ISB ~ Colossians 1 v26

the mystery:The plan of salvation, long concealed in the Scriptures but now revealed in the gospel (Rom 16:25-26). It is the deliverance of man from sin and the spread of Christ’s worldwide kingdom through the Church. Paul here stresses that believing Gent

iles possess the indwelling presence of Christ, which is a pledge or down payment toward their future resurrection in glory (Col 1:27; Rom 8:10-11) (CCC 772). See word study: Mystery at Eph 3:3.