My
Paraphrase of Ephesians 1:1-14:
At
this time, you and I have been blessed in the Heavenly realms
With
every spiritual blessing in Christ.
We
were chosen to be in Christ, before the creation of the world;
To
be holy and blameless in His sight.
In
love God predestined you and I
To
be adopted as His sons and daughters, through Jesus Christ,
In
accordance with His pleasure and will--
To
the praise of His glorious grace,
Which
He has freely given you and I in the One (Christ) He loves.
In
Him (Christ) you and I have redemption through His blood,
The
forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace
That
He lavished on you and I with all wisdom and understanding.
And
He made know to you and I the mystery of His will
According
to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ,
To
be put into effect when the times will have reached their
fulfillment--
[When
all the Gentiles, the non-Jews,
Have
been brought in to the Kingdom of God at the END of “Time”]
To
bring all things in Heaven and on earth together under One Head,
Even
Christ.
Beginning
with the Millennium
When
Christ's Kingdom will be established on earth.
In
Christ we were also chosen,
Having
been predestined according to the plan of Christ
Who
works out everything in conformity with the purpose of His will,
In
order that you and I, who have put our hope in Christ,
Might
be for the praise of His glory.
And
you and I were included in Christ when we heard the Word of Truth,
The
Good News of our salvation.
Having
believed, you and I were marked in Christ with a Seal,
The
promised Holy Spirit, who lives within us,
Who
is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance
[The
Kingdom of God, Heaven, and all its glory]
Until
the redemption of all those who are God's possession--
[When
the final saint is added in Christ, at the END of “Time”]
To
the praise of His glory. (Ephesians 1:1-14)
The
exceeding greatness and wonder of God's plan and purpose
Includes
you and I. Hallelujah!
It
was established before “Time” began.
That
is why events will unfold exactly according to The Book, God's Word.
As
it is written, so it will be.
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