Age of Grace Prophecy

A mystery, we shall not all sleep¹ 

That which was spoken by Old Testament prophets was not, and will not be fulfilled during this Dispensation of Grace, i.e., the Age of the Mystery, "which was kept secret since the world began" (cf. Rom 16:25, 1Co 2:7, Eph 3:9, Col 1:26). Otherwise, how could prophets prophesy things to come during a time un-foretold? Or, how could they prophecy "unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter" (cf. 2Co 12:4)?

The only present "Old Testament" or "under the Law" prophetic fulfillment, during this Dispensation of Grace, is that for which God alone is the conduit, e.g., Gen 3:16-19. However, that does not preclude God from declaring "My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure" during this Dispensation of Grace. However, God obviously will not contradict himself in regard to what he has spoken through His "Old Testament" prophets, yet to be fulfilled in times to come:

"Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill" (Mat 5:17).

Yes, there was and is Age of Grace prophetic fulfillment, but not that foretold by prophets of "old," "at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world: ... Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God; And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone" (cf. Eph 2:12-20). Notice the context clearly indicates these "apostles and prophets" of the foundation of the household of God are Old Testament.

Whereas, the "apostles and prophets" of the "Age of Mystery" are New Testament: "Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit" (cf. Eph 3:4-5).

Paul an "apostle and prophet" of the "Dispensation of Mystery" prophesied the final Age of Grace prophecy:

"Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed" (1Co 15:51-52).



¹By Taken byfir0002 | flagstaffotos.com.auCanon 20D + Canon 17-40mm f/4 L - Own work, GFDL 1.2, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7174985