Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 13:
34 All these things Jesus spoke to the multitude in parables; and without a parable He did not speak to them,
35 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things kept secret from the foundation of the world.”
Jesus was quoting Psalm 78:
1 Beloved ones, listen to this instruction. Open your heart to the revelation of this mystery that I share with you.
2 A parable and a proverb are hidden in what I say—an intriguing riddle from the past (dark saying of old).
Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Ephesians chapter 3:
1 For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles–
2 if indeed you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which was given to me for you,
3 how that by revelation He made known to me the mystery (as I have briefly written already,
4 by which, when you read, you may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ),
5 which in other ages was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to His Holy apostles and prophets:
6 that the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, of the same body, and partakers of His promise in Christ through the Gospel,
7 of which I became a minister according to the gift of the grace of God given to me by the effective working of His power.
8 To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
9 and to make all see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the ages has been hidden in God who created all things through Jesus Christ;
Both Jesus and Paul reveal and speak of the interval between the 69th and 70th week of the prophecy spoken by Gabriel and recorded by Daniel. The Jews were totally clueless, and their Pharisees were the means by which Christ would fulfill the requirements for the Gentiles to enter into the Kingdom.
One of the most profound mysteries throughout history is unfolding before our eyes! It was Paul’s privilege to reveal this mystery which was hidden in the Old Testament. Who better than a scholar of the Old Testament to be used!
The Church was born at Pentecost when the Holy Spirit was dispatched to the earth in this dispensation.
Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Colossians chapter 1:
15 Jesus is the image of the invisible God, the Firstborn over all creation.
16 For by Him all things were created that are in Heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him.
17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.
18 And He is the Head of the body, the church, Who is the beginning, the Firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence.
25 of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God which was given to me for you, to fulfill the Word of God,
26 the mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, but now has been revealed to His saints.
27 To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
In FATHER’S overall plan, HE intended to offer sonship to all who have been born into this world from the very beginning. This mystery reflects HIS Love for all of mankind. However, because of HIS unconditional Love, HE gives each person a choice to accept or reject HIM.
Paul summed it up in 1st Corinthians chapter 12:
13 For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body-whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free-and have all been made to drink into one Spirit.
14 For in fact the body is not one member but many.