"Come now let us reason together, saith the Lord."
Isa.1:18


Why is it that so many Christian leader resist and wrestle with solid
scriptural evidences and truths of the ultimate salvation and reconciliation
of ALL THINGS.? Is it because only a minority of theologians now support
this view? Does not history show that a majority of them did hold this view
for the first four centuries after Christ? Do they resist out of the fear of
man and certain reprisal from his religious establishment? Is it fear
because of glaring error in counterfeits of this glorious truth? Is it a case
of blind leading the blind in teaching and tradition? Is it simple lack of
faith? Is it the inability for whatever -reason, to see much beyond the letter
of the word--beyond translation inconsistencies? Maybe? But beyond
this, is there not a simple yet profound basic answer?

Has not Satan been totally defeated by Christ at Calvary? Has not his
relegated chain of sinful power over all of god's earthly creation been
broken? Does not the devil know this and therefore is now propagating a
deceptive lie that he himself still has, and always will have, tormenting
power over men's souls, even to hold them captive to his will forever
more? Is he not fighting a losing battle, fighting hard to blind even
dedicated Christians from seeing that the stronghold of his deceptive
power over mankind is broken? Is he not, [but yet only in God's
purposeful omniscient and providential allowance], still pridefully through
man, seeking to exalt his consigned power and will above the Almighty's,
knowing his time is short? Does the holy word not show he is ordained to
prevail for a season only? Is not the Holy Spirit, line upon line, beginning
to expose this lie by bringing forth a greater light of truth, and shall not the
truth prevail to the uttermost in God's timing to set all the captives free?

How can we read that--of Him, and through Him, and to Him, are ALL
THINGS and then in our restricting doctrine believe and teach only SOME
THINGS? Why do sincere men continue to believe contrary to God's word,
that He is the Saviour of only SOME men, who will have only SOME men to
be save and come to the knowledge of the truth? Why do so many find
their hearts so slow to believe God at His word but quick to believe the
flesh and the devil?

Was the potential knowledge of evil placed in the very midst of Eden by
God or by Satan? Was the curse of the original fall placed there by God or
by Satan? If God Almighty and no other primarily has the authority to
allow the devil the limited freedom of first roaming the garden of Eden and
then the earth seemingly as he will, [and he has the same extent of freedom
in the mind of man], is God Himself then not the one ultimately responsible
to somehow negate all the negative effect? Has He not promised He
would? Is He not now in the merciful process of carrying this out through
the unconditional gift of grace by faith from the Lord Jesus Christ?

Is not the purpose of evil ever working in a divinely controlled order toward
an ultimate goal of good? Are not all things working together for the good
of those who love the Lord? Is God in any way able to be limited or
hindered? does not our sovereign and omnipotent creator merely use
opposition to His revealed will to mysteriously work out His blessed
hidden intentions? Were we not created and purposed to experience and
taste of evil spirit so we could of ourselves come to know and truthfully
appreciate by experience---that opposite holy Spirit which is righteous and
godly? Could we truly appreciate holiness or even attain to it, without
despising profanity?

If the purpose and existence of evil was eternal, never ending, would that
not defeat the ultimate purpose of its own creation and existence allowed
and permitted of the creator? Would it not also defeat for the most part,
the very purpose of Christ's existence? Were the creation ever damned to
the evils of eternal torment or punishment, would not God because of His
eternal nature of mercy and love, suffer Himself in eternal grief for the
creatures in the world that he so much loved? Or does He stop loving
them when they live their lives without ever accepting Him---turning them
over to eternal grief? If God created an eternal hell, was it included the
works which He pronounced "very good?"

If God is the efficient cause of all that is...then did He not somehow play a
part in the authoring of evil and sin? And if He is, how can it be morally
right for Him to condemn man to an endless hell or annihilation for doing
what He directly or indirectly, caused him to do? Does not His own
permissive will allow God to permit whatever He thinks fit to permit or to
hinder or totally restrain? In whatever He permits, does He also not
regulate, and sooner or later use it to bring about glorious and wise
purposes and results of His own choosing?

If God was truly manifest in Christ to destroy the works of the devil, and yet
most souls are to be held captive in the power of sin and death forever or
be annihilated as even the world suggests, will not Satan have succeeded
in ultimately destroying or rendering futile most of the works and goals of
God Almighty? How could God be all in all if any less than all remained
outside of Him and apart from Him in death? How could death in any form
remain if the life and love of God were in all, and all were in life? Does not
the scripture say that the last enemy even death will be swallowed up and
destroyed? Is not the devils power present in all sin and death that holds
humanity captive to his will? Will not the devil and all his works be totally
destroyed leaving God to be all in all?

If God Almighty truly is all powerful, and unregenerate man has no power
of himself to save himself except God draw him and convince him of his
need for a Saviour, how is it their loving Creator will apparently not
exercise His power in, and for them all? Where are His bowels of mercy
and compassion when He sees all of His helpless creation in need of His
gift of love? Can God truly love and not apply this, His own nature, in truth
and also in deed? Is His love in word only and not in power of action or
deed? Does love omit? Will it come to be forever frustrated? Or shall
every man be given life in God's own divine order? How else shall the
grace that brings salvation appear to every man? How else shall he see the
travail of His soul and be satisfied? Does not the scripture say that God
opens His hand to satisfy the desires of every living thing?

Who is, and always shall be supreme, in or over all things? God, Satan, or
man? Is the strength and power of God to be limited or nullified by either
man or Satan's will power, apart from the will of God? Can God's hand be
shortened that He is unable to save or that He will not save? Can man
frustrate God? If he doesn't save all would not God be eternally
frustrated? If we had sufficient power would we not deliver all men from
their sin?

Is it in God's creative and redemptive plan, His final will and purpose, His
intents, or the ultimate scope of His decrees, that any should be lost for
eternity? How can the will of God prevail in His all encompassing and
positive decrees if physical death fixes the eternal condition of all men?
How could ALL Israel be saved if this be so? How could ALL men be
drawn unto Christ? How could all the creation, the created universe, be
delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the
children of God? How could every knee bow and every knee willingly
confess to God's glorious liberation? Does the Holy Ghost use
unnecessary force?

Does God require any carnal assistance from man to fulfill His final
redemptive and restorative purposes? Shall not the progressive, ever
increasing accumulative process of His determined will, bring about
according to the immutability of His written and spoken word, the ultimate
fulfilled goals of all His purposes? Do you really think anything is too hard
for God? Is our eternal God not righteous? Does the scripture not say that
the desire of the righteous shall be granted?

What is God's ultimate purpose in love, in righteousness, in justice? Is it
to punish men forever? Or perhaps merely to negate man's existence,
hence His own creation in planned oblivion? Shall God forever allow the
rebellion and resistance of man to nullify His glorious all-encompassing
objectives? What real total victory would Christ's death accomplish if He
was not also going to personally give His life to all the individuals for
whom He died. Why die for all foreknowing only a few would find life?
Does God suffer for lack of foresight? If man has any influence in His own
destiny, why did Jesus die? Is eternal torment and misery or ultimate
annihilation to be the good tidings of great joy that the scripture says shall
be to all people? Does the belief of eternal punishment cause the believer
to rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory? Can a belief that is any
thing short of universal salvation, fill the soul with peace and joy?

