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Depends if we are building our house on the Rock or sand. There is a storm coming according to the scriptures. Do you believe this?
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No, according to Scripture i should resist worry like it's the devil.
"Be anxious for NOTHING" (the Bible)
"Resist the devil & he will flee"
Trouble is the bible does not teach the wicked will take a nice warm bath in the lake of fire, repent and receive everlasting life. This teching is unbiblical. God does not torture people into believing and forcing them to follow him under torture in the lake of fire before giving them eternal life. This is unbiblical, "UNIVERSALISM" has not scriptures to support this claim and it is simply a false teaching not supported by the bible. What kind of God do UNIVERSALISTS follow if their God has to torture them into following them? Not the one I know written in the bible who is a God of LOVE, MERCY, JUSTICE and JUDGEMENT who in no way clears the unrepentant guilty.
Annihilationist believe that the LOF is not a form of making people repent by torturing them until they agree to God's terms.
you believe in a God the tortures people in a lake of fire until they are forced to believe and follow him. That is not the God I know that is in the bible and neither is it biblical.
It is meant completely as a form of punishment for their sins and they are left dead forever---ashes.
What is the term for those who lie about what others say??
It is breaking one of the commandments, but that obviously doesn't bother some universalists, for they're saved anyway.
Yes, what amounts to taking a bath in the LOF. Repent and live forever with God. Which will be done by everyone after they die if they messed up in this life.
UNIVERSALISM makes a mockery of the death of JESUS.
Satan may have to be there a while longer then the rest.
I would appreciate it if you would kindly put me on ignore---
Bottom line is you actually do say people will go through the lake of fire and repent of their sins and live forever with God---anyway you slice that---it means God will torture you in the this bath, LOF, until you repent.
There is nothing doubleminded here, you just can't seem to follow what is being said.
You just can't provide one verse that states anyone comes out of the lake of fire unto life eternal with Jesus.
What you call a refining fire---as though that causes no pain!
On the other hand---you have been provided with several verses saying the wicked end up as ashes---which you promptly ignore of say it doesn't mean that.
Yes, that is why it's called "God's strange act."| He will not force the will. They would rather die than live with Him---it is their choice.
He is not going to torture anyone until they decide to do as He wants. Like the Spanish Inquisition, torture until they recant.
What makes anyone think that there are those who hate God so much and love sin so much that they will not recant and go with God?
Trouble is the bible does not teach the wicked will take a nice warm bath in the lake of fire, repent and receive everlasting life. This teching is unbiblical. God does not torture people into believing and forcing them to follow him under torture in the lake of fire before giving them eternal life. This is unbiblical, "UNIVERSALISM" has not scriptures to support this claim and it is simply a false teaching not supported by the bible. What kind of God do UNIVERSALISTS follow if their God has to torture them into following them? Not the one I know written in the bible who is a God of LOVE, MERCY, JUSTICE and JUDGEMENT who in no way clears the unrepentant guilty.
Yes, I know torture is not your claim!! It is, nevertheless, what it actually is! By your own admission, those that have not repented will go into the lake of fire ---you call it "refinement". As if that changes the fact that they are in there enduring pain, they are not just having fun , not feeling any pain. Call it any word you want, it is enduring pain until you change your mind and repent. No different then what the Spanish inquisition did.
It is torture until you repent---forced conversion, something God will not do.
Our free will repentance is what can only be acceptable.
God had chosen to not force the will, so YES!!
Our will to not choose God is greater than His will to save us for He will not force us! He entreats, begs, keeps asking for years sometimes before we submit of our own choice.
At this point everyone has made their final choice, the beast or God. Not because God has said that's all the time we have--but because we have set our hearts and God knows we will no longer change our minds.
There is no verse anywhere that states there is any more time given to change their minds and it is evident when the wicked dead are raised, and what they do is to try to take over the city by force. They die in their unrepentance. However sad it makes God---He does not change and He will do as He says. Nothing in the bible says anyone comes out of the LOF.
