[The Gospel] has now been disclosed and through the prophetic writings has been made known to all nations, according to the command of the eternal God, to bring about the obedience of faith...
Romans 16:26 ESV
The Messiah was promised in the Garden, in Genesis 3:15, promised again to Abraham in Genesis 17, illustrated through the lives of Isaac, Jacob, Judah, and Joseph, and revealed in greater and greater detail through prophets such as Isaiah and Jeremiah. God’s plan of redemption through a divine Messiah only remained a secret because people chose not to see it.
Through the accounts of Yeshua’s preaching, life, death, and resurrection and through the work of the Apostles, the Gospel of the Kingdom of Heaven has never been more plain and accessible than it is now. Today, the Internet and the proliferation of Bible translations has made it even more accessible, although the distractions and false teachings have proliferated even more so that people have ample opportunities to deny what is undeniable to an honest mind and a willing heart.
Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that was kept secret for long ages...
Romans 16:25 ESV
When Paul says, “according to the revelation of the mystery that was kept secret”, he doesn’t mean that God was deliberately hiding it from everyone, and Paul was the first to reveal it. He means that men’s minds were clouded by their idolatry and selfishness so that they blinded themselves to the truths that God passed down through the Patriarchs, delivered through the Prophets, and implanted into all of Creation.
This week's #torah reading is called Nitzavim, which means "standing". Here are some apostolic passages for #biblestudy alongside this Parsha (#deuteronomy 29:10-30:20), plus links to related commentary and video: https://www.americantorah.com/....2021/03/21/parsha-ni
Genesis 1:31, “And God looked upon all that He had made, and indeed, it was very good.” When He finished creating the universe we live in, there was only the spirit of our Creator. Not until the serpent spoke to Eve was the unholy spirit of deception released and in a few short verses sin followed allowing evil to be mixed with good. Because the divine being we call Satan is a created being we read in Isaiah 45:7, “I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.”
Mālum Malum (Evil Apple) | #language
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