The “Prophecy” Program

Concerns "Israel" and

“The Kingdom” to come to earth.

The "Mystery" Program Concerns

"the Church, which is His Body";

and its eternal destiny ‘in the heavens.’

1. Concerns setting up a kingdom and distinctive national organization (Dan. 2:44; Matt. 6:10).

1. Concerns Christ's ‘body’, as a living organism (I Cor. 12:12, 27; Eph. 4:12-16).

2. The eternal kingdom is to be established on earth (Jer. 23:5; Matt. 6:10).

2. His body is given an eternal position in heaven (Eph. 1:3; 2:5-6; Col. 3:1-3).

3. Christ is to be its "King" (Jer. 23:5; Isa. 9:6-7) and Israel is to be His "bride" (Hosea 2:14, 16, 19; Isa 54:4-5).

3. Christ is the living "Head of the body” (Eph. 1:19-23; Col. 1:18), into which believers have been immersed (1Cor 12:13).

4. The kingdom was Prophesied “since the world began” (Luke 1:68-70; Acts 3:21).

4. The body "members" were chosen to be "in Christ" before the world began, but “kept SECRET since the world began” (Rom. 16:25; Eph. 1:4-11; 3:5-9).

5. Israel is to be given supremacy to reign over the nations (the Gentiles) (Isa. 60:10-12; 61:6; Rev 5:10, 20:6).

5. Jew and Gentile placed on the exact same level before God (Rom 3:10, 23, 10:12; 11:32; Eph. 2:16, 17).

6. The Gentiles are to be blessed through Israel’s obedient instrumentality (Gen. 22:17-18; Zech. 8:13).

6. The Gentiles have been blessed through Israel’s obstinacy and unbelief (Acts 13:44-46; Rom. 11:10-12, 28-32).

7. The Gentiles to be blessed through Israel’s salvation and RISE (Isa 60:1-3; Zech. 8:22-23).

7. The Gentiles are blessed through Israel’s ‘FALL’ (Acts 28:27, 28; Rom 11:11, 12, 15).

8. Prophecy mainly concerns the nations as such (Isa. 2:4; Ezek. 37:21-22).

8. The Mystery concerns individuals (Rom. 10:12, 13; 2 Cor. 5:14-17) as body members.

9. Prophecy concerns blessings, both material and spiritual, on earth (Isa. 2:3-4; 11:1-9; etc.).

9. The Mystery concerns “all spiritual blessings in the heavenlies” (Eph 1:3; Col 3:1-3).

10. Prophecy concerns Christ’s coming to the earth (Isa. 59:20; Zech. 14:4).

10. The Mystery explains Christ’s present absence from the earth (Eph 1:20-23; Col 3:1-3; Rom 16:25b).

11. In the Prophecy program salvation by grace through faith alone is NOT contemplated. Repentance, works of the Law, water baptism are required FIRST.

11. Salvation by Grace through faith alone lies at the very heart of the Mystery (Rom. 3:21-26; 4:5; Eph. 2:8, 9); apart from any works requirement (Rom 6:14, 11:6, Tit 3:5).

12. You must forgive first in order to be forgiven (Matt 6:14)

12. We forgive because we've already been forgiven freely (Eph 4:32)

13. The proclamation of the Prophetic program was committed particularly to "the twelve" Apostles (Matt. 10:5-7; Acts 1:6-8; 3:19-26).

13. The proclamation of the Mystery was first committed to Paul THE Apostle to the Gentiles. (Eph 3:1-3, 8-9; Col 1:24-27, Rom 11:13).

14. The Prophetic Program revealed through many of God’s OT servants, prophets (Act 3:21; Luke 1:70; 2 Pet. 1:21).

14. The Mystery was revealed initially through one man, THE Apostle Paul (Rom 11:13; Gal. 1:1, 11-12; 2:2, 7, 9; Eph. 3:1-5).

15. Old testament writers frequently did NOT understand the prophecies communicated through them (Dan. 12:8-10; 1 Pet. 1:10-12).

15. Paul understood and longed that others might understand "the fellowship of the Mystery" revealed through him (Eph. 1:15-23; 3:9, 14-21; Col. 1:9-10; 2:1-3).

16. Israel’s eternal destiny is to co-reign with Christ on earth as an everlasting inheritance  (Ps 105:7-11; Rev 5:10, 20:6; Zech. 8:23)

16. His body’s eternal destiny is to dwell and co-reign with Him “eternal in the heavens” (1Thes 4:13-18; 1Cor 15:51-54; 2Tim 2:12, 2Cor 5:1b)