The Restitution Of All Things A.K.A. Universalism

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God's ULTIMATE Intention

Or

Will He, IN FACT, Be "ALL-In-ALL"??


God's Ultimate Intention

 

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Indeed Very Many: Universalism in the Early Church

Various Sources

Christian Universalism Articles by Title

Individuals do not create doctrine in the Church of God. That’s why they have councils.

 

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As I’ve stated before both Luke 12:10 and Matthew 7:21-23 prove that universalism is not correct.

 

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As I’ve stated before both Luke 12:10 and Matthew 7:21-23 prove that universalism is not correct.

Dear BNR: Evidently the Scriptures are not one harmonious whole?

By these three prepositions Paul ascribes the universe (ta panta) with all the phenomena concerning creation, redemption, providence to God as the…

Ex= The Source

Di= The Agent

Eiv= The Goal

The Koine, ta pavnte, is the strongest word for all in the Scriptures; it literally means the all.

Romans 11:36=

ta pavnte/ ta panta, “in the absolute sense of the whole of creation, the all things, the universe, and, everything in heaven and earth that is in need of uniting and redeeming.”

**It is not in the limited sense of “nearly all”, “pavnte” minus “ta”

The final preposition [eiv) reveals the ultimate goal of all that is. What has been provided in Christ is a re-turn, a re-storation, a re-newing, a re-demption, a re-concilation, a re-surrection, a re-stitution.

The prefix “re” means back again, again, anew–and all the words with this prefix speak of something that left its place and has now made its circuit and come back to the point of its beginning.

In the Christian story God descends to reascend. He comes down;… down to the very roots and sea-bed of the Nature He has created. But He goes down to come up again and bring the whole ruined world up with Him. -C.S. Lewis

 

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Dear BNR: Evidently the Scriptures are not one harmonious whole?

By these three prepositions Paul ascribes the universe (ta panta) with all the phenomena concerning creation, redemption, providence to God as the…

Ex= The Source

Di= The Agent

Eiv= The Goal

The Koine, ta pavnte, is the strongest word for all in the Scriptures; it literally means the all.

Romans 11:36=

ta pavnte/ ta panta, “in the absolute sense of the whole of creation, the all things, the universe, and, everything in heaven and earth that is in need of uniting and redeeming.”

**It is not in the limited sense of “nearly all”, “pavnte” minus “ta”

The final preposition [eiv) reveals the ultimate goal of all that is. What has been provided in Christ is a re-turn, a re-storation, a re-newing, a re-demption, a re-concilation, a re-surrection, a re-stitution.

The prefix “re” means back again, again, anew–and all the words with this prefix speak of something that left its place and has now made its circuit and come back to the point of its beginning.

In the Christian story God descends to reascend. He comes down;… down to the very roots and sea-bed of the Nature He has created. But He goes down to come up again and bring the whole ruined world up with Him. -C.S. Lewis

Your quoting a verse that can mean almost anything in a context that would contradict two verses that are very specific in their context.

 

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Dear BNR: Evidently the Scriptures are not one harmonious whole?

By these three prepositions Paul ascribes the universe (ta panta) with all the phenomena concerning creation, redemption, providence to God as the…

Ex= The Source

Di= The Agent

Eiv= The Goal

The Koine, ta pavnte, is the strongest word for all in the Scriptures; it literally means the all.

Romans 11:36=

ta pavnte/ ta panta, “in the absolute sense of the whole of creation, the all things, the universe, and, everything in heaven and earth that is in need of uniting and redeeming.”

**It is not in the limited sense of “nearly all”, “pavnte” minus “ta”

The final preposition [eiv) reveals the ultimate goal of all that is. What has been provided in Christ is a re-turn, a re-storation, a re-newing, a re-demption, a re-concilation, a re-surrection, a re-stitution.

The prefix “re” means back again, again, anew–and all the words with this prefix speak of something that left its place and has now made its circuit and come back to the point of its beginning.

