Eph 1:9-12 What is the mystery of God's will Paul refers to here?
Eph 1:9-12 What is the mystery of God's will Paul refers to here?
This mystery is that at the end of this age, in the millennium, God will unify the whole creation - every created being and thing - animate and inanimate, in heaven and earth, as one in Christ (CP Dan 7:13-14; Ac 3:20-21; Ro 8:18-23; Php 3:20-21; Col 1:20).
This is not teaching Universalism as some believe - that everyone who ever lived will be saved. It only applies to those in Christ, as scriptures clearly teach (CP Jn 3:3, 5, 16-18, 36; 1Th 4:13-18 with 1Cor 15:51-58; 1Ti 4:10).
See also comments on Ac 3:19-21 and Ro 8:19-21.