English “he had afore prepared” emboldened in Romans 9:23 was translated from Greek verb 4282 proetoimazo which appears only in Romans 9:23 and as “hath before ordained” in Ephesians 2:6-10. English “hath raised us up together” in Ephesians 2:6 was translated from Greek verb 4891 sunegeiro which was translated into English “ye are risen with him” in Colossians 2:11-14 and “ye” “be risen with” in Colossians 3:1-4. English “ages” emboldened in Ephesians 2:6 was correctly translated from Greek masculine noun 165 aion which is an earth age. Greek adjective 166 aionios describes and qualifies multiple earth ages. Greek masculine noun 165 aion and Greek adjective 166 aionios appear in the bible 199 times. Jesus came to earth during this earth age pursuant to the “division” of human beings in flesh “thoughts” and feelings being removed from God’s process pursuant to God’s will in deference to human beings who are in God’s spiritual “thoughts” and “ways” as documented in the Hebrew and Greek words that were transliterated into English in Luke 12:51 Isaiah 28:13 and Isaiah 55:7-11. Flesh thoughts and feelings cover and hide God’s intrinsic spiritual truth as documented by Greek verb 2990 lanthan meaning to hide by covering. English “true” and “truth” throughout the spiritual New Testament/covenant/contract/law were translated from Greek adjective 227 alethes and Greek feminine noun 225 aletheia both from a compound of Greek negative particle 1 a synonymous with English “un” or “not” and Greek verb 2990 lanthano meaning to hide by covering. A plethora of English words are required to uncover the flesh thoughts and feeling that cover and hide God’s intrinsic spiritual truth because God’s process pursuant to God’s will “For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour” “Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth” was always to occur during the “thousand years” “Lord’s day” which will occur between this earth age and the eternal age that follows. God dedicated this earth age to leaving “seven thousand” “election” to himself and to remove “the rest” from God’s process. Colossians 2:11-14 “In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ” [see Romans 2:29 ] “Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead” [see Matthew 3:11] “And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses” “Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross”. God’s “seven thousand” “election” who complete the “first commandment” Jesus defined in Matthew 22:37-38 and Mark 12:28-32 are “dead” while yet alive on earth in flesh bodies because they killed their flesh thoughts and feelings in deference to God’s spiritual thoughts and ways of truth. Water baptism is merely a flesh physical manifestation of the old flesh man going into the water and the new spiritual man coming out of the water. The true baptism is the baptism of the spirit as John the Baptist explained in Matthew 3:11 “I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance. but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire”. God’s Holy Spirit does not burn up people but rather flesh thoughts and feelings being the “chaff” of Matthew 3:12 “Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire” [see Matthew 13:25-30]. If you want to fully understand God’s separation of the “chaff” from His “wheat” study Isaiah 55:7-11 then study and search H4284 then search “sower” in https://www.eliyah.com/lexicon.html and study each verse as God leads you.
Colossians 3:1-4 “If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God” “Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth” “For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God” “When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory”.
Ephesians 2:6-10 “And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus” [see Hebrews 12:18-24] “That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus” “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God” “Not of works, lest any man should boast.” “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them”. Greek verb 4282 proetoimazo is from a compound of Greek preposition 4253 pro meaning before in the sense of before others and Greek verb 2090 hetoimazo meaning to prepare. God is preparing “seven thousand” “election” during this earth age. English “ages” emboldened in Ephesians 2:6 was translated from Greek masculine noun 165 aion which is an earth age. Greek adjective 166 aionios describes and qualifies multiple earth ages. If this is the first you have heard of multiple biblical earth ages you should consider the possibility that you have a flesh grammatical subject because Greek masculine noun 165 aion and Greek adjective 166 aionios appear in the bible 199 times.
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