Judgment Begins at God's House: The Urgent Call to Preach the True Gospel KJV
1 Peter 4:17
“For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?”
King James Version (KJV)
"Judgment Begins at God's House: The Urgent Call to Guard the True Gospel (KJV)"
This title emphasizes the biblical truth from 1 Peter 4:17 (KJV) that judgment starts with the Church, underscores the seriousness of preserving the pure Gospel as revealed to Paul...
There's no surprise that there is a strong hatred and denial of Paul's Gospel today
See a recent outright hatred expressed by Sir Escanor:
https://www.thethirdheaventraveler.com/2025/08/another-paul-hater-sir-escano-repent.html
This title emphasizes the biblical truth from 1 Peter 4:17 (KJV) that judgment starts with the Church, underscores the seriousness of preserving the pure Gospel as revealed to Paul...
There's no surprise that there is a strong hatred and denial of Paul's Gospel today
See a recent outright hatred expressed by Sir Escanor:
https://www.thethirdheaventraveler.com/2025/08/another-paul-hater-sir-escano-repent.html
Essential Background Study:
https://www.thethirdheaventraveler.com/2025/01/let-us-examine-ourselves-gospel-kjv.html
Following is an synopsis provided from King James Bible scripture of the Gospel given to Paul and the Mystery:
Source: King James Bible analysis by XAI and verified from input of "Let us Examine ourselves" My Blog that goes indepth on these essential elements.
The Gospel Revealed to Paul
The Apostle Paul emphasizes that the Gospel he preached was not of human origin but was received directly by revelation from Jesus Christ. In Galatians 1:11-12 (KJV), he states: "But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man. For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ." This sets the foundation for understanding that Paul's Gospel is divinely given and distinct in its full revelation.
Paul further describes this in Ephesians 3:1-6 (KJV): "For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles, If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward: How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words, 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; That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel." Here, Paul explicitly links the Gospel to the "mystery" revealed to him, which involves the inclusion of Gentiles as co-heirs in Christ's body (the Church) through grace.The Seriousness of Preaching This GospelPaul warns severely against altering or preaching any other gospel. In Galatians 1:8-9 (KJV), he declares: "But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, if any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed." This double curse underscores the gravity: deviating from the Gospel Paul received invites divine judgment, as it perverts the truth of salvation by grace through faith in Christ's death, burial, and resurrection.The Core of the Gospel: Salvation Through Christ's WorkThe essential content of this Gospel is outlined in 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 (KJV): "Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures." This passage defines the Gospel as the saving message centered on Christ's atoning death, burial, and resurrection, which Paul received and preached as the means of salvation.The Mystery of the Church Within the GospelPaul integrates the "mystery" of the Church into this Gospel, revealing truths hidden in previous ages but now disclosed through him. In Ephesians 3:9-10 (KJV), he explains: "And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ: To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God." The mystery encompasses the Church as Christ's body, uniting Jew and Gentile under grace.
This mystery includes the Church's unique position and future, such as the pre-tribulation rapture—a sudden catching away of believers before the great tribulation. Paul describes this as part of the mystery in 1 Corinthians 15:51-53 (KJV): "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.
For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality." This "mystery" revealed to Paul details the transformation and resurrection of believers.The event itself is detailed in 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 (KJV): "For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord." This aligns with the mystery's revelation, portraying the Church's removal to meet Christ.
Revelation 12:5 (KJV) symbolically supports this: "And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne." In context, the "man child" is often interpreted as the Church (the body of Christ), "caught up" (harpazo in Greek, same as "caught up" in 1 Thess 4:17) to God's throne before the dragon's (Satan's) wrath intensifies, aligning with a pre-tribulation rapture.The Church Grafted into the Olive TreeThe mystery further involves the Church's grafting into God's plan, where Gentiles are incorporated into Israel's spiritual blessings without replacing Israel. Romans 11:17-18, 24 (KJV) illustrates: "And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert grafted in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree; Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee. ... For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert grafted contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree?" Here, the "wild olive tree" (Gentiles/Church) is grafted into the "good olive tree" (Israel's covenants), sharing in the root (God's promises through Abraham, etc.), but not erasing Israel's future restoration (Rom 11:25-26).
Ephesians 2:11-13, 19 (KJV) reinforces: "Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands; That 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: But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. ... Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God." Gentiles are now "made nigh" and part of God's household through Christ's blood, part of the mystery.Ephesians 3:6 (KJV), as quoted earlier, ties this to the Gospel: "That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel."
