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6 that the Gentiles ashould be fellow heirs, of the same body, and partakers of His promise in Christ through the gospel,  
7 aof which I became a minister baccording to the gift of the grace of God given to me by cthe effective working of His power.  

Purpose of the Mystery

8 To me, awho am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles bthe unsearchable riches of Christ,  
9 and to make all see what is the1 fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the ages has been hidden in God who acreated all things through Jesus Christ;  
10 ato the intent that now bthe manifold wisdom of God might be made known by the church cto the principalities and powers in the heavenly places,  
11 aaccording to the eternal purpose which He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord,  
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What Paul is suggesting here, really, it is more than a suggestion, he is telling us outright, that the unfolding of God's plan in the church is a revelation to angels as well. They were not exactly sure how all this was going to work out, but they had to wait until it was revealed through Jesus Christ in this time. So the mystery of God's grace and His plan of redemption was hidden even from them, who play such an important part in the plan of God, especially toward us, because they are God's servants to minister to those who are now seeking salvation. And just to add this here, in Matthew 24:36 in the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus says that even the angels do not know when He will return. Only the Father.

Excerpted from The Spirit World by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

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