He was chosen before the creation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake — the assertion that Christ's redemptive work was determined 'before the foundation of the world' (pro katabolēs kosmou) establishes divine foreknowledge and purpose at the center of salvation history. Yet this eternal decree is only 'manifested' (phanerōō) in 'the last times' (tēs teleiōs humin, the final era), creating a temporal tension between eternal purpose and historical fulfillment.

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