Ephesians 1:3-10 says “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ” “according as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love” “Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will” “to the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved” “in whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace” “wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence” “having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself” “that in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him”.
English “even” emboldened in Ephesians 1:10 was erroneously added 410 years ago by a flesh Greek to English translator where no corresponding Greek word existed in the original Greek text from whence the English text came.
The nine English words “our” “us” and “we” emboldened in Ephesians 1:3-10 do have corresponding Greek words corroborating the nine English words “our” “us” and “we”.
English “chosen” referring to the apostle Paul in Acts 9:15 was translated from Greek feminine noun 1589 ekloge confirming that Paul is among God’s “seven thousand” “election”. English “chosen” in John 15:16 confirms that eleven of Jesus’ disciples [excluding Judas Iscariot and adding the apostle Paul] are among God’s “seven thousand” “election”. Human beings who corroborate English words “our” “us” “we” “ourselves” and “us-ward” will understand that the bible writers are referring and writing specifically to God’s “seven thousand” “election” and are disregarding grammatical objects of the world’s 4,351 religions.
English “holy” emboldened in Ephesians 1:4 was translated from Greek adjective 40 hagios which was 61 times translated into English “saints”. God’s “seven thousand” “election” are God’s “saints” and “sons of God”. God’s “seven thousand” “election” are the “chosen” of Revelation 17:14 “These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful”. God’s “seven thousand” “election” fulfill five of the eight roles of Revelation 17:14 and most of the roles in the bible’s New Testament.
English “the foundation” emboldened in Ephesians 1:4 was translated from Greek feminine noun 2602 katabole which is the casting down of this earth age. God’s “seven thousand” “election” are not “chosen” before the beginning of this earth age but are “chosen” now, before the end of this earth age.
English “Having predestinated” emboldened in Ephesians 1:5 was translated from Greek verb 4309 proorizo from a compound of Greek preposition 4253 pro meaning prior to in the sense of being before others and Greek verb 3724 horizo which was translated into English “declared” “determined” “ordained” and “limiteth” which makes sense when considering Romans 11:4-7 and 1Timothy 2:3-4. God “declared” to Elijah in the original Greek text that God had “determined” to “limiteth” to himself “seven thousand” “election” whom God “ordained” to himself during this earth age while simultaneously removing “Israel” and “the rest” [being every “creature” other than God’s “seven thousand” “election”] from 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”. God “declared” and “determined” to limit God’s “ordained” to “seven thousand” “election” during this earth age “Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God”. During the “thousand years” which shall occur between this earth age and the eternal age that follows. God’s “division” of “the rest” of “creation” “creatures” from God’s “seven thousand” “election” is the same “division” Jesus noted in Luke 12:51 and is attributed to the bible in Hebrews 4:12 Isaiah 28:10-13 and Isaiah 55:7-11. Attribution of God’s “division” is not punishment but is rather protection from Matthew 12:32 “And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come” pursuant to God’s will expressed in 1Timothy 2:3-4 “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”. It is imperative to understand that English “word” emboldened in Ephesians 6:17 was translated from Greek neuter noun 4487 rhema which is in fact the transliteration of the Greek word ῥῆμα which is moot because God will define Greek neuter noun 4487 rhema for human beings who faithfully follow God’s 2Timothy 2:15-21 instruction by studying each word in every verse containing the Greek neuter noun 4487 rhema will eventually understand that God defines 4487 rhema as the succinct word or words spoken from the mouth and through the lips of the entity speaking. We must know who is saying what to whom? Who is the grammatical subject performing the verb’s action and the grammatical object receiving the action performed. Hebrew and Greek are inflected languages so the grammatical subject is usually the masculine noun. The grammatical object is usually the feminine noun. The neuter noun is usually in process. Adverbs and adjectives that modify and describe the verbs and nouns can be up to three verses removed from those nouns and verbs. The brilliance of the bible is that God’s truth does not lie in understanding Hebrew and Greek languages but in understanding words of the Strong’s concordance like Greek neuter noun 4487 rhema. I routinely ignore the actual Hebrew and Greek words in deference to the Strong’s word and number because it is the instrument proving easiest access to every verse containing the Hebrew or Greek word whereby God defines those words for us. God is the world’s best translator.
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