Since Christ died and rose again for all becoming a propitiation for the sins
of the whole world, and as it be in the fullness of truth that no one can
really resist His saving power, what is to prevent all from receiving
salvation thus fulfilling His determined and decreed will of salvation for
all? Shall not God perform the ultimate intents of His heart? Who can
forever resist or change His will? Who are we that we can effectively argue
against God? If God declares the end from the beginning, can the ultimate
destiny of mankind be contrary to His will? If the PROVISION of the
atonement is UNLIMITED, will not its APPLICATION and APPROPRIATION
be also? If Christ died for the sins of all men and has paid the penalty for
all their sin, how is it that men will continue to be punished for their sins
forever and ever?

Does salvation rest in man's abilities or power, or in God's? Shall not He
draw all men to Himself or is it that men do draw Him to themselves? Is
God a man that He is ever limited in any way to His mighty acts? Is God
responsible only for the resurrection, and man responsible to put it into
effect? Did God only go half way to rescue man? Wouldn't that ensure
failure of much of His will?

Is salvation based on our acts or on God's acts? Our works or his works?
Our ways or His ways? Our choosing or His choosing? Is it based on
human desire or divine desire? Our will or His will? On Human faith or a
gift of faith that must come from the faithfulness of Christ and the Father
Himself? Is it based on our thoughts or His thoughts? Our, life or the life
Christ lived for us?

Is man's salvation predestined or self-destined? Is it predetermined and
decided by God or is self determined and decided by man? Is it self
ordained or is it God ordained? Is it self willed or God willed? Are we
chosen and accepted of God or do we choose and accept of ourselves?
Does the clay form the potter or the Potter the clay? Is God dependent
upon man, or is man dependent upon God? Is grace dependent on man's
actions or man's action dependent of God's grace? Who can resist His
will? Who can know it until He reveal it? Who is like unto our God?

If God's choice of mankind in salvation is determined by mankind's choice
of Him, then wouldn't we be the initiator and He the responder? Would not
this contradict scripture and be inconsistent both with the sovereignty of
God and with the naure of grace? Is not the response which men are
required to express the RESULT of God's saving work, and not the CAUSE
of it?

If God is dependent upon man in any way, then would this not negate and
deny the right of God to choose as he will? Does not the type of free will
teaching that leads to an eternal hell conclusion, deny this basic right of
God to chose as He will? Do you really think man has the power to deny
the right of God to choose as He wills and pleases? And do we really think
that man always has the power to choose as he really wills? Is man really
any freer to carry out his own will than is Satan? Is Satan not totally
subservient to God? If even the devil's will power is stronger and more
influential than man's how much more powerful and directive is the
working will of God in authoritative sovereignty over both man and Satan?
Can our perfect God have a fallible corruptible or will or faulty will which is
in anyway way subject to failure? If under any circumstances, God wills or
even directs mans soul to an eternal hell, how does he really differ from
Satan?

If God wills all men to be saved and is rendered impotent to carry out to
perfect completion the desire of His will; and if man prevails in his
rebellious will desiring not to be saved, is this not giving omnipotence and
sovereignty to man rather than to the Almighty? Is it not actually
deification of man and dethronement of God forever? God would hardly be
considered mighty, much less Almighty, would He not? Is not a doctrine
that renders the Lord as being less than totally fruitful and short of total
success and perfection in all that He wills, a doctrine that is nigh unto
blasphemy?

If personal salvation were left up to man to decide or accept and this was
determined solely according to the choosing of his own free will, would it
not be hypothetically possible for none to accept? Is there even one iota of
that which man calls chance in the power of grace? If the choice of
salvation or rejection of it, was left to man himself, would this not then in
fact be salvation by chance? Do we serve a God of chance? Do men
discover and accept their personal salvation by chance or by grace?
Which is most scriptural? Would God leave his decreed will and promises
up to chance? Would He leave such an essential thing in His plan as
salvation up to mere chance?

If salvation is totally by grace without man's works, why do men continue
to believe and teach that it is ultimately left up to us to accept or reject
Christ; that He gives us a chance? Is salvation really dependent or
conditional upon the chancery working of man's will power? Is it God's
will to only give man a chance to be saved? Can the Almighty's unlimited
loving and determining will be negated in any way by man's limited,
alienated human will? Man can change His own will and God can change
man's will but can man change God's will, for who can hinder it? If God
wills all men to be saved, can we correctly and safely infer that most will be
damned? If the scripture said that God will have all men to be damned,
could we safely infer that most will be saved?

If salvation is totally by grace and if as some believe, God only elected and
foreknew some men, and God predestined that same some to be saved and
serve Him and the rest of mankind to perish, then why did He bother dying
and making provision for all of mankind? Would it not for the most part
have been in vain? Did He create anyone or anything in vain? What about
the millions apart from Israel in Old Test. and even New Test. times that
were never presented the true plan of salvation or even heard the true
gospel? Must these suffer forever in hell because of their apparent
unfortunate circumstance? Can Jesus be the Saviour of all and the
Saviour of the world if all the world is not ultimately to be saved by Him?
Are not the tender mercies of the eternal Lord over all His works. Does this
attribute change or cease?

Would our all seeing, all knowing God in His marvelous foreknowledge,
create mankind in vain, knowing full well he would ultimately have to
punish them or destroy them, either in eternal hellfire or in fruitless
annihilation? Why would He bother creating individuals in the first place if
He foresaw that their end was to be worse...or at least no better than before
their creation? Does not God punish us for our profit that we might be
partakers of His holiness? Would endless punishment be for anyone's
profit? Is it God's plan that mankind as a whole continue in regression, or
is His plan that the creation be set free from the regressive bondage of
corruption into the glorious and mature liberty of His life that will have
developed in God's firstfruit sons?

If it is God's perfect will that all be saved, why would He only predestinate
a comparative few to salvation and the rest to an eternal hell or a total
destruction in oblivion? Would not God Himself then be working eternally
against His own determined will and purpose? Would not many of His holy
attributes including His omnipotence, be compromised? Could He who is
perfect in all His ways and works, settle for anything less than fulfillment
and perfection in His own works? Is the work of the holy spirit not geared
to saving all men? Can the perfect One's perfect work somehow fail in its
objectives? Will God prove to be a failure? Will His works be found
wanting and unfulfilled? Can Love fail? Will the Lord cast off forever?

