What is it that the Father wants to do in time and history? Most seem to get confused when the term eternal purpose is used and can get bogged down in uncertainty and confusion.
Let's look at it from the perspective of God narrating who He is to the visible and invisible worlds through telling the story of who He is via His people.
The end result of the fulfillment of God's eternal purpose is that He will be all in all. That means that from the perspective of telling a story, God will unfold Himself in His people over generations; not in only one generation.
At the point where God started the visible creation, the creation of the invisibles was complete, and He started His kingdom and will in the physical creation based on the perfected invisible world.
In other words, while things in the heavens are done immediately, things in the visible world follow progressively. That's the way of life in the visible creation. It's also why many people get frustrated with God, as they look for immediacy, when God, for the most part, works and reveals things progressively.
While there are occasional exceptions, overall this is the way God lives and works within and through us in the seen world.
Part One; Part Two; Part 3
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