Galatians 3:26-29 (KJV) echoes: "For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise." In Christ, distinctions fade, and believers (Church) inherit Abraham's promises by faith, fulfilling the grafting.Conclusion: The Gospel as the MysteryBiblically, the Gospel Paul preached is indeed intertwined with the "mystery" revealed to him (Eph 3:3-6; Col 1:26-27: "Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints: To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory"). It encompasses salvation by grace through Christ's death, burial, and resurrection (1 Cor 15:1-4), the formation of the Church as one body of Jew and Gentile (Eph 2-3; Gal 3), the grafting into Israel's spiritual heritage (Rom 11), and the Church's future hope, including the rapture mystery (1 Cor 15:51-53; 1 Thess 4:16-17; Rev 12:5). Preaching anything else invites the curse of Galatians 1:8-9, as it distorts this divinely revealed truth. These elements are presented as a unified revelation in Paul's epistles, hidden in the Old Testament but now disclosed for the Church age.
Paul further describes this in Ephesians 3:1-6 (KJV): "For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles, If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward: How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words, 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; That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel." Here, Paul explicitly links the Gospel to the "mystery" revealed to him, which involves the inclusion of Gentiles as co-heirs in Christ's body (the Church) through grace.The Seriousness of Preaching This GospelPaul warns severely against altering or preaching any other gospel. In Galatians 1:8-9 (KJV), he declares: "But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, if any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed." This double curse underscores the gravity: deviating from the Gospel Paul received invites divine judgment, as it perverts the truth of salvation by grace through faith in Christ's death, burial, and resurrection.The Core of the Gospel: Salvation Through Christ's WorkThe essential content of this Gospel is outlined in 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 (KJV): "Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures." This passage defines the Gospel as the saving message centered on Christ's atoning death, burial, and resurrection, which Paul received and preached as the means of salvation.The Mystery of the Church Within the GospelPaul integrates the "mystery" of the Church into this Gospel, revealing truths hidden in previous ages but now disclosed through him. In Ephesians 3:9-10 (KJV), he explains: "And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ: To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God." The mystery encompasses the Church as Christ's body, uniting Jew and Gentile under grace.
This mystery includes the Church's unique position and future, such as the pre-tribulation rapture—a sudden catching away of believers before the great tribulation. Paul describes this as part of the mystery in 1 Corinthians 15:51-53 (KJV): "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.
For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality." This "mystery" revealed to Paul details the transformation and resurrection of believers.The event itself is detailed in 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 (KJV): "For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord." This aligns with the mystery's revelation, portraying the Church's removal to meet Christ.
Revelation 12:5 (KJV) symbolically supports this: "And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne." In context, the "man child" is often interpreted as the Church (the body of Christ), "caught up" (harpazo in Greek, same as "caught up" in 1 Thess 4:17) to God's throne before the dragon's (Satan's) wrath intensifies, aligning with a pre-tribulation rapture.The Church Grafted into the Olive TreeThe mystery further involves the Church's grafting into God's plan, where Gentiles are incorporated into Israel's spiritual blessings without replacing Israel. Romans 11:17-18, 24 (KJV) illustrates: "And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert grafted in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree; Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee. ... For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert grafted contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree?" Here, the "wild olive tree" (Gentiles/Church) is grafted into the "good olive tree" (Israel's covenants), sharing in the root (God's promises through Abraham, etc.), but not erasing Israel's future restoration (Rom 11:25-26).
Ephesians 2:11-13, 19 (KJV) reinforces: "Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands; That 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: But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. ... Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God." Gentiles are now "made nigh" and part of God's household through Christ's blood, part of the mystery.Ephesians 3:6 (KJV), as quoted earlier, ties this to the Gospel: "That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel."
Galatians 3:26-29 (KJV) echoes: "For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise." In Christ, distinctions fade, and believers (Church) inherit Abraham's promises by faith, fulfilling the grafting.Conclusion: The Gospel as the MysteryBiblically, the Gospel Paul preached is indeed intertwined with the "mystery" revealed to him (Eph 3:3-6; Col 1:26-27: "Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints: To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory"). It encompasses salvation by grace through Christ's death, burial, and resurrection (1 Cor 15:1-4), the formation of the Church as one body of Jew and Gentile (Eph 2-3; Gal 3), the grafting into Israel's spiritual heritage (Rom 11), and the Church's future hope, including the rapture mystery (1 Cor 15:51-53; 1 Thess 4:16-17; Rev 12:5). Preaching anything else invites the curse of Galatians 1:8-9, as it distorts this divinely revealed truth. These elements are presented as a unified revelation in Paul's epistles, hidden in the Old Testament but now disclosed for the Church age.
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