If God's perfect will is that all men be saved, why would He created all men
with a free will so powerful that it could resist His own will forever? Can
the Almighty ever, in any way or at any time, be a victim to the will of His
own creation? Is He to be a victim to the will and the workings of the curse
which he Himself instituted and purposely upholds for the time being? Is
the ever present power of God's will in salvation limited in its action to the
realm of mere hoping or wishing? Is God limited to just wishing or hoping
men will accept him? Is His rescue operation contingent in waiting upon
man to call for a lifeboat? Who is it the Bible teaches is helpless? Is it
God or is it man? If God would save all men, but cannot, does not this
negate His infinite power? If God desires to save them, but will not, does
this not negate His infinite goodness?

Would God require us to pray in faith for all men unless He actually intends
to save them all? Does not God's word say..that when we ask Him
anything according to His will, He will grant the petition desired? Is it not
His will to save all men? When we pray that he will do just that according
to His will, should we not believe Him? Are we not to pray in faith and not
to doubt? Do you really think God won't do it, can't do it or wills not to do
it? Maybe some don't believe Him, can't believe Him or think He is a liar?
If you believe endless torment to be true, why should you desire and even
pray that it may prove false?

If God's word is true that He wills all to be saved and that he will sooner or
later grant the petitions of our desire.....why is it then that when we ask
sincerely in prayer for Him to save our loved ones...or any or even all men
for that matter...why do we often see our loved ones and most all other
men dying still as unconverted sinners? Is carnal man's limited knowledge
of grace and death to make the promises of god's word of none effect? Is
God slack concerning His promises? Is He unreliable or untrustworthy?
Would He lie about such an important thing? Would He ever be found as a
liar? Why do men believe so strongly that the mere death of the physical
body hinders forever the salvation of an unregenerated soul? Does not
God begin in saving the spiritual makeup of man rather than the physical
body? What's to prevent Him from beginning a work in the spirit after
death? Does he only have power over all flesh and not over all soul and
spirit? Is there anything to hard or to late for Him to accomplish?

Can man hinder God in any way in subduing all things unto Himself? Why
do so many insist that He is only going to subdue some things and that
even some of these will not be subdued unto Himself? Is He unwilling or
even unable to subdue all things? Can things come into a divine
subjection unto Himself, unto love, apart from a remedial change? Who
initiates that change, man or God? Who carries it out, man or God? Shall
not every knee bow and every tongue confess that He is Lord? Shall this
be attributed to the glory of God or to the glory of man? Who can confess
that He is Lord, except they confess by the Holy Ghost? If this was to be a
forced confession, how would that give God glory; how would it be to the
glory of God the Father? Would the vast majority of mankind writhing in
hell forever bring glory to God?

Why does God command us to love our enemies, if it is His own purpose to
punish and torture His enemies in eternity, whether they have heard the
gospel or not? Is God a hypocrite? Shall not all His enemies eventually
submit themselves unto Him through the greatness of His power of love
and salvation? Is not the carnal mind of all men the enemy of God? Has
He not a sure fire plan to rectify this? Or does He leave it up to the
unregenerate carnal mind to remedy it as if it could? If we are commanded
to overcome evil with good, may we not expect God to do same? Is the
idea of eternal punishment compatible with this? If the goodness of God
leads to repentance, why do we teach eternal torment to sinners? If there
are those who shall be tormented forever with fire and brimstone in the
presence of the Lamb and His holy angels, does this mean that the Lamb
and his angels are in their hell also?

If the Father gave Christ to die for all men and it is the Father's will that He
lose none? Why do men insist that He will lose most? Though He
chooses to lose none, would not the view of everlasting torment
mean--that at the end or consummation of the working of God's sovereign
purpose for good by His age abiding Spirit, the vast majority of His creation
will then be further from perfection than at the beginning of man's creation
before the fall? Is God not trustworthy to complete all the work He began?
Did not Jesus promise that He would draw all men unto Himself? Is God
any better than the sinner if His love is granted only to those who love
Him? And if he does good to only those that do good to him, do not even
sinners do that? Are not all men sinners? Is the wisdom that comes from
above based in wisdom that is full of mercy and good fruits without
partiality, or with partiality?

Is the power of natural life or death really any more in the power of men's
hands than is the sure power of spiritual life or death? Is man personally
responsible, or has he any control or say in the condemnation that comes
upon all men in conception and natural birth? If not, then how can he be
held responsible to bring the free gift of life upon himself in spiritual
rebirth? Can men ask or order the spirit when to come or where to go
concerning initial rebirth? Does he have any more control over it than he
does the wind?

If the Lord originally appointed all men to spiritually die, would He not be
less than just and righteous--and even obligated, if He did not eventually
appoint and grant them all personal impartation of the Spirit of life? If you
think that it was all the woman's fault, why should the rest of humanity be
eternally doomed for someone else's mistake? stating He made provision
for all to live means nothing, because do not most agree that we can do
nothing of ourselves to effect our salvation--except the Holy spirit
personally invites each individual and reveals Christ's gift unto them?

Where can we find any form of true love, long-suffering or justice if
mankind is going to suffer billions of ages of torment for every act of sin
and every evil word or thought expressed during his mere twenty, forty or
eighty odd years on earth, Where are these things even though man
himself made no choice to come into this evil world, nor can he flee his
captivity of temptation and passions unless he be called and chosen of
God out of this death? Does He deserve eternal torment for not accepting a
God whom He cannot see, nor hear nor touch and consequently cannot
believe. Does this vindicate God's justice, His equity, His mercy, His
compassion, His love, His holiness. His righteousness, His repentance
etc.?

Is not the doctrine and spirit of eternal damnation, a condemnation?
Whereas, on the other hand, is not the nature and purpose of Christ to take
men out of whatever hell they may be in rather than to cast them in or leave
them in that state for evermore? If he can deliver even the most wicked
souls from the lowest hell on earth, is it any more difficult for Him to
deliver souls from death and hell under the earth? Does he have any
pleasure in the death of the wicked?

Is death to continue eternally as in eternal hellfire? Is life to cease eternally
as in annihilation? Or is death the very last enemy that is to be destroyed
as in reconciliation? If the actual power of sin and death is destroyed and
done away with, what is left to separate man from God? Is not the Old
Test. law a perfect type and shadow? Is death stronger than divine life? Is
lust stronger than love? Is sin stronger than the righteousness of grace?
What other thing than life could be left after death, if it ends in a
resurrection at the end of the millennium and thereafter a second death
begins? Is fire necessarily punitive or evil in all applications?

Does God indeed lock up all men in the stubbornness of death that He
might damn them forever? Or does he lock them up that he should be
merciful unto them all? Can not He who locked as He willed also unlock as
the wills? He who hardens, does He not also soften? Is it not God alone
that can initiate and then accomplish a change in these locked up
rebellious hearts? Or can they do it apart from His divine convicting and
cleansing action of grace?

If it is God's will for man to forgive seventy times seven, how is it that God
would forever hold unforgiveness from mankind? Did not even Jesus
Himself pray in the Father's will--Father, forgive them for they know not
what they do---in refusing to accept Him as their Saviour Messiah, or in
crucifying Him? Does not God obey His own edicts? Is He not bound to
the fulfilling of His word?

