God said: from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you

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God said from the tree of the knowledge of good
and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that
you eat from it you shall surely die. -- Gen 217
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So He drove the man out and at the east of the
garden of Eden He stationed the cherubim, and the
flaming sword which turned every direction, to
guard the way to the tree of life. -- Gen 323-24
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We know God later provided a way for sins to be
forgiven, but why didnt He do it right then, at
the moment of the sin?
Was God caught by surprise by their sin, or did
He have a contingency planjust in case?
Paul said He chose us in Him before the
foundation of the world - Eph 14
And something about the eternal purpose which
he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord - Eph 311
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Eph 13-14 -- Blessed (be) the God and Father
of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with
every spiritual blessing in the heavenly (places)
in Christ even as he chose us in him before
the foundation of the world, that we should be
holy and without blemish before him in love
having foreordained us unto adoption as sons
through Jesus Christ unto himself, according to
the good ple- asure of his will, to the praise of
the glory of his grace, which he freely bestowed
on us in the Beloved in whom we have our
redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of
our trespasses, according to the riches of his
grace, which hemade to abound toward us in all
wisdom and prudence, making known unto us the
mystery of his will, according to his good
pleasure which he purposed in him unto a
dispensation of the fulness of the times, to sum
up all things in Christ, the things in the
heavens, and the things upon the earth in him,
(I say,) in whom also we were made a heritage,
having been foreordained according to the purpose
of him who works all things after the counsel of
his will to the end that we should be unto the
praise of his glory, we who had before hoped in
Christ in whom ye also, having heard the word
of the truth, the gospel of your salvation,-- in
whom, having also believed, ye were sealed with
the Holy Spirit of promise, which is an earnest
of our inheritance, unto the redemption of
(God's) own possession, unto the praise of his
glory.
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Eph 31-11 -- For this cause I Paul, the
prisoner of Christ Jesus in behalf of
you Gentiles,-- if so be that ye have heard of
the dispensation of that grace of God which was
given me to you-ward how that by revela- tion
was made known unto me the mystery, as I wrote
before in few words, whereby, when ye read, ye
can perceive my understanding in the mystery of
Christ which in other generation was not made
known unto the sons of men, as it hath now been
revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets in
the Spirit (to wit), that the Gentiles are
fellow-heirs, and fellow-members of the body, and
fellow-partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus
through the gospel, whereof I was made a
minister, according to the gift of that grace of
God which was given me according to the working
of his power. Unto me, who am less than the
least of all saints, was this grace given, to
preach unto the Gentiles the unsearchable riches
of Christ and to make all men see what is the
dispensation of the mystery which for ages hath
been hid in God who created all things to the
intent that now unto the principalities and the
powers in the heavenly (places) might be made
known through the church the manifold wisdom of
God, according to the eternal purpose which he
purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord
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Lets take those two passages diagram them
and see what it all looks like
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Every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places
in Christ 13
The Judgment Redemption of Gods own possession
114
Gods plan (a mystery) to be carried out through J
esus 13-14 31-11
THE O.T. PERIOD
PatriarchsIsraelLaw
Blessings listed 14 - chosen to
be holy 15 - adopted as sons 16 - receive
grace 17 - redemption 17 -
forgiveness 19 - mystery revealed 113 -
sealed by H. Spirit 21 - made alive 211 -
reconciled to God 411 - knowledge/maturity
-- Hidden was not understood
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Every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places
in Christ 13
Revealed in His Body the church 211-22 310-11 5
22-32 --- Christ In you
Salvation in Christ

• Gods
• plan
• (a mystery)
• to be
• carried
• out
• through
• Jesus
• 13-14
• 31-11

The Judgment Redemption of Gods own possession
114
THE O.T. PERIOD
PatriarchsIsraelLaw
Blessings listed 14 - chosen to
be holy 15 - adopted as sons 16 - receive
grace 17 - redemption 17 -
forgiveness 19 - mystery revealed 113 -
sealed by H. Spirit 21 - made alive 211 -
reconciled to God 411 - knowledge/maturity
-- Hidden was not understood
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Jesus, as described in Ephesians

• Sums up all Gods plan to redeem sinners

13-14
Exalted above all rule and authority
115-23
Giver of life, our resurrection from death in sin
21-10
Reconciler of Jew Gentile to God, in 1 body
211-22
Heart core of the gospel
31-13
Indwells the Christians heart
314-21
Giver of gifts for building up His church
49-16
Creator of the new man
417-32
Lord of light
51-21
The Bridegroom (of the church, His bride)
522-33
Master, ruler of all men
61-9
Maker, provider of our spiritual armor
610-20
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Every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places
in Christ 13
Revealed in His Body the church 211-22 310-11 5
22-32 --- Christ In you
Salvation in Christ

• Gods
• plan
• (a mystery)
• to be
• carried
• out
• through
• Jesus
• 13-14
• 31-11

The Judgment Redemption of Gods own possession
114
THE O.T. PERIOD
PatriarchsIsraelLaw
Blessings listed 14 - chosen to
be holy 15 - adopted as sons 16 - receive
grace 17 - redemption 17 -
forgiveness 19 - mystery revealed 113 -
sealed by H. Spirit 21 - made alive 211 -
reconciled to God 411 - knowledge/maturity
-- Hidden was not understood