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The Mystery Unlocked
One of the great mysteries Look from afar at the 18th-century Shepherd's
Monument in Sta ordshire, England, and you might take it as nothing more than a
sculpted re-creation of Nicolas Poussin's famous painting, "Arcadian Shepherds."
Look closer, though, and you'll notice a curious sequence of letters: DOUOSVAVVM —
a code that eluded solutions for over 250 years.
Though the identity of the code carver remains a mystery, some have
speculated that the code could be a clue left behind by the Knights Templar about the
whereabouts of the Holy Grail.
Many of the world's greatest minds have tried to crack the code and failed,
including Charles Dickens and Charles Darwin.
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Colossians 1:21 And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by
wicked works, yet now He has reconciled in the body of His esh through death, 22 to
present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight—
You once (formerly) were:
Deserving of Judgement
alienated: Estranged from God - those outside of the sphere of God’s blessing.
Adversaries toward God
Genesis 6:5 - The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the
earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil
continually.
Such was the reason God brought the global ood.
This is no just occasional wrong doing, but a lifestyle of rejecting God (Romans
1:18-32) — Verse may be dealing mainly with the Gentile audience (Ephesians
2:11-12).
Undeserving of Jesus - “Yet now He has reconciled in the body of His esh through
death”
Reconciliation given (apokatallassō = thorough reconciliation)
Raising us up: (“to present you…”)
Free from contamination (of the world)- Holy (II Corinthians 6:17-7:1)
Free from complaint (in behavior) - blameless/faultless (HCSB)
Free from charges (free from accusation) - above reproach
This saying is attributed to elders (Titus 1:6-7).
23 if indeed you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and are not moved
away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, which was preached to every
creature under heaven, of which I, Paul, became a minister.
Continue in:
Faith - stable (laid foundation, steadfast (not subject to change;
esp.behavior), and not shifting away
The one implies greater respect to the foundation by which believers are supported; but
settled suggests inward strength which believers themselves possess.”(Vincent)
Hope - of the gospel
Love - to preach the gospel to every creature (Matthew 7:12 - The
Golden Rule - Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.)
The Greek construction of the if is not an expression of doubt but an expression of
con dence and is better translated as since.
He is con dent that because they have
understood what it means to be reconciled they will remain faithful to the gospel that
reconciled them
Max Anders, Gala ans-Colossians, vol.
8, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN:
Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1999), 284.
24 I now rejoice in my su erings for you, and ll up in my esh what is lacking in the
a ictions of Christ, for the sake of His body, which is the church,
Personal example of continuing in the faith:
Courage to su er - rejoice in my su erings for you (currently imprisoned)
Carry out the su ering Fill up (Greek - I am lling up) - shows a current
process.
He isn’t saying that Jesus’ su ering on the cross was insu cient.
Paul was enduring su ering on behalf of Christ.
The world hated Jesus Christ; and now that he is not around
to persecute, they persecute his followers.
Paul’s attitude is Jesus took the blows meant for me;
I’ll take the blows meant for him.
(John 15:18-21)
Max Anders, Gala ans-Colossians, vol.
8, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN:
Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1999), 285.
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25 of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God which was
given to me for you, to ful ll the word of God,
Present-day stewards are most inclined to keep the restaurants clean and
sanitary or work in the union as a middle-man between the union and the
boss/supervisor.
Steward of the commission - “given to me for you, to ful ll the word of God”
Steward = Oikonomia (compound word; oikia - house; economia - in
order) = house-steward, which is a con dential upper-servant, frequently
a slave, who controlled the general arrangements of a large
establishment, and was responsible solely to the master.
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