If vindictiveness, retaliation, vengeance and punishing sentence of
judgment lie in the heart of God forever, or even at all, why is it He has
purposed to purge and burn all such things out of the hearts of His own
creation? If God loves the sinner but hates the sin, does it not make more
sense that His plan would be to ultimately judge and destroy the sin rather
than the sinner? Would He punish them more than would be necessary for
their own good? Are not all men the object of His love and not His wrath?

Is it not always the purpose of God's fire to cause judgment upon sin and
to burn up that which causes it? Or is it God's loving purpose to destroy
the unfortunate vessel that is empowered and overpowered by the
overwhelming unseen forces of sin and evil that are inherently at work in
him? Is man to be judged forever because of imputed unrighteousness
which God himself put upon him in Adam's transgression? If the Creator
knew man could resist His love forever, why did He even create man with
His capacity to love? Does that initial form of God's saving love begin with
an act of God's will or an act of man's will? In other words, does it
originate from God or does it originate from man himself?

Who determines the fulfillment and the timing of all prophecy as recorded
in scripture? God or men? Who determines the final outcome of ALL
things? God or men? In whose hands is the ultimate destiny of the soul of
every living creature? God's or men's? Is love, or is torment, the
fulfillment of the law? Can they fulfill the law of love who are rendered
eternally miserable?

In whose words and ideas have you been trusting? God's or men's? Are
not the correct answers to the foregoing questions to be found in the
overall revelation of the holy Bible.? Surely, "the heart of the righteous
studieth to answer."Prv.15:28.

Sensible, reconcilable answers to these questions can not be found in the
traditional church belief of eternal hell, nor are they to be found in the
belief of a determined annihilation. But, they can be answered
satisfactorily in the glorious God honouring truths of Christian
universalism and ultimate universal reconciliation.

ALL or SOME?


Why is it that although we find the words "ALL" and "EVERY" in many
unqualified passages of scripture, man in his carnal reasoning and
ungodly doubts, continues to try to limit and qualify God's beautiful truths
contained in the outline for the total plan of creation, redemption and
restoration by His amazing grace? We hear and read a lot of "ifs" and
"buts" in secular writings, which God did not add. These are but vain
attempts trying to limit, restrict, restrain, or modify plain statements and
principles in the Bible that do not in their pure, unqualified and
unadulterated forms, fit the preconceived ideas, molds and traditions of
men.

We list here for a comparative study, some scripture often presented in a
qualified and confined sense--to show how far from the fullness of truth
and how completely out of harmony to the total of God's written word...is
the belief of "eternal torment." We sincerely ask the proponents of this
belief to consider the following questions. Even though the scriptures
clearly say otherwise, WHY DO MEN DOGMATICALLY BELIEVE AND
INSIST IT TO BE TRUE THAT....

"God worketh [only SOME, not] ALL things after...His own will"? Eph.1:11;
Isa.46:10,11.

"Of Him, and through Him, and to Him are [only SOME, not] ALL things"?
Ro.11:36.

"God should taste death for [only SOME, not] EVERY man. For it became
Him for whom are [only SOME, not] ALL things, and by whom are [only
SOME, not] ALL things"? Heb.2:10.

"[only SOME, not ] ALL things are of God"? 2Cor.5:18; 1Cor.8:6.

"He might fill [only SOME, not] ALL things"? Eph.4:10.

"He is the Lord of [only SOME, not] ALL"? Ac.10:38.

"It is the same God which worketh [only some, not] ALL in [only SOME,
not] ALL"? 1Cor.12:6; Eph.1:23.

"[only SOME, not] "ALL things were created ...FOR HIM...that in [only
SOME, not] ALL things He might have the preeminence.....and having made
peace through the blood of His cross, by Him to reconcile [only SOME, not]
ALL things unto Himself...things in earth or things in heaven"? Col.1:16-20.

"In the dispensation of the fullness of times, he might gather together in
one [only SOME, not] ALL things in Christ...in heaven...on earth"?
Eph.1:10.

"And [only SOME,not] EVERY creature which is in heaven, and on the earth
and under the earth...and all that are in them, heard I saying, blessing and
honor...be unto Him"? Rev.5:13.

"Thou hast created [only SOME, not] ALL things...FOR THY PLEASURE"?
Rev.4:11.

"It is written, as I live saith the Lord, [only SOME, not] EVERY knee shall
bow to me, and [only SOME, not] EVERY tongue shall confess to God. So
then [only SOME, not] EVERY one of us shall give account of himself to
God." Ro.14:11,12; Isa.45:23.

"At the name of Jesus [only some, not] EVERY knee should bow of things
in heaven and things in earth, and things under the earth; and that [only
SOME, not] EVERY tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the
glory of the Father."? Phil.2:11.

"God in [only SOME, not] ALL things may be glorified."? 1Ptr.4:11.

"The glory of the Lord should be revealed and [only some, not] ALL flesh
shall see it together."? Isa.40:5.

"As in Adam ALL die, even so in Christ shall [only SOME, not] ALL be made
alive. But [only SOME, not] EVERY man....He must reign till He hath put
[only SOME, not] ALL enemies under His feet...And when [only SOME, not]
ALL things shall be subdued unto Him, then shall the Son...be subject unto
Him that put [only SOME, not] ALL things under Him, that God may be ALL
in [only SOME, not] ALL"? 1Cor.15:22-28.

"God hath concluded them [only SOME, not] ALL in unbelief that He might
have mercy upon [only SOME, not] ALL"? Ro.11:32; 5:18,19.

"By the offense of one, judgment came upon [only SOME, not] ALL men
unto condemnation; even so by the righteousness of One, the fee gift
comes upon [only SOME, not] ALL men unto justification of life.?
Ro.5:18,19.

"I, if I be lifted up...will draw [only SOME, not] ALL men unto me"?Jn.12:32.

"Unto thee shall [only SOME, not] ALL flesh come"? Psa.65:2.

"God quickeneth {only SOME, not] ALL things" (1Tim.6:13) and he will
have [only SOME, not ] ALL men to be saved and come unto...the
truth?"1Tim.2:4.

[only SOME, not] "ALL Israel shall be saved (Ro.11:26) and that He is "the
living God, who is the Saviour of [only SOME, not] ALL men, specially of
those that believe"?1Tim.4:10.

[only SOME, not] "ALL men through Him might believe" (Jn.1:7) for He is
"the true light which lighteth [only SOME, not] EVERY man that cometh
into the world?" Jn.1:9.

"They may [only SOME, not] ALL call upon the name of the Lord.?"Zep.3:9.

[only SOME, not] "ALL men should come to repentance" (Ac.17:30;
2Ptr.3:9) even though "He gave Himself a ransom for ALL to be testified in
due time"? 1Tim.2:6.

"They shall [only SOME, not] ALL know me from the least to the greatest of
them?" Jer.31:34; Heb.8:11.

