Gifts Received & Gifts To Come:

In order to determine when Heavenly Father bestows eternal live it is critical to look at the tense used in each of these passages. For example “hath” is past tense - it has already happened. The phrase “ye might” is future tense – it has not yet happened. And “being” is present tense – it is happening at that time.

Paul writes concerning the subject of his prayer, the FUTURE GIFTS he asks of God, using the future tense:

⁹... that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding

Paul writes concerning the objective of his prayer, the resulting FUTURE BENEFITS, using the future tense:

¹⁰That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
¹¹Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;

Paul gives thanks for the CURRENT GIFTS the Colossians have already received using the past tense:

¹² ... hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:

Paul concludes by describing additional CURRENT GIFTS of Heavenly Father and his Son using the past tense and the present tense:

¹³Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
¹⁴In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins.