as you once were stubborn toward God, yet now were shown mercy at their stubbornness, thus these also are now stubborn to this mercy of yours, that now they also may be shown mercy.
 For God locks up all together in stubbornness, that He should be merciful to all..." [Rom.11:25-32]
 
Listen to Paul as he reveals the secret of "the joint body of Christ."
 
"...Yet now, [post Acts.28:28, in 62.A.D.] in Christ Jesus you, who were once far off, are become near by the blood of Christ. For He is our peace, [cessation of againstness] Who make "the" both [groups of believers] one, and razes the central wall of the barrier [the enmity in His flesh]. nullifying the law of precepts in decrees, that He should be creating the two, [groups of believers] in Himself, into one new humanity, [in spirit] making peace; and should be reconciling both [groups of believers] in one [joint] body to God through the cross, killing the enmity in it. And, coming, He brings the [Paul's] evangel of peace to you, for those afar, and peace to those near, for though Him we both [groups of believers] have had access, in one spirit, [not flesh] to the Father.
 
Consequently, then, no longer are you GUESTS and sojourners, but are FELLOW-CITIZENS of the saints and belong to God's  [celestial] family, being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets [Paul and his associates called after the ascension of Christ Jesus up over all who are of the heavens] the capstone [Head] of the corner being Christ Jesus Himself, in Whom the entire building, being connected together, is growing into a holy temple in the Lord: in Whom you, also are being built together for GOD'S DWELLING PLACE IN SPIRIT.
 
On this behalf I, Paul the prisoner of CHRIST JESUS for you, the nations [GENTILES] since surely you hear of THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE GRACE OF GOD that is given to me for you, for by revelation the SECRET [of the joint body, during the secret economy] is made known unto me [not Peter] according as I write before in brief, [Eph.2:11-22] by which you who are reading are able to understand my understanding in the SECRET of the Christ, which in other generations, is not made known to the sons of humanity as it is NOW [62.A.D.] revealed to His holy apostles and prophets [Paul and his associates]
 
In spirit [no longer in the flesh] the believers out of the nations are to be JOINT PARTAKERS of an allotment, and a JOINT BODY, and JOINT PARTAKERS of the promise in Christ Jesus, THROUGH THE EVANGEL OF WHICH I BECAME THE DISPENSER..."
 
Consequently, Paul is the chosen vessel to reveal the secret;
 
"...To me, less than the least of all saints was granted this grace: to bring the evangel of the untraceable riches of Christ to the nations, and to enlighten all as to what is the administration of the secret, which has been concealed from the eons in God, Who creates all, that now [62.A.D.] may be made known to the sovereignties and the authorities among the celestials, through the ecclesia. the multifarious wisdom of God in accord with THE PURPOSE OF THE EONS, which He makes in Christ Jesus our Lord..."
 
When Paul wrote his final epistle to Timothy it was to encourage him to have a sound pattern of words and not be ashamed of either our Lord or of Paul who both had their ministries rejected by the majority. Christ by Judah Israel, and now Paul, by all the ecclesia's of Asia, who have turned from Paul's revelation evangel [the gospel of God, Rom.1:1-7] and the "secret of the evangel"  and have returned to Peters evangel to the Circumcism that was for the previous administration of "Law" in the dispensation of the Acts of the apostles.
 
"...You should not be ashamed, then, of the testimony of our Lord, nor yet of me, His prisoner, but suffer evil with the evangel [Paul's "my evangel"] in accord with the power of God, Who saves us and calls us with a holy calling, not in accord with our acts, but in accord with His own purpose and the grace [which Paul dispensed] which is given to us in Christ Jesus before times eonian, yet now [62.A.D.] being manifested through the advent of our Savior, Christ Jesus, Who indeed, abolishes death, yet illuminates life and incorruption through the evangel of which I WAS APPOINTED A HERALD AND AN APOSTLE AND A TEACHER OF THE NATIONS. For which cause I am suffering these things [imprisonment at Rome] also, but I am not ashamed, for I am aware Whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that He able to guard what is committed to me, [Paul's "my evangel" and the "secret of the evangel"] for that day.
 
Have a pattern of sound words that you hear from me, in faith and love which are in Christ Jesus. The ideal thing [Paul's "my evangel" and the "secret of the evangel"] which is committed to you, guard through the holy spirit which is making its home in us.
 
Of this you are aware, that all those [seven ecclesia's] in the province of Asia were turned from me .." [2.Tim.1:8-15]
 
 They turned back to Peter's evangel that belonged to the administration of Law in the dispensation of the Acts of the apostles and instead of leaving the word dealing with the rudiments of Christ in the previous dispensation  [Heb.6:1] and being brought on to the maturity in Paul's [Gr.graphon propheetikon] "prophetic scriptures" they remained minors in Christ.[1.Cor.13:8-13]
 
Paul teaching the Philippians to move on to maturity, said;
 
"...to know Him, and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, conforming to His death, if somehow I should be attaining to the  [Gr. exanastasis, up-out-standing] resurrection that is out from among the dead. [THE RAPTURE OF THE SAINTS]
 
 Not that I already obtained, or am already perfected. Yet I am pursuing, if I may be grasping also that for which I was grasped also by Christ Jesus. [THE SNATCHING AWAY TO HEAVEN. Phil.3:20-21]  Brethren, not as yet an I reckoning myself to have grasped, yet one thing,  forgetting, indeed those things behind, [in the administration of law and the dispensation of the Acts of the apostles] YET STRETCHING OUT IN FRONT TOWARD THE GOAL am I pursuing for the prize of GOD'S CALLING ABOVE IN CHRIST JESUS. Whoever, then are mature, may be disposed to this, and IF IN ANYTHING YOU ARE DIFFERENTLY DISPOSED, THIS WILL GOD REVEAL TO YOU..." [Phil.3:10-15] 
 
