For whom did God have purposes from eternity past, and in whom did He purpose them?
From eternity past, before creation, heaven, angels, or stars, God had purposes for you and me, for the human race. He purposed those eternal purposes in Christ Jesus our Lord, and believers are part and parcel of Christ Himself, having boldness and access by faith in Him.
Les explains that the word "eternal" reaches all the way back to eternity past, before anything was created—before heaven, before the first angel, before the first star or celestial body. From that eternity past, God had His purposes for you and I, for the human race, and He purposed them in Christ Jesus our Lord. Then verse 12 says "in whom." When you are a believer, you are part and parcel of Christ Himself. In Christ, as the next program would show, we have boldness and access by faith in Him.
According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:
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What is the relationship between God's plan of the ages and the eternal purposes in Ephesians 3?
The plan of the ages is according to God's eternal purposes, which Paul mentions in Ephesians 3.