The Church as God’s Revelation to Principalities and Powers


December 28,2025

Ephesians 3:5–11,Colossians 1:26–27,Hebrews 1:3, 13–14,1 Peter 1:10–12,Colossians 1:15,Romans 8:19
Ephesians 4:13

Yesterday, we examined some of the revealed mysteries that the Father, by His grace, has entrusted to the Church. The first mystery is the expansion of the Kingdom of God beyond ethnic boundaries. Salvation and inheritance are no longer limited to the Jews alone, but have now been extended to the Gentile world. By this divine purpose, the Gentiles have become fellow heirs with the Jews in Christ. As Scripture declares, “There is neither Jew nor Greek… for you are all one in Christ Jesus” (Galatians 3:28).

We also considered another profound mystery: that the manifold wisdom and the very person of God are to be made known by the Church to principalities and powers in heavenly places (Ephesians 3:10). These principalities and powers are to learn who God truly is by observing His image expressed through redeemed humanity. In other words, God intends that His image-bearers reveal His nature to the spiritual realms.

Today, we want to consider the possibility and reality of this calling. The Scriptures reveal that Jesus Christ is “the express image of His person” (Hebrews 1:3). Through the Son, angels began to understand the Father in ways never revealed before. This is why Scripture asks, “To which of the angels did He ever say, ‘Sit at My right hand, till I make Your enemies Your footstool’?” (Hebrews 1:13). The revelation of God is not an angelic assignment; it is a responsibility entrusted to the Son—and now, to His Body.

The Bible further tells us that these are things “which angels desire to look into” (1 Peter 1:12). Angels long to understand the depths of God’s redemptive purpose, and now that Christ dwells in us, they look to the Church. As the Body of Christ, we are called to reflect His life, character, and authority. This is why angels are attentive to us, for they are “ministering spirits sent forth to minister for those who will inherit salvation” (Hebrews 1:14).

Their ministry is not based on our humanity, but on our identity. We are made in His image, and as we grow into the full measure of Christ, we increasingly reveal His person. When we come to “the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man” (Ephesians 4:13), the life of Christ becomes evident through us.

This brings us to a sober reflection: Are we truly reflecting what the angels and principalities are looking for? Or have we placed ourselves at their mercy, instead of living in a way that honors the Son through our lives? Can the heavenly realms look upon us and say, “Here is a true expression of Christ on the earth”?
May the Lord open our eyes to this divine reality and awaken us to our calling, that His image may be clearly revealed through us, in Jesus’ name. Amen.
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