Mysteries in the Prophetic Writings: God's Eternal Purpose Revealed - Paperback

by Douglas Krieger (Author), Henry (Author)

This book presents a novel and cohesive narrative arguing that the entirety of the Hebrew Scriptures forms a Divinely-orchestrated tapestry forecasting God's singular eternal purpose: the establishment of His Democratic Assembly, the Ekklesia, as His Bride and Kingdom on earth. This profound purpose, previously hidden, is now fully disclosed through Christ and the apostles.
The text systematically unveils this grand design through eight intertwined mysteries:
1. The Mystery of God is Christ, Who makes the mysterious God intimately knowable.
2. The Great Mystery is the astonishing union of Christ as the Husband with His Ekklesia as the Wife.
3. The Mystery of Godliness reveals God manifested in the flesh, culminating in His unified Household (ekklesia) received up in glory.
4. God's Oikonomia (Economy) is His management plan involving the continuous dispensing of the unsearchable riches of Christ (grace) to mature His people.
5. The Hidden Mystery, "Christ in you," describes the resurrected God-man literally indwelling every believer (plural) via the Spirit, enabling supernatural life and corporate unity.
6. The Mystery of Christ proclaims the threefold oneness of formerly hostile Jews and Gentiles (joint heirs, joint body, and joint partakers), manifesting God's manifold wisdom.
7. The Mystery of the Gospel is God's comprehensive plan encompassing the Gospel of Peace (uniting divided believers) and the Gospel of the Kingdom (crushing Satan's realm on earth).
8. The Mystery of Faith is the divine gift that substantiates the unseen reality, resulting in active "good works" focused on building God's Democratic Assembly (Ekklesia).