“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.
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