String 7: _Mystery Revealed_ A mystery is that which is kept a profound secret.

It is something unknown, except to certain ones, being kept carefully and continuously concealed from all others.

Jehovah being all powerful can hide or keep secret from every creature, earthly or heavenly, any part or all of his great plan and reveal or make it known at such time as might please him.
One feature of his great plan he did keep secret for ages and it is still a secret to all except a few.
[299]When Jesus was on earth he taught the people in parables or dark sayings.

His disciples came to him and asked: "Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given." (Matthew 13:10,11) It will be observed that he did not say, 'You now know the mysteries of God'; but that it was given them to know those mysteries.

Not even his disciples understood him in many things when they were with him.