Secret Administration

July 07, 2022

The present, Secret Administration, was “hid in God” (Ephesians 3:9), “hid from the ages and generations” (Colossians 1:25-26). It unveils “the unsearchable riches of Christ” (Ephesians 3:8) not found elsewhere in Scripture. It involves “The Dispensation of the Grace of God” (Ephesians 3:2), a despotism of grace, committed only to Paul, not associated with any covenant, new or old (Ephesians 2:14-15; Colossians 2:14), nor to human merit or rules (Colossians 2:8), ordinances, holy days, etc. (Colossians 2:16).

All things emphasized in the past under Israel’s administrations (Promise, Law and Pentecost) have been removed. We now live under an administration where the Barrier Wall has been removed (cf. Ephesians 2:14, CV), and in the absence of that wall, we are “complete in Him” (Colossians 2:10). There is nothing that needs to be added.

Believers of this present Secret Administration are a “Joint-Body” (Ephesians 3:6), called the “One New Man” (:15), and share Christ’s Universal Headship inherent in the Heavens (4:15-16; Colossians 1:16-19; 2:10).

Because the current administration was an absolute secret, it is not the subject of prophecy. What this means is that Israel is currently in abeyance (Lo-ammi – “Not My People”), and her prophetic clock has now stopped, resulting in any timetable of prophecy been paused for the past two millennia.

Ephesians and Colossians are the present truth for the current dispensation. Ephesians introduces the Secret Administration in which we live, while Colossians, its companion epistle, completes the Word of God. There are no other Secret Administration letters beyond Ephesians and Colossians. For a consideration of these post-Acts epistles of Paul, and their uniqueness in contrast with his earlier epistles, see the book:

[Editor:] For a detailed studies on the Secret Administration, see,

- The Administration of the Secret, on the order form under “Compilations”;

- Ephesians and Colossians: Scripture for the Present Administration, Clyde L. Pilkington, Jr., see order form under “Pilkington”;

- “Pastors” – The Ascension Gifts, the Higher Powers of Romans 13, and the Secret Administration, Clyde L. Pilkington, Jr. (under “Pilkington” on the order form);

- A New Administration at the Close of Acts, Adlai Loudy, see order form under “Loudy.”