In the Christian story God descends to reascend. He comes down;… down to the very roots and sea-bed of the Nature He has created. But He goes down to come up again and bring the whole ruined world up with Him. -C.S. Lewis

I see this as saying nothing more than God works all things for His glory.

 

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Hebrews 10:25 not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.

Ephesians 4:2-3 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.

 

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Is it not strange the long seasons that can elapse on the back-side of the desert? Year by year falls into the great abyss, and at the juncture where we can no longer speak, and the great struggle to do the will of God vanishes into weakness and death, the Bush appears pulsating with Deity. It is there at the asamuth of death and weakness the Living One speaks.

"Take off your shoes from off your feet"

Holy ground!

The place where dust and Divinity meet! It is there in absolute weakness and inability, the Lord manifests Himself as the God who raises the dead. The road into the Tree of Life is by way of the flaming swords swirling in every direction. Those who reach for the Tree will suffer the loss of the hand, the fingers, the grasp of all they are! And as the process of the swirling swords rage upon these ones, great loss is inflicted, for nothing, no one, comes to the other side the same as it enters..

NOTHING!...NOTHING!...NOTHING!

The great stages of the Living One's glory must be in degrees of doxa. We are changed from one degree of glory to another and another! It requires a thought beginning in the mind of the caterpillar that ultimately leads to the building of a cocoon from which caterpillars become butterflies, and dust moves from the road of life into the Divine One, described as "the Living", the "I am", not the I was, the I AM.

It is this Heavenly Road that grasps us, the Heavenly One, the Source leading to the Road, the sustaining Guide of the Road, and the Goal of the Road. All things lead to Him, through Him and for Him! And by Him all things consist. It has taken Rosey over 70 years to go a journey that could be accomplished in 11 days, but dust and Divinity must meet; the goal is not all the story, the path is of equal value in the I AM! Each of us are on different stages of our Father's drawing hand, some so wrapped up in themselves they cannot see the bush that is aflame and is not devoured. It is just a common bush for many, but

"Earth's crammed with heaven, and every common bush afire with God; and only he who sees takes off his shoes. -Eliz. Barrett Browning-

Are our broadest hopes broad enough? Shall there be a nook or abyss, in all the universe of God, finally unlightened by the Cross? Shall there be a sin, or sorrow, or pain unhealed? Is the very universe, is creation in all its extent, a field wide enough for the Son of God?

 

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I see this as saying nothing more than God works all things for His glory.

Dear BNR: The strongest word for all in koine is not pas, which is the radical all, but ta panta which is the super radical "the all".

What you see happens to be far short of what Father sees!

"It is in Him, and through the shedding of His blood, that we have our deliverance--the forgiveness of our offences--so abundant was God's grace, the grace which He, the possessor of all wisdom and understanding, lavished upon us, when He made known to us the secret of His will. And this is in harmony with God's merciful purpose for the government of the world when the times are ripe for it--the purpose which He has cherished in His own mind of restoring the whole creation to find its one Head in Christ; yes, things in Heaven and things on earth, to find their one Head in Him. And you..."

 

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Dear BNR: The strongest word for all in koine is not pas, which is the radical all, but ta panta which is the super radical "the all".

What you see happens to be far short of what Father sees!

"It is in Him, and through the shedding of His blood, that we have our deliverance--the forgiveness of our offences--so abundant was God's grace, the grace which He, the possessor of all wisdom and understanding, lavished upon us, when He made known to us the secret of His will. And this is in harmony with God's merciful purpose for the government of the world when the times are ripe for it--the purpose which He has cherished in His own mind of restoring the whole creation to find its one Head in Christ; yes, things in Heaven and things on earth, to find their one Head in Him. And you..."

So how does that not contradict Luke 12:10 or Matthew 7:21-23? Your saying everyone who blasphemes the Holy Spirit will be forgiven and everyone who calls Lord Lord will enter the kingdom of heaven.

 

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Why did you delete my post? There was nothing attacking or impolite in my post.