"If we let Him thus alone, [only SOME, not] ALL men will believe on
Him"?Jn.11:48.

[only SOME, not] "ALL that are in the graves shall hear His voice, and come
forth"? Jn.5:28,29.

[only SOME, not] "ALL His works shall praise Him"? (Psa.145:9,10). [only
SOME, not] ALL the people"? Psa.67:3,5; 86:9.

[only SOME,not] "ALL dominions shall serve and obey Him" (Dan.7:27) and
"that [only SOME, not] ALL people, nations and languages, should serve
Him"? Dan.7:14; Rev.15:4.

"In thy seed shall [only SOME, not] ALL the kindreds of the earth be
blessed"? Ac.3:25; Gen.12:3.

[only SOME, not] "EVERY valley shall be filled, and [only SOME, not]
EVERY mountain shall be brought low...and [only SOME,not] ALL flesh
shall see the salvation of God."? Lk.3:6; Isa.25:6-8.

"Great joy...shall be to [only SOME, not] ALL people"? Lk.2:10.

"The lord hath made [only some, not] ALL things for Himself" (Prv.16:4)
and He will "make [only SOME, not] ALL things new"? Rev.21:5.

"He shall send Jesus...whom the heaven must receive until the times of
restitution of [only SOME, not] ALL THINGS"? Ac.3:21.

"He setteth an end to darkness and searcheth out [only SOME, not] ALL
perfection"? Jb.28:3.

"He is able to subdue [only SOME, not] ALL things unto Himself."?
Phil.3:21.

[only SOME, not] "ALL promises of God...are yea...and amen."? 2Cor.1:20;
Psa.111:7.

"In this mountain shall the Lord of hosts make unto [only SOME, not] ALL
people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees...well refined. And
He will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over [only
SOME, not] ALL the people, and the veil that is spread over [only SOME,
not] ALL nations. HE WILL SWALLOW UP DEATH IN VICTORY; and the
Lord God will wipe away tears from off [only SOME, not] ALL faces; and
the rebuke of His people shall He take away from off [only SOME, not] all
the earth: for the Lord hath spoken it" Isa.25:6-8.

"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."
Eph.1:9,10 [Weymouth].
Ro.8:19

"But now we see NOT YET ALL THINGS PUT UNDER HIM"? Heb.2:8.A

Divine Omnipotent Will


"There are two major doctrinal hinderances in the Bible which prevent a lot
of Christians from seeing and believing the true doctrine of universal
salvation and the restitution of all things through Jesus Christ. One is the
doctrine of "eternal hellfire" or "everlasting punishment" which comes
about mainly from mistranslating and misinterpreting several original
Hebrew and Greek key words into English as well as other languages. The
other is the misconception that "the will of man" is an absolute will unto
itself. It is this latter aspect that we will touch on here. Sadly, we find
prominent today, many man made doctrines of salvation's grace, implying
in essence, that much of God's redemptive, creative, and directive activities
in the national and personal affairs of men, is to be perpetually restricted,
limited and nullified by something which is claimed can remain entirely
independent and forever resist Him. The something we speak of is the
relegated power of man's self will.

It is often taught that man has the sovereign capability in his own freedom
of choice...of remaining forever opposed to the Creator's desired will and
purpose in man's ultimate destiny. If this be true, then God is rendered a
helpless, sovereignless, and powerless being...a hapless victim of His own
creation of self-willed creatures. One would have to conclude the Creator
lacked something "upstairs", so to speak, in creating beings that would of
their own power be able to destroy His ultimate purposes for them. Either
that, or He somehow lacked knowledge and foresight of things to come.
Human salvation would be relegated to human choice and thus to mere
chance. But truthfully and thankfully, the scriptures do not contain a hint
of any such things.

It is clearly evident that our Almighty God, not by accident, left ample
provision as well as certain conditions in His divine designation of man's
"free will" and environme....conditions which, in their divinely created and
controlled circumstances, led to the misuse of man's God given natural
will...thereby introducing sin, suffering and all other forms of evil and lack
of perfection into the world.

Looking at it from the Creator's point of view, such was the necessary and
foreknown price, primarily ordained of God to carry out His progressive
plans and purposes in the creation, redemption and restoration of all
things, thus divinely fulfilling the counsel of His own absolute sovereign
will. In accordance with the Creator's nature, this course of action would
both necessitate and involve the manifesting of His providential
omnipotence, omniscience, and omnipresence in love and in reconciliatory
judgment towards all men. Salvation in general, can be seen as a form of
divine apololgy, sovereignly being executed as an essential part of the
Lord's plan of the ages.

God does not compel mankind into submission to His will by any kind of
physical, non-moral use of force. In actuality, choices men make in
exercising their own will, are really brought about by the strongest
influences, inwardly or outwardly present in their lives. In His own timing
and in His own way the Holy Spirit does sovereignly initiate, allow, limit,
over-rule and control all forms of good and evil in the earth. The scriptures
are full of such examples. The Holy Spirit brings to bear on man's natural
reasoning and conscience, circumstances, considerations and sanction all
designed to lead man to a seemingly self-determined change of mind or
attitude or direction.

Thus it is, that man, unknown to himself, man is willingly and ever
increasingly brought into a closer more desired co-operation with his God.
This is all part of God's method for the overcoming and eventual removal
of sin and evil from the world. In all of this process, there can be only one
irresistible sovereign will which rules overall and has its unhindered way in
the universe. That will does not belong to man! Otherwise it would not be
sovereign. The Bible makes it abundantly clear that man is really no more
than clay in the hands of a Potter.

In all of this, we cannot help but stand in awe as He sovereignly gives us to
discover the greatness of His omnipotent love and power...a power of love
and holy will which He has determined to share with all of His creation. He
alone, is the Almighty in the sense of universal governing and controlling,
able in His glorious majesty to oversee and over-rule all in order to
accomplish all that He has ever willed, spoken and purposed to do. He is
the "only Potentate"...the source of absolute power. There is no power but
of God. He is absolutely omnipotent in all His works, including those
involving human salvation. This theme is found throughout the scriptures.
He is well able to do far more abundantly than we ask or think toward the
full realization of both His immediate and His ultimate redemptive and
restorative purposes.

Like unto creation itself, the entire future of the universe and its
consummation depends not on man at all, but on God alone. Universal
salvation depends on the power and reliability of God to carry out His
work. He who is the author and finisher of all salvation, shall also be the
omega of all that He in His own determined counsel began. His death and
His resurrection grace is not only sufficient for all but shall be effected for
all as well. Who are we to attempt to restrict or limit the power in the blood
shed for us all at Calvary? Who are we to limit the words and purposes of
the absolute unlimited One? Who are we that we think we can hinder and
even prevent His working of all things after the counsel of His own
infallible will?

