“Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.”
Who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God's possession — to the praise of his glory — the Holy Spirit functions as arrabōn (deposit, earnest-money, down payment guaranteeing the full purchase), a juridical term establishing the Spirit's role as the eschatological guarantee of final redemption (apolutrōseōs); the refrain concludes the berakah, all creation oriented toward divine glory.
Church Fathers on Ephesians 1:14
Paul earnestly endeavors on all occasions to display the unspeakable loving-kindness of God towards us, to the utmost of his power. For that it is impossible to do so adequately, hear his own words. “O! The depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God; how unsearchable are His judgments, and His ways past tracing out.” Romans 11:33 Still, notwithstanding, so far as it is possible, he does display it. What then is this which he is saying; “In whom also we were…
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