13.8.1. From the Foundation of the World
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In the sovereignty and omniscience of God, many things were determined and accomplished before or from the foundation of the world:
- God existed before the foundation (Gen. Gen. 1:1; Ps. Ps. 90:2; Isa. Isa. 40:21).
- Christ existed before the foundation (Isa. Isa. 48:16; Mic. Mic. 5:2; John John 1:1; John 17:5, John 17:24).
- Christ was loved by the Father before the foundation (John John 17:24).
- Wisdom was established before the foundation (Pr. Pr. 8:23).
- Believers were predestined for salvation before the foundation (Eph. Eph. 1:4; 2Ti. 2Ti. 1:9).
- God promised eternal life before time began (Tit. Tit. 1:2).
- Christ was foreordained before the foundation (1Pe. 1Pe. 1:20; Rev. Rev. 13:8+).
- Unrevealed secrets of God existed from the foundation (Mtt. Mat. 13:35).
- The kingdom was prepared for the faithful from the foundation (Mtt. Mat. 25:34).
- The blood of all the prophets was shed from the foundation (Luke Luke 11:50).
- The Beast worshipers were not written in the Book of Life from the foundation (Rev. Rev. 17:8+).