The mystery of Christ, the (promised) Messiah (Col 4:3; see also Col. 2:2, 3 cf. Gen. 3:15;
12:1-7; Deut. 18:15-19; 49:10; 2 Sam. 7:12-13; Ps. 110:4; Is. 7:14; 9:6; Mic. 5:1, 2; Matt.
1:16-23; 16:13-17; 17:1-9; Lk. 2:11; Jn. 1:14-29; 4:22-26; 8:54-58; Acts 2:22-36; 10:33-43;
13:26-39; 1 Cor. 15:45-49; Gal. 3:13-16; Col. 2:5-15; Heb. 2:9-14) where Christ has come
as the Perfect, Ideal Man, the (promised) Messiah and the Son of the living God as our
kinsman Redeemer to redeem us.