HalleluYAH! Thank you George W. Sarris for preaching the truth 'On the housetops' like the bible says we should do! Thank you for helping people understand through wisdom of the Holy Spirit that God's plan has always, always been filled with hope. You are like a star in the firmaments (Daniel 12:3) "Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars for ever and ever." God loves you beyond our understanding; and we all will be carried in His arms, in HIS eternity - For He alone is the very definition of eternity. Praise Jesus! Amen.
I have been asking “Christians” that exact question for several years now; “is God unable or unwilling to save everyone?”. So far I only had one pastor say He is “unable”. I responded with, “then He is not almighty” and the bible is all wrong. Never heard back from the pastor but I hope a seed was planted that is growing in him. Peace
I am so filled with joy listening to this message. I remember watching 23 minutes in hell as a new Christian and feeling awful not knowing if my great grandma was saved. I went into prayer and fasting praying to God that not one person should go to hell. If they only knew Him it would change them. And He revealed to me through scriptures that He saves all. That was in 2008 and I didn’t find like minded believers until 2017. I was scoffed at by so many. But once God had revealed that to my heart with the scriptures, I didn’t care if I stood alone in that belief. It truly is a joy to see this message finally coming forward. God bless you and your work! In Christ’s love, Lisa
I'm almost certain that "eternal" is a translation error. The proper word is 'everlasting' I thought. Or maybe the word eternal doesn't always mean endless in the same way Aionios can sometimes mean a limited or unknown duration.
If there is no eternal separation and punishment for the wicked, then why did Jesus have to die on the cross and live a perfect sinless life? If everyone was eventually saved, what was Jesus saving us from? You're teachings don't jive or make sense. God's grace is that Jesus came and died for us while we were sinners. But no decision is as important as the one Jesus highlights in Matthew 7:13-14: “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.”
Thank you for your comment. The quick answer to your question of why Jesus died on the cross and lived a perfect life is so that all mankind would be saved. Jesus said He came to seek and save what was lost. Did He fail in His mission? Will most of the "lost" never be "found?" On the contrary, Christ succeeded in accomplishing what He came to do. He’s not a failure. He is the Savior of the world, not just the Savior of a small part of the world. God told Abraham that all humanity would be blessed through him. God told us in numerous places in the NT that Christ came to redeem all mankind. And He told us what the end would be - every knee will freely bow before Christ, and every tongue will freely confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Scripture makes it clear that God's grace continues into the ages to come. In Ephesians 2:6-8 in the context of salvation, Paul says, "And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God . . . " The only thing I am really saying that is different from what is commonly taught about salvation is that physical death does not mark the end of when God works in the hearts of individuals. Rather, He continues to work in the lives of men and women in the ages to come. Hell is not a substitute for the work of Christ, it is simply another means by which God will - through the ages - bring souls to a point where they recognize their need for Him and His saving grace through Christ. God's love is unconditional. His power is irresistible. And He never gives up! God bless!
@@GeorgeWSarris where does repentance, and being born again fit into this line of thought? Why is there a need to spread the gospel, if everybody gets saved anyways? The Holy Spirit convicts you of your sins, you repent, and are born again through faith in Jesus and his substitutionary death for us. The teaching about Lazarus and the rich man, seems to indicate that once a person has died that there is no more choice to be saved but the wicked are separated from the righteous.
