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Universal Salvation: The Ultimate

Do you realize, that what you believe tells God what sort of person you are?
Have you ever stopped to consider exactly what you do believe? Have you
ever stopped and considered why you believe what you believe?
Paul said at 1 Thessalonians 5:21 "Prove all things" (King James Version).
The Greek word for "prove" there is δοκιµαζετε (dokimazete) from
δοκιµαζω (dokimazo) and it means to prove, to test. But what you have not
been told is that it also means to approve, to approve after trial, to judge
worthy. God does not want you just to prove all things, He also wants you to
approve of all things as well. And that is different, because now the
responsibility is upon you not just to prove what you believe, but also to
approve of what you believe.
For instance, if you are in a church that teaches Hell fire and eternal suffering,
(watch this very carefully) in your heart, you have to approve of that.
If you belong to a church that teaches eternal death for some, (again, watch
this very carefully) in your heart, you have to approve of that. What sort of a
heart could approve of Hell fire and eternal suffering?
What sort of a heart could approve of eternal death for some? The doctrine of
Universal Salvation teaches that all will have eternal life, including Satan and
the demons. And that one day, all will have the same nature as God. What sort
of a heart could not approve of Universal Salvation, eternal life for all?
You see, God is the Ultimate and Universal Salvation is the Ultimate.
Whatever you do, do not expect anything less than the Ultimate from God.
Next article: The Greatest Message on Earth
Articles
The Ultimate The Holy Spirit Part Two
The Greatest Message on Earth Satan Part One
The Purpose of God Satan Part Two
Train up a child in the way he should go and
Satan Part Three
when he is old he will not depart from it
A Saviour who is Christ the Lord The Lake of Fire Part One
You open Your Hand and satisfy the desire of
The Lake of Fire Part Two
every living thing
That to Me every knee shall bow The Lake of Fire Part Three
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every living thing

That to Me every knee shall bow The Lake of Fire Part Three
Were Adam and Eve perfect? The Lake of Fire Part Four
The Plan of God Part One: The Passover and
Why did God allow wickedness - or did He?
The Feast of Unleavened Bread
Let Us make man in Our Image Part One The Plan of God Part Two: Pentecost
The Plan of God Part Three: The Feast of
Let Us make man in Our Image Part Two
Trumpets
The Plan of God Part Four: The Day of
Let Us make man in Our Image Part Three
Atonement and The Feast of Tabernacles
For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall
The Plan of God Part Five: The Great Last Day
be made alive Part One
For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall The Plan of God Part Six: The Great Last Day
be made alive Part Two II
Love Part One
be made alive Part Three
Love Part One
be made alive Part Four
Is Jesus God? Love Part Two
Is Jesus God? Grace Part One
Jesus, the Firstborn over all creation Part One Grace Part Two
Jesus, the Firstborn over all creation Part Two The One Hundred and Forty Four Thousand
Jesus, the Firstborn over all creation Part Three The Wrath of God Part One
Jesus, the Firstborn over all creation Part Four The Wrath of God Part Two
The Holy Spirit Part One
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Universal Salvation: The Greatest

Message on Earth
Universal Salvation is the greatest message that has ever been taught upon
the earth. You can try to think of a greater message for the rest of your life, but
you will never succeed. Do you know why? Because there is no greater
message than Universal Salvation. It is the greatest, it is the ultimate and it is
Scriptural. Universal Salvation is based entirely on Holy Scripture, and it may
even surprise you to know that the Bible contains hundreds (not ten or twenty)
but hundreds of Universal Salvation scriptures.
But what is Universal Salvation? Universal Salvation is eternal life for

everyone, including Satan and the demons. All are to be given eternal life and
the very nature of God. It means that everyone who has ever been created or
born has a future. It means that you will definitely see all your loved ones
again. And think about it, if everyone is one day going to be eternal, then death
is only temporary. We often say at Christianworld Church, that death is no
more than being temporarily out of order.
Now it would not be very intelligent on our part to try to teach you too much at
once. The human mind can only take in so much. So what we are going to do,
is to give you a starting point and then add to it over the next year.
If you turn to John 6:39 it says this. "This is the will of the Father who sent me,
that of all He has given me I should lose nothing". Please note that the will of
the Father is for Jesus to lose nothing of what He has given him.
What exactly has the Father given him? John 3:35 tells us. "The Father loves
the Son, and has given all things into his hand". Can you see what is being
said? The Father has given Jesus all things, of which he is to lose nothing.
It could not be stated any more clearly than at Colossians 1:16 "For by him
(Jesus) all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible
and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All
things were created through him and for him" You can not get it any plainer
than that. All things were created for him, in heaven and on Earth, both spirit
and human.
Again, can you see what is being said? The Father commissions the Son to
lose nothing of what He has given him. What has He given him? If all things
were created for him, in heaven and on Earth, both spirit and human, and the
Father has given all things into his hands, then the Father has given him
authority over every single thing in the universe, apart from Himself. Jesus has
authority to save not just human beings but also spirit beings. In fact he must
save all, because his Father commissioned him to lose nothing.
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save all, because his Father commissioned him to lose nothing.
Paul tells us at 1 Timothy 2:6 "Who gave himself a ransom for all".
The fact is that Jesus can lose no one. That is the greatest message you have
ever heard. You can not save more than everyone, can you? And Jesus is not
allowed to save less.
The wise man Solomon said at Ecclesiastes 3:1 "To everything there is a
season, a time for every purpose under heaven." Now is the time for this good
news to be preached. Now is the time for the greatest message on Earth to be
proclaimed. Universal Salvation, eternal life for all.
Next article: The Purpose of God
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Universal Salvation: The Purpose of God

It is absolutely incredible that one day we are all going to be eternal - live
forever; never to die again. And it gets better. We are all going to have the
nature of God. Now you have not heard any better news this week, have you?
In fact you have never heard any better news in your entire life. Just stop right
there and think about it. You and all the ones that you love, will one day live
forever. And everyone who has ever lived, will one day be resurrected and
eventually be given eternal life. But this is only part of the good news of
Universal Salvation, because it not only includes human beings, it also
includes spirit beings.
Did you know that the cross also extends to spirit beings? If you read
Colossians 1:20 it says this: "and by Him (Jesus) to reconcile all things to
Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made
peace through the blood of His cross."
The blood of the cross extends to the spirit realm too.
But most of you will know that the Bible says somewhere that some are to go
into the lake of fire, including Satan and the demons. Yes it does. And you
believe the lake of fire to be either eternal suffering or eternal death.
But what you do not know is that God has a plan that will take them all out
again. It is just that The Holy Spirit has never revealed it to you.
Jesus said at Matthew 11:25: "I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth,
that You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and have
revealed them to babes." Therefore, if the Father is revealing His purpose to
babes, it stands to reason that we have to be very careful just how we feed
you. A baby has to walk before it can run. It also has to crawl before it can
walk.
No one puts a roof on a house before it has walls, and no one builds walls until
there is a solid foundation to build them on. God intends to give you all a solid
foundation, build the walls for you, and then put the roof on. So let us start with
the foundations.
Universal Salvation is the purpose of God. At 2 Peter 3:9 it says this: "The
Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is long
suffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come
to repentance." Can you see what it is saying? "The Lord is...not willing that
any should perish..." Read it for yourself.
The Greek word there for "willing" is βουλοµενος (Boulomenos) from

βουλοµαι
βουλοµαι (Boulomai) and it means, to will deliberately, to have a purpose.
The deliberate will of God is His purpose. Therefore, if His deliberate will is that
no one should perish, His purpose must be for all to be saved. And that is
Universal Salvation.
Isaiah 14:24 has this to say: "The Lord of hosts has sworn, saying, Surely, as I
have thought, so it shall come to pass, And as I have purposed, so it shall
stand". No purpose of God can fail, and Universal Salvation is the purpose of
God.
Some of your family and friends may have passed away, but ALL will be back
at sometime to stay.
Next article: Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will
not depart from it
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Universal Salvation: Train up a child in