 

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THE GRANDEUR OF GOD'S PURPOSE PART TWO SCENES OF DISRUPTION SCENE FOUR
THE orderliness of creation has been superseded by disruption and chaos; light has given way to darkness; positive creation seems to have surrendered to purposeless desolation. What has happened? What is the reason for this?
There can be no doubt that the devastation described in Genesis 1:2 was the outcome of a previous rebellion among God's celestial creations against His authority, which He had vested in the Son of His love. It can be taken as an axiom that Satan will always attack God's purpose wherever he sees it revealed. The morning stars and sons of God may have sung in jubilation when they saw the foundations of the earth being laid, but there seems little doubt that many of the celestial beings, deceived by the Adversary, would have gloated with unholy triumph when they saw the chaos wrought in the earth as a result of the disruption which brought the first eon to an end.

2 Thessalonians 2:8 And then shall that the wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:

2 Thessalonians 2:9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of the accuser [G4567] with all power and signs and lying wonders,

2 Thessalonians 2:10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

2 Thessalonians 2:11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:

2 Thessalonians 2:12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

James 4:1 From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? 7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the slanderer [G1228], and he will flee from you.

Psalms 22:13 They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.

1 Peter5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the slanderer [G1228], as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

1 Timothy 4:1 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of demons!

Eph 6:12 It is not that we struggle against flesh and blood, but against magistracy, against powers, against the rulers of this obscurity, against spiritual guile in high places.

Mat 16:23 Get thee behind me, Satan - The word “Satan” literally means “an adversary,” or one who opposes us in the accomplishment of our designs. He may have used it in the general sense which the word bore as an adversary or opposer; and the meaning may be, that such sentiments as Peter expressed then were opposed to him and his plans. His interference was improper. His views and feelings stood in the way of the accomplishment of the Saviour’s designs.[BARNES]

Get thee behind me, Satan - Υπαγε οπισω μου σατανα. Get behind me, thou adversary. This is the proper translation of the Hebrew word שטן Satan, from which the Greek word is taken. [CLARKE]

Mat 26:14 Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests, 15 And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver. In the case of Judas it was the love of money; that swayed his heart by the adversaries, that is the chief priests and elders, and it was necessary to present to him only the possibility of obtaining money, and it found him ready for any crime.

In the same sense Peter and Judas were considered an adversary. againtst the Lord.

 

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Balaam's Donkey and the Angel
Num 22:22 And God's anger was kindled because he went: and the angel of the LORD stood in the way for an adversary against him. Now he was riding upon his ass, and his two servants were with him. 31 Then the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he bowed down his head, and fell flat on his face.

In the same sense Peter and Judas were considered an adversary againtst the Lord.
Mat 16:23 Get thee behind me, Satan - The word “Satan” literally means “an adversary,” or one who opposes us in the accomplishment of our designs. He may have used it in the general sense which the word bore as an adversary or opposer; and the meaning may be, that such sentiments as Peter expressed then were opposed to him and his plans. His interference was improper. His views and feelings stood in the way of the accomplishment of the Saviour’s designs.[BARNES]

Get thee behind me, Satan - Υπαγε οπισω μου σατανα. Get behind me, thou adversary. This is the proper translation of the Hebrew word שטן Satan, from which the Greek word is taken. [CLARKE]

1Ki 11:14 And the LORD stirred up an adversary unto Solomon, Hadad the Edomite: he was of the king's seed in Edom.

what John says leaves out your devil theory

It was not a literal satan that fell, it was the figure of all superstitions about demons. The phrase “from heaven” is to be referred to the lightning, and does not mean that he saw “Satan” fall “from heaven,” but that he fell as quick as lightning [falls] from heaven or from the clouds.

Luk 10:18 And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.

And Paul said in 2Co 12:7 And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.

John 6:70 Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?