@@wheelmanjosh1982 You've brought up a few questions - all good, by the way. Let me share a couple of thoughts that I hope will help. First, where does repenance and being born again fit into this line of thought? My basic answer is that it's the same way people are saved on earth -- by grace through faith. Why do people repent in this life? Pressures build until they come to a point where they understand the sinfulness of sin, its effects in their lives and the lives of others, and their need for God's saving grace in Christ. In the end, sin always leads to misery. It promises pleasure, success, fulfillment, etc, but always delivers unwanted consequences. That's why it will never last forever. By God's grace, those who harden their hearts will eventually come to understand the real nature of sin. When that happens, they will understand God's goodness and accept His gracious gift. And, as I said in my last note, God doesn't give up. Love never fails. Second, Why spread the gospel if everyone gets saved anyway? The message of God’s redeeming love does much more than simply provide a fire insurance policy to keep people out of hell. As people find their place in God’s plan for their lives, they will experience reconciliation with God and with others. They will experience forgiveness of their sins. They will experience power to overcome sinful habits. And they will experience true purpose. The result is the greatest joy and true fulfillment. That’s why it’s called Good News! And those who’ve experienced it for themselves will want to tell others. Also, the traditional concept of hell is actually one of the greatest hindrances to spreading the faith. People find it very difficult to believe that an all-powerful, all-loving God would consign people to endless, conscious suffering because they’re not part of a special group, or because they’ve never responded positively to a message they’ve never heard. Endless suffering is not good news. Third, is it true that once a person dies, there is no more choice to be saved? First of all, in the parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus, the Rich Man was not in Hell. The word translated as Hell in this passage is actually Hades. Jesus said the Rich Man was in Hades, and Scripture specifically says that Hades, as a place of punishment, does not last forever. Revelation 20:13 specifically says that Hades will one day give up the dead who are in it and will itself be cast into the lake of fire. The only verse that seems to limit God to this life is Hebrews 9:27, and that just says that people will face "judgment" after death. It doesn't indicate at all what that judgment is. It's also important to note that the parable was told before Jesus had risen from the dead. A great chasm separated the rich man from Lazarus. But there is nothing in the account that says that the chasm will always be there. Neither Abraham, nor the rich man, nor Lazarus could do anything to make it possible to go from one side of the chasm to the other. That was the purpose of Jesus’ death and resurrection. God bridged the chasm through Him. May I encourage you to get a copy of my book, "Heaven's Doors . . . Wider Than You Ever Believed!" It addresses these questons and many, many more. It's written from a clearly Biblical and theologically conservative perspective, and it's not very expensive on Amazon. God bless.
@@GeorgeWSarris one more thing, people love to sin and do almost anything to avoid personal responsibility for their sins. If everyone will be saved, even after death, wouldn't that tempt people to wait on choosing Jesus, so as to indulge in their sin? Like some people abuse grace as a get out of jail free card to indulge in their sin? Why not send more, so that grace abounds more, sort of thinking? The prospect of judgment and separation for not choosing Jesus, is a powerful incentive to do what is right and choose life.
@@wheelmanjosh1982 Again, a good question. I'm not saying that Hell is not real, nor that people who go there will not suffer severely. Just because a criminal doesn't get the death penalty doesn't mean that he thinks jail is a wonderful thing! I'm saying that Hell is ultimately temporary, and that there is a positive purpose to Hell. People may choose to resist God's grace, but in reality, it only leads to more misery for them. Salvation is from death and slavery to the sinful nature, not just salvation from eternal conscious torment. God's love is the most powerful force in the universe because it is the only power that accomplishes its purposes without coercion. A theologian I was corresponding with some time ago explained that concept wonderfully well: He said, "Divine love (precisely because it is divine) never stops, and it has its ways -- perhaps ways we don't understand -- to coax and persuade (not force) our always imperfect and sinful love to repentance and final transformation." I hope this is helpful. God bless.
2Co 11:3 But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.2Co 11:4 For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him. 2Co 11:13 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.2Co 11:14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.2Co 11:15 Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works. Act 20:29 For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.Act 20:30 Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them. Prophecy is sure to happen 100% sure! No ungodly person will be purified! Only the righteous people will be purified, and the ungodly people destroyed! V Mat 26:56 But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled. Mar 14:27 And Jesus saith unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd ( JESUS )and the sheep ( DISCIPLES )shall be scattered. Zec 13:7 Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd ( JESUS )and the sheep ( DISCIPLES )shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.Zec 13:8 And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off and die( ( THE UNGODLY PEOPLE ) the third shall be left therein ( THE RIGHTEOUS PEOPLE )Zec 13:9 And I will bring the third part through the fire ( THE RIGHTEOUS PEOPLE )and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them ( THE RIGHTEOUS PEOPLE )I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The LORD is my God.