God's presence has ever been omnipresent in creation. He was in the
beginning, He is in the now, and he forever will be in the future. He dwells
simultaneously both in time and eternity. The presence of His power is
everywhere so that no distance nor circumstantial barrier can separate us
entirely from Himself. No one suffers alone. Nothing can disconnect us
from the power of God acting according to His own hidden counsel on our
behalf. Fear not. No place, circumstance nor condition can find us or our
loved ones forever outside the reach of the Almighty's power of mercy and
love. His loving arms forever embrace the universe. He is ever aware of
our helplessness, our lacks and our greatest needs and is well able to meet
them. It is simply a matter of time which is as the blink of an eye in the
realm of eternity. His great love and charity, cannot fail to accomplish
every jot and tittle of its grand universal purpose for who can hinder Him
from fulfilling it?

We find also in the scriptures, a revelation of His divine omniscience of
which a major characteristic is His foreknowledge. This knowledge
includes foreseeing every decision of human will and choice. It is
reasonable that this attribute is compatible with human freedom, in that the
results or consequences of any human choice and action may still be
always conditioned or controlled by the unseen sovereign activities of
God...for the eventual accomplishment of His own determined purposes. A
part of that determined purpose is of course, to save and deliver all men
from the condemnation of sin and death through the eternal life that is
found centered in Christ and the cross.

From the beginning, even before the fall of mankind, God determined the
work of His grace centered in the cross of Christ to be the basis of ultimate
salvation for all mankind. This grace, wrapped in the atonement, is found
throughout the ages in a supernatural impartation and in an ordained
human acceptance and retention of the unsolicited, undefiled,
transcendent love and faith of God. It is this divine love for all of mankind
that finds its expression in the grace of God bringing with it the gift of
salvation. This salvation has already appeared and shall continue to shine
more and more unto that perfect day in His redemptive works toward all
mankind. The scriptures are clear that man has no working part in
originating, initiating, contributing, or apprehending this salvation for
himself. There is absolutely no aspect of His divine salvation in which man
may truthfully boast, for every aspect of it originates with God.

Now, in reference to man's free will and to the omniscience of God, we
must ask this important question. Would our omniscient all-wise God,
plan, initiate, or create any kind of potential force or power such as that of
an absolute human free will which would ultimately result in His own
eternal failure to carry out to His fullest pleasure--His own desired will in
every determined purpose? In other words, has God the potential or the
capacity to make mistakes? Is there anything in His perfect nature or
perfect work that can err or can fail? Has He Himself eternally hindered,
inadvertently or unintentionally relegated to defeat, His own plan for the
perfection of mankind? Did He unwisely in the beginning, give man an
absolute power of free selfwill which He in His very nature of omniscience,
would have know would forever nullify and make void the fulfillment of His
own will? Could an omniscient God be so unwise?

If any of this be so, then we are left with a God of weakness, a God of
negligence, remissness and even dereliction who lacks perfection, not only
in foresight but also in works. Consequently, the law of the Spirit of Life in
Christ Jesus would be found far from perfect in its inability and its failure
to convert man's soul. But, thanks be to the Lord, this is not the case. We
are not left in the dark about this nor are we left alone to the blackness of
an eternal death.

There is a basic way found revealed in the scriptures, by which God
exercises His sovereignty in relation to free will, moral evil and sin. His
sovereign will is fundamentally exercised through divine judgment or just
condemnation. If the wrong course of action [in the opinion of God] is
persisted in, it can be made to reveal or betray itself in its own hurtful and
unfruitful consequence to which it leads. Divine intervention makes a
show of it openly in all its vain meanings and results. Thus, evil leads to
its own judgment and eventual destruction, not only by God but also at the
bar of man's own reason and conscience. In all of this, man's freedom of
will in the limited measure for which it was granted, does not at all destroy
the sovereignty of the Almighty's absolute freedom of will. There are
literally hundreds of scriptures in the Bible attesting to this.

In God's omnipotence, He oft times reveals to the self sufficient that
aspects of their lives are really not subject to their own control. In His
omniscience, he often shows men the true value of earthly possessions.
Because he is holy, He is able to reveal that man's good intentions are
corrupted by pride. And because He is truth, he is well able to expose
man's trust in false foundations.

In the light of all this, human will is thus correctly seen as a confined and
limited power in its carnal operations, oft times operating negatively under
a permissible yet divine revelatory influence--which influence contains
both visible and invisible, positive and negative aspects, yet ever working
towards the eventual good of all the creation. Human selfwill, in all its
inability's, limitations and weaknesses, actually operates in harmony and
compatibility, well within the vast scope of the omnipresent, omniscient
and omnipotent power of God's own sovereign will. The lower nature of
our own unwise and destructive will is predestined to fail because the
infinitely higher nature of His determined reconciliatory will is
predetermined in love to ultimately prevail. Oh how wonderful and
marvelous are the works and ways of the Lord Almighty!

"That...Determined Shall Be Done"


Beloved, let us stand in awe of the Almighty's power, believing that
whatever has been determined of the Lord shall be done. "Known unto
God are ALL HIS WORKS from the beginning of the world." Ac.15:18. They
are all known unto Him even to the very end of the ages-Isa.46:9,10. All
things that are in existence originate directly or indirectly from Him, and He
is upholding all things by the word of His power that they might also be
consummated IN HIM-Ro.11:36; Jn.1:1,2; Col.1:16-20; Heb.1:2,3. Even
negatives and opposites are but divine agents essential in His plan to fulfill
all righteousness. All powers that exist "are ordained of God." Ro.13:1

And "God saw EVERYTHING that He had made, and behold, it was very
good." Gen.31:25. In God's great wisdom, the large part that the workings
of evil were to play in the planned order of His creation, was no exception.
The ultimate questionable purposes of God in evil shall eventually be
revealed in His light. Paradoxically, this fulfillment is destined to be found
in none other place that the ultimate purpose of God in good! Gen.50:20.
Let us look first at a few of the divine purposes in evil which God has
allowed us to understand according to the revelation of His written word.
Then we will look at the ULTIMATE END of all theodicial purposes towards
which the whole creation is being drawn through God--unto a glorious
designated fulfillment-Gen.1:26-28.

It must be understood, that though all sin is evil, it is not so that all evil is
sin. God cannot sin. Therefore, it is not hard to understand how that God
apart from sin, creates evil (Isa.45:7) in various forms and aspects of
operation. With the permission of evil and consequently sin, He also justly
provides for redemption and reconciliation. God alone, allows, upholds,
and sovereignly directs by His providence, the operations of its powers for
His own creative purposes. He uses them in many ways to teach mankind
useful lessons-Jer.18:11; 46:28. "By reason of Him" (Ro.8:20), all forms of
"wasters", "destroyers" and "spoilers" came into being. These opposites
or opposer's of the Lord's own nature are actually useful and needful
instruments of the Lord's ongoing works-Isa.54:16; Jer.51:53; 22:7 etc.