Your response...LoveGodsWord said: ↑ Trouble is the bible does not teach the wicked will take a nice warm bath in the lake of fire, repent and receive everlasting life. This teching is unbiblical. God does not torture people into believing and forcing them to follow him under torture in the lake of fire before giving them eternal life. This is unbiblical, "UNIVERSALISM" has not scriptures to support this claim and it is simply a false teaching not supported by the bible. What kind of God do UNIVERSALISTS follow if their God has to torture them into following them? Not the one I know written in the bible who is a God of LOVE, MERCY, JUSTICE and JUDGEMENT who in no way clears the unrepentant guilty.
Yet Scripture speaks of a person given over by the Lord to Satan for destruction that he be saved (1 Cor.5:4-5) and many similar things. Scripture says those who sow to the flesh will reap corruption (Ga.6:8). Paul was given a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan, to buffet him in order to humble him (2 Cor.12:7-10).
Job was being tested for his faith in God in this life. According to the scriptures God does not torture the unrepentant wicked in the lake of fire forcing them to believe and follow him before he gives them eternal life. This is unbiblical and not the God of Love, mercy, justice and judgement of the bible. God's Word teaches what the fate is of those who reject the gift of God's grace through JESUS.
All you have done is repeated your cut and paste without addressing the content of my posts to you..
Not really dear freind. The difference is that I spend the time going through your post section by section reading it and thinking about it and showing why I disagree with it. You do not do this with my posts. You ignore the content and simply respam the same posts without addressing mine that prove why the scripture interpretations you apply out of context are not biblical. I do not mind you disagreeing with me but at least you can show why. You do not do this but simply repost the same posts I have already spent some time addressing so we can have a discussion. It would be appreciated if we can have a friendly discussion and share each others views whether we agree or do not it does not matter but being friendly and loving is the fruit of God's Spirit.Sounds like Pot-Kettle to me.
You have no scriptures that teaches that the wicked receive eternal life after the second coming do you? .
XYZ said:The Philippians reference does not support all and the unsaved will be reconciled. It means everyone even the demons will acknowledge Jesus as King.
Even in the Gospels demons would proclaim Jesus as the Son of God or Son of man. This was not a profession of faith in Christ but acknowledging what they knew to be fact and true. As James says even the devils believe there is one God.
Not really dear freind. The difference is that I spend the time going through your post section by section reading it and thinking about it and showing why I disagree with it.
Nonsense dear friend. You have simply spammed more repititious cut and paste of the same post over and over dear friend already addressed elsewhere throughout this thread. Do you have anything new to share? None of the scriptures you provide here teach the wicked will be saved. 1 CORINTHIANS 15:28; COLOSSIANS 1:16 and COLOSSIANS 1:20 are in regards to Christs sacrifice for our sins and the reconciliation of the sins of the world. Nowhere in any of these scriptures does it say or teach or imply that the unrepentant wicked who do not accept the gift of JESUS death and blood will be saved and receive everlasting life. The ALL here is conditional to receiving God's gift of grace through faith *EPEHSIANS 2:8-9. See also these scriptures here linked. The reconcilliation in COLOSSIANS 1:20 is to all those who believe and follow His Word which are the condtions of God's grace. Please dear friend try reponding to the content of the posts shared with you here. Your just repeating yourself. Nothing in the post you have provided above says that the wicked will receive everlasting life after the second coming of JESUS. Your claims to "implied" meaning is simply code you reading into the scriptures what the scriptures do not say or do not teach.
More repitition cut and paste of the same post over and over dear friend already addressed elsewhere throughout this thread.
Nowhere in any of these scriptures does it say or teach or imply that the unrepentant wicked who do not accept the gift of JESUS death and blood will be saved and receive everlasting life.
The ALL here is conditional to receiving God's gift of grace through faith *EPEHSIANS 2:8-9.
See also these scriptures here linked. The reconcilliation in COLOSSIANS 1:20 is to all those who believe and follow His Word which are the condtions of God's grace.
I do, as i have shown you in dozens of posts.
And you have no scripture that teaches that the wicked NEVER receive eternal life after the second coming.
