God hid His eternal purpose in Himself. That is just so delightful. Ephesians 3:9 says, “…the mystery, which from the beginning of the ages has been hidden in God…” 1 Corinthians 2:8 says, “Which none of the rulers of this age knew; for had they known, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.”

Crucifying Jesus was part of God’s eternal purpose. Through His death, burial, and resurrection we have the gospel message.  Read these two verses carefully and then shout hallelujah! 

Ephesians 1:9-10 says, “Having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself, that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth—in Him.”