So, we can see how that "the deceived and the deceiver" are His to use in
whatsoever capacities or purposes He has determined-Jb.12:16; Dan.9:14.
"ALL are thy servants" (Psa.119:91), both good and evil (Prv.16:4), whether
they be "vessels of mercy" and honour or "vessels of wrath" and
dishonour-Ro.9:21-23. God has clearly chosen in His preordained
purposes to use the dimensions of evil as well as good in fulfilling every
jot and tittle of His will and His word-Psa.148:8; 2Chr.10:15; Rev.17:17.
Who can legitimately question His ways? Ro.9:19,20?

In its primary sense, evil is a condition or characteristic not a all isolated
nor autonomous from the power of God who is preparing to bring forth
true love and virtue in all mankind. Much like the destructive power of
electricity or fire it can also be utilized for man's benefit. In truth, evil has
all the capacities and ingredients to bring about forgiveness, repentance,
mercy compassion, patience and all the holy qualities found in true love. It
is this working of the "mystery of iniquity" (2Ths.2:7) which is seen
through the Spirit to be divinely working in its ordained manner even in
the very midst of the "mystery of Godliness"1Tim.3:16. For now, God does
lead mankind through this great and terrible wilderness of the earth,
wherein are fiery serpents and scorpions and drought. A primary purpose
in this, is that "He might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, TO DO
THEE GOOD AT THE LATTER END." Deut.8:15,16.

Does it not give us confidence and inspire humility when we experience
and realize the complete sovereignty of God in all things? But whether we
accept it or not, all evil that happens is ultimately working together for the
good of both the Creator and the created-Ro.8:20; Lk.9:25; Eccl.3:1:13;
Psa.39:6; Jer.2:19. Also, that we all might eventually turn only to Him
(Jer.31:18,19), having learned obedience through the things we have
suffered-Heb.5:8; Isa.26:9. Have you every considered that God might
suffer from men's sins as much or more than the sinner? Gen.6:5-7.

Man has become subject under the divine plan "to know [by experience]
good and evil" (Gen.3:22) in order to mature in love, wisdom and
humility--to become more like Christ in nature. His senses must be
"exercised to discern both good and evil" Heb.5:14. During the processing
of the ages, it is being given unto man to learn through both the flesh and
the Holy Spirit "the difference between the holy and the profane...and
discern between the clean and the unclean." Ezk.44:23. Even as God is
now teaching, we will one day together in unity with Him, learn how "to
overcome evil with good." Ro.12:21; Isa.7:15.

Our Creator is in the sure process of creating His sovereign work of
conforming man and his independent will into the completed likeness and
mature image of His own most holy and perfect will. The gates of hell shall
not prevail against Him. Spiritual death, hell and the lake of fire are
actually no more than intermediate remedial stages in the total redemptive
and restorative plans and purposes of God to burn up all evil works in the
all consuming, purifying fire of His holy Spirit of love-Heb.12:29; Jer.23:29;
1Jn.3:8. Once understood, the lake of fire can be seen to actually picture
hell's final destruction rather than its unending presence. It is there in the
presence of God's cleansing fire that every form of death and hell shall
utterly destroyed.

Now, let us take a brief look at some of the positively glorious, immutable
and ultimate purposes of God in good, wherein He alone shall be worthy to
receive all "glory and honour and power" from ALL His creation-Rev.4:11;
5:13. His ultimate satisfaction and pleasure, as well as ours, shall be found
only in the absolute consummation and total fulfillment of His ultimate will
which he has clearly revealed in His word-Isa.55:11.

Exactly what is this portion of God's will that we have constantly
proclaimed? The following is a scriptural list of ultimate purposes and
decrees, which upon their completion and fulfillment through the workings
of evil and good, God shall truly be magnified and made totally manifest in
all His attributes of power and great glory-Psa.138:2. Strong states: "by the
DECREES of God we mean...that eternal plan by which GOD HAS
RENDERED CERTAIN ALL THE EVENTS OF THE UNIVERSE, past, present
and future" Habk.2:3. Following, is the Lord's desire and will in a nutshell.
That which the Lord has decreed and purposed, He will not, and cannot fail
to do! Isa.46:11; Dan.11:36.

OUR ALMIGHTY GOD PURPOSES AND DECREES


..."to deliver THE CREATION from the bondage of corruption into the
glorious liberty of the children of God." Ro.8:19. Shall he not do it?

...that He FILL "ALL IN ALL." Eph.1:23. Shall he not fill them?

...that God might be "ALL IN ALL." 1Cor.15:28. Will he fall short of this?

..."that He might FILL ALL THINGS" WITH HIMSELF-Eph.4:10. Will He fail?

..."to subdue [make willingly subject] ALL THINGS UNTO HIMSELF"
Phil.3:21 Shall he fail to do this?

"that at the name of Jesus EVERY KNEE shall bow...and EVERY TONGUE
should confess...Jesus...is Lord." Phil.2:10,ll; Ro.14:11; Isa.45:23. Shall it
fail to come to pass?

...to "present EVERY MAN PERFECT in Christ Jesus." Col.1:28. Will He
fail?

..."that ALL MEN should honour the Son." Jn.5:23. Will He fail to receive
all glory and honour and power?

...to have "ALL MEN TO BE SAVED and to come unto the knowledge of the
truth." 1Tim.2:4. Will He fail to do this?

...to "draw ALL MEN" unto Himself- Jn.12:32. Is His promise to be broken?

..."to seek and SAVE THOSE THAT ARE LOST."Lk.19:10; Matt.18:11. Will
He fail in His work or in His eternal plan and purpose?

..."that ALL MEN through Him might believe."Jn.1:7. Will he fall short of
this?

...to enlighten "EVERY MAN that cometh into the world." Jn.1:9. Will He
fail?

..."to save THE WORLD." Jn.12:47. Will He come up short?

...to "take away the sin of THE WORLD." Jn.1:29. Will He not do this?

..."to be a propitiation...for the sins of THE WHOLE WORLD." 1Jn.2:2. Will
He "miss the mark" and thus become a sinner also?

..."that THE WORLD through Him might be saved."Jn.3:17. Will it not be?

... to be "the Saviour of ALL MEN, specially [manifest now] of those that
believe." 1Tim.4:10. Will He end up being he Saviour of some men only?

... to be "a ransom FOR ALL, to be testified [made evident] in due time."
1Tim.2:6. Will He not bring this to pass?

...to command "ALL MEN EVERYWHERE to repent." Ac.17:30. Will they
not?

..."that the wicked should turn from his ways and live." Ezk.18:23. Will he
leave them in death?

..."that ALL MEN should come to repentance." 2Ptr.3:9. Will He not ensure
it?

..."that by the obedience of one, shall [the] MANY [ALL excluding Christ] be
made righteous." Ro.5:19. Will He fail to do this?

...to save "ALL THE ENDS of the earth." Isa.45:22. Shall He fail in His
scope?

...to restore "ALL THINGS which God hath spoken of by the mouth of His
holy prophets." Ac.3:21. Shall He fail to keep His word?

..."to reconcile ALL THINGS unto Himself." Col.1:20 Will He fail to fulfill
this?