@@trevorrussell7001 There is no eternal fire, and there is no hell where Satan is burning people with a pitchfork! Satan only roams the earth seeking on who he may devour! 1 Peter 5:8, Peter gave a firm warning about Satan: “Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.” I believe in the second death by fire and brimstone! There is no coming back from the second death because there is no third resurrection mentioned in all of scripture! Don't you know anything about the second death? There is a second type of death in Scripture that is different from spiritual death, and physical death we experience in this life. The second death this is known as eternal death. In the Book of Revelation we read. V The one who has an ear, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who overcomes will not be hurt at all by the second death (Revelation 2:11). Unless spiritual death is reversed in this life, the result will be eternal death. This is unending separation between God and all who reject Him. Believers are not affected by the second death. V Blessed and holy are those who have part in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with Him for a thousand years (Revelation 20:6). The final judgment, or the lake of fire, is the time when the second death occurs. V Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death (Revelation 20:14). The second death is reserved for unbelievers. Those who experience this death are all those whose names are not found written in the Book of Life. V But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars - their place will be in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death (Revelation 21:8). Eternal death, or the second death, is the ultimate form of separation. If a person dies in a state of spiritual death, they enter eternity separated from God. This is the second death. Once a person has experienced the "second death" there is no hope for them, it is irreversible. Physical death is the separation of the body from the spirit. Spiritual death, the way all of us are born, is the spiritual separation of each of us from God. Eternal death, or the second death, is the eternal separation of a person from God. Luk 13:23 Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them,Luk 13:24 Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able. Luk 13:25 When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:Luk 13:26 Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets. Luk 13:27 But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity. Luk 13:28 There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out. Luk 13:29 And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.
Ok so you believe in annilation.....is that correct. Very familiar with the scriptures. Most people quote scriptures but do not understand the context.
1Co 2:14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. You have 👀 but you can't see because you don't have spiritual eyes! Prophecy is sure to happen, you or no one can alter it! Only the righteous people will be purified, and the ungodly people destroyed. Please take these verses very seriously 🙏 because there will be very serious consequences. V Dan 12:1 And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book. Dan 12:2 And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. Dan 12:3 And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever. Dan 12:4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased. Dan 12:9 And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end. Dan 12:10 Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand. Dan 12:13 But go thou thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days. Rom 2:5 But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;Rom 2:6 Who will render to every man according to his deeds:Rom 2:7 To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:Rom 2:8 But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,Rom 2:9 Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;Rom 2:10 But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:Rom 2:11 For there is no respect of persons with God. Rom 2:12 For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law;Rom 2:13 For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified. Act 3:19 Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;Act 3:20 And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:Act 3:21 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. Act 3:22 For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you. Act 3:23 And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people. Act 3:24 Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days. Act 3:25 Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed. Act 3:26 Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities. 1Th 5:1 But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.1Th 5:2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.1Th 5:3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.1Th 5:4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.1Th 5:5 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.1Th 5:6 Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.1Th 5:7 For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.1Th 5:8 But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.
God will overcome all sin and ALL will be reconciled back to him, or the condemnation of Adam in cursing the world is stronger than Christ's sacrifice in saving the world.
HalleluYAH! Thank you George W. Sarris for preaching the truth 'On the housetops' like the bible says we should do! Thank you for helping people understand through wisdom of the Holy Spirit that God's plan has always, always been filled with hope. You are like a star in the firmaments (Daniel 12:3) "Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars for ever and ever." God loves you beyond our understanding; and we all will be carried in His arms, in HIS eternity - For He alone is the very definition of eternity. Praise Jesus! Amen.
Thank you for the encouragement. God bless.
I have been asking “Christians” that exact question for several years now; “is God unable or unwilling to save everyone?”. So far I only had one pastor say He is “unable”. I responded with, “then He is not almighty” and the bible is all wrong. Never heard back from the pastor but I hope a seed was planted that is growing in him.