"Vincent's Word Studies
At the name of Jesus (ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι)
Rev., better, in the name. The name means here the personal name; but as including all that is involved in the name. See on Matthew 28:19. Hence the salutation is not at the name of Jesus, as by bowing when the name is uttered, but, as Ellicott rightly says: "the spiritual sphere, the holy element as it were, in which every prayer is to be offered and every knee to bow." Compare Ephesians 5:20." Philippians 2 Commentary - Vincent's Word Studies
"In the NT κάμπτω is found only in combination with γόνυ (γόνατα), and in this connection it is used trans. with γόνυ (γόνατα) as obj. (R. 11:4; Eph. 3:14) and instrans. with γόνυ as subj. (R. 14:11; Phil.2:10)."
"κάμπτειν γόνυ (γόνατα) is the gesture of full inner submission in worship before the one whom we bow the knee. Thus in R. 14:11 bowing the knee is linked with confession within the context of a judgement scene, and in Phil. 2:10 it again accompanies confession with reference to the worship of the exalted Kyrios Jesus by the cosmos. At R. 11:4 κάμπτειν γόνυ τῇ Βάαλ signifies surrender to Baal, and at Eph. 3:14...is a solemn description of the attitude of submission to God in prayer" (Theological Dictionary of the New Testament (TDNT), Vol.3, p.594-595, Heinrich Schlier, ed. Kittel., Eerdmans, 1978).
"2:10-11 These final verses of the christologial hymn describe the universal homage and acclamation that will be accorded the one whose name ranks above all others...the adoration is in honour of the exalted Christ...the parallel words of v.11b describe explicitly the act of reverence as paid directly to the Son and 'to the glory of God the Father'. It is clear that Jesus is the one being worshipped."
"...'Every knee shall bow'. The universal scope of the adoration offered to Jesus as Lord is described by the words 'every knee shall bow' and 'every tongue confess'. (v.11)...The bending of the knee was an expression denoting great reverence and submission in the OT, especially marking the humble approach of the worshipper who felt his need so keenly that he could not stand upright before God. While the usual position in prayer was that of standing (e.g., Je. 18:20; 1 Ki. 18:15; 17:1, etc), in times of special need or extremity the worshipper fell on his knees (so Ez. 9:5, 15). Likewise in the Gospels people stand to pray (Lk.18:11, 13) and Jesus assumes His disciples will stand (cf. Mt.6:5); but when there is an acute sense of need or urgent entreaty, the supplicant falls down before God. So Jesus in Gethsemane bows down in lowly submission and distress (Mt.26:9; Mk.14:35; Lk.22:41). The bowing of the knee here at Phil. 2:10, as Martin puts it, is 'a mark of extreme abasement and submission (as in Eph. iii.14) and denotes that the universal homage marks the subjection of those who kneel to the lordship of Christ'.47"
"...Is. 45:22-25...The Lord...swears solemnly by his own life that 'every knee will bow before me; by me every tongue will swear'...the words of v.23, which are reiterated in Phil. 2:10-11, express the notion of the universal and final homage to Yahweh.
"...By invoking Is.45:23 as its proof-text the author of the hymn and the...community in which the hymn originated live 'in confident expectation that this salvation will soon be universally visible'.55"
(The New International Greek Testament Commentary (NIGTC): The Epistle to the Phillipians, Peter T. Obrien, 1991, p.233ff)
"bend the knee in worship, LXX Is.45.23, etc.":
https://translate.academic.ru/κάμπτω/el/xx/
Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, κάμπτω
"No hypocritical confession will satisfy God. “No man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost” (1Cor. 12:3). Further, Phil. 2:11 says that the confession is “to the glory of God the Father.” No confession compulsion and force would glorify God the Father.” The whole text implies a real change of heart to make this confession truly “in the Name of Jesus” and “to the glory of God the Father.” Note, further, that those who “bow” and “confess” are in heaven," “in earth,” and “underearth.” This includes the whole creation of God."
Is Hell Eternal? Or Will God's Plan Fail? Ch. 8 The Neglected Age
"Talbot argues Paul anticipated this exhaustive reconciliation because of the verb he chose: confess. According to Talbot, “he chose a verb that throughout the Septuagint implies not only confession, but the offer of praise and thanksgiving as well.”3 He goes on to suggest that, while a king or queen could force a subject to bow against their will, praise and thanksgiving can only come from the heart:
" “either those who bow before Jesus Christ and declare openly that he is Lord do so sincerely and by their own choice or they do not. If they do this sincerely and by their own choice, then there can be but one reason: They too have been reconciled to God.4” "
Rev.5:13 And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are on the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for the eons of the eons.
