Ephesians 1:7-14

 (Ephesians 1:7-14)

In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace; Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence; Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:  That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:  In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:  That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.  In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,  Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory

Redemption has the meaning of ransom. It means paying and buying slaves. The concept of God paying Satan's blood for his son and purchasing Satan's slave. Satan is the king of this world. God has allowed it. It means to build your country until the end. When Jesus returns, Satan will be put in the abyss and judged. Satan is reigning in this world. Satan is enslaving humans trapped in the soil. So, God is telling humans to cry out after realizing that they are Satan's slaves.

God chose Israel, the model of the world, and promised to enter Canaan. However, at the time of Joseph, through famine, Jacob's family was brought into Egypt, and Israel became a slave to Egypt. They cried out pain to God under Pharaoh's control. Egypt represents the world, and Pharaoh represents Satan. Likewise, it is a message to realize that the beings in this world have become Satan's slaves, to repent and cry out to God. This is a secret, and it is wisdom and wisdom to realize this secret. Jesus wanted to see the parable before the creation through the parable of sowing. He said that the disciples were allowed, but the Jews were not allowed to realize the secret. It is to close the eyes to the Jews and open the eyes to the Gentiles. On this earth, those who realize the mystery of the pre-Generation become the will of heaven in Christ.

Those who are in Christ are those whose fresh body (old man) dies and is reborn as a new man. It is born again in Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit and is guaranteed salvation until the flesh dies by the sealing of the Holy Spirit. Because, you have to preach these words of truth. Today, most church people don't know much about the kingdom of God. God wants to realize the kingdom of God through what is done on earth, and humans want to be blessed in this world. The kingdom of God is thought of as the place where the body dies. The kingdom of God must be done on this earth. This is because the spirit trapped in the soil has fallen into Satan's deception and has been trapped in this world.

Only those who are in Christ can escape from Satan. Although the body is in this world, if the saint is in Christ, the kingdom of God is upon him. It is not a spatial concept of "Here is a place here and there", but it is only to form the kingdom of God in Christ. When the Holy Spirit comes to the saints in Christ, it becomes the people of God and the kingdom of God comes.

『 That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him 』 To be unified is "to achieve heavenly things in Christ through the things of the earth." In Christ, the saints on earth are reconciled to God. Ultimately, just as God and Christ are one, Christ and those in Christ become one. Why does God do that? In a conversation with Nicodemus, Jesus said, "If a person is not born again with water and the Spirit, he cannot see the kingdom of God." However, Nicodemus could not understand Jesus' words at all. When looking through the eyes of the flesh, it was because it was impossible to "be born again." So, Jesus said, "I tell you the things of the earth, but you don't know. If I say the things of heaven, will you know?" When the Saints talk about the kingdom of God, people don't know anything. So, it is to realize the secret of heaven through the work of the earth.

God speaks the things of the earth first, and through it, people can understand the things of the kingdom of God. It is the concept of the Garden of Eden, or that the Israelites are locked up in Egypt and then exodus and enter Canaan. Israel represents humans living in this world. Egypt is the world. And Pharaoh symbolizes Satan, and cannan symbolizes the kingdom of God. Blessed are those who realize this. The gospel is not the blessing of this world, but the gospel in the kingdom of God.

In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus spoke of blessings. Those who do not realize this are those who do not see right away, those who are trapped. Through the events in which Jesus Christ healed the blind man's eyes from birth, he reveals that all humans are spiritually blind. If you discover the kingdom of God through Christ, you can enter the kingdom of God. If we believe in Jesus, we cannot enter the kingdom of God, but the body of sin belonging to Satan dies with Jesus and enters the kingdom of God. The reason is that Satan deceived. The precondition for entering the kingdom of God is that the body of sin must die.

The body of sin is an old man (greedy). So, we must meet Jesus Christ. And the saint is entering into the kingdom of God in association with Jesus Christ. He sinned in the kingdom of God and was trapped in this world, but God sent his Son to believe and become the Son of God in Christ, and those who realize this will have to give thanks and praise to God's grace.『Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.』