...that "ALL ISRAEL shall be saved." Ro.11:26. Shall He fail to save them
all?

...to bless "ALL THE KINDREDS of the earth." Ac.3:25. Will He fail in this?

...that "ALL families" (Gen.12:3), "ALL kindreds" (Psa.22:27), "ALL nations"
(Rev.15:4), "ALL PEOPLE" should worship God-Da.7:14. Shall only some?

...that "ALL HIS WORKS should praise Him." Psa.145:10. Will only SOME
praise Him?

...to "see of the travail of His soul and be satisfied." Isa.53:11. Will he be
satisfied in saving only the minority?

..."to put away sin" (Heb.9:26) and "slay the dragon." Isa.27:1. Will God
fail?

..."that He might destroy the works of the devil." 1Jn.3:8. Will He fail to do
so?

..."that death is swallowed up in victory." 1Cor.15:54. Will Christ be the
victor?

...to set "an END TO DARKNESS" and search "out ALL PERFECTION."
Jb.28:3. Will he fail to do this?

..."to ABOLISH DEATH " (2Tim.1:10) to "make ALL THINGS new." Rev.21:5.
Will His plan be thwarted?

..."that of ALL WHICH HE HATH GIVEN ME, I should lose nothing." Jn.6:39.
Will He fail in losing many?

... that mankind "be conformed to the image of His Son." Ro.8:29.

All these things and more are in the progressive revelation of God's
inspired word. IF THE LORD'S WILL IN EVEN ONE OF THESE DECREES
AND PURPOSES REMAINS UNFULFILLED, HE SHALL HAVE MISERABLY
FAILED AND THE GATES OF HELL TRIUMPHANTLY PREVAILED!

Oh ye brethren of little faith. Who hath beguiled you? Does not victory
belong unto the Lord? 1Chr.29:11. Why have you continued to disbelieve
ALL OF GOD'S DECREES that the prophets have spoken? Is it possible
that ANY ONE of these determined, expressed counsels, promises,
intentions and purposes of our Almighty's will can fail? The word declares
it is impossible. Who can really frustrate that which He has planned and
purposed? Isa.14:27. The workings of God's perfect love can never fail
(1Cor.3:8) because really, there is actually no wisdom, nor understanding,
nor counsel, working against the Lord (Prv.21:3)...not even man's refusal to
believe His infallible word. "Rulest not thou over all the kingdoms of the
heathen? and in thy hand is there not power and might, so that NONE IS
ABLE TO WITHSTAND THEE?" 2Chr.20:6; 1Chr.29:12. There are none that
are not subject to Him-Heb.2:8.

Evil is working WITH HIM AND FOR HIM, as we have briefly shown. Hence,
"ALL THINGS ARE OF GOD." 2Cor.5:18. In truth and reality, "THERE IS NO
POWER BUT OF GOD." Ro.13:1. He is continuously working "ALL THINGS
[good and evil] AFTER THE COUNSEL OF HIS OWN WILL."Eph.1:11;
Dan.4:35. WHO CAN HINDER? Isa.43:13; 14:24. WHO CAN RESIST HIS
WILL? Ro.9:19; Psa.33:10,11. "NO PLAN OF GOD CAN BE THWARTED."
Jb.42:2 [Amplified; N.A.S.]. He performs what He purposes and
speaks-Jer.51:12; Ezk.12:25.

God has no pleasure in any eternal death of the wicked-Ezk.33:11. Let us
cast down our carnal doubt and have faith and confidence in His promises
that whatsoever pleases the Lord, that He shall do -Psa.135:6; Jb.23:13;
Isa.5310b. His counsel is absolutely immutable-Heb.6:17,18; Isa.46:10. His
word assures those who dare believe, "that THAT IS DETERMINED SHALL
BE DONE." Dan.11:36; Num.23:19.

God has determined in His heart to do all that we have mentioned. Not one
word of His clearly expressed will shall remain void or unfulfilled in its
determined and decreed purposes-Lk.1:20. His promises are "ordered in
ALL THINGS AND SURE." 2Sam.23:5. He is ever watching over all His word
to perform it (Jer.1:12; 31:28) and His corrective wrath shall continually go
forth, not returning unto mercy "UNTIL HE HAS DONE IT; AND UNTIL HE
HAS PERFORMED THE INTENTS OF HIS HEART." Jer.30:23.

"Will the Lord cast off forever? and will he be favorable no more? Is His
mercy clean gone forever? doth His promise fail for evermore?" Psa.77:7,8;
Lam.3:31. According to the doctrine of eternal torment the answer is yes.
According to the decrees of His own divine counsel and word, the answer
is a resounding no. Which do you prefer to believe? Who do you prefer
to believe?

I wonder how many sincere Christians pray for the Lord's will to be done
on earth as it is in heaven, yet have no idea of all that this will actually
encompasses? It is reasonably asked, "How can all this will and intention
of God be fulfilled if spiritual and physical death fixes the eternal condition
of all men...since ninety percent plus have evidently died apart from an
intended salvation which is the will of Christ? The simplest answer is
found in the fact that it is not any salvation of the physical body that
"saves" us, but rather the salvation of the spiritual body (spirit, soul),
where THE LAST ENEMY THAT SEPARATES MANKIND FROM GOD SHALL
BE DESTROYED." 1Cor.15:26; 54b; Isa.25:7,8; 27:1; Heb.2:14; Rev.20:14;
21:4, 5.

"Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name
under heaven given among men, whereby we MUST be [not merely
"can be" or "might be"] saved." Acts 4:12

"I exhort therefore,
that first of all, prayers, intercession,...be made for ALL MEN
for this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour
["the Saviour of ALL MEN"1Tim.4:10]; WHO WILL HAVE [not
merely desires to have] ALL MEN TO BE SAVED and come
to the knowledge of the truth." 1Tim.2:1-6

"Through the greatness of Thy power shall thine enemies
submit themselves unto thee. ALL the earth shall worship
Thee and sing unto thee; they shall sing to Thy name."
Psa.66:3,4

"ALL THY WORKS SHALL PRAISE THEE, O LORD"
Psa.145:10

"PRAISE the Lord! Praise God in His sanctuary; praise Him in
the heavens of His power!
Praise Him for His mighty acts; praise Him according to the
abundance of His greatness!"
Psa.145:5,6; Deut.3:24

"LET EVERYTHING THAT HATH BREATH AND EVERY BREATH
OF LIFE praise the Lord! Praise you the Lord!- Hallelujah!"
Psa.150:1,2,6

"Give to the Lord, O kindreds of the peoples,
give to the Lord glory and strength.
Give to the Lord the glory due His name."
1Chr.16:28,29

"FOR OF HIM [as the primary cause and source] and THROUGH HIM
[His oft unseen intermediate works] and TO HIM [ending in the glory of
whatever degree He determines] ARE ALL THINGS:
to whom be glory forever. Amen."
Ro.11:36; Heb.2:10a

K. Ross McKay