CategoryTheological Term / Doctrinal Term
Modern Equivalenta divine secret now revealed; a truth hidden in the OT and disclosed in the NT.
KJV Word TypeNoun
DefinitionIn the KJV "mystery" (Greek: mysterion) does not mean something unknowable, but a divine secret previously hidden that has now been revealed. Paul uses it of the gospel being offered to Gentiles, the indwelling of Christ in believers, the union of Jew and Gentile in one body, and the final transformation at the resurrection.
Key Verses"Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began, but now is made manifest." (Romans 16:25–26)