Isa.45:21b 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 inrighteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.
Phil.2:9 For this reason also, God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus EVERY KNEE WILL BOW, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. (NASB)
"Keep in mind these 2 simple observations:
The text In Isaiah 45:22-23 that inspires 2:9-11 uses the future tense.
(2) The other NT text referring to the worship of everyone “in heaven, on earth, and under the earth” presents a vision of what happens, not of what might happen (Rev. 5:13)."
This includes everyone in the universe, including the dead and demons:
Rev.5:13 And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are on the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.
John speaks of "every creature" & to emphasize this again he repeats "and all that are in them":
Rev.5:13 And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are on the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour,
and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.
This worship (v.13) uses the same worshipful words as the redeemed of vs 9-10 use in v.12:
12 Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.
All this being in the context of salvation - "the Lamb that was slain" (v.12 & 13).
“How ironic that those who believe God will not violate the ‘free ’will of man have no problem believing He will violate His own free will—that all men should be saved!” - David Nuckols
“He does not save men by arbitrary force. He saves by their wills, through moral influence. God has resources in his universe, the all conquering agencies of love, to make the unwilling soul willing! He has light enough to make the blind see, and love enough to melt the hardened heart.” -Quillen Hamilton Shinn
"It's tempting for me to believe that God is the grand master playing chess and we are the 5 year old rookie. Theoretically we are "free" to win the chess game, it is possible. No not really in the libertarian sense - it is unlikely to the point of virtual zero. in other words, God will always get His way, despite our best efforts not to be saved."
According to the Bible mercy will triumph over judgement.
Love will conquer all.
Scholar's Corner: The Center for Bible studies in Christian Universalism
Not really. But i'll give you your like 5th chance to do it with this one:
Easy to say, but you still haven't addressed or refuted the points made in the content of my post. I believe that is because you can't & are therefore purposely avoiding it. Which is evident by your long post with a number of verses (already addressed in this thread BTW) that do not discuss the subject, namely Col.1:16,20 & the context therein. So if you have nothing to add re Col.1:16, 20, then i am done discussing that passage with you. As i posted & you've never properly addressed, but only with that above:
No one has ever gone through the following, point by point, and addressed every point.
If you don't have the time to read carefully, study & address posts refuting your viewpoint, then maybe this discussion is not for you.
Col.1:16 For by Him ***ALL*** was created that are in HEAVEN and that are on EARTH, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All was created through Him and for Him.
20 and by Him to reconcile ***ALL*** to Himself, by Him, whether on EARTH or in HEAVEN, having made peace through the blood of His cross.
Let's be clear. It is not my view that the unrepentant wicked will be saved at the time of the second coming. This is in response to your query: "Does the scripture claim what you are claiming that the unrepentant wicked at the second coming will be saved?"
Also i would point out that Col.1:20 says peace has been made already through the blood of the cross:
16 For by Him ***ALL*** was created that are in HEAVEN and that are on EARTH, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All was created through Him and for Him.
20 and by Him to reconcile ***ALL*** to Himself, by Him, whether on EARTH or in HEAVEN, having made peace through the blood of His cross.
Since "peace" has been "made...through the blood of the cross", how can God let anyone end up being tortured or terminated from existence forever? Likewise since God is not holding men's sins against them (2 Cor.5:19) how can any be lost forever?
"I am aware of 'this pastor'. The verse which hit him like a ton of bricks as he wrestled with a congregant challenging him with Ultimate Reconciliation was the following;
COL 1:20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.
"As he went through the doorway the Spirit of Truth challenged him saying; "What needs to be reconciled 'IN HEAVEN'?" After all, nothing in the heavenly realm needs reconciling
but demons.Like the song says; "There is power power in the blood of Jesus." More power and a better plan, than the nominal church can even believe. To have ears to hear, one must loosen the death grip on what they believe."
Col.1:16 For by Him ***ALL*** was created that are in HEAVEN and that are on EARTH, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All was created through Him and for Him.
