and you shall be My sons and daughters,' says the Lord the Ruler of all.«
But all who have received Him, to them –that is, to those who trust in His name– He has given the privilege of becoming children of God;
For all creation, gazing eagerly as if with outstretched neck, is waiting and longing to see the manifestation of the sons of God.
For those whom He has known beforehand He has also pre-destined to bear the likeness of His Son, that He might be the Eldest in a vast family of brothers;
You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus;
For He pre-destined us to be adopted by Himself as sons through Jesus Christ –such being His gracious will and pleasure–
»I am the Alpha and the Omega,« says the Lord God, »He who is and was and evermore will be–the Ruler of all.«
I saw no sanctuary in the city, for the Lord God, the Ruler of all, is its Sanctuary, and so is the Lamb.
All this shall be the heritage of him who overcomes, and I will be his God and he shall be one of My sons.