We want a real relationship with the Lord. Dear old brother Paul, do you think that man, an apostle of the Lord, do you think he knew the Lord? He worked some fantastic miracles. He wrote the majority of the New Testament, yet in Philippians he is crying out, "That I might know Him" (Philippians 3:10). Yet, with all that Paul moved in, he realized, "Man, I'm not there yet. That I might know Him. I count everything as loss! I count it all as dung! Even the good things, even the things that God blessed me with, experiences that I have had. I count it all as dung. I'm leaving it for a relationship with the Lord that I don't have yet" (Philippians 3:4-10). ...more

We are interested in the mysteries spoken of in the Word of God. They are the truths and Kingdom concepts hidden in the Scriptures. The Greek word for "mystery" is mysterion; it means "a thing hidden, a religious secret, or that which is not obvious to the understanding." It occurs 22 times in the King James Bible. We will not look at every passage of Scripture where it is found, but we will examine enough to sharpen our desires for the Word of God.

God's Word is not laid bare for just anyone. His Word is for those who are hungering after Him, and it is the hunger for Him that will begin uncovering the veil over the Word of God.

We will begin with a portion of Scripture in John chapter seven. Here we will see Jesus at the Feast of Tabernacles in the midst of a multitude, yet hidden. As such, He is an example of a mystery.