Welcome, friends, to another
broadcast of Morsels for Zion's Poor. The Lord declared His purpose
in speaking in parables. And when He was alone, they that
were about Him with the twelve asked of Him the parable. And
He said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery
of the kingdom of God. But unto them that are without,
all these things are done in parables, that seeing they may
see and not perceive, and hearing they may hear and not understand,
lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins
should be forgiven them. He alluded to this same purpose
when he declared, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and
earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and
prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. Even so, Father,
for so it seemed good in thy sight. All things are delivered
unto me of my father, and no man knoweth the son but the father.
Neither knoweth any man the father save the son, and he to whomsoever
the son will reveal him. The Lord's purpose in the creation
of the world and His unfolding of that purpose was hidden from
the men of this world until such time as it pleased Him to reveal
it. Now to Him that is of power to establish you according to
my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the
revelation of the mystery which was kept secret since the world
began, but now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the
prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made
known to all nations for the obedience of faith. The Lord
gave Paul a clear knowledge of the completion of that mystery
and the manner in which he would manifest it in the earth. How
that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery, as I wrote
before in few words, whereby when you read you may understand
my knowledge in the mystery of Christ. which in other ages was
not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed
unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit, that the Gentiles
should be fellow heirs, and of the same body, and partakers
of his promise in Christ by the gospel, and to make all men see
what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning
of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by
Jesus Christ. to the intent that now unto the
principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known
by the church the manifold wisdom of God. We look nowhere else
to find the unfolding of this mystery except in the preaching
of Jesus Christ and Him crucified. This is the unfolding of that
mystery. The religious prophets of the world will search the
book of Revelation to find many mysteries and secrets, but they
cannot see that this book is the revelation of Jesus Christ. Christ is the fulfillment of
all prophecy, for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
He is that rider on the white horse who is faithful and true.
He is that one who has prevailed to open the book which was written
within and on the backside. And one of the elders saith unto
me, weep not. Behold, the lion of the tribe
of Judah, the root of David, hath prevailed to open the book
and to loose the seven seals thereof. He is that one whom
John saw high and lifted up, and occupying the grandest place
of honor. Thou art worthy to take the book
and to open the seals thereof, for thou was slain, and hast
redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred and tongue
and people and nation, and hast made us unto our God kings and
priests, and we shall reign on the earth. And I beheld and I
heard the voice of many angels round about the throne, and the
beasts and the elders, and the number of them was 10,000 times
10,000, and thousands of thousands, saying with a loud voice, worthy
is the Lamb that was slain to receive power and riches and
wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing. And every
creature which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth
and such as are in the sea and all that are in them heard I
saying, blessing and honor and glory and power be unto him that
sitteth upon the throne and unto the Lamb forever and ever. And
the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and 20 elders fell
down and worshiped him that liveth. forever and ever. Christ is that
mystery within a mystery, because he cannot be known apart from
the grace of God applied, as I say, unto blind eyes. All things
are delivered unto me of my Father, and no man knoweth the Son, but
the Father. Neither knoweth any man the Father,
save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him. He commandeth
his sheep to come unto him. Come unto me, all you that labor
and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon
you and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart, and
ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and
my burden is light. Do you hear him today? For a
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