<p>1:20 <i>He was foreknown before the foundation of the world</i>- The same word has been used in the opening argument in :2. We were foreknown in God's plan; but this is because we are &quot;in Christ&quot;, and all that is true of Him is true of us. By baptism into Him, all that is true of Him becomes true of us. This solves the problem of how some were foreknown from the beginning, and others apparently were not. The truth is that all those who choose to become &quot;in Christ&quot; share all that is true of Him. If He was foreknown, so then are we. It is our choice as to whether we wish to be in Him. And note that as He was foreknown, so were we. That does not require His literal, personal pre-existence, just as it doesn't demand ours.</p><p><i>But was manifested at the end of times for your sake</i>- The &quot;foundation of the world&quot; could refer to the Jewish or Mosaic age. For Judaism, in which the readers had grown up, referred to the Sinai covenant as &quot;the foundation of the world&quot;. So &quot;the end of times&quot; would then refer to the end of Jewish times, the time of the Mosaic Law, which was ended by the Lord's death. His manifestation would then refer particularly to His death rather than His birth. His death was the supreme manifestation of Jesus as the sacrificial lamb without spot (:19).</p>