John 19:30 So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.
The Passover Age ended when Jesus declared “It is finished”. Not many days hence, the new age would usher in the ministry of the Holy Spirit at the Day of Pentecost. Now the Pentecostal Age is at its completion as well as the Sons of FATHER are being prepared for the corruptible to put on incorruption, and the mortal must put on immortality. The seventh angel is bringing forth the next “finished” Age:
Revelation 10:7 but in the days of the sounding of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound, the mystery of God would be finished, as He declared to His servants the prophets.
This is the mystery we have been directed towards for many years. As with any mystery, it is hidden from the masses and only the initiated are invited to understand what the mystery is to reveal. Others will simply go about their daily business without a clue. Jesus Christ Himself is this seventh angel and there is no greater Voice than that of the King of Kings and Lord or Lords! Is the earth groaning for more of Passover or Pentecost?
Romans 8:22 For we know that the whole creation groans and labors with birth pangs together until now.
23 Not only that, but we also who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our body.
We are all groaning and waiting for the redemption of our body! This redemption Is an inheritance to the Sons first and foremost:
1 Peter 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
4 to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you,
5 who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
It is important for us to embrace this reality so that we have an expectation of its manifestation. Isn’t this why HE had HIS Most Holy Spirit move upon men to record this Truth in these Epistles? This mystery is not hidden from those HE has designated as inheritors but neither are these precious pearls cast before swine. Swine are symbolic for those people who have no appreciation for THE WORD and will “eat” anything placed before them for they are scavengers. The prodigal son ended up feeding with the swine during a severe famine when he finally came to himself and realized that abundance was only to be found with his FATHER. His revelation was ultimately rewarded with restoration and inheritance but only after he finished his journey.
“The mystery of GOD being finished” is not focusing on an external time but on an internal consummation, completion, and perfection. When you bake a pie in the oven, the recipe may call for it to bake for 25 minutes but the conditions may require a different exposure to heat. The baker checks the pie to make sure all the ingredients have come to the required state before proclaiming “It is finished!”. Our maturity is based uniquely on our own purification and cleansing process and Our Heavenly Father knows just how much heat to apply to insure a timely conclusion and result.
“But in the days” suggests that this mystery would be unfolding through a progression, not in just an instant or moment of time. It requires a maturing process and the revealing of the mystery occurs throughout a season. FATHER knows how much of this mystery we can handle at any one sitting and thus feeds us HIS WORD so that proper digestion will occur and we will become One with it. We must “eat” the WORD so that it nourishes every particle within us and ultimately empowers each and every GOD particle to align with HIS Divine Intent. What a mystery! The body is designed to utilize the building blocks provided to promote growth and maturity. As we consume the Revelation of Jesus Christ, we become like Him. Do you think those who feed only once a week, month, or year will in the end be able to proclaim “As HE is so are we”? Can a person hop off the couch and go run a marathon without any strict and disciplined preparation? Paul proclaims the source of his maturing process in Galatians 1:
11 But I make known to you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not according to man.
12 For I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came through the revelation of Jesus Christ.
In the Book of Daniel, he clearly states “But there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets”. It is Our Heavenly Father who saw fit to reveal this mystery to us at this particular time in history. It remained hidden from “the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, and the soothsayers” but was given for our sakes. To what end?
Daniel 2:44 “And in the days of these kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; and the kingdom shall not be left to other people; it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever.”
At that time, all will proclaim “It is finished!”