What Scripture says

God says He knew Jeremiah before forming him in the womb. Romans speaks of foreknowledge, election, and Jacob and Esau before fleshly works. Job places the sons of God at the Earth’s foundations. Ezekiel describes a created guardian whose pride became iniquity, and Revelation depicts the dragon drawing a third of the stars.

How I understand it

I understand our souls to have existed with God before flesh and to have remained individually themselves. Where each soul stood during Satan’s rebellion helps explain God’s prior knowledge and particular assignments in this age. Birth is not reincarnation or inherited rank: it removes former memory and gives every soul an innocent, meaningful opportunity to reveal what that soul will choose.

What you should examine

Separate what each passage says from the synthesis joining them. Ask whether foreknowledge alone explains knowing, returning, election, and the witnesses at creation. Then test the identification of stars, sons of God, angels, and human souls across their contexts. No first-age position makes a person more valuable now or excuses present conduct.