the way he should go and when he is old
he will not depart from it
Do you realize that the Person responsible for all of creation can do anything?
Anything that is, within righteousness. Look what was said at Job 42:2 "I know
that You can do everything, And that no purpose of Yours can be withheld
from You." Do you know why? Because as His name, commonly pronounced
Yahweh or Jehovah suggests, He can cause whatever He wants to be.
Imagine that! God can do anything, because whatever He purposes, He can
cause it to come about. And His purpose is Universal Salvation - eternal life for
all, together with His nature and freewill.
"But do we not already have freewill?" Not where His purpose is concerned.
Would you allow a child to play near the edge of a cliff? No, you would not -
and he would not have any freewill in it either. The reason being, that it would
not be in the interests of the child. As a parent you are expected to do what is
in the best interests of your children. God is the same. Your Heavenly Father
will always do what is in your best interests, even though at times it may not
seem like it. With Universal Salvation, God is only doing what a good parent is
expected to do.
Proverbs 22:6 says this. "Train up a child in the way he should go, And when
he is old he will not depart from it."
How many of us wish we could do that. Many of us have tried, have we not?
And many of us have failed. It seems an impossible scripture to achieve. But
not to God. The difference is that He has all knowledge, all wisdom and all
understanding and therefore knows how to do all things. On the other hand we
do not.
Jesus said at Luke 6:40 "A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who
is perfectly trained will be like his teacher." Since God is perfect, He is qualified
to train all of His children to be like Himself. What He could not justify is if He
did not train everyone up to be like Himself when He could do so. God is the
source of all life, and all responsibility for what happens to that life is placed
firmly upon His shoulders.
Because God is perfect, He can only work inside of perfection. Do you realize
that failure is not an option with Him? Both eternal torment or eternal death for
any of His creations would be failure on the part of God. He says that children
can be successfully trained. His stated purpose is that He is not willing that
any should perish. You only have three options regarding those in the lake of
fire - condemned, as some believe, to either eternal suffering or to eternal
death:
death:
1. God has lied, and has deliberately chosen not to save some. But as
many of you will know, it is impossible for God to lie: therefore that is not
an option.
2. God has failed. But since He can do anything and can cause whatever
He wants to be, that is also not an option.
3. God has not finished their training. And that is the only conclusion that
you can come to.
God can not lie, and He most certainly can not fail. The only other option that
you have is that their training is incomplete. You can not give someone part
knowledge and then punish them because they do not have full knowledge,
especially when you are responsible, can you?
Do you want people to have eternal suffering or to have eternal death? If you
could do something about it, would you? Of course you would. Well, God can
do something about it, and He will. And that means Universal Salvation:
eternal life for all, with the nature of God, and freewill.
In this series we will show you why Universal Salvation was the only option
open to God. Interesting, is it not?
Next article: A Saviour who is Christ the Lord
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Universal Salvation: A Saviour who is

Christ the Lord
Christmas is here once again. But Christmas means different things to
different people. To some it is a joyful occasion, a time of giving and a
time of receiving. A time for families to get together to enjoy each other's
company with kindness and love.
But for some it is not so good. Try being a family at Christmas with little
money and Christmas can be a very hard time of year - when you want to
buy your children presents for Christmas and you just can not afford to do
so. It can be a very heartrending experience.
And yet to others, Christmas is an awful time of year because they have
nothing, not even a roof over their heads. No money, no food, living in
terrible conditions, children dying - try telling them Christmas is a
wonderful time of year.
How do you tell someone who has just lost a loved one to have a happy
Christmas? You can not, they can not have a happy Christmas. It will be a
sad Christmas for them. Whatever time of year it is, everyone must be
allowed their time of grief.
Whatever situation you find yourself in, we have the most amazing
message for you. Universal Salvation! You, and all your loved ones, will
one day have eternal life, and then you will be short of nothing. All of the
dead are to be raised, and you are going to be together with them once
again. This message is not guaranteed to give you a happy Christmas;
what it can do is to give you hope for the future.
Christmas to children means Santa Claus, Christmas trees, and presents.

Christmas to many Christians means shepherds, wise men and the baby
Jesus. Christmas at Christianworld means a Saviour who is Christ the
Lord. A guarantee of Universal Salvation.
It says at Luke 2:8-14:
8 Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields,
keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And behold, an angel of the Lord
stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they
were greatly afraid. 10 Then the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid, for
behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. 11
"For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is
Christ the Lord. 12 "And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe
wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger." 13 And suddenly there
wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger." 13 And suddenly there

was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and
saying: 14 "Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill
toward men!"
Note verse 11: "For there is born to you this day in the city of David a
Saviour, who is Christ the Lord." The Greek word there for "Saviour" is
σωτηρ (soter) from σωζω (sozo) and it means a saviour, a deliverer,
one who delivers you from whatever problems you have, to a position
whereby you have no problems. And that includes everyone who has ever
lived.
Back to verse 10: Then the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid, for
behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people."
There, did you see that? "Which will be to all people." The Greek word for
"all" there is παντι (panti) from πας (pas) and guess what it means? All,
entirety.
I can hear people now saying, "not always." But you can not make all not
mean all. You can mistranslate it and you can misuse it, but every one
knows that all means all. For example, when Manchester United, an
English football team, won the European Cup and they rode through the
streets of Manchester in a bus, the commentator said, "What a welcome
this team is getting! All of Manchester has turned out to greet them". Now
it was quite obvious that the entire population of Manchester had not
turned out to greet them. He had misused the word. But, in spite of that,
everyone did not change their opinion of what "all" means. Everyone
knows that all means all, especially God.
What the angel is saying is, "I have got some good news for you, and the
good news is for everyone. Today is born a deliverer, and he is going to
remove every problem that is on the earth." How about that for good
news? Could you really expect anything less from God? If he is going to
remove every problem from the earth, that means no more dying, no more
crying and no more poverty. That means Universal Salvation, eternal life
for all, together with the nature of God, freewill and never being short of
anything ever again.
Verse 14 says "Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill
toward men." The Greek words for peace and goodwill, are eirene and
eudokia, and convey the meanings of prosperity and satisfaction
respectively. What a beautiful world and what a wonderful life we are all
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and satisfy the desire of every living
thing
Satisfy the desire of every living thing! Millions on the planet would settle for
far less at this moment in time. But God can not. In fact, He has to share the
same standards that He enjoys Himself, with you. With all of you.
"How on earth can you prove that?" you might say. But it would be nice if we
could, though, would it not? Well, the bottom line is that we can. The Bible
speaks very plainly of Universal Salvation. And what we are going to do is to
bring that into focus, and show you why God could not do it any other way.
That is what you need to know. God never does anything without a reason. He
has told us to approve of all things, therefore all things must be there to be
approved of.
Back to the statement that God has to share the same standards that He
enjoys Himself, with you. Do you know which scripture says that? Matthew
22:39..."You shall love your neighbour as yourself." What a fantastic Universal
Salvation scripture that is.
If God is going to practise what He preaches, then He has to treat you as He

treats Himself. What does God have? Eternal life, and He has to share that
with you. What a great God and Father we have, because you do not have a
choice in that, as you are the neighbour.
John 1:4 says: "In Him (Jesus) was life, and the life was the light of men." The
Greek word there for "life" is ζωη (zoe). But zoe denotes not only physical life;
it can also mean spiritual life, which in turn leads to eternal life. Zoe can be
interpreted in the absolute sense as life as God has it. So eternal life is not just
about living forever. Eternal life is living forever with life as God has it - which is
His nature, free will, and never ever being short of anything again. A life
walking in holiness and righteousness.
So Jesus has life to give, as God has it, to everyone. Remember, the will of
His Father is for Him to lose no one. God owes you.
"How can you say that? God does not owe anyone anything." Sorry, but He
does. Romans 13:8 has this to say. "Owe no one anything except to love one
another." There you have it. God can not tell you to love your neighbour and
not do so Himself. He owes you love. And love of neighbour means that He
will share what He has with you. In fact, anything less would be breaking His
own commandment, which would be sin.
You have to admit that would satisfy the desire of every living thing. And
nothing less would. That is what the psalmist David said at Psalm 145:16 "You
open Your hand And satisfy the desire of every living thing." All will be satisfied
with what they have, and everyone in principle will have the same.
Can you remember our last article, where we quoted Luke 2:14, which says
"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward men." And
we said "The word for 'goodwill' conveyed the meaning of satisfaction." When
the LXX or SEPTUAGINT version, which translated the Hebrew into Greek
was written, in translating Psalm 145:16 (144:16 LXX) "You open Your hand
and satisfy the desire of every living thing," the Greek word that they used for
"desire" was the exact word used for "goodwill" in Luke 2:14 - ευδοκιας
(eudokias) from ευδοκια (eudokia). The angel was only repeating what David
had already said.
Love of neighbour absolutely guarantees Universal Salvation. Do you not think

that is good? No, it is absolutely fantastic. It is time to tell the world. If you want
to help, go and tell a friend. Share this good news with others. Can you
imagine eternal life, living forever with life as God has it? Well, we are all going
to, because He is going to open His hand and satisfy the desire of every living
thing. Complete satisfaction - Universal Salvation.
Next article: That to Me every knee shall bow
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Universal Salvation: That to Me every

