Verse 4 : "... He (God) hath chosen us (the Ephesians, Paul, and the faithful in Christ Jesus, verse 1) in Him (Christ Jesus) before the foundation of the world ..." (Before Adam had a being, and before the world had a beginning)."According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: {5} Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will," ( Ephesians 1:4-5 )
(Sovereign Grace Advocate - August, 1977)