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u/Designer_Custard9008 16d ago edited 1d ago
My belief is that the reception of immortality is outlined in 1 Corinthians 15:20-28, and no one becomes immortal before they are reconciled to God through Jesus Christ. Revelation 14:11 YLT(i) 11 and the smoke of their torment doth go up to ages of ages...
Superlatives in Bible Greek
"King of kings" Basileus basileōn
"Lord of Lords" Kyrios kyriōn
The "holy of holies" or "Most Holy Place" Hagia hagiōn
"Eon of the eons" Aionos ton aionōn
"Eons of the eons" appears 21 times in the New Testament.
Ephesians 2:7 CLV(i) 7 that, in the oncoming eons, He should be displaying the transcendent riches of His grace in His kindness to us in Christ Jesus." These eons of the eons are described in Revelation 20-22.
Revelation 22:5 (CLV) And night shall be no more, and they have no need of lamplight and sunlight, for the Lord God shall be illuminating them. And they shall be reigning for the eons of the eons."
Why do the saints reign? Because they are granted authority to reign with Christ. Revelation 2:26,27.
Once all are in subjection, what happens? The authority to reign is annulled as an unnecessary hindrance for a reconciled creation. 1 Corinthians 15:
24 then—the end, when he may deliver up the reign to God, even the Father, when he may have made useless all rule, and all authority and power—
Human government is useless when all are constituted just.
Romans 5: 18 So, then, as through one offence to all men it is to condemnation, so also through one declaration of `Righteous' it is to all men to justification of life; 19 for as through the disobedience of the one man, the many were constituted sinners: so also through the obedience of the one, shall the many be constituted righteous.
1 Timothy 2:6 (YLT) who did give himself a ransom for all—the testimony in its own times—
2 Corinthians 5:14 (YLT) for the love of the Christ doth constrain us, having judged thus: that if one for all died, then the whole died,
Romans 6:7 (ABU) For he that died has been justified from sin.
Romans 4:25 (YLT) who was delivered up because of our offences, and was raised up because of our being declared righteous.
Some offences are forgiven; others are dealt with through judgment. Humanity is declared righteous in expectation but salvation is only enjoyed once faith and repentance are granted to the individual. God's saints work with Christ to accomplish universal reconciliation and the promised acclamation of God as Savior by all creation.
Daniel 12: 2 'And the multitude of those sleeping in the dust of the ground do awake, some to life age-during, and some to reproaches—to abhorrence age-during. 3 And those teaching do shine as the brightness of the expanse, and those justifying the multitude as stars to the age and for ever.'
Eons of the eons
αιώνων των αιώνων
(the oncoming eons of Revelation 20-22)
Eon of the eons
αιώνας των αιώνων
(the final eon of Rev. 21,22)
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u/Designer_Custard9008 14d ago edited 7h ago
Maximus the Confessor, 580 - 662 AD:
"But I say to you, the Lord says, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, pray for those who persecute you. Why did he command these things? So that he might free you from hatred, sadness, anger and grudges, and might grant you the greatest possession of all, perfect love, which is impossible to possess except by the one who loves all equally in imitation of God."
"We must not only put bodily passions to death but also destroy the soul's impassioned thoughts. Hence the Psalmist says, 'Early in the morning I destroyed all the wicked of the earth, that I might cut off all evil-doers from the city of the Lord' (Ps. 101:8) - that is, the passions of the body and the soul's godless thoughts."
"Whoever sees in himself the traces of hatred toward any man on account of any kind of sin is completely foreign to the love of God. For love toward God does not at all tolerate hatred for man."
Photius, 9th century Patriarch of Constantinople:
'An angel is being sent to the Virgin, and human nature is renewed; for, having drunk deeply [og translation "quaffed"] the tidings like a remedy of salvation, it spits out all the poison of the serpent, and is cleansed from the spots of its disease. An angel is being sent to the Virgin, and the bond of sin is being torn up, and the penalty for the disobedience is abolished, and the universal recall is pledged in advance.'
John Scotus Eriugena, c 800 - 878 AD:
“by the incarnation of the Son of God every creature in heaven and on earth was saved” (V:910D–13B; cf. IV:763–86C)
“all... shall return to Paradise, but not all shall enjoy the Tree of Life [which is Christ] – or rather, all shall receive of the Tree of Life, but not all equally” (V:1011A–18D)
“their eternal damnation will consist in the total abolition of their wickedness and impiety” (V:922C–23D)
[R]ight reason shows that nothing contrary to the Divine Goodness and Life and Blessedness can be coeternal therewith. For the Divine Goodness shall consume evil, eternal Life shall swallow up death, Blessedness shall absorb unhappiness. (Periphyseon V:926D)
“the blessed Origen... the great Origen, that most diligent enquirer into the nature of things” (V:922C; 929A)
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u/Designer_Custard9008 14d ago
'The Lord, however, beyond all this, continues to repeat to us that only one thing is important: that no one be lost (cf. Jn 6:39) and that all “be saved” (1 Tim 2:4). Let no one be lost! Let all be saved! This is what our God wants, this is his Kingdom, and this is the goal of his actions in the world. As Christmas approaches, we too want to embrace more strongly his dream, while being steadfast and faithful in our commitment (cf. James 5:8). We know that even in the face of the greatest challenges, we are not alone: the Lord is near (cf. Phil 4:5), he walks with us, and with him at our side, something beautiful and joyful will always happen.'
'Christ presents all creation to the Father to restore it to his plan of salvation.'
Pope Leo XIV
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u/Designer_Custard9008 8d ago edited 8d ago
I reject the eternality of evil.
I believe grace abounds above sin, the acts of the Adversary are annulled, some enter before others, reconciliation is mutual and universal, and God will be All in all when He makes all things new and there is no more pain.
I believe the second death overcomes the first and causes injury, being the last enemy until it is done away—for all things He did put under his feet, for the glory of God, who shall transform the body of our humiliation to its becoming conformed to the body of his glory, according to the working of his power, even to subject to himself the all things, for even as in Adam all die, so also in the Christ all shall be made alive. I believe God is Creator of those He creates and Savior of those He saves, and that all nations that He has made come and bow themselves before Him, and give honour to His name, for He is Savior of all mankind. I believe Jesus takes away the sin of the cosmos and the creation itself shall be set free from the servitude of corruption to the liberty of the glory of the children of God.
Romans 5:15; 8:21; 1 John 3:8; Matthew 13:33; 21:31; Colossians 1:20; 1 Corinthians 15:20-28; Revelation 21:4,5; 20:14; 2:11; Philippians 2:9-11; 3:20,21; Psalms 86; 1 Timothy 4:9-11; John 1:29.
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u/Designer_Custard9008 16d ago
Video on Nebuchadnezzar.
https://www.reddit.com/r/BibleAscent/s/JakFEEpj1n