Is a devil - Has the spirit, the envy, the malice, and the treasonable designs of a devil. The word “devil” here is used in the sense of an enemy, or one hostile to him. [BARNES]

The case of tēi sarki can be either locative (in) or dative (for). What was it? Certainly it was some physical malady that persisted. All sorts of theories are held (malaria, eye-trouble, epilepsy, insomnia, migraine or sick-headache, etc.). Messenger of Satan (aggelos Satana). Angel of Satan, the affliction personified.[RWP]

Reading Isa 14:4, "That you shall take up this proverb against the **king of Babylon,** and say, How has the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!", it becomes clear that this is the king of Babylon and his nation that is being spoken of here.

While this mythological information is available to scholars today via translated Babylonian cuneiform text taken from clay tablets, it was not as readily available at the time of the Latin translation of the Bible.


Thus, early Christian tradition interpreted the passage as a reference to the moment Satan was thrown from Heaven. Lucifer became another name for Satan and has remained so due to Christian dogma and popular tradition.

The idea that there is a God in heaven above who fights against a god of the underworld, or hell, is not monotheism, however, it is the same duality found in other pagan faiths. Through His prophet Isaiah, God profoundly states, "I form light and create darkness, I make peace and CREATE evil; I am God, I do all these things" (Isaiah 45:7).

Isaiah 54:16　 Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the destroyer to destroy.

What John says leaves out your devil theory because according to him it hadn't happened before the book was written! John says, 'things which must shortly come to pass and things which must be hereafter. '

Rev 1:1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

4:1 After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.

Tell my why you are not foolish when you say you think your devil is cast down from heaven when you consider what Job says

Job 2:10 But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.

Job19:21 Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends; for the hand of God hath touched me.

Job 42:11 Job says that all the evil which the LORD had brought upon him

The Satan doctrine is one of the most deceptive and corrupt doctrines to ever enter Christendom, and which has been embraced and promoted by false teachers for thousands of years in as much as from the hand of God only good can come, but against him, the Creator of the universe, no opposing being could originally exist but through their own fault they fell (John 8, 44; 2 Pet. 2, 4; Jude 6);when Christ shall appear to overthrow the kingdom of [death] (1 Cor. 15, 26; Heb. 2, 14; 1 John 2, 8). SEE Winer, 2, 385

In mainstream Judaism there is no concept of a devil like in mainstream Christianity or Islam. In Hebrew, the biblical word ha-satan means "the adversary" or the obstacle, or even "the prosecutor" (recognizing that God is viewed as the ultimate Judge)

Much "Satanic" lore does not originate from actual Satanists, but from Christians. Best-known would be the medieval folklore and theology surrounding demons and witches.

There is no unambiguous reference to the Devil in the Torah, the Prophets, or the Writings.
Carus P. History of the Devil and the Idea of Evil

 

[he-man]

THE GRANDEUR OF GOD'S PURPOSE

PART TWO

SCENES OF DISRUPTION

SCENE FOUR

THE orderliness of creation has been superseded by disruption and chaos; light has given way to darkness; positive creation seems to have surrendered to purposeless desolation. What has happened? What is the reason for this?

There can be no doubt that the devastation described in Genesis 1:2 was the outcome of a previous rebellion among God's celestial creations against His authority, which He had vested in the Son of His love. It can be taken as an axiom that Satan will always attack God's purpose wherever he sees it revealed. The morning stars and sons of God may have sung in jubilation when they saw the foundations of the earth being laid, but there seems little doubt that many of the celestial beings, deceived by the Adversary, would have gloated with unholy triumph when they saw the chaos wrought in the earth as a result of the disruption which brought the first eon to an end..

Whether you are wondering if Satan is real or you are a believing Christian considering how Satan may be deceiving you, it is important to go to the source of all truth about Satan - the Bible. God's Word describes to us in detail who Satan is

G4567 Σατανᾶς Satanas Of Chaldee origin corresponding to G4566 (with the definite article affixed); the accuser Of Hebrew origin [H7854] שָׂטָן From H7853; (be an) adversary, an opponent; - adversary

Psalms 38:20 They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries [H7853]; because I follow the thing that good is.