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I'm sure the seed was planted! God bless.
That's exactly right. Great point!
I am so filled with joy listening to this message. I remember watching 23 minutes in hell as a new Christian and feeling awful not knowing if my great grandma was saved. I went into prayer and fasting praying to God that not one person should go to hell. If they only knew Him it would change them. And He revealed to me through scriptures that He saves all. That was in 2008 and I didn’t find like minded believers until 2017. I was scoffed at by so many. But once God had revealed that to my heart with the scriptures, I didn’t care if I stood alone in that belief. It truly is a joy to see this message finally coming forward. God bless you and your work! In Christ’s love, Lisa
Lisa, thank you for the encouragement and for sharing about your experience. God truly is good!! God bless.
Thank you for the sermon and thank you for mentioning “Hope Beyond Hell”. I got it today (1/26/20) for free on Amazon Kindle
Fantastic!
George, you're my favorite on bible gateway! Stay blessed homie
Thank you for the encouragement. God bless.
@@GeorgeWSarris Same with me, NIV audio bible, I feel a spiritual presence in your voice. Thank you.
@@starfishloan I'm very grateful to hear that. My goal in narrating it was to make the truth of God's Word come to life. God bless.
@@GeorgeWSarris You definitely did that! I'm a fan haha
@@StarryNightt. I am truly grateful to hear that. Thank you, and God's continued blessings on you and those you love.
Here's one scripture that is often overlooked, 2nd Samuel 14 14.
Thank you, Tommy. That is definitely a powerful verse! God bless. By the way, have you read my book?
I'm almost certain that "eternal" is a translation error. The proper word is 'everlasting' I thought. Or maybe the word eternal doesn't always mean endless in the same way Aionios can sometimes mean a limited or unknown duration.
If there is no eternal separation and punishment for the wicked, then why did Jesus have to die on the cross and live a perfect sinless life? If everyone was eventually saved, what was Jesus saving us from? You're teachings don't jive or make sense. God's grace is that Jesus came and died for us while we were sinners. But no decision is as important as the one Jesus highlights in Matthew 7:13-14: “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.”
Thank you for your comment. The quick answer to your question of why Jesus died on the cross and lived a perfect life is so that all mankind would be saved. Jesus said He came to seek and save what was lost. Did He fail in His mission? Will most of the "lost" never be "found?" On the contrary, Christ succeeded in accomplishing what He came to do. He’s not a failure. He is the Savior of the world, not just the Savior of a small part of the world. God told Abraham that all humanity would be blessed through him. God told us in numerous places in the NT that Christ came to redeem all mankind. And He told us what the end would be - every knee will freely bow before Christ, and every tongue will freely confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Scripture makes it clear that God's grace continues into the ages to come. In Ephesians 2:6-8 in the context of salvation, Paul says, "And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God . . . "
The only thing I am really saying that is different from what is commonly taught about salvation is that physical death does not mark the end of when God works in the hearts of individuals. Rather, He continues to work in the lives of men and women in the ages to come. Hell is not a substitute for the work of Christ, it is simply another means by which God will - through the ages - bring souls to a point where they recognize their need for Him and His saving grace through Christ. God's love is unconditional. His power is irresistible. And He never gives up!
God bless!
@@GeorgeWSarris where does repentance, and being born again fit into this line of thought? Why is there a need to spread the gospel, if everybody gets saved anyways? The Holy Spirit convicts you of your sins, you repent, and are born again through faith in Jesus and his substitutionary death for us. The teaching about Lazarus and the rich man, seems to indicate that once a person has died that there is no more choice to be saved but the wicked are separated from the righteous.
@@wheelmanjosh1982 You've brought up a few questions - all good, by the way. Let me share a couple of thoughts that I hope will help.
