Do Bible mysteries exist today? : Why we need the secrets.

Someone asked me the other day, if God wanted us to be saved, why did he create parables and mysteries? That is a good question and one that needs some explaining. Most people believe that we can just pray and ask the holy spirit for direction, open the Bible, and POW!!, you’ll get an understanding. The Word of God has never been set up that way nor will it ever be. Because people don’t understand the Bible, they tend to read it in a vacuum, applying every scripture to themselves. When the Bible says that the Spirit will guide you into all truth (John 16:13), it was not talking to the world, so the world is making a mistake in applying this scripture to themselves. This scripture was for the Apostles. The Bible is indeed a mystery and God had a good reason for setting it up this way. He has always had a divine system in place in which his truth was designed to flow through. Because the religious communities don’t understand this system, they will emphatically deny it. Scripture clearly lets us know that God does not change and warns the world not to change his word. This includes his divine system ( Deut. 4:2; Malachi 3:6; Psalms 89:34;Hebrews 13:8). The following are just a few scriptures, both Old and New Testament informs us that the Bible is a mystery:

The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law. (Deut 29:29)

Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets. (Amos 3:7)

He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. (Matthew 13:11)

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. (Matthew 11:27)

So what is the purpose of mysteries?

If you look around today, you will notice thousands of different religions, denominations, etc, who has different doctrinal points although they all read from the same Bible. You will find thousands of different interpretations related to the same one scripture and hundreds of different groups that proclaim to be the only group who holds the truth. There are people throughout the world who have stop seeking God, because they are so confused, for to a person that doesn’t read or understand the Bible, everyone sounds right while teaching different principles. It is only through the mysteries and the revelation of these mysteries that you will know who God’s “True Church” is. Scripture tells us to “PROVE ALL THINGS” (1Thes.5:21). It is through the proof of scripture that you can come to know him and begin to distinguish God’s True Church from all the false ones. Most churches and pastors don’t even realize that what they are preaching is not God’s word. I am not even suggesting that they are deliberately trying to deceive you, but when you are not preaching the same message that the true church preached in both the Old and New Testament, then the message that is preached is not valid. We think that everyone that holds up a Bible and read from it, is righteous and a man of God. Let me remind you that the Scribes and Pharisees read and taught from the scriptures as well and was accused by Christ of shutting up heaven unto man.

But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in. (Matthew 23:12)

It is by not knowing the mysteries pertaining to salvation that will allow Satan to be successful in deceiving the entire world. (Rev.12:9)Just because a way seems right; because the choir can really sing, and because a place is packed does not mean that their way is right. It is only by knowing the mysteries that make you right.

There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. (Proverbs 16:25)

How the Spirit will guides the seeker.

There are a number of stories in the Bible that will give you a clearer understanding of how God’s divine system works. In the 8th chapter of the book of Acts, the holy spirit sent Philip to a man to preach Christ unto him and to baptize him.

26And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.

27And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,

28Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.

29Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.

30And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?

31And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him

35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.

38 And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.

Although this man was seeking and reading, the holy spirit did not just open up his understanding. God will send the word to you through his divine system, if you have it in your heart to truly receive it. God sent A Man which was part of his divine system on earth, to teach and baptize the Ethiopian.

In Acts the 10th Chapter, we see another clear example of this. The Bible calls Cornelius a devout man, and one that feared God with all his house. As devout as Cornelius was, the holy spirit did not come down and teach him one word! God’s divine system kicked into gear once again. He sent Peter to go and preach salvation to Cornelius and his house. (Please read the entire 10th Chapter)

Acts 10:4-5,20,22

And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.

5And now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter:

20Arise therefore, and get thee down, and go with them, doubting nothing: for I have sent them.

22And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by an holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words of thee.

44While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word.

If man really believed that we didn’t need this system, why do they attend church service every week and let A Man teach them? How come they make the statement “He is an anointed man or woman of God when the word anointed means to separate by God for a special use? This is because man desires the reward without going through the system. They are comfortable with where they are at and don’t believe that mysteries still exist today. They have been convinced that no one system, no one person knows it all, although scriptures say just the opposite.