knee shall bow
Can you see what that says? It does not say some shall bow; it does not say
90% shall bow; it says "that to Me every knee shall bow." Read the scripture
for yourself. Isaiah 45:23 "I have sworn by Myself; The word has gone out of
My mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, that to Me every knee shall
bow, every tongue shall take an oath."
Yes, but what does it mean? It means that the word of God will not return
without doing what it set out to do. The result being that every knee shall bow
and that every tongue shall take an oath. That is 100% success.
The Hebrew word for "oath" is shaw-bah and it means to pledge allegiance to.
Every person who has ever existed will bend their knee to God, and pledge
allegiance to Him. If you bend the knee to someone, that shows honour and
respect. If you pledge allegiance to someone, that shows loyalty. Why would
people being tormented in hellfire want to show God honour, respect and
loyalty? Supposedly they are only there in the first place, because that is what
they would not do. And how can all show God honour, respect and loyalty, if
some are eternally dead? It does not make sense.
David said at Psalm 145:21 "My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD,
(YHWH) and all flesh shall bless His holy name." The Hebrew word for "bless"
there is baw-rak, and it means to bend the knee, as an act of adoration. Who
will bless His holy name? Who will bend their knee as an act of adoration? All
flesh.
Why would all flesh bend their knee to God in an act of adoration, and pledge
allegiance to Him? Because at that time, as his name YHWH (He causes to
become) indicates, He is the cause of everyone having eternal life. That is
living forever, with life as God has it. He has satisfied the desire of every living
thing. Universal Salvation. Would you not honour the Person who had done
that for you? You would, and you will. And what is more, you will do it because
you want to do it, and not because you are made to do it.
I would like very much to tell you at this point, that God is going to give every
one absolutely every thing that they have ever dreamed of. But I am sorry I
can not do that, because that would be a lie. The reality is that God is going to
give you far more than you could ever dream of. There is no one like God
(YHWH). 1 Corinthians 2:9 says that "...Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor
have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for
those who love Him." You can not begin to know the wonderful life that God
has made possible for you. It is already yours; you are all going to have it -
every last person who has ever existed. Nothing can stop it. The plan of God
every last person who has ever existed. Nothing can stop it. The plan of God
for everyone is Universal Salvation, and it can not fail.
You might say, "Well, now you are going beyond what the scripture says,
because it definitely says that those things are prepared for those who love
Him." Well done; it does. But you see, God is love, and the full scope of love is
that love is active and passive. For example, God loves - active; that is where
God personally is doing the loving. God is loved - passive; that is where
someone else is doing the loving. Love is incomplete unless it is both.
Therefore if God is loving and not being loved in return, you have a problem,
because God says that love never fails. So if love never fails, and love is both
active and passive, what has to happen for that to be true, is that when God
actively loves, it has to bring a passive response, whereby those whom God
loves, in return love Him. That is clearly seen from the scripture at 1 John 4:19
where it says, "We love Him because He first loved us." Active love has a
return.
Therefore, if our love for God is assured on the grounds of Him first loving us,
then every one who has ever existed will one day love God, who so loved the
world that He gave His only begotten Son. So if He loved the whole world, that
is everyone, then one day the whole world will love Him. Cause and effect.
And if, as 1 Corinthians 2:9 says, those things are prepared for those who love
Him, that will be everyone. Every knee shall bow, and every tongue will swear
allegiance to Him. Universal Salvation.
Next article: Were Adam and Eve perfect?
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Universal Salvation: Were Adam and Eve

perfect?
It is so important to get this right, because it will affect your understanding of
what God is doing. In fact, if you get it wrong, you can not possibly understand
what He is doing. Get it wrong, and your understanding will only go as far as
universal redemption. Get it right, and your understanding can be taken up to
Universal Salvation. The two are not the same.
Genesis 1:31 says "Then God saw everything that He had made, and it was
very good." That included Adam and Eve. The Hebrew word there for "good"
means, good, pleasant, beautiful, excellent, lovely. And the Hebrew word for
"very" can also be translated as exceedingly. So Adam and Eve were
exceedingly good; in fact perfect for God's plans, but that does not mean that
they themselves were perfect. It is true, to start with, they had not sinned;
however, that only shows that they were unblemished - in other words,
exceedingly good. But perfect they were not.
Look at it this way. If imperfection can come from perfection, when the time
comes when we are all perfect, how do you know you will not sin again? If
imperfection can come from perfection, how do you know that Jesus or the
Holy Spirit will not sin at sometime in the future? And if imperfection can come
from perfection, how do you know that God Himself will never sin? When you
really stop and think about it, it is not sensible to believe that someone who is
perfect can become imperfect.
The thing about being perfect, is that you could never make a mistake or a
wrong decision, on the basis that you are in total control, and you have all
understanding. If you did not have all understanding, you would be lacking in
knowledge, making it impossible to make the right decision on every occasion.
If it is impossible to make the correct decision on every occasion, then you are
not perfect. And Adam and Eve were not capable of making the right decision
on every occasion, as the account in Genesis shows. Therefore, it was
impossible for them to have been perfect.
Luke 6:40 has this to say: "A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone
who is perfectly trained will be like his teacher." And James 1:13 says, "...God
can not be tempted by evil..." The Greek word for "can not be tempted" there is
απειραστος (apeirastos), and it is only used on this one occasion in the Holy
Scriptures, where it means, incapable of being tempted to do evil. If God had
taught Adam and Eve to be like Himself, what went wrong? If they truly had
been perfectly trained to be like Him, they could not, and would not, have been
tempted by evil. They would both have been like God, and therefore not
capable of sin. You see, imperfection can not come from perfection.
How about love? God is love (agape). If they had been taught to be like their
Teacher, they would also have been love (agape).
1 Corinthians 13:8 says: "Love never fails..." The Greek for "love never fails" is
he agape oudepote ekpiptei; meaning that agape love, that is love as God has
it, can never be driven off its course. And one of the things that love as God
has it, never fails to do, is to obey God's commandments. 1 John 5:3 says: "for
this is the love (agape) of God, that we keep his commandments..." So why
were they driven off course? Why did they disobey God's commandment if
they were agape love, as God was? Once again, if they truly had been taught
to be like Him, they could not, and would not, have sinned - because agape
love would not have disobeyed God's commandments. They were far from
perfect.
And think of this also. If imperfection can come from perfection, what
guarantee is there of anything? Therefore Adam and Eve not being perfect
must have been part of God's overall perfect plan. Why? Be sure to read our
next article, Universal Salvation! Why did God allow wickedness - or did He?
Next article: Why did God allow wickedness - or did He?
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Universal Salvation: Why did God allow

wickedness - or did He?
The answer is, that He must have allowed it, or we would not have wickedness
with us today. Nothing happens that God does not allow. Isaiah 14:24 says,
"The Lord (YHWH) of hosts has sworn, saying, Surely, as I have thought, so it
shall come to pass, And as I have purposed, so it shall stand." Wickedness
has a part to play in achieving God's purpose of Universal Salvation. It did not
catch God unawares.
"You mean to say that God is deliberately allowing all of the suffering that is
going on in the world today?"
Obviously, or it would not be happening. And if you want the bottom line, He
brought it about. As Isaiah 45:7 says, "I form the light and create darkness, I
make peace and create calamity: I the Lord (YHWH), do all these things." The
Hebrew word used there for "calamity" is ra, meaning, of bad quality, harmful,
bad, evil. Some versions translate this scripture, "I make peace and create
evil." Basically, what it is saying is that God created evil. If God had not
brought about wickedness - if it had just come about by itself - how, then,
would God be in total control? Have you not ever wondered why Satan has to
ask God's permission to do certain things? If Satan was not under God's
control, he would just go ahead and do them, would he not? Even Satan does
not have freewill where God's plan is concerned, and neither have we.
"What! I thought he was a God of love." He is very much a God of love.

