#Dailytext jw.org Tuesday, November 11 He purposed . . . an administration . . . to gather all things together again in the Christ. — Eph. 1:9, 10. This administration will carry out its objective in two stages. The first stage prepares the congregation of anointed ones for life in heaven under Jesus Christ as their spiritual Head. This stage began at Pentecost 33 C.E. when Jehovah started to gather those who would rule with Christ in heaven. ( Acts 2:1-4) Since the anointed have been declared righteous for life on the basis of Christ’s ransom sacrifice, they readily acknowledge that they have been adopted as “God’s children.” ( Rom. 3:23, 24; 5:1; 8:15-17) The second stage prepares those who will dwell in Paradise on earth. The “great crowd” make up the initial part of this group. ( Rev. 7:9, 13-17; 21:1-5) During the Thousand Year Reign, they will be joined by billions of resurrected ones. ( Rev. 20:12, 13) Those proving faithful will be adopted as earthly “children of God.”— Rom. 8:21; Rev. 20:7, 8. w12 7/15 4:3, 4
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