When will believers be manifested as the children of God?
Believers will be manifested as the children of God when they come into the glorious kingdom rule with Him. That future revealing puts them in the spotlight, just as creation eagerly awaits. Their manifestation occurs at that kingdom rule, not during present sufferings.
Les explains that Paul writes in Romans 8 about the earnest expectation of the creation waiting for the manifestation of the sons or children of God. When will believers be manifested? Les answers that it is when we come into this glorious kingdom rule with Him. That is where we will experience our manifestation. Les defines manifestation in Scripture as being put in the spotlight, and he uses the analogy of a microscope: a drop of pond water under magnification reveals living things you otherwise do not see. Likewise, believers' manifestation will be at the kingdom rule, and creation waits for that event.
For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.
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What does 'manifested' mean in Scripture?
To be manifested in Scripture means to be put in the spotlight, like the microscope bringing into view tiny living things in pond water that were otherwise unseen.