Scriptural Evidence of Universal Opportunity for Salvation in Jesus “God is to us a God of deliverances; And to Yehovah the Lord belong escapes from death.” (Ps. 68:20) In John 3:16–17 Jesus declares that God loved the kosmos—not merely a nation, not merely a generation, not merely those fortunate enough to hear the gospel in […]
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31 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: 32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: 33
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Google “Will there be a second chance for salvation after death?” and dozens of respected sites will appear emphatically proclaiming “No”. What about those who do not believe? Wouldn’t they repent and believe if they were given a second chance? The answer is no, they would not because their hearts are not changed simply because
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Universal Hope in Christ: The Boundless Reach of Salvation A Reflection on Eternal Redemption Some truths are so profound, so magnificent, that their light pierces the veil of time itself. This exploration seeks to grapple with the ultimate question: Is Christ’s redeeming love confined by the boundaries of time and space, or does it transcend
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The question of whether early Christian writers interpreted 1 Peter 4:6 as indicating that the gospel was preached to the dead is indeed fascinating and has been a subject of theological and historical debate. 1 Peter 4:6 states: For this reason the gospel was preached also to those who are dead, that they might be
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34 All these things Jesus spoke to the multitude in parables; and without a parable He did not speak to them, 35 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things kept secret from the foundation of the world.” (Matt. 13:34-35
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Does the Lake of Fire Symbolize Eternal Torment for all cast into it? When “Death and Hades” are cast into the lake of fire” they are destroyed (1 Cor. 15:26), but the Devil, Beast and False Prophet receive eternal torment (Rev. 20:10). These different fates require the symbolism of a consuming fire that cannot be
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Jesus preached to the dead 5 Who shall give account to him that is ready to judge the quick and the dead. 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
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Who are these “spirits in prison”? 18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit, 19 by whom also He went and preached to the spirits in prison, 20 who formerly
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Many theologians reject the Calvinist doctrine of “Double Predestination,” which asserts that God has predestined some individuals to salvation (the Elect) and others to condemnation (the Reprobate). These theologians emphasize that scripture affirms God’s desire for all people to be saved (1 Timothy 2:3-4) and for “everyone to come to repentance” (2 Peter 3:9), suggesting