Bringing about wickedness, was God's love in action. It was part of the
procedure that would take everyone up to eternal life with freewill. And if
bringing about wickedness was a necessary part of taking everyone up to
eternal life with freewill, then God had no choice in bringing about wickedness.
He has always wanted the best for you. That is love (agape) which always
looks after the best interests of others. God created evil because He loves
everyone, and wants everyone to have life as He has it, with freewill. In fact,
no-one could have absolute freewill without wickedness. To have absolute
freewill, you would need to have all understanding, so as to be able to make
correct decisions on every occasion. To have all understanding, you would
need to have a knowledge of wickedness, or your knowledge would be
incomplete. Without a knowledge of wickedness, there would always be room
for doubt, because it would always be theory. Sin on paper is only theory, not
proof. God had to bring about wickedness if He wanted to prove all things.
"Wait a minute. If that is right, that means that Adam and Eve never had a
chance." Correct. You see, Satan (which means, resister) was already
resisting God at this time. And God actually allowed Satan into the Garden of
Eden to do what he did. Now, do you not think that would be rather stupid,
Eden to do what he did. Now, do you not think that would be rather stupid,
unless it was part of a perfect plan? God actually allowed someone with much
greater knowledge, to abuse someone with very limited knowledge. And He
did not even tell them about Satan. In an English court of law today, that would
break the law by omission; by failing to act. If you cause death by failure to act,
when you have a duty to act, it is called gross negligence manslaughter. God
would have been under a duty to act, because of the parent/child relationship
He had with Adam and Eve. When He allowed Satan to come near them and
influence them, that duty was breached. The only possible way that God could
justify doing what He did, was that it was in their best interests, and everyone
else's - and that there was no other way of doing it.
It says this at Deuteronomy 32:4. "He (God) is the Rock, His work is perfect..."
Therefore, if His work is perfect, then the way that God caused things to
happen must have been the perfect way of doing it. God would never settle for
anything less than the best way of doing things. He is the Ultimate, and
nothing less than perfection will do for Him.
You see, your eternal life, that is living forever with life as God has it, with
freewill, has always been in the hands of God. It has to be, because you can
not bring it about. There is nothing that you can do to earn it, and there is
nothing that you can do to stop it. It is a free gift. Therefore from the moment
God thought of becoming a Creator, everyone's eternal life was just a matter of
organised procedure, and still is.
Titus 1:2 says, "in hope of eternal life which God, who can not lie, promised
before time began." Now everyone looks to that scripture to show that God can
not tell a lie, and they miss what it is saying. It is speaking about eternal life
being a promise of God. When? At the cross? No, before time began. The
cross was only part of the procedure. God allowed wickedness, in fact He
brought it about, to provide everyone with the knowledge and understanding
necessary to make correct decisions on every occasion. When you can no
longer make a wrong decision, then, and only then, can God allow you to have
absolute freewill. What is more, you will do it by nature.
So how, exactly, was it in the best interests of everyone for God to create evil?
Why was it part of the procedure to give everyone eternal life? Be sure to read
our next article, Universal Salvation! Let Us make man in Our image.
Next article: Let Us make man in Our Image Part One
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Universal Salvation: Let Us make man

in Our Image Part One
Yes, but what does it mean? It is obviously very important to understand
what it means, because it expresses a specific intention of God. His
deliberate will is about to be put into action. Let us read it. Genesis 1:26
"Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness..." Throughout
the ages, scholars have discussed this verse, and still do not understand
what it means. If you do not understand God's intentions from the very
beginning, how can you know what God is doing? But if you do
understand God's intentions, you will understand exactly what He is doing.
So let us have a look at what God was about to do.
"Let Us..." What a mess everyone makes of this - and it is not even a
mystery; just common sense. One Person that God had to be speaking to,
was Jesus. Why? Because, as Colossians 1:16 says, "For by Him (Jesus)
all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth....All
things were created through Him and for Him." Now, if all things were
created through Him, God would have to inform Jesus of His intentions
first. What was said at Genesis 1:26 is exactly what God would have had
to say to Jesus - "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our
likeness..." Do you think He would say, "Well, I'll just say it to Myself first,
and then I'll go and say the same thing to Jesus"? That hardly seems
credible. Would you do that?
"Make..." Satan really has been at work here. But that is his job - to resist
God. Revelation 12:9 says,"...that serpent of old, called the Devil and
Satan, who deceives the whole world..." Do you see how successful Satan
has been? He deceives the whole world. Now think about it: if you were
Satan, and wanted to mislead the whole world, one of the most obvious
ways would be to mislead people about God's intentions, from the very
beginning. If you can get people to misunderstand from the beginning, it
takes an awful lot of removing. People were so misled when Jesus came
in the flesh, that they did not even accept who He was. Now, if Satan has
that sort of power - and he has - twisting the meaning of scripture is child's
play to him.
The Hebrew word for "make" in Genesis 1:26 is asah, and it has a wide
range of meaning. So when you have a word which has such a wide
range of meaning, how do you come to the correct meaning? Satan is
going to have a field day. There is only one way that you can come to an
accurate knowledge of the truth - and that is by revelation from the Holy
Spirit. Anything less than accurate knowledge is eating from the table of
demons. Work it out for yourself. Satan deceives the whole world;
therefore, the whole world must be eating from the table of demons. That
therefore, the whole world must be eating from the table of demons. That
is not a judgment; that is a logical conclusion.
Here are just a few of the meanings of asah: to work, to labour, to do; to
acquire, to earn, to procure; to accomplish; to make, i.q. (the same as, or
equivalent to) to form, to construct, to prepare, to build; to create; to bring
about, to produce or yield.
God's intention never was to create Adam and Eve perfect at their
creation. Rather, His intention, as the Master Potter, was to form the clay,
and then, as any master potter does, shape it into a thing of great beauty.
His intention always was to create Adam and Eve imperfect, and then
from imperfection, produce perfection. Eternal life - that is, life as God has
it, with His nature and free will. Universal Salvation.
To create Adam and Eve perfect, they would need a knowledge of full
truth. As John 8:32 says "And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall
make you free." Full truth was not available at that time, because mankind
had no knowledge of evil and its consequences. It was only available in
theory, which meant that at that time, God was not able to prove all things
to Adam and Eve.
As for being perfect, even Jesus was not perfect. "Come off it, everyone
knows that Jesus was perfect." Then everyone is wrong. Jesus was not
perfect. Look at Hebrews 2:10: "For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all
things and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make
the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings." If you don't
believe it, read it again. Jesus was made perfect through sufferings. If
Jesus was made perfect through sufferings, how on earth could He have
been already perfect? Full truth was not available, even to Him, until after
His death and resurrection. There was no evidence, right up to His death,
that He would not sin, until it was proven.
Another thing which becomes apparent here, is: Who is responsible? The
moment God said, "Let Us make..." that made God, and Jesus,
responsible for the success of what was being made. The success of
God's intention, and His will being put into action, rested upon their
shoulders. They would be completely responsible for any failure.
Everyone's perfection is, and always has been, in the hands of God.
Taking everyone to perfection has never been a problem to Him. To God,
it has only ever been a matter of procedure.
So when God said to Jesus, "Let Us make..." His intention here went
beyond creation. His intention was to put into place what was necessary
for His creation to eventually be perfect; and subsequently, all of His
creations.
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in Our Image Part Two
Just to recap the last paragraph: so when God said to Jesus, "Let Us
make..." His intention here went beyond creation. His intention was to put
into place what was necessary for His creation to eventually be perfect;
and subsequently, all of His creations.
By creating evil, He gave us a hands-on experience of what is not good, to

give us a complete education, whereby we could prove, and also approve,
of all things. But let us go back to the word "make."
"Let Us make..." The Greek word used in the LXX, or Septuagint, version
at Genesis 1:26 to translate "make" is from ποιεω (poieo) and it means:
to make, to do, to bring about, to produce, to form, to cause, to yield.
According to "The Complete Word Study New Testament" edited by
Spiros Zodhiates,Th.D., Poieo can mean to endow a person or thing with
a certain quality. It goes on to say Poieo may well refer to the doing once
and for all, the producing and bringing forth something which, when
produced, has an independent existence of its own.
There you have it. When God said "Let Us make..." His intention was to
produce a product, which when finished, would have an independent
existence of its own - which necessitates free will. Your eternal life, that is,
life as God has it, with His nature and free will, will no longer be
dependent upon God. It will be yours forever.
As has already been said, both the Hebrew and Greek words for "make"
mean to yield. To yield means to produce as a result. God's intention was
to produce perfection as an end result. Very clever. I wish I could think like
that. But then, one day I will. In fact, one day we all will. That is the
direction in which we are all heading. Look at what Paul said at 1
Corinthians 1:10. "Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord
Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no
divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same
mind and in the same judgment." The New International Bible says
"...perfectly united in mind and thought." One day we shall all be united in
the same mind and thought.
Remember, living forever is normal to God. Being righteous - the standard