Psalms 71:13 Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries [H7853]: to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.

Psalms 109:2 For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue.

109:4 For my love they are my adversaries: [H7853] but I give myself unto prayer.

Psalms 109:6 Set thou a wicked man over him: and let adversaries [H7853] stand at his right hand. 7 When he shall be judged, let him be condemned: and let his prayer become sin.

Psalms 109:20 Let this be the reward of mine adversaries [H7853] from the LORD, and of them that speak evil against my soul.

Psalms 109:29 Let mine adversaries [H7853] be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a mantle.

Zechariah 3:1 And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and his adversaries [H7853] standing at his right hand to resist [H7853] him.

Zechariah 3:2 And Jehovah saith unto the adversary[H7853]: 'Jehovah doth push against thee, O adversary [H7853], Yea, push against thee

1 John 3:8, 10 In this are manifest the children of God and the children of the slanderer [G1228]. Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, and he who does not love his brother.

Do you think God could not make a snake to talk or a donkey to speak?

2 Corinthians 11:3 But I fear, lest by any means, as a snake [G3789], beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.

Genesis 3:14 And the LORD God said unto the snake [G3789], Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:

Numbers 22:22 And God's anger was kindled because he went: and the angel of the LORD stood in the way for an adversary [H7854] against him. Now he was riding upon his ass, and his two servants were with him.

Numbers 22:34 And Balaam said unto the angel of the LORD, I have sinned; for I knew not that thou stoodest in the way against me: now therefore, if it displease thee, I will get me back again.

Acts of the Apostles 5:3 But Peter said, Ananias, why hath an adversary [G4567] filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
9 Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out.

John 8:44 the father of lies.. 2 Thessalonians 2:8 And then shall that the wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
2 Thessalonians 2:9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of the accuser [G4567] with all power and signs and lying wonders,
2 Thessalonians 2:10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

2 Thessalonians 2:11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
2 Thessalonians 2:12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

James 4:1 From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? 7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the slanderer [G1228], and he will flee from you.

Psalms 22:13 They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.
1 Peter5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the slanderer [G1228], as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

I think you get the idea now!

James 1:14　 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.　

James 1:15　 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.　

Jas 1:16　 Do not err, my beloved brethren.　

 

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Christ Holds It All Together

"We look at this Son and see the God who cannot be seen. We look at this Son and see God’s original purpose in everything created. For everything, absolutely everything, above and below, visible and invisible, rank after rank after rank of angels— everything got started in him and finds its purpose in him. He was there before any of it came into existence and holds it all together right up to this moment. And when it comes to the church, he organizes and holds it together, like a head does a body.

He was supreme in the beginning and—leading the resurrection parade—he is supreme in the end. From beginning to end he’s there, towering far above everything, everyone. So spacious is he, so roomy, that everything of God finds its proper place in him without crowding. Not only that, but all the broken and dislocated pieces of the universe—people and things, animals and atoms—get properly fixed and fit together in vibrant harmonies, all because of his death, his blood that poured down from the cross." -The Message-

Restoration= Apokatastasis=

From koine apo.

Apo = back again.

AND

Kathistemi

Kathistemi= to set in order.

"It is in Him, and through the shedding of His blood, that we have our deliverance–the forgiveness of our offences–so abundant was God’s grace, the grace which He, the possessor of all wisdom and understanding, lavished upon us, when He made known to us the secret of His will. And this is in harmony with God’s merciful purpose for the government of the world when the times are ripe for it–the purpose which He has cherished in His own mind of restoring the whole creation to find its one Head in Christ; yes, things in Heaven and things on earth, to find their one Head in Him. And you…"

 

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Ronald said

"Don't think God loves everyone in the end, sure temporarily they benefit from His love while they live, but life on earth is temporal. And according to Romans 1, He also lets them go to their own demise. When God let's you go, that's it, there is no more drawing, no more attempts made, you are already judged, reprobate."