First, where does repenance and being born again fit into this line of thought? My basic answer is that it's the same way people are saved on earth -- by grace through faith. Why do people repent in this life? Pressures build until they come to a point where they understand the sinfulness of sin, its effects in their lives and the lives of others, and their need for God's saving grace in Christ. In the end, sin always leads to misery. It promises pleasure, success, fulfillment, etc, but always delivers unwanted consequences. That's why it will never last forever. By God's grace, those who harden their hearts will eventually come to understand the real nature of sin. When that happens, they will understand God's goodness and accept His gracious gift. And, as I said in my last note, God doesn't give up. Love never fails.
Second, Why spread the gospel if everyone gets saved anyway? The message of God’s redeeming love does much more than simply provide a fire insurance policy to keep people out of hell. As people find their place in God’s plan for their lives, they will experience reconciliation with God and with others. They will experience forgiveness of their sins. They will experience power to overcome sinful habits. And they will experience true purpose. The result is the greatest joy and true fulfillment. That’s why it’s called Good News! And those who’ve experienced it for themselves will want to tell others. Also, the traditional concept of hell is actually one of the greatest hindrances to spreading the faith. People find it very difficult to believe that an all-powerful, all-loving God would consign people to endless, conscious suffering because they’re not part of a special group, or because they’ve never responded positively to a message they’ve never heard. Endless suffering is not good news.
Third, is it true that once a person dies, there is no more choice to be saved? First of all, in the parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus, the Rich Man was not in Hell. The word translated as Hell in this passage is actually Hades. Jesus said the Rich Man was in Hades, and Scripture specifically says that Hades, as a place of punishment, does not last forever. Revelation 20:13 specifically says that Hades will one day give up the dead who are in it and will itself be cast into the lake of fire. The only verse that seems to limit God to this life is Hebrews 9:27, and that just says that people will face "judgment" after death. It doesn't indicate at all what that judgment is. It's also important to note that the parable was told before Jesus had risen from the dead. A great chasm separated the rich man from Lazarus. But there is nothing in the account that says that the chasm will always be there. Neither Abraham, nor the rich man, nor Lazarus could do anything to make it possible to go from one side of the chasm to the other. That was the purpose of Jesus’ death and resurrection. God bridged the chasm through Him.
May I encourage you to get a copy of my book, "Heaven's Doors . . . Wider Than You Ever Believed!" It addresses these questons and many, many more. It's written from a clearly Biblical and theologically conservative perspective, and it's not very expensive on Amazon. God bless.
@@GeorgeWSarris one more thing, people love to sin and do almost anything to avoid personal responsibility for their sins. If everyone will be saved, even after death, wouldn't that tempt people to wait on choosing Jesus, so as to indulge in their sin? Like some people abuse grace as a get out of jail free card to indulge in their sin? Why not send more, so that grace abounds more, sort of thinking? The prospect of judgment and separation for not choosing Jesus, is a powerful incentive to do what is right and choose life.
@@wheelmanjosh1982 Again, a good question. I'm not saying that Hell is not real, nor that people who go there will not suffer severely. Just because a criminal doesn't get the death penalty doesn't mean that he thinks jail is a wonderful thing! I'm saying that Hell is ultimately temporary, and that there is a positive purpose to Hell. People may choose to resist God's grace, but in reality, it only leads to more misery for them. Salvation is from death and slavery to the sinful nature, not just salvation from eternal conscious torment.
God's love is the most powerful force in the universe because it is the only power that accomplishes its purposes without coercion. A theologian I was corresponding with some time ago explained that concept wonderfully well: He said, "Divine love (precisely because it is divine) never stops, and it has its ways -- perhaps ways we don't understand -- to coax and persuade (not force) our always imperfect and sinful love to repentance and final transformation."
I hope this is helpful. God bless.
2Co 11:3 But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.2Co 11:4 For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.
2Co 11:13 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.2Co 11:14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.2Co 11:15 Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.
Act 20:29 For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.Act 20:30 Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.
Prophecy is sure to happen 100% sure! No ungodly person will be purified! Only the righteous people will be purified, and the ungodly people destroyed!