20 and by Him to reconcile ***ALL*** to Himself, by Him, whether on EARTH or in HEAVEN, having made peace through the blood of His cross.
Question: Where are the "principalities" and "powers" (v.16 above)?
Answer: They are "in heavenly places":
Eph. 3:8 To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God
Question: Who are the "principalities" and "powers" (v.16 above)?
Answer: They are wicked and not human:
Eph.6:12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.
Now, with that knowledge, read Col.1:16, 20 again:
Col.1:16 For by Him ***ALL*** was created that are in HEAVEN and that are on EARTH, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All was created through Him and for Him.
20 and by Him to reconcile ***ALL*** to Himself, by Him, whether on EARTH or in HEAVEN, having made peace through the blood of His cross.
""I am aware of 'this pastor'. The verse which hit him like a ton of bricks as he wrestled with a congregant challenging him with Ultimate Reconciliation was the following;
COL 1:20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.
As he went through the doorway the Spirit of Truth challenged him saying; "What needs to be reconciled 'IN HEAVEN'?" After all, nothing in the heavenly realm needs reconciling but demons.Like the song says; "There is power power in the blood of Jesus." More power and a better plan, than the nominal church can even believe. To have ears to hear, one must loosen the death grip on what they believe."
"...found only in Christian writers...reconcile everything in his own person, i.e. the universe is to form a unity, which has its goal in Christ Col 1:20..." (A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament & Other Early Christian Literature (BDAG), 3rd edition, 2000, p.112).
"...Jesus existed before all things, He created all things, He holds together all things, and He will reconcile all things. And what does it mean for God to "reconcile to himself
all things"? It is clear that the word reconcile means more than squashing opposition. It means a full restoration of peace and harmony."
"...The "all things" of verse 20 is as extensive as the "all things" of verse 16. So just as God created everything and everybody through Christ, so He will reconcile everything
and everybody through Christ (not everything except most of humanity!). The universe will be completely restored to its original perfection and peace. No one will be at enmity
with God or with one another. He will completely fulfill "the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure"—"to bring all things in heaven and on earth together under one
head, even Christ" (Ephesians 1:10). Going from the depths of mankind's depravity to the total reconciliation of everyone to God and to each other will be more glorious than if we had never fallen in the first place. The restoration of every single relationship to perfect harmony through the work of reconciliation on the cross will be the most spectacular demonstration imaginable of the grace and justice and wisdom and power and love of God."
http://blogs.christianpost.com/amba...e-heart-of-gods-grand-plan-for-creation-738/
"Just as His glories in creation take us back to the very beginning, so the greater glories of reconciliation take us to the very consummation. The universal reconciliation cannot be fully accomplished till the close of the eonian times, when all sovereignty and authority and power and even death are rendered inoperative (1Cor.15:24-27)...(Concordant Commentary, AE Knoch, 1968, Col.1:20, p.303).
There is a parallel here:
Col.1:16 For by Him ***ALL*** was created that are in HEAVEN and that are on EARTH, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All was created through Him and for Him.
20 and by Him to reconcile ***ALL*** to Himself, by Him, whether on EARTH or in HEAVEN, having made peace through the blood of His cross.
It's quite astonishing that many insist that the parallel of aionios in Mt.25:46 means the word must be of the same meaning & duration in both instances, but they don't apply the same reasoning to other passages with parallels, such as Col.1:20 above and these:
Rom 5:18 Consequently, then, as it was through one offense for ALL MANKIND for condemnation, thus also it is through one just act for ALL MANKIND for life's justifying."
Rom 5:19 For even as, through the disobedience of the one man, THE MANY were constituted sinners, thus also, through the obedience of the One, THE MANY shall be constituted just."
1 Cor.15:22 AS in Adam ALL die - so also - in Christ shall ALL be made alive.
1 Cor.15:28 And when ALL shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put ALL under him, that God may be all in ALL.
The reconciliation of all (Col.1:16, 20) implies the same.
Col.1:20 speaks of the reconciliation of all. Of course reconciliation implies faith. So your remark is irrelevant. Paul's argument excludes no one. It doesn't rule out anyone being reconciled because they died without faith.
