After the present dispensation is brought to a conclusion, there is still much that God has to accomplish.  Since His prophetic program for the nation Israel has currently been interrupted in order to form the Body of Christ, the first order of business would logically be its completion.

Appropriately, the grouping of books following the Pauline epistles is called the Hebrew Epistles.  They, in fact, fit doctrinally into the Ages To Come.  Consider Hebrews 2:3,5:

      "How shall we escape, if we neglect of great salvation WHICH AT THE FIRST BEGAN TO BE SPOKEN BY THE LORD [Matt. Thru John}, and was CONFIRMED UNTO US BY THEM THAT HEARD HIM [early Acts};"

     "For unto the angels hath He not put into subjection THE WORLD TO COME, WHEREOF WE SPEAK [Heb. Thru Rev.}."

The distinction between the circumcision and uncircumcision is also again in vogue in the Hebrew Epistles; and thus we find such things as;

     "James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, TO THE TWELVE TRIBES which are scattered abroad, greeting" (Jas.1:1).

     'BUT DYE ARE A CHOSEN GENERATION, A ROYAL PRIESTHOOD, AN HOLY NATION, A PECULIAR PEOPLE..." (1Pet. 2:9).

AN IMPORTANT QUESTION:

Thus we see that the Word of God itself provides us with the key to its own proper understanding and "right division":

Time Past:  In Matthew through John we find the earthly ministry of Jesus Christ to the nation Israel.  In the book of Acts we have the fall of Israel and salvation going to the Gentile through the ministry of the Apostle Paul.

But Now:  Romans through Philemon provide the doctrine for the present dispensation of grace.

Ages To Come:  Hebrews through Revelation focuses upon the ages to come when God will bring to fruition His purposes for both the nation Israel and the Body of Christ.

We are not the only people in the programs and purposes of God.  People in other ages need Scripture to instruct them in the specifics of God's dealings with them just as we do.  Remember; the entire Bible is for us bit is not all to us nor is it all about us.  If we fail to recognize this important fact we will never be able to properly understand just what God is doing today now will be know just what He would have us do.

An important consideration remains: The "middle wall of partition" has been broken down and now there is no distinction between Jew and Gentile in God's program.  Thus you are part of "the nations." The Apostle Paul says unequivocally, "I am the apostle of the Gentiles {i.e. the nations}."  Who, then, is your apostle?  There can be no answer but that Paul is your apostle, for he was raised up by our ascended Lord specifically that he "should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles" (Rom. 15:16).

     "Verily, verily, I say unto you, HE THAT RECEIVETH WHOMSOEVER I SEND RECEIVETH ME; AND HE THAT RECEIVETH ME RECEIVETH HIM THAT SENT ME" (John 13:20).

Thus it is in Paul's writing alone that we find the doctrine, position, walk and destiny of today's church, the Body of Christ.                                                                                                             (END)