Paul says ‘some’ were chosen/’elected’ ‘before’ the foundation of this world. Now this word foundation is actually a verb that means ‘the casting down - overthrow’, and world is age. This would mean the soul was already created before the formation of flesh bodies. And some stood with the Heavenly Father when the devil rebelled.
Did not Christ Himself say that many are called but few are chosen/elected. How would that statement already be known before the rest of us pass through this flesh journey?
I also realize that my thoughts are set in a history/time frame. God is not constrained by time. He can hear all prayers - everything is in the ‘now’ to Him.
A hard truth to understand, but so is eternity. I still wrestle getting my mind around the concept that God has had no beginning and will have no end or that heaven is everlasting.