16:25-26 What was the mystery kept secret since the world began but is now made manifest?
16:25-26 What was the mystery kept secret since the world began but is now made manifest?
The mystery which was hidden since the world began has now been revealed through Jesus Christ as foretold by the prophets in the Old Testament, is God's plan of salvation for all nations (CP Mt 13:44).
The hidden treasure here is the church, and the man who purchased the field in order to possess the treasure is Jesus.
The field represents the world of sinners - the whole of human society; both Jews and Gentiles - for whom Christ died (CP Jn 1:29; 4:42; 6:33, 51; 11:51-52; 12:47; 1Jn 2:2; 4:14).
The church was decreed in God's eternal purpose before the beginning of time, but it was not revealed even to the angels in heaven until Jesus revealed it to His disciples in Mt 16 (CP Mt 16:13-18).
This is the first mention of the church in scripture (CP 1Cor 2:7-8; Eph 1:3-5, 9-14; 3:1-11; Col 1:23-28; 2Ti 1:1, 8-10; Tit 1:1-3; 1Pe 1:3-12, 18-20).
See also comments on Mt 13:44, 13:45-46 and 16:13-18(B); 1Cor 2:7-8 and 2:9; Eph 1:3-6 and 3:9-12; Col 1:26; 1Pe 1:10-12 and Rev 13:8.
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