of which is God - is normal to God. Having total freewill is normal to God.
None are normal to us. But one day they will all be part of normal life. Are
you ready for that? Perfection is coming. Get ready for a life like you have
never known. Like none of us have ever known - Universal Salvation.
Let me show you something. Can you remember John 8:32? "And you
shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." The Greek word
for "know" is from γινωσκω (ginosko) and it usually means, to know by
experience. But Adam and Eve did not have any knowledge or experience
of evil. Therefore, God had to create evil to give us all first-hand
experience, by which we would be able to know truth, and eventually be
made free.
Follow this very carefully. It is not in Satan's interest for us to know the
absolute truth, is it? So answer me this. How come he helped to bring it
about? "He did what! He never did" Oh, yes, he did. Watch this. Genesis
3:4,5 (Septuagint Genesis 3:5,6). "Then the serpent (Satan) said to the
woman, 'You will not surely die. For God knows that in the day you eat of
it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing (Greek
Septuagint - from ginosko, the same word meaning to know by
experience) good and evil.' " Why would Satan want to encourage Eve to
eat of the fruit of the tree? He knew full well that it would bring about
conditions whereby mankind would have the knowledge, by experience,
that would eventually make them free - giving them free will. Think about
it. If you were Satan, that is the one tree that you would not want them to
eat from. Is Satan stupid, or not? No, Satan is not stupid; he just had no
choice or freewill where God's plan was concerned.
Now watch. After Adam and Eve sinned, this is recorded at Genesis 3:22
(Septuagint Genesis 3:23). "Then the LORD God said, 'Behold, the man
has become like one of Us, to know (by experience - it is the same Greek
word again) good and evil...' " That was the result that God was looking
for, when He said "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our
likeness." His intention was to put into place what was necessary for His
creation to eventually be perfect. It was not left to chance; He brought it
about. Our great God had now set mankind on the way to its destination.
Perfection. Universal Salvation.
"Yes, but you are quoting Greek. What about the Hebrew word for 'know'
in these Scriptures?" The Hebrew word for "know" in the scriptures that
have been quoted is from yada, and although it is used in a great variety
of meanings, essentially it means to know by observing, and also to know
by experiencing. If you ascertain something by seeing, then you have first-
hand experience. In other words, you make sure. God tells us today to
make sure of all things. Therefore all things must be there to be made
sure of. So basically, the Hebrew and Greek words in Genesis for "to
know" mean the same: to know by experience.
So "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness", involved

bringing about conditions that would ensure that mankind would know, by
experience, that evil has no part to play inside a life of perfection.
Be sure to read "Universal Salvation! Let Us make man in Our image Part
Three."
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in Our Image Part Three
Just to recap the last paragraph: So "Let Us make man in Our image,
according to Our likeness", involved bringing about conditions that would
ensure that mankind would know, by experience, that evil has no part to
play inside a life of perfection.
"...in Our image, according to Our likeness." This is why people believe
that Adam and Eve were created perfect. They think that, because they
were created in the image and likeness of God, that meant perfection. But
how could it? Malachi 3:6 says "For I am the LORD, (YHWH) I do not
change..." God is the same yesterday, today, and forever; and clearly,
Adam and Eve were not. So how could 'image' and 'likeness' mean being
created perfect at that time? They could not possibly have meant that.
And if God were talking to Jesus, as we have suggested, "Let Us make
man in Our image, according to Our likeness...", 'Image' and 'likeness'
could not possibly have meant being created perfect, because Jesus
Himself, was not perfect at that time. He was going to die, and He did not
have free will. Being perfect means, in part, that it is impossible to die. If
someone is perfect, he can not die - that is a non starter. So whatever
plans God had made to take man up to perfection, they could not, and did
not, include the death of God. If death were the price that had to be paid
to redeem mankind once they had sinned, then God did not have that
price within Him to pay. How could He? He was perfect, and therefore
eternal. He could not possibly die.
What you do not know at this time, and which we are going to show you,
is that if God had personally died on the cross, as the second Person of
the Trinity, that would not legally justify taking anyone up to Universal
Salvation - as full truth would not have been established. But that will
come in a later article. So let us look at exactly what 'image' and 'likeness'
do mean. Adam and Eve obviously had to be created with the potential of
being perfect, just like clay has the potential of being made into a thing of
great beauty. Therefore, if man were created with the potential of being
perfect, God, as the Master Potter, was not only capable of, but also
responsible for, taking him up to his full potential. A thing of great beauty.
Universal Salvation - Perfection.
The Hebrew words for 'image' and 'likeness' cover, between them, every
situation, from the likeness of God Himself, to just a mere pattern; also of
shaping and forming what is made from that pattern. Clearly, Jesus at this
time was not perfect; God was. Between them, they covered the full
spectrum, from imperfection to perfection.
God's intention "..to make man in Our image, according to Our likeness"
was twofold:
1. To create Adam and Eve imperfect, as Jesus was at that time.

2. To eventually take all of mankind up to perfection, as God was at
that time.
Therefore "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness..."

covers everything from imperfection through Jesus, to perfection through
God; which meant that God was free to create Adam and Eve imperfect,
and then to go on to take them, and all of mankind, up to perfection.
Again, very clever. Very clever indeed. And He could do it, although at
that time, that was not proven. Job 42:2, speaking of God, says "I know
that You can do everything, and that no purpose of Yours can be withheld
from You." God's purpose, or His intention, to create perfection from
imperfection, could not fail. It was His intention from the very start.
Is anyone going to tell me He can not do it? Well, if He can do it, and does
not, we have all got problems. If some are not going to be taken up to
perfection by God, when He could take all up to perfection, sentencing
some to eternal torment or eternal death, what sort of a mind are we
dealing with? Certainly not a perfect one. God would be guilty by breach
of duty, and both eternal torment and eternal death would be illegal on the
grounds of love.
But all evidence is to the contrary. We have a record of this Person's

actions over the last six thousand years and more. All the evidence points
to the fact that He is a genuine, caring Person, and has our best interests
at heart, which is love on His part. He is eternal, therefore He cannot give
anything less than eternal life, nor does He want to. That is what He has
to give, and that is what He is going to give. If He gives you life, and then,
by creating evil, takes that life away (His doing), that is premeditated
abortion; that is, aborting your life prematurely. While there is a legal case
for the taking of life on a temporary basis, as part of a perfect plan, there is
nothing that could justify even God taking life on a permanent basis. He
would be breaking His own commandment to "love your neighbour as
yourself."
So "Let Us make Man in Our Image, according to Our likeness..." is

speaking of making everyone perfect as an end result - by creating them
imperfect, subjecting them to wickedness, making full truth available, and
thereby eventually setting all free. It was the only way possible for all of us
to be perfect. Universal Salvation - eternal life for all, that is, life as God
has it, with His nature and freewill, was God's intention from the very
beginning.
Oh, but what about people who will not change? There is no such thing as
people who will not change. Be sure to read our next article, "Universal
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Universal Salvation: For as in Adam all

die, even so in Christ all shall be made
alive Part One
Let us read it. 1 Corinthians 15:22 says: "For as in Adam all die, even so
in Christ all shall be made alive." Read what it says very carefully,
because it tells you, very plainly, God's plans for everyone.
How very clever Satan is. What he has people believing this scripture to
mean, is incredible. As impossible as it seems, he actually has everyone
believing that this scripture does not mean what it says. And yet it is not
difficult to understand - "For as in Adam all die, (that is everyone) even so
in Christ all shall be made alive" (and that is everyone). Now if that is not a
big enough feat in itself, to get all of us to believe that this scripture does
not mean what it says, Satan adds insult to injury in the way that he has
done it. Do you realise that he has everyone believing that the first part of
the scripture is correct, but the second part is incorrect? He has everyone
believing that the first "all" really does mean all, but the second "all" only
means some. I mean, is he good at what he does, or is he good?
Satan is the master of illusion, and the ultimate evil. And, fair play to him -
or in his case, unfair play - he has done his job very well. No one can say
that Jesus did not have a worthy opponent. Both are the best in their own
fields. It is just that ultimate good will always overcome ultimate evil. If that
were not so, there is no way possible that God could have allowed evil in
the first place. That would have brought eternal chaos - and God is a God
of order.
So here is the result of Satan's illusion. The Bible says "For as in Adam all
die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive." But this is what Satan has
every one believing: "For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall not
be made alive."
If, incredibly, you do not believe that scripture means all shall be made
alive, then you will not believe this one also. It says at 1 John 4:14: "And
we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son as Saviour of
the world." He either is the Saviour of the world, or He is not. If you believe
He is not the Saviour of the world, once again, you have to translate that
scripture to say, "and we have seen and testify that the Father has not
sent the Son as Saviour of the world, but only as Saviour of some of the
world..." And that is not what it says. Can you see what is happening?
Satan has twisted our understanding of scripture to make us believe the
opposite of what is being said.
Now if you were about to enter a field, and a military man came up to you
Now if you were about to enter a field, and a military man came up to you
and said, "Do not go in there - it is a minefield" - what would you do? You
would not go in there, because you know you would get blown up - and
you understand what being blown up means.
On first appearances, the garden of Eden seems to be Paradise: it fools

everyone even today. The bottom line is that it was not Paradise. There
was a serpent in it. A deadly serpent called Satan. Remember the
minefield? Death was there. It was also there in the garden of Eden, and
the wisest Person in the universe informed Adam and Eve about it.
Genesis 3:1-3 says, "Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast
of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman,
'Has God indeed said, "You shall not eat of every tree of the garden"?'
And the woman said to the serpent, 'We may eat the fruit of the trees of
the garden; but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden,
God has said, "You shall not eat it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die." ' "
Yes, death was there. The garden of Eden was a minefield. And God
warned them. There was only one problem with that; they did not
understand the consequences. They went ahead and disobeyed God;
something they would never have done, had they fully understood what
was going to happen.
So who was responsible? Was it Adam? Was it Satan? Or was it God?

