Blessing
(praise, laudation and eulogy) be to the God and Father
Of our
Lord Jesus Christ, the Messiah,
Who
had blessed us in Christ with EVERY Spiritual
(Holy
Spirit given) blessing in the Heavenly Realm!
Even
as [in His love] He chose us—
Actually
picked us out for Himself as His Own--
In
Christ before the foundation of the World;
That
we should be holy consecrated and SET APART for Him)
And
blameless in His sight, even above reproach, before Him in love.
For He
foreordained us (destined us, planned in love for us)
To be
adopted [revealed] as His Own children through Jesus Christ,
In
accordance with the purpose of His will--
Because
it pleased Him and was His kind intent;
[So
that we might be] to the praise
And
the commendation of His Glorious Grace—Favor and Mercy--
Which
He so freely bestowed on us in the Beloved.
In Him
we have Redemption (deliverance and salvation) through His blood,
The
Remission (forgiveness) of our offenses (shortcomings and
trespasses),
In
accordance with the riches and the generosity of His Gracious Favor,
Which
He LAVISHED upon us in every kind of wisdom and understanding
(Practical
insight and prudence),
Making
know to us the Mystery (secret) of His will—
Of His
plan, of His purpose.
[And
it is this:] In accordance with His good pleasure (His merciful
intention)
Which
He had previously purposed and set forth in Him.
[He
planned] for the maturity of the times and the Climax Of The Ages
To
UNIFY ALL THINGS and head them up
And
CONSUMMATE THEM IN CHRSIT,
[Both]
things in Heaven and things on the earth.
In Him
we also were made [God's] HERITAGE (portion)
And we
obtained an INHERITANCE;
For we
had been foreordained (chosen and appointed before hand)
In
accordance with His purpose,
Who
works out everything in agreement
With
the counsel and design of His [Own] will.
So
that we who first hoped in Christ--Who first put our confidence in
Him--
[Have
been destined and appointed] to live for the praise of His Glory!
In Him
you also who have heard the Word of Truth,
the
glad tidings (Gospel) of your Salvation,
And
have believed in and have adhered to and have relied on Him,
WERE
STAMPED WITH THE SEAL of the long promised Holy Spirit.
That
[Spirit] IS THE GUARANTEE OF OUR INHERITANCE--
The
First Fruit, the Pledge and Foretaste, THE DOWN PAYMENT
Of our
HERITAGE—in anticipation of its FULL REDEMPTION
And
our acquiring [complete] possession of it, to the praise of His
Glory.
For
this reason, because I have heard of your Faith in the Lord Jesus
And
your love toward all the saints (the people of God),
I do
not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my
prayers.
[For I
always pray] the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of Glory,
That
He may grant you a spirit of Wisdom and Revelation--
Of
INSIGHT INTO MYSTERIES AND SECRETS--
In the
[DEEP AND INTIMATE] knowledge of Him,
By
having the eyes of your heart flooded with LIGHT,
So
that you can know and understand the Hope to which He has called you
And how rich is His GLORIOUS INHERITANCE in the saints--
His
SET-APART ONES.
And
[so that you can know and understand]
What
is the IMMESURABLE AND UNLIMITED AND SURPASSING GREATNESS
Of His
Power in and for us who believe,
As
demonstrated in the working of His MIGHTY STRENGTH,
Which
He exerted in Christ Jesus WHEN HE RAISE HIM FROM THE DEAD
And
seated Him at His [Own] Right Hand in the Heavenly [places],
FAR
ABOVE ALL RULE AND AUTHORITY AND POWER AND DOMINION,
And
EVERY NAME that is named--Above every title that can be conferred--
Not
only in THIS AGE and this World,
But in
the Age and the World which are to come.
And He
has put ALL THINGS UNDER HIS FEET
And
has appointed Him the Universal and Supreme Head of the Church
(A
headship exercised throughout the Church), [Ps 8:6.]
WHICH
IS HIS BODY, the fullness of Him Who fills ALL IN ALL--
FOR IN
THAT BODY LIVES THE FULL MEASURE OF HIM
Who
makes EVERYTHING COMPLETE,
And
Who FILLS EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE [with Himself].
(Ephesians
1, AMP)
Today,
the world is raging against God, rushing toward oblivion.(Psalm 2)
This
World in its present form is passing away. (1 Corinthians 7:31)
America
is being ground to powder because of her SIN against God.
Save
yourself from this corrupt generation! (Acts 2:40)
As
God has written, so shall it be! Hallelujah! Maranatha!
Father, Your Kingdom
come, Your will be done, on earth as in Heaven!
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