Ephesians 2 isn't the context of Colossians 1, so why are you posting out of context material? Deal with the context of Colossians 1 & my comments about it, if you want to discuss that passage.
Again the reconciliation of all implies the faith & salvation of all. Therefore Paul has no need to even mention faith in Col.1:16 & 20.
All your interested in doing is spamming this thread with Universalist nonsense without addressing anything I have been sharing with you.
Thankyou dear friend that is all I ask. I have made no misrepresntations in regards to the false teachings of "UNIVERSALISM". If I make any claims they are supported by the scriptures from God's Word. I have only shared the truth from God's Word and God's Word is not mine but God's. You are free to believe as you wish.I'll be delighted to let readers judge the veracity or erroneousness of that statement. It should be an easy decision, as with many statements & misrepresentations you've made repeatedly throughtout.
And for your next project:
Matt Slick on Seventh Day Adventists
THE TESTIMONY OF THE PROPHETS
All the holy prophets have spoken of the restitution of all things.
“And He shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you, whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets, since the world began.” (Acts 3:20,21)
This is an important passage of Scripture. “And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you, (but who has been crucified, and has ascended unto heaven, and ) whom the heaven must receive (or contain) until the times of restitution of all things, which God has spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.”
This “restitution of all things” is to take place, when Jesus comes down from the heavens, in the sense in which he had ascended into heaven. He had ascended into the heaven bodily; the heavens would contain Him until the times of the restitution; and then He would bodily visit the earth again.
Now when shall he visit the earth again bodily? Answer, at the resurrection of the dead. (See Acts 1:10,11, and 1 Thess. 4:16)
We conclude from this, that the restitution of all things is to take place at the resurrection of the dead.
The learned Parkhurst gives this view of the subject, and quotes Stockius at large as agreeing with him. We do not understand, that the restitution shall not begin until the time, but that it shall then be completed, and filled up, so that it may be said, all things are restored. This is begun in part in this life; but it will be completed and finished at the resurrection.
What is this restitution?
It is the putting of things back into their original condition.
Man was originally created in God’s image; but the divine image has been obscured by sin; and men now bear the image of the earthly.
But at the resurrection, when Christ shall appear, the restitution of all things shall take place, and then mankind will be restored to the image of God again; for St. Paul says, that at the resurrection mankind shall be changed from the earthly to the heavenly image. (1 Cor. 15:49)
This heavenly image which we have lost, we obtain back again at the resurrection of the dead; and to this the Saviour’s language agrees, for He says, that in the resurrection men shall be as the angels of God in heaven; i.e. they shall bear the heavenly image; (Matt. 22:30) that they can die no more, and “shall be the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.” (Luke 22:36)
This God has spoken by all his holy prophets since the world began; not fully and clearly as He has revealed it in the gospel; but He has spoken by the prophets of the recovery of all things from the dominion of sin, and their reconciliation to God, and the gaining again of the heavenly image.
-Thomas Whittemore-
The head the seed of the woman was to bruise.
“I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; it shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.” (Gen. 3:15)
David also said, “all the ends of the world shall remember, and turn unto the Lord; and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before him.” (Psalms 22:27)
This agrees precisely with the promise of God to Abraham, that all the nations, families, and kindreds of the earth shall be blessed in Christ Jesus.
THE SON OF GOD WAS MANIFESTED THAT HE MIGHT DESTROY THE WORKS OF THE DEVIL." (1 John 3:8).
The very purpose of the manifestation of God's Son is stated to be the sweeping away of Satan's works.
How then can this possibly be true, while pain and sin endure for ever?
No ideas can be more exactly opposed than the permanence of evil, and the destruction of the works of the devil.
Is sin, and all that sin involves, the work of the devil? Yes, or No?
You cannot answer in the negative, if you accept the standpoint of Scripture.
But, if the affirmative be true, then all hell and sin and sorrow are to be swept away.
"THE FATHER SENT THE SON TO BE THE SAVIOR OF THE WORLD." (1 John 4:14)
Does it not savor of mockery to say that the Father sent the Son to destroy evil, and to save the world, and that the Son is victorious; and yet that neither shall evil be destroyed or the world saved?
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