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Mat 26:56 But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.
Mar 14:27 And Jesus saith unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd ( JESUS )and the sheep ( DISCIPLES )shall be scattered.
Zec 13:7 Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd ( JESUS )and the sheep ( DISCIPLES )shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.Zec 13:8 And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off and die( ( THE UNGODLY PEOPLE ) the third shall be left therein ( THE RIGHTEOUS PEOPLE )Zec 13:9 And I will bring the third part through the fire ( THE RIGHTEOUS PEOPLE )and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them ( THE RIGHTEOUS PEOPLE )I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The LORD is my God.
Do you believe in a continuous everlasting burning hell . I am just curious what you believe?
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@@trevorrussell7001 There is no eternal fire, and there is no hell where Satan is burning people with a pitchfork! Satan only roams the earth seeking on who he may devour! 1 Peter 5:8, Peter gave a firm warning about Satan: “Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.”
I believe in the second death by fire and brimstone! There is no coming back from the second death because there is no third resurrection mentioned in all of scripture! Don't you know anything about the second death? There is a second type of death in Scripture that is different from spiritual death, and physical death we experience in this life. The second death this is known as eternal death. In the Book of Revelation we read.
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The one who has an ear, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who overcomes will not be hurt at all by the second death (Revelation 2:11).
Unless spiritual death is reversed in this life, the result will be eternal death. This is unending separation between God and all who reject Him. Believers are not affected by the second death.
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Blessed and holy are those who have part in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with Him for a thousand years (Revelation 20:6).
The final judgment, or the lake of fire, is the time when the second death occurs.
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Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death (Revelation 20:14).
The second death is reserved for unbelievers. Those who experience this death are all those whose names are not found written in the Book of Life.
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But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars - their place will be in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death (Revelation 21:8).
Eternal death, or the second death, is the ultimate form of separation. If a person dies in a state of spiritual death, they enter eternity separated from God. This is the second death. Once a person has experienced the "second death" there is no hope for them, it is irreversible. Physical death is the separation of the body from the spirit. Spiritual death, the way all of us are born, is the spiritual separation of each of us from God. Eternal death, or the second death, is the eternal separation of a person from God.
Luk 13:23 Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them,Luk 13:24 Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.
Luk 13:25 When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:Luk 13:26 Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.
Luk 13:27 But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.
Luk 13:28 There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.
Luk 13:29 And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.
Ok so you believe in annilation.....is that correct.
Very familiar with the scriptures. Most people quote scriptures but do not understand the context.
Also how do you understand the bible definition of wrath?.
Please explain as man's dictionary definition is not the biblical understanding.
Thanks
1Co 2:14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
You have 👀 but you can't see because you don't have spiritual eyes! Prophecy is sure to happen, you or no one can alter it! Only the righteous people will be purified, and the ungodly people destroyed. Please take these verses very seriously 🙏 because there will be very serious consequences.
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Dan 12:1 And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
Dan 12:2 And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
Dan 12:3 And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.
Dan 12:4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.
Dan 12:9 And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.
Dan 12:10 Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.
Dan 12:13 But go thou thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days.
Rom 2:5 But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;Rom 2:6 Who will render to every man according to his deeds:Rom 2:7 To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:Rom 2:8 But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,Rom 2:9 Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;Rom 2:10 But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:Rom 2:11 For there is no respect of persons with God.
Rom 2:12 For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law;Rom 2:13 For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.
Act 3:19 Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;Act 3:20 And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:Act 3:21 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.
Act 3:22 For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.
Act 3:23 And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.
Act 3:24 Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days.
Act 3:25 Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.
Act 3:26 Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.
1Th 5:1 But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.1Th 5:2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.1Th 5:3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.1Th 5:4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.1Th 5:5 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.1Th 5:6 Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.1Th 5:7 For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.1Th 5:8 But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.
God will overcome all sin and ALL will be reconciled back to him, or the condemnation of Adam in cursing the world is stronger than Christ's sacrifice in saving the world.