Well, certainly, Adam and Eve did not have a clue as to what was
happening. They could not be held responsible for something they could
not fully understand. And Satan was there for the purpose of leading them
astray, to make full truth available. So if he was employed as part of God's
plan, then he could not be held responsible. He was only doing his job.
Therefore, the only logical conclusion is that God was responsible for
man's controlled fall in Eden, and therefore, is also responsible for the
controlled reversal of that fall.
Because Adam, as the father of us all, had sinned and was under penalty
of death, that is all he could pass on. That is why we all die. Exactly as the
scripture says: "...as in Adam all die," - and we personally have no choice
in that. You do not die of your own freewill, do you?
And since we never had any choice in dying, then God also has no choice
in reversing it, because He is not willing that any should perish. And He
tells us, quite plainly, that He will reverse it. "Even so in Christ all shall be
made alive." And we do not have any choice in that, either. Adam had only
death to pass on. Jesus has only life, as God has it, to pass on.
Perfection. Universal Salvation. The receiving of eternal life, that is, living
forever with life as God has it, with freewill, to God is just a simple matter
of educating us, and imparting a complete understanding of all things. But
eternal life can not be received until we have been taught by God, through
Jesus and the Holy Spirit, and until we do have a complete understanding
of all things. Adam and Eve did not have a complete understanding. But
one day, they will.
As was said in the last article, there is no such thing as people who will
not change. We are going to have eternal life whether we want it or not.
And we are where we are today, because our education and

understanding are incomplete. "Do you mean to say that God can teach
absolutely everyone, no matter how they have lived?"
He can. "Well, how on earth can He do that?" Be sure to read our next
article, For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive
Part Two.
Next article: For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive
Part Two
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alive Part Two
Just to recap the last two paragraphs: as was said in the last article, there
is no such thing as people who will not change. We are going to have
eternal life whether we want it or not. And we are where we are today,
because our education and understanding are incomplete. "Do you mean
to say that God can teach absolutely everyone, no matter how they have
lived?"
He can. "Well, how on earth can He do that?"
How on earth can He not do that? You are selling Him way short. God can
do anything that is possible to be done. He is not willing that any should
perish, that is His purpose. God would hardly purpose something that He
could not bring about. He does not have to look into a crystal ball to see
what is going to happen: He can actually cause all things to happen, that
He desires. Look at one of the things that He desires, at 1 Timothy 2:4.
The New King James version reads, "Who desires all men to be saved..."
The Amplified Version reads, "Who wishes all men to be saved..."
The New International Bible reads, "Who wants all men to be saved..."
But unfortunately, it makes it sound as if everyone being saved is

something that God would like to happen, rather than something that He
has planned to happen. And that is not so. That is not what this scripture
is saying.
Man can have a desire, a wish, or a want - and it need never come about.
But with God, whatever He desires, wishes, or wants, according to His
purpose, always comes about, because He has something we do not
have: the ability to cause whatever He desires, wishes or wants, to come
about. It is called being in control.
Isaiah 46:10, speaking of God, says, "...My counsel shall stand, and I will
do all My pleasure." The Hebrew word for "pleasure" there, is chephets,
and among its meanings are pleasure, delight, desire, wish, want. When
God says of Himself, "I will do all my pleasure," He is saying that whatever
His desire, wish or want is, that is what will happen, because He can, and
will, cause it to come about; so that when God says He desires, wishes or
wants all to be saved, it is not just wishful thinking; it is sure to happen.
wants all to be saved, it is not just wishful thinking; it is sure to happen.
Look at what Isaiah 55:11 says: "So shall My word be that goes forth from
My mouth; it shall not return to Me void, But it shall accomplish what I
please, (chaphets, the verb from which the noun chephets comes: it shall
accomplish what I take pleasure in, what I desire, what I wish, or what I
want) And it shall prosper (succeed, achieve: see The New American
Standard Version and The New International Version) in the thing for
which I sent it." Literally, it is saying this: "...It shall accomplish what I
desire, wish or want, And it shall be caused to succeed (Hiphil Perfect) in
the thing for which I sent it."
How will God cause what He desires, wishes, or wants, to succeed?

Through His Anointed One, Jesus Christ. Isaiah 53:10 makes that very
plain. Speaking of Jesus Christ (His Anointed One): "Yet it pleased the
LORD (YHWH) to bruise Him; He has put Him to grief. When You make
His soul an offering for sin, He shall see His seed, He shall prolong His
days, and the pleasure (chephets: desire, wish or want) of the LORD shall
prosper (succeed) in His hand." So this is what it is saying: "And the
desire, wish or want of the LORD shall succeed in His hand" (By the hand
of Jesus).
So when God says that He desires, wishes or wants all to be saved, that
can not fail to come about, because God has put what He desires, wishes
or wants into the hands of Jesus; which is what Paul said, "...even so in
Christ all shall be made alive."
A much more meaningful translation of 1 Corinthians 15:22, which will

give you a much clearer understanding of what is being said, is this: "For
as by Adam, (by means of Adam) all die, even so by Christ (by means of
Christ) all shall be made alive." Yes, because His Father's will has been
put into His hands, and His Father's will is for all to be saved.
Back to 1 Timothy 2:4 "who desires all men to be saved..." The Greek
word for "desires" or wishes, or wants, in that scripture is θελει (thelei)
from θελω (thelo), and it also means "to will". So you can also translate 1
Timothy 2:4 "who will have all men to be saved..." So now you have "He
desires, wishes, wants, or will have, all men to be saved." The Greek verb
that has been used, thelo, when speaking of God and His purposes, puts
into action what God wills, and brings whatever He desires, wishes, or
wants to a successful conclusion.
All being saved, then, is not just a wish of God; in accordance with His
purpose, it will be successfully brought about by Jesus. You do not have a
choice in that. Universal Salvation, Perfection; that is, living forever with
life as God has it, with free will; can not fail.
Consider this also: "For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be
made alive." The verbal analysis there of "shall be made alive" is that it is
future passive, which means that someone is going to do it to you. That
someone is Jesus. Once again, you have no choice. You are going to be
raised from death, whether you are baptised or not. You are going to be
raised from death, whether you believe in Jesus or not. You are going to
be raised from death, if you have never heard of Jesus. And you are going
to be raised from death, even if you are evil and fight against Him. "Even
to be raised from death, even if you are evil and fight against Him. "Even
so in Christ (by Christ) all (not some) shall be made alive." All must be
raised from the dead, no matter what happens to them afterwards. 1
Timothy 2:6 says: "...who gave Himself a ransom for all...". There are no
conditions at all attached to that, as far as a resurrection is concerned.
John 5:28,29 says: "Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which
all who are in the graves will hear His voice and come forth - those who
have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil,
to the resurrection of condemnation." If there are any conditions attached
for us to be brought back, how come those who have never heard of
Jesus are going to be resurrected? How come those who have done evil
are going to be resurrected? How can that be? Because in Christ (by
Christ) all shall be made alive. All right, so this scripture speaks of a
resurrection for all. But does it speak of eternal life for all? Be sure to read
next month's article, "For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be
made alive Part Three."
Next article: For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive
Part Three
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Universal Salvation: For as in Adam

all die, even so in Christ all shall be
made alive Part Three
Just to recap the last part of the last paragraph: "Because in Christ (by
Christ) all shall be made alive. All right; so that scripture speaks of a
resurrection for all. But does it speak of eternal life for all?"
And you would all be disappointed, now, if it did not. That is because
you are beginning to see that God is not someone with a magic wand,
or someone without a mind; but Someone who is sensible, and who
has taken steps to ensure that all created beings end up perfect, with
eternal life. That is, living forever, with life as God has it, together with
free will.
You would not think that one little scripture could say so much, would
you? No wonder Satan has twisted it. He has taken a scripture that is
so important to our understanding, and somehow, has got everyone to
believe that it does not mean what it says. There is only one thing
wrong with that: God has authorised His Son, Jesus, to lose no one;
and He is not fooled. Now, if the One at the top is not fooled, Satan
can do what he wants, but he will not stop Jesus from revealing to
everyone His Father's plan of Universal Salvation. And he certainly
can not stop Jesus from bringing Universal Salvation, as a reality, to
everyone.
"For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive."
Let us look at the word "Christ". The Greek word for "Christ" there, is
τω χριστω, and is from christos, which means "anointed". It is the
equivalent to the Hebrew Mashiyach, "Messiah", anointed one.
When the anointing of a person comes from God it carries with it His
authority. There have been many people who have been given
authority from God to do things, and these have been known as
anointed ones. The Septuagint translation of the Old Testament uses
the Greek word "christos" more than forty times; often when speaking
of priests, kings and prophets.
Aaron, the high priest, was God's anointed one (Leviticus 8:12), "…
appointed for men in things pertaining to God…" (Hebrews 5:1) He
was given authority in a certain area.
The kings of Israel were also anointed ones. Samuel, at 1 Samuel
The kings of Israel were also anointed ones. Samuel, at 1 Samuel

