26. the mystery —(See on :- ; Ephesians 3:5-9 ). The mystery, once hidden, now revealed, is redemption for the whole Gentile world, as well as for the Jews, "Christ in you (Gentiles) the hope of glory" ( Ephesians 3:5-49.3.9- : ). from ages —"from," according to ALFORD, refers to time, not "hidden from": from the time of the ages; still what is meant is that the mystery was hidden from the beings living in those " ages. " The "ages" are the vast successive periods marked by successive orders of beings and stages of creation. Greek, "Æons," a word used by the Gnostics for angelic beings emanating from God. The Spirit by Paul presciently, in opposition to Gnostic error already beginning ( Colossians 2:18 ), teaches, that the mystery of redemption was hidden in God's purposes in Christ, alike from the angelic beings (compare Colossians 2:18- : ) of the pre-Adamic "ages," and from the subsequent human "generations." Translate as Greek, " the ages . . . the generations." made manifest to his saints —to His apostles and prophets primarily ( Colossians 2:18- : ), and through them to all His saints. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-27" class="com-number"
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