Heavenly Revelations.

A verse of scripture that has engendered interest is, 1 Corinthians 2:9. “But as it is written, eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.”

Oftentimes, we will see this verse used as a proof text stating that God has prepared many wonders of heaven that are unknown to us. There are indeed many unknown wonders of heaven that we are not permitted to know now. Paul tells us he knew a man caught up into the third heaven, who heard words unlawful for a man to express. David Guzik states in his commentary, “They were inexpressible words, which is not lawful for a man to utter. God didn’t want us to know, so He didn’t permit Paul to speak of them.”

So, what is it talking about? As seen in Chapter 1, it is about the Holy Spirt revealing God Himself to us. We can know the work of God, knowledge of God, the wisdom of God, the depths of God, and things which God has prepared for them that love Him. (1 Cor 2:9) We can know God because the Holy Spirit reveals Him to us. This is essential because the natural man considers them foolish, as they are spiritually discerned. The natural man cannot discern the things of God without the Spirit of God. We can know God and the mind of Christ, but only by the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. Intimacy with God and obedience to God bring the revelation of God, revealing to us the mind of Christ. Thus, God is the greatest wonder of heaven, and that we can know Him is the promise of this verse. Truly, this is the greatest joy and wonder.