Scofield's Reference Notes - Ephesians 1:5
predestinated Predestination is that effective exercise of the will of God by which things before determined by Him are brought to pass. See Election, (See Scofield " :-") Foreknowledge, (See Scofield " :-") adoption Adoption (huiothesia, "placing as a son") is not so much a word of relationship as of position. The believer's relation to God as a child results from the new birth John 1:12; John 1:13 whereas adoption is the act of God whereby one already a child is, through redemption from the... read more
Scofield's Reference Notes - Ephesians 1:3
in heavenly places Literally, the heavenlies. The same Greek word is used in John 3:12 where "things" is added. In both places the word signifies that which is heavenly in contradistinction to that which is earthy. In Ephesians "places" is especially misleading. "The heavenlies" may be defined as the sphere of the believer's spiritual experience as identified with Christ in nature. 2 Peter 1:4; 2 Peter 1:4 life, ; Colossians 3:4; 1 John 5:12; 1 John 5:12 relationships ; John 20:17; Hebrews 2:11... read more