How about a verse that says something like, "After the resurrection, some will see God and will be saved."
It seems they will "come to Him" & "be ashamed" of themselves:
Isa.45:24 The people will declare, "The LORD is the source of all my righteousness and strength." And all who were angry with him will come to him and be ashamed.
And he that "comes to Him" shall find rest & He shall not cast out (Mt.11:28; Jn.6:37).
Isa.45:23 I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.
1 Cor.15:22-28:
As in Adam all die
Phil.2:9-11; Rom.5:18-19; Isa.45:21-25; Eph.1:10, etc
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"Once their sin has been burned up and they have repented from their ways, they will come out of the lake of fire and will be redeemed."
"The punishment for sin is torture in the lake of fire. Those cast there will be punished for their sins before they are redeemed."
"Every man will be saved, whether he repents on earth or in hell."
Is it not reasonable to wonder why none of these verses or anything like them are found in scripture?
It's no wonder since there are relatively a very rare number of Scriptures that address postmortem life relative to the Bible as a whole.
1 Pet.3:18b He was put to death in the body, but made alive in the spirit, 19
in which He also went and preached to the spirits in prison 20a who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah, while the ark was being built.
4:6 For for this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.
Matt 5:25-26 . .Come to terms quickly with your adversary before it is too late and you are dragged into court, handed over to an officer, and thrown in jail. I assure you that you won't be free again until you have paid the last penny.
That was spoken of by Jesus in the context of references to Gehenna, both before and after the passage. Similarly:
Mat 18:34 And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.
Lk.12:46 The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him, and at an hour of which he is unaware. Then He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the unbelievers. 47 That servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows. 48 But the one who unknowingly does things worthy of punishment will be beaten with few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and from him who has been entrusted with much, even more will be demanded
1 Cor.3:12 Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; 13 Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is. 14 If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. 15 If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.
Compare:
Mal.3:2 But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap: 3 And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness.
Isa.45:21 Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the LORD? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me.
22 Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.
23 I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.
24 Surely, shall one say, in the LORD have I righteousness and strength: even to him shall men come; and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed.
Lk.15:3 And he spake this parable unto them, saying, 4 What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? 5 And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing. 6 And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost. 7 I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.
8 Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it? 9 And when she hath found it, she calleth herfriends and her neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost. 10 Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.
"For as in Adam all die..." - this is a LIE if it means every last human will die - ask Elijah and the people who are still around for the second coming.
"...so in Christ all will be made alive" - why should we interpret this is "every last human" if we obviously cannot do so for the first?
So - if - there are a few exceptions, that doesn't deny the parallel. Did Hitler, Stalin & Judas Iscariot die? Then they will be made alive "in Christ", hence saved. The only exceptions are others who are saved as well. So that makes everyone saved.
Some interpreters consider Enoch & Elijah to be the two witnesses of God in the book of Revelation. They die. Some also believe those taken up in the rapture will die when they are being made immortal. After all, it is appointed unto men once to die (Heb.9:27), isn't it? Or do you consider that a lie?
I am genuinely saddened by this.
Where is there a verse that uses aidiois to express a finite period of time? Well, there are only TWO instances in the entire bible, so it is virtually impossible to know for sure what it means, because it is already such a rare word and we don't have many examples of it being used to tell us what it means and what it doesn't mean.
That being said, the verse that talks about "everlasting chains" definitely seems to be talking about chains that aren't literally eternal. However, it's not provable either way. It is quite ambiguous.
If you honestly don't understand why you can't use aidiois to prove Universalism, I strongly suggest you take a language class and educate yourself on proper hermeneutics. Like I said, I am genuinely saddened by this.
The NT has two occurrences of AIDIOS. The LXX has two more, as previously cited. Also posted was scholar Muraoka saying AIDIOS means "everlasting" in the LXX, while AIONIOS is ambiguous. Other scholars & lexicons could be added to the same conclusion, e.g. BDAG already posted by Der Alter. Further, the Pharisees expressed a belief in AIDIOS punishment, not AIONIOS punishment of the wicked. While Scripture & Jesus taught AIONIOS punishment. Moreover, the phrase "no end" is used in Scripture of God's years & His kingdom, but never of punishment. If God believed in endless punishment, He would have repeatedly used the two superior expressions (AIDIOS & "no end", instead of AIONIOS) to relate such a belief unambiguously.
aionios life, 2 UR views, eon/ian ends, millennial eon, 1 Jn.1:2, Chrysoston, Origen, dan 12 2-3:
how do people who believe in eternal torture in fire