God Knew

Before the world began God knew that man would sin and that rebellion would become part of man's sin-nature. He knew that His chosen people, Israel through whom the Messiah would come would fall into apostasy and that their punishment would bring in the influence of the Gentiles. He knew that His anointed Messiah would be born into the human race as a babe in Bethlehem and be despised and rejected at His first advent. God knew that Christ's sacrificial death and glorious resurrection would secure salvation for all who believe.