When did God's determinate counsel take place?
God's determinate counsel took place in eternity past, before creation. It is not revealed how far back; it may have been billions of years ago. At that time the Godhead determined that earth would be created, inhabited, and man given a free will choice to respond to God's love or reject it.
Les explains that the determinate counsel of God refers to an agreement of ideas within the Godhead, as indicated by the spelling in Acts 2:22-23. He asks when this took place and answers: way back in eternity past, possibly billions of years ago. The Godhead determined that earth would be created to be inhabited, man placed on it with free will to respond to His love or reject it, and all would be fulfilled in that predetermined counsel. Peter, at Pentecost, declared Jesus was delivered up by the determinate counsel of God.
Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:
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What is the determinate counsel of God in Acts 2:23?
The determinate counsel of God is the Trinity's pre-creation consultation and agreement about how fallen man would be redeemed.