12:3, says of Saul, "Here I am. Witness against me before the LORD
and before His anointed (Septuagint 'christon')…" And David,
speaking of Saul, said at 1 Samuel 26:11 "The LORD forbid that I
should stretch out my hand against the LORD's anointed (Septuagint
'christon')". David also spoke of himself as God's anointed one. 2
Samuel 23:1 reads, "Now these are the last words of David. Thus
says David the son of Jesse; Thus says the man raised up on high,
the anointed (Septuagint 'christon') of the God of Jacob, and the
sweet psalmist of Israel... "
The prophets were also "anointed ones". God ordered Elijah at 1

Kings 19:16 "Also you should anoint Jehu the son of Nimshi as king
over Israel. And Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel Meholah you shall
anoint as prophet in your place. "
Do you know that the title was also given, in prophecy, to the pagan
king Cyrus? At Isaiah 45:1, it prophesied of Cyrus, "Thus says the
LORD to His anointed, (Septuagint 'christo,' from christos) to Cyrus,
whose right hand I have held - to subdue nations before him…" The
title "anointed" was given to him, because he had an authority from
God to do something on His behalf, in a certain area.
God has always worked His purpose through certain people, and
Jesus is one of those people.
"Yes, but Jesus could work miracles". Only because He had the
authority to do so. Anyway, what is new about that? There is nothing
new about God authorising people to perform miracles. Others before
Jesus, and after Him, had authority to perform miracles. Therefore, to
have anointed ones was nothing new for God; just a necessary step,
as a means to an end; and in the case of Jesus, part of the procedure
in obtaining eternal life, perfection for all. Jesus is just One in a long
line of anointed ones.
So being an anointed one of God was nothing new. What was new
about the anointing that Jesus had, was in what it authorised Him to
do. That is what is special about His anointing. Matthew 28:18 says
this: "…All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth."
Therefore, at this point, all power of authority, over all things, had
been given to Jesus. His authority, or anointing, extended therefore,
over the physical world of mankind; both the righteous and the
unrighteous; and also over the spirit world of angels; Satan and the
demons. So He had been given the power of authority to accomplish
God's Plan, where both human beings and spirit beings were
concerned. It authorised Him in the physical world, and it authorised
Him in the spirit world.
What is God's Plan on the drawing board? His plan on the drawing
board is for all to be saved, because He is not willing that any should
perish.
As we have already seen at Isaiah 53:10, whatever the will, wish,

desire or want of God is, shall succeed by the hand of Jesus. Why?
Because that is the power of His anointing; that whatever the Plan of
Because that is the power of His anointing; that whatever the Plan of
God is, Jesus now has the power of authority to carry it out. And God
is not willing that any should perish. Just bear in mind one thing: that
any failure is less than perfection. And anything less than a perfect
plan can not be from God, because God is perfect. He is incapable of
making any plan that ends with any failure.
Let us just go back to the statement, in Part Three, where we said, "All
being saved, then, is not just a wish of God; in accordance with His
purpose, it will be successfully brought about by Jesus. You do not
have a choice in that. Universal Salvation, Perfection; that is living
forever with life as God has it, with free will; can not fail. "
Remember the part of the scripture we are discussing: "…even so in

Christ (the Anointed One) all shall be made alive". Can Jesus do that?
Does He have the right to do that? Judge for yourself. What did
Matthew 28:18 say? " …All authority has been given to Me in heaven
and on earth." Since Jesus has been given all power of authority in
heaven and on earth, such is the authority that He has been given,
that He has absolute authority, over everything. And if His authority is
absolute over everything, He must have authority over you. Also, He
must have authority over your will. If anyone is in a situation whereby
they make a wrong decision, because of lack of understanding, Jesus
then has the authority to intervene on that person's behalf. It also
stands to reason, that if He has absolute power of authority over all
things, He must have power of authority over angels, Satan, and the
demons, to intervene on their behalf. He has power of authority over
all unrighteous people. He has power of authority over sin and death.
And eventually, He has all power of authority over every one receiving
eternal life. So when God says that He is not willing that any should
perish, how can they? He has anointed Jesus with the power of
authority to make sure that His plan of Universal Salvation will not fail.
So it is not a question of: " Can Jesus bring every one to Universal
Salvation?" The question is, " How can He not?"
At John 1:29, John the Baptist, speaking of Jesus, said, "…Behold!

The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!" Now as many
of you know, the wages of sin is death; in other words, because of sin,
we all die. "As in Adam all die". But because Jesus takes away sin,
that leaves no more dying; only life. So in Christ (the Anointed One),
all shall be made alive. You see, no sin - no death. What does Jesus
take away? Sin, not people.
"Yes, but how can it mean that some will not perish, and everyone
have eternal life, when the scripture says at Matthew 25:46 'And these
will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal
life.'?" Come on, answer that one!
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alive Part Four
Just to recap the last paragraph. "Yes, but how can it mean that some will
not perish, and everyone have eternal life, when the scripture says at
Matthew 25:46 'And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but
the righteous into eternal life'? Come on, answer that one!"
The word for "everlasting" in this sentence is the same Greek word as
"eternal" in this sentence: aionion, from aionios. You can not make one
mean "eternal" and not the other. So how do you reconcile eternal
punishment with eternal life, resulting with everyone having eternal life,
that is life as God has it, with His nature, and free will?
The Greek word there for "punishment" is kolasin, from kolasis, and it can
simply mean corrective punishment. That is, punishment that results in the
person being corrected. But not only that, the adjective aionion, eternal,
tells you something about the noun, which in this case is the corrective
punishment. It tells you that the result of the correction will be permanent,
or eternal. It is not saying that people are going to suffer eternally, and it is
not saying that people are going to die eternally. It is saying that people
are going to be corrected, and it is the correction that will be eternal.
Correction is necessary for eternal life; without correction, perfection is
impossible.
Now we come to a huge problem for people who do not believe in

Universal Salvation. Look at this. At Luke 1:30-31 it says: "Then the angel
said to her, 'Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favour with God.
And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and
shall call His name JESUS.' "
How is that a problem for people who do not believe in Universal

Salvation? Because God is Universal Salvation.
Jesus, Greek: Iesous, corresponds to the Hebrew Joshua, or Jehoshua,

which mean "Yahweh delivers" or "Jehovah is Salvation". Since God is the
Ultimate, God as Salvation must be the Ultimate in Salvation. No less than
the salvation of all is possible. God can not deal in less, because He is
limited to perfection. Anything less would be less than perfect. The name
"Jesus" tells you exactly what God is; He is Salvation. With God, salvation
is total. End of Story. Jesus would not have been allowed to carry that
name if it misrepresented God. Misrepresentation of the name would be
deception. Deception is lying by implication; therefore both God and Jesus
would be sinning.
would be sinning.
When Jesus was given the name "Jesus", what God was really saying, is
that there is no problem regarding eternal life that He can not deal with.
When it is said that God will not save all, what is really being said is that
God is not up to it, yet the name Jesus says He is. At 1 Timothy 2:6,
speaking of Jesus, it clearly says, "Who gave Himself a ransom for all,
(now watch this) to be testified (by all) in due time" (brackets ours). If, as it
says, the ransom is for all, and it is that which is going to be testified or
witnessed, the end result must be that all must witness it; so if all do not
witness it, it makes the whole sentence a nonsense. If it were only to be
witnessed by some, that the ransom was not for all, why has this, by
inspiration of the Holy Spirit, been written in the Bible? If the ransom for all
turned out to be just a ransom for some, then God and Jesus would lose
all credibility. Unlike us, God does not have the luxury of making one
mistake. He only gets one go at it. That is because He only needs one go.
He does not make mistakes. God is perfect. He is Universal Salvation.
If God is going to save only some, He is going against everything He

