Brethren, these verses point to a very specific time and a very specific group of individuals who have been called in an order only God Himself has already determined.
It is important that we take time in this sermon, the second day of God's holy Feast of Tabernacles, to remind ourselves why we are here. As Richard has been clearly teaching over the last couple of years, I think the main focus of the holy days is Jesus Christ.
Within that we need to fully appreciate the very special relationship that we have been called to have with Him now in order that we can fully appreciate the very special training that God is providing to a very carefully selected handful compared to all who will ever live.
Verse 28 tells us what God is moving all of His creation toward, which is that the Father will be all in all. Everything will be focused on Him, subject to Him, and ultimately in alignment and agreement with Him. And if the whole creation is in agreement with the Father, there will be harmony because everyone will also be in agreement with everyone else. That is almost impossible to imagine these days.
This view of the overarching work of God teaches us that God’s plan, including His creation of mankind, was and is about God, not man. Even the church, with as significant as it is, was instituted for God’s satisfaction and pleasure, not for its own sake.
