Col 1:24-28   . . .for the sake of His body, which is the Church, of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God which was given to me for you, to fulfill the Word of God, the mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, but now has been revealed to His saints.  To them God willed to make known what what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles:   which is Messiah in you, the hope of glory.  Him we preach, warning and teaching every man in all wisdom. . . .  

What are some of the riches of the glory of Messiah in you/us?  

God’s Presence
—Messiah lives in me   Gal 2:20-21; Rev 3:20
–Father, Son, Holy Spirit   Jn 14:23  

Throne
–in the mind and in the heart   Jer 31:33; Mk 11:25-26
–let the peace of God rule in your heart   Col 3:15
—Lordship of Messiah:  ‘you have heard it said [by Moses, or by others], but I say’   Dt 18:18-19; Mt 5:17-18,21-21,27-28, 31-34,38-39,43-44;    Lk 6:46-49   do what I say
–The Holy Spirit brings to remembrance what the Lord Jesus has spoken and taught   Jn 14:26
—Power and Authority of the believer   Jn 16:23-27  

Holy Temple of God
–of the Holy Spirit   1Cor 3:16-17; 6:13-20
–Holy: let us cleanse ourselves in the inner man   Mt 23:26;2Cor 7:1 (What promises!? 2Cor 6:16-18)
—House of Prayer for all nations   Is 56:6-8; Mk 11:17; Rom 8:26-27, 28-39; 1Tim 2:1; Mt 5:44-45
–place of worship   Ex 8:1 (7:26 Heb); Ezek 36:22-28; Rom 12:1-2; 11:33-36; Jn 4:23-24  

Sealed with The Holy Spirit
–Eternal Life   Jn 17:20-24; Eph 1:13-14
–Hope of Glory!   Rom 8:22-39
  –The inner and outer Presence of God in all creation and in His deeds.  We will be in the image and likeness of God, and even now are to live more and more in a way that glorifies Him.
  –Glory of Man is temporary
    —Ja 1:9-11  our glory comes from God.  Idolatry is worshipping the vessel through whom we see something good – of God – but do not worship God Himself, the source of our glory, our beauty, our wisdom (Ezek 16:14-15  Jerusalem’s beauty and shame)
  –Glory of God is eternal
    –Beauty, Power, Radiance, Humility
    –God is LIGHT, LOVE, HOLY, GOOD, IS
      —In Jesus we see God’s attributes in a way that we do not die in God’s brilliance!  

Rev 21:23   The New Jerusalem does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp.  

1Jn 3:2-3   He who has this hope purifies himself, even as He is pure.  

Riches of the glory of this mystery:  Eph 2:9-22     dwelling place
                                                                 3:14-19   love relationship of/from the heart