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 Some Differences Between God’s Revealed Plan and Hidden Purpose
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This chart compliments the chart “The Four Pre-Eminent “Days” in Scripture”
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God’s Revealed Plan
The Past
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God’s Hidden Purpose
Now Revealed - The Present
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God’s Revealed Plan
The Future
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“Since” or “From”
the Foundation of the world.
Matt 13:35; Rev 13:8; Rev 19:8
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“Before the Foundation of the World
Ephesians 1:4
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“Since” or “From”
the Foundation of the world.
Matt 13:35; Rev 13:8; Rev 19:8
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Where to find in God’s Word
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Where to find in God’s Word
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Where to find in God’s Word
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1. The King and the Kingdom in Promise and Prophesy
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The Old Testament
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A Secret which unveils God’s hidden purpose (i.e. not the subject matter of Old Testament prophecy).
Eph 3:3,5,9
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God’s Hidden Purpose (The Mystery) is revealed in the Epistles of Paul written after the Acts Period (proclaimed at Acts 28:28)
These 7 books are:
Ephesians
Philippians
Colossians
Philemon
Titus
1 Timothy
2 Timothy
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1. The Past
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2. The King Presented. The Kingdom offered and Rejected.
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The Four Gospels - Matthew, Mark, Luke, John
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The King Exhaulted and made head over all things to the Church, which is His Body, namely... The Secret.
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2. The Past
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3. Transitional. The Kingdom Re-Offered and again Rejected.
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*Acts, James, Jude, 1 and 2 Peter, 1, 2, and 3 John
*Epistles of Paul written during Acts: Romans, Galatians, Hebrews, 1 and 2 Corinthians, 1 and 2 Thessalonians
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Hence, in this dispensation, the Kingdom of Promise to Israel is in abeyance. Heb 2:8
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3. The Past
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4. All things with Israel now Postponed at Acts 28:28. Gods Hidden Purpose is revealed after the close of Acts by the Apostle Paul.
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No disctinction between Jew and Gentile.
Col 3:11
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4. The King and Kingdom unveiled. The King enthroned. The Kingdom set up. Promises and Prophecies are fulfilled.
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The Book of Revelation
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