Many today will not accept this revelation from Paul and they try and discredit it using scripture from the four gospels and the book of the Acts of the apostles and the earlier preparatory epistles and the other Circumcism scriptures which DO NOT contain the revelation which was hidden in the mind of God until He revealed it to Paul for all the nations for "faith-obedience." [Rom.16:25-27]
 
 Yet it probably was revealed to Paul fourteen years earlier [2.Cor.12:1-10] when he was snatched away to heaven and hears ineffable declarations, which is not allowed a man to speak publicly until the close of the administration of the law and the dispensation of the Acts of the apostles ceased in 62.A.D.
 
Paul never revealed the untraceable riches of Christ publicly until he was commanded by God to write the [Gr. graphon propheetikon] "prophetic scriptures" the prison epistles written from prison at Rome in 62.A.D. at which time he added the postscript, [Rom.16:25-27] to his epistle to the Romans written in 58.A.D. which was followed by the prison epistles, Ephesians, Philippians and Colossians which contain the revelation of the secret of the evangel for all the nations for faith-obedience.
 
So the church for almost two thousand years has been teaching Peters gospel, the re-offer of the King and Kingdom to the nation of Judah Israel which was the commission given by Christ during the administration of law. The re-offer to Judah Israel on the day of Pentecost was to repent and be baptized for the pardon of their sins [lawlessness] which was confirmed by [Gr.pneuma hagion] spirit holy, and mighty signs and wonders by those that heard Him, which commenced the prophecies of the prophet Joel;
 
"...And it shall be in the last days,
 
[God is saying]
 
"I shall be pouring out from my spirit on all flesh,
And your sons and your daughters shall prophecy,
And your youth visions shall be seeing,
And your elders dreams shall be dreaming,
And surely on My men slaves and on My women slaves
in those days shall I be pouring out from My spirit,"
 
and they shall be prophesying.
"And I will give miracles in heaven above,
And signs on earth below, Blood and fire and vapor pillars of smoke.
The sun shall be covered in darkness
And the moon into blood
Ere the coming of the day of the Lord,
The great and event day.
And it shall be that everyone, whosoever should be
invoking the name of the Lord shall be saved."
 
MEN! ISRAELITES! HEAR THESE WORDS..." : [Acts.2:17-22]
 
 
Note: The continuation of Peter's "evangel" for "Judah Israel" transferred to the nations over the last 1900 years replacing Paul's "my evangel" and the "secret of the evangel" is the same apostasy Paul had to confront at Antioch, and was recorded for our learning in [Gal.1:6-12] and [Gal.2:11-21].
 
Note: Paul prophetically told those elders of the ecclesia at Ephesus several years before he wrote his prison epistle to them, "...Now I am aware that after I am out of reach, burdensome wolfs will be entering among you, not sparing the flock. And from among yourselves will arise men, speaking after themselves..." [Acts.20:28-32]  Later in his prison epistle he called them, "...minors, surging hither and thither and being carried about by every wind of teaching, by human caprice, by craftiness with a view to THE SYSTEMATIZING OF THE DECEPTION..." [Eph.4:14]
 
Because the nation Judah Israel would not NATIONALLY repent, that administration of law closed, Jerusalem was destroyed, the Temple was razed to the ground without a stone remaining, and the dispensation of the Acts of the apostles featuring Peters gospel ceased and was postponed in 62.A.D. and will not re-commence until the complement of the nations come into the joint body of Christ through Paul's [Gr. graphon propheetikon] "prophetic scriptures" through faith-obedience to Paul's revelation "my evangel" and the "secret of the evangel" which is a "parenthesis" during the administration of grace [unmerited favor] in the "NEW" dispensation of the secret economy, and Paul's stewardship "according to the injunction of the eonian God being made known to all the nations for faith-obedience..."  [Rom.16:25-27]
 
Paul writing to the nations in his epistle to the Ephesians said;
 
"...During every prayer and petition be praying on every occasion [in spirit being vigilant also for it with all perseverance and petition concerning all the saints, and for me], that to me expression may be granted, in the opening of my mouth with boldness, to make known THE SECRET OF THE EVANGEL, for which I am conducting an embassy in a chain, that in it I should be speaking boldly, AS I MUST SPEAK..." [Eph.6:18-20]
 
Let me quote from "The Place of Humanity in God's Purpose."  [John H. Essex];
 
"Man could obey the command of Genesis 1:28 to "be fruitful and increase and fill the earth, and subdue it" only through the woman who was his complement. Similarly, God has so designed His purpose that Christ can fulfill His function of subjecting and reconciling all to God only through the ecclesia which is His body, the complement by which all in all is being completed, or more literally: "the complement of the One completing the all in all." [Eph.1:23. C.V.]
 
This is why Christ is at present regarded as being "seated" at God's right hand; this is why His present operations are scripturally defined as being on behalf of His ecclesia [see Rom.8:34; Eph, 5:25-27]. This is why His future [and we trust imminent] coming for His ecclesia is so important: it is the event that will trigger off fresh impetus to God's purpose, leading to the freeing of creation from the slavery of corruption [Rom.8:21], and to all the events of 1.Corinthians 15:25-28." J.H.E.
 
God bless you real good.
David and Carol Buckman.
Down-under in the land of OZ.

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