26. Words matter. Having failed to convince the bulk of believers that the Bible is silent about eternal judgment, the Universalist is forced to re-define "eternal". His source is Strong, as in the concordance. His argument is weak. The little...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
25. The Jesus of Revelation Our final, and perhaps most decisive in many ways, look at eternal judgment, is through the eyes of the apostle John. We met him in his Gospel earlier, but I decided to save the rest of his writings for the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
24. Unbelievers: No way to escape judgment I must of course make the typical comment that we do not know for sure who wrote the book of Hebrews. The earliest recipients knew, and the church has traditionally accepted the book as in...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
23. Most are not willing We now examine letters written to young fellow-leaders of the early church. What did Paul want Timothy and Titus to know and teach about eternity? I Timothy 2:4-6. The false teachers of Universalism have made much of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
22. Will antichrist too be saved? I Thessalonians 1:10, 2:16, 5:7-9. Wrath is coming. God is very angry. Evil has proliferated on the planet He created to be a haven of His love and joy. All of these verses tell us that Jesus has delivered us...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
21. Christ in all Philippians and Colossians will be the next focus, where the word "all" is used quite a lot. Let's see what it means. Philippians 2:10-12. Every knee will bow to King Jesus. Every tongue will confess He is Lord....[ abbreviated | read entire ]
20. All nations will be blessed Paul continues to share his insights about the salvation of mankind, now to the Galatians and the Ephesians. Galatians 1:4. He sounds a familiar note here when he talks about how we who are saved...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
19. Reconciled and separated Our trip through the New Testament now brings us to the second letter to Corinth, where a surprising number of passages address the demise of Universalism. II Corinthians 2:15-16. Paul speaks here of two...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
18. The judgments of God You are to be commended for having traveled this far on the search for God's truth about Universalism. As we travel on, we'll see confirmation by Paul, the Hebrews author, and John, of the obvious truth of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
17. Mercy on all. Universalism may have come about in part as a reaction to hyper-Calvinism. Unfortunately it developed into a rejection of Paul and other Bible writers. Paul sounds a lot like Calvin, you know... or is it the other...[ abbreviated | read entire ]