Understanding Rev 10:1-7 and the mystery
Rev 10: 1 – 7, But in the days of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets.
What mystery? The mystery of the Gentiles being part of the sheepfold.
John 10:16, And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice, and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.
Romans 11:24 For if you were cut out of the Olive tree which is wild by nature and were grafted contrary to nature into a cultivated olive tree how much more will these who are natural branches be grafted into their own tree.
Romans 9: 25-26 As he saith also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved.
And it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, ye are not my people; there shall they be called the children of the living God.
Rev 10:7 is not talking about the whole mystery of God should be finished, if the mystery of God is finished, then He is no longer God. God is eternal and will be eternal forever.
The mystery is about the grafted tree bearing the fruit of the tree contrary to nature, instead of its own fruit.
For example when an orange is being grafted to a mango tree, during seed bearing the orange will bear orange, instead of mango fruit, despite the fact that its nutrient is coming from the mango tree.
Romans 11: 24-25 For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert graffed contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be graffed into their own olive tree?
For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles come in.
Why knowing the mystery?
1. Verse 25 of Romans 11 says don’t be ignorant of this mystery, that blindness in part happens to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles come in.
2. Romans 1: 20 -24 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
And changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonor their own bodies between themselves:
3. Understanding Godhead and the reason we should be born again, to be part of that grafting and bear the fruit of the tree.