stands for. What do you think it means when He had this recorded at
Revelation 21:5? "Then He who sat upon the throne said, 'Behold, I make
(you have no choice) all things new.' " Come on, it is getting ridiculous.
Obviously, once again, most people take this to mean, 'Behold, I make
some things new.' How many times can you teach exactly the opposite of
what scripture says, and get away with it? And what about the Greek word
for "new"?
The Greek word for "new" here, is kaina, from kainos, and it means new in
quality. It is speaking of an upgrade for everyone. God, through Jesus, is
making all things new in quality; which is only what His stated intention
was in the first place. "Let Us make man in Our image." To make
perfection from imperfection, He is only doing what He said He would do.
Therefore, when He does it, it is no big deal, because, there was never a
time when eternal life for all - that is life for all as God has it, with His
nature and free will - has ever been in doubt.
"For as in Adam all die even so in Christ all shall be made alive." But God
had to justify Universal Salvation, and that is something He could not do
alone. After Jesus' death, and resurrection, He was given authority over all
things, which means that He had the authority to take everyone up to
Universal Salvation. God's intention is not to resurrect man to keep him in
the condition Adam was in to start with. Adam never was perfect. What
God had to do, was to justify taking man beyond where he has ever been
- and that is up to perfection. Universal Salvation. God could not have
done that without the help of someone else. "Let Us make man in Our
image". And it is that help which will give everyone eternal life. In Christ all
shall be made alive. "Made alive" not only means a resurrection for all, but
because of Jesus and His anointing, it means that no one will ultimately
perish, and at some stage, all will have eternal life. But it had to be
justified.
"In that case, if Jesus was given authority over all things, with authority to
take everyone up to Universal Salvation, Universal Salvation must already
have been justified."
It was - it was justified at the cross.
"What! You mean God justified perfection for all at the cross?"
Absolutely.
"How could He possibly have done that?"
Be sure to read our next article, "Universal Salvation! Is Jesus God?"
Next article: Is Jesus God?
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Universal Salvation: Is Jesus God?

No, He is not. Furthermore, it is an absolute impossibility for Him to be
God. Without Jesus being a person in His own right, there is no
justification for Universal Salvation. That is why people can only see as far
as redemption. The result of which is total chaos, with a few attaining to
eternal life, and others either being tortured in hell fire or eternally dead.
Some even claiming the Trinity to be a complete mystery. With all these
different doctrines being taught, no wonder people can not get to
understand God - with many calling Him the hard God of the Bible.
It took one to justify redemption. It took two to justify Universal Salvation.

And both were justified at the cross.
"Come off it. God does not have to justify anything."
Yes, He does. And do you know He has justified everything that He has
ever done? Clever - because that covers His back in any given situation
that could arise. It gives assurance, and removes doubt.
Deuteronomy 32:4 says this: "He (God) is the Rock, His work is perfect;
For all His ways are justice, A God of truth and without injustice;
Righteous and upright is He." Well, quite honestly, anyone could say that -
especially if they were far more clever than we are. If Satan can fool
everyone - and he is not as clever as God - how much more easily could
God fool everyone? No, God has to prove Himself to us - and wants to, for
His own credibility.
That is why the inspired words at 1 Thessalonians 5:21 say: "Prove all
things…" (King James Version). And The American Standard version
says: "But examine everything carefully…" God is not afraid for you to
examine Him. In fact, as has already been said in Article One, the Greek
word for "prove" there, is from dokimazo, and it also means to approve.
God wants you to approve of Him. He is not asking you to follow Him
blindly. His credibility rating will stand any investigation you care to give
Him. So when He said, in Deuteronomy, that all His ways are justice or
just, meaning that He can justify everything that He has ever done, do not
just accept it - prove it.
Here is the big question. Since God commissioned us to prove all things,
how can we prove that God justified Universal Salvation?
God has told us to prove all things. Therefore, if the doctrine of Universal
Salvation is correct, we should be able to prove it, should we not? What is
more, according to God, it should be able to stand any amount of
investigation as to its credibility. How can you prove things, and also
investigation as to its credibility. How can you prove things, and also
approve of them, if what you are trying to prove is a mystery? Only an idiot
would tell you to prove things that could not be proven.
There was only one thing necessary for God to create perfection! The
ability to do so. If God had the ability to do so, then the end result was just
a matter of procedure. If you want to prove something to someone, all you
have to do, is to do it. Therefore, if God wants us to believe that He can
create perfection, all He has to do is to show us that He can. That takes
two people: God Himself, and a created being. And since God only gets
one go, it would have to be the very first person that He created. No
second chance. He either could, or He could not.
Proverbs 22:6 says: "Train up a child in the way he should go, and when
he is old he will not depart from it." Could God do that? And is it true?
Once again, why say it, if it is not?
But to really prove that, His first creation would have to remain faithful
under the most adverse conditions possible, even down to death.
Otherwise, it would not be a proper test. Which meant that God would
have to bring about the greatest adversary possible - Satan. And He
would have to bring about an evil environment in which to place His first
creation, and which would be brought about through Satan. Would God
succeed, under these conditions, to create perfection? Remember, all it
would take for God not to create perfection, would be one wrong thought
from His first created child. Rather Him than me. I could not do it - but
then, I do not have all understanding and all wisdom. But thankfully, God
does.
God took His first created child, a spirit Person, the only one that He has
ever personally created, trained Him in the way for him, and transferred
His life into a human body, to prove Him under sinful conditions. If this
spirit Person succeeded in remaining faithful, He would have the right to
perfection. And every person who has ever lived, whether spirit or human,
would have the right to perfection, on the basis that God could do it. God
had to create someone with the end result being perfection, to justify it for
all. If Jesus were God, that would not prove that He could create
perfection.
And He did create perfection. Hebrews 2:10 says: "For it was fitting for
Him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many
sons to glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through
sufferings. With 1 Corinthians 15:45 saying this: "And so it is written, 'the
first man Adam became a living being.' The last Adam became a life-
giving spirit. "
"You mean I owe my eternal life to a spirit Person?"
Two, actually. Jesus and God.
At the cross, Jesus gave His life - a sacrifice, He had done no wrong - and
gained eternal redemption for all. But far more than that happened at the
cross. God proved Himself, by creating a Child who would not depart from
His Father's way.
Can you remember those three little words that Jesus said as He was
dying?
"…It is finished!"
The door to perfection was opened for all. Full truth became available, and
Jesus was raised perfect. At the cross, God proved that He could create a
person, with the end result being perfection. Jesus being created,
guarantees Universal Salvation for all, because it means that God can,
and has, already created perfection. What He has done for one, He will do
for all.
"But, where does the Bible say that Jesus is a created being?"
Be sure to read our next article, "Universal Salvation! Jesus, The Firstborn
Over All Creation. "
Next article: Jesus, the Firstborn over all creation Part One
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Universal Salvation: Jesus, the

Firstborn over all creation Part One
Psalm 36:9 says: "For with You is the fountain of life;…"
If you are looking for the fountain of life, look no further - you have
found it. It is with God. God is the Source of all life. So if He is the
Source of all life, there must have been a time when He was alone;
there had to be.
"So what we would really like to know is, who was the very first person
created by God?"
At Colossians 1:15, it says this: "He (Jesus) is the image of the

invisible God, the firstborn over all creation." The Amplified Version
says: "…He is the Firstborn of all creation." The New American
Standard Version says: "…the first-born of all creation." The Greek
word there for "firstborn" is prototokos, from protos - first, and tikto - to
bring forth.
There is no question that Jesus was the first to be brought forth of all
creation. This is not speaking of God playing the part of a son; this is
speaking of the first created being. Not a pretend being, an actual
created being. The very first, and the only one that God Himself
personally created. This very first created being was the pioneer of
life, a trail-blazer. Acts 3:15 (Moffatt Translation) says: "and you killed
the pioneer of Life…"
"And then what? "
Well, look. Colossians 1:16: "For by Him (Jesus) all things were
created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible,
whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things
were created through Him and for Him." Hebrews 1:1,2 tells us this:
"God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to
the fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by His
Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He
made the worlds". John chapter 1, speaking of Jesus as the Word,
says this in verse 3: "All things were made through Him, and without
Him nothing was made that was made. " God brought forth Jesus. All
other things were brought about through Jesus.
Before all else, God trained His Son to be the Word, who would one
day have the responsibility to express God's own thinking. And to
visibly show God to the world. At John 14:9, Jesus said: "…He who
visibly show God to the world. At John 14:9, Jesus said: "…He who
has seen Me has seen the Father…"
John 1:1 says: "In the beginning (God had no beginning) was the
Word, (Jesus, trained in the nature of God and how to express that
nature) and the Word was with God, (in heaven, waiting to prove
God's nature and to save the world) And the Word (the trained Jesus)
was God (in the respect that He and His Father were one. Not in
person, but in nature)."
"Yes, but John 10:30, which says 'I and My Father are one,' proves
that God and Jesus are the same person, does it not?"
Not at all. The