EPHESIANS 1:8-11a IN HIM ALSO WE HAVE OBTAINED AN INHERITANCE

Eph 1:8 which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence, 9 having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself, 10 that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth--in Him. 11 In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will,

 God has made his forgiveness abound to us because of His wisdom & foresight. He gives us knowledge of His mysteries, the things which were hidden in the Old Testament, such as the Jew & Gentile becoming one in the church. He did this so he could reconcile everything back to himself as it was in the beginning of time. The Bible is the story of man being created, falling & God working throughout time to restore us to Him in the end. This does not suggest that everyone will be saved; instead, sin’s disorder will be removed & universal peace will be established (Isa. 2:2–4; 11:1–10). We also see that everything that God has will ultimately belong to us too because we are joint heirs with Jesus Christ.