Secrets of the Future Made Known

From: The Approaching End as God Has Foretold It

By: George Cutting

Narrator: Ivona Gentwo

Duration: 4min

• 3 min. read • grade level: 5

"The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him; and he will show them his covenant" (Psa. 25:14¹⁴The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him; and he will show them his covenant. (Psalm 25:14)).

Now that Jesus is glorified and the Holy Ghost come, secrets have been revealed respecting the following:

The end of Jewish dispersion.

The end of Gentile government.

The end of the Church on earth.

In unfolding His secrets God makes His own choice of servants.

We shall have to look at four: Joseph the patriarch, Daniel the prophet, John the apostle of the Word made flesh, and Paul the apostle of the glorified Christ.

But in addition to these there is Another, a perfect Servant, of whom God could say, centuries before He appeared, "Behold my servant, whom I uphold, mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth" (Isa. 42:1¹Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. (Isaiah 42:1); Matt. 12:18¹⁸Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall show judgment to the Gentiles. (Matthew 12:18)). Unmistakable features of this Servant can be traced in each of the others. For example:

All were specially loved. JOSEPH was loved more than all his father's children. DANIEL was told by Gabriel, "Thou art greatly beloved." JOHN was "the disciple whom Jesus loved." PAUL could say of the Son of God, "Who loved me, and gave himself for me" (Gen. 37:3³Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colors. (Genesis 37:3); Dan. 9:23²³At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment came forth, and I am come to show thee; for thou art greatly beloved: therefore understand the matter, and consider the vision. (Daniel 9:23); John 21:7⁷Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher's coat unto him, (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea. (John 21:7); Gal. 2:20²⁰I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. (Galatians 2:20)).

All were specially hated. (See Gen. 37:4⁴And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him. (Genesis 37:4); Dan. 6:4⁴Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him. (Daniel 6:4); Rev. 1:9⁹I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ. (Revelation 1:9); 1 Cor. 4:9-13⁹For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men. ¹⁰We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honorable, but we are despised. ¹¹Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace; ¹²And labor, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it: ¹³Being defamed, we entreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day. (1 Corinthians 4:9‑13).)

All were marked by separation. In heart and ways they were entirely apart from the defilement around. Joseph was apart from the evil of his brothers, and fled from adulterous wickedness. Daniel refused to defile himself with the king's meat. John warns solemnly against the world. Paul was crucified to it, and it to him (Gen. 39:9⁹There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God? (Genesis 39:9); Dan. 1:8⁸But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself. (Daniel 1:8); 1 John 2:15-17;5:19¹⁵Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. ¹⁶For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. ¹⁷And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever. (1 John 2:15‑17)
¹⁹And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness. (1 John 5:19); Gal. 6:14¹⁴But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world. (Galatians 6:14)).

All suffered expulsion. Joseph was a prisoner in Egypt, Daniel a captive in Babylon, John in banishment at Patmos, Paul a prisoner in Rome.

But now think of the Perfect Servant! Who so truly beloved? Who so bitterly hated? Who so absolutely separate? Who so wickedly banished? Precious Redeemer!

Not only does God make His own choice of servants, He has His own choice of methods also. Let us pause to admire them.

Each of the first two servants came into God's secrets through dreams-a heathen king's dream and his own. The last two received theirs by direct revelation. But all four go to illustrate and confirm the truth that it was outside the sphere of man's will. "Prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost" (2 Peter 1:21²¹For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. (2 Peter 1:21)). In 1 Cor. 2:9,10,⁹But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. ¹⁰But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. (1 Corinthians 2:9‑10) what God makes known by revelation is put in direct contrast to that which the "eye" and "ear" and "heart" of man can reach by investigation. So with a dream.

A dream is an impression made on man's mind when not under the control of his will. No one can decide beforehand what he will dream, or what he will not; nor can he at will repeat a dream. This was proved to Nebuchadnezzar.

What does this teach us? If God can hold man's will in abeyance in making a purpose known, He can as easily do the same in carrying that purpose out.

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• Gentile Government and Its End

• God Himself Our Resource

• The End of the Church's History Here

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• The Day Approaching

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