Dear Ronald:

God loves because He is love. God loves us not "temporarily", God loves us PERIOD! Love never fails, we fail miserably: God never fails! He draws to the very end, and at the very end is LOVE!

Writings Of John Gavazzoni - Help Of The Helpless

"The whole of created life shall be delivered/ set free from the bondage of corruption.."

Dear Ronald: There are two rules you must learn!

Rule #1=

Love never fails>>>>>>EVER!

Rule#2=

When in doubt consult rule #1.

And now my friend for more exquisite news of great joy which shall be to and for all people>>>>>

"Behold! I make all things new."

Your word for today=

Kainos= unprecedented

"The whole of created life shall be delivered/ set free/ emancipated from the tyranny of change and decay..."

 

[FineLinen]

Ronald said

"Don't think God loves everyone in the end, sure temporarily they benefit from His love while they live, but life on earth is temporal."

If so>>>>

“Am I then to believe that the same God Who expends millions of years in slowly fitting this earth for man's habitation, will only allow to man himself a few fleeting years, or months, or hours, as it may be, as his sole preparation time for eternity? To settle questions so unspeakably great in their issue -questions stretching away to a horizon so far distant that no power of thought can follow them-in such hot haste, does seem quite at variance with our heavenly Father's ways.

Is God's action outside man so slow, and within man so hurried? Is the husk of far more value than the seed? Are millions of years allotted to fashioning man's earthly home, while for man's spiritual training for eternity, but a few brief years are given, and these so largely broken up by sleep, by work, by disease, by ignorance? What should we say -to take a homely illustration -of an arrangement allotting 10,000 years to fashioning a man's coat, or building his house, while assigning to his whole education but a few hours?” ― Thomas Allin (Christ Triumphant)

 

[he-man]

Christ Holds It All Together

"We look at this Son and see the God who cannot be seen. We look at this Son and see God’s original purpose in everything created. For everything, absolutely everything, above and below, visible and invisible, rank after rank after rank of angels— everything got started in him and finds its purpose in him. He was there before any of it came into existence and holds it all together right up to this moment. And when it comes to the church, he organizes and holds it together, like a head does a body.

He was supreme in the beginning and—leading the resurrection parade—he is supreme in the end. From beginning to end he’s there, towering far above everything, everyone. So spacious is he, so roomy, that everything of God finds its proper place in him without crowding. Not only that, but all the broken and dislocated pieces of the universe—people and things, animals and atoms—get properly fixed and fit together in vibrant harmonies, all because of his death, his blood that poured down from the cross." -The Message-

Restoration= Apokatastasis=

From koine apo.

Apo = back again.

AND

Kathistemi

Kathistemi= to set in order.

"It is in Him, and through the shedding of His blood, that we have our deliverance–the forgiveness of our offences–so abundant was God’s grace, the grace which He, the possessor of all wisdom and understanding, lavished upon us, when He made known to us the secret of His will. And this is in harmony with God’s merciful purpose for the government of the world when the times are ripe for it–the purpose which He has cherished in His own mind of restoring the whole creation to find its one Head in Christ; yes, things in Heaven and things on earth, to find their one Head in Him. And you…"

Huh?
Col 1:16 That in Christ all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities, all things have been created for him and on behalf of him.

Col 1:17 He is in front of all things, and in him all things stand together.

Col 1:18 And he is the head of the body, the assembly: who is a beginning of the firstborn from the dead; that among all he might be first.

1 Corinthians 8:6　 But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.

1 Corinthians 15:28　 And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto Him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.　

 

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Colossians 1:16 - For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things hav.

"Because, in him, were created all things in the heavens and upon the earth, the things seen and the things unseen, whether thrones or lordships or principalities or authorities,—they all, through him and for him, have been created.." -Rotherham Emphasized-

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"For in Him is all created, that in the heavens and that on the earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones, or lordships, or sovereignties, or authorities, all is created through Him and for Him.."

Colossians 1:16 (ESV)