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Ephesians 1:3-14 (Darby Translation)



3Blessed [be] the God and Father of our(Israel) Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us (Israel) with every spiritual blessing in the heavenlies in Christ;
4according as he has chosen us (Israel) in him before [the] world's foundation, that we (Israel) should be holy and blameless before him in love;
5having marked us(Israel) out beforehand for adoption through Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
6to [the] praise of [the] glory of his grace, wherein he has taken us(Israel) into favour in the Beloved:
7in whom we (Israel) have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of offences, according to the riches of his grace;
8which he has caused to abound towards us (Israel)in all wisdom and intelligence,
9having made known to us (Israel)the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in himself
10for [the] administration of the fulness of times; to head up all things in the Christ, the things in the heavens and the things upon the earth; in him,
11in whom we (Israel) have also obtained an inheritance, being marked out beforehand according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his own will,
12that we(Israel) should be to [the] praise of his glory who have pre-trusted in the Christ:
13in whom *ye* also(gentiles) [have trusted], having heard the word of the truth, the glad tidings of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, ye (gentiles) have been sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, 14who is [the] earnest of our (jew and gentile) inheritance to the redemption of the acquired possession (Israel) to [the] praise of his glory.

In these twelve verses Paul lays out the mystery of Christ in a sentence. I have added the parenthesis so we can see who Paul writes of. In v 3-6 The Father choses and predestinates Israel before the foundation of the world. This is His eternal purpose, to bring Israel to sonship. In v 7-12, he shows that Israel has been redeemed in the Son. The Fathers will is accomplished. Israel is selected and predestinated to sonship and is redeemed in the beloved, accomplished, but they are unaware. This is where the gentile enters......"In whom you also"v 13-14......Unless we also are called into our great and glorious portion, there is no application to Israel.
But when we hear "the Word of the Truth" which is the gospel of our salvation, we become sealed and have the pledge that equipts us to redeem the acquired possession! When we hear the Word of the Truth we have the gospel in hand and are able to begin to apply it to the Jews delivered also into our hand. This is the sign of Revelation chapter one.

The Word of the Truth is the gospel! With the Word of the Truth in hand we are equipt to apply the gospel to Israel. We are able to shepherd them into the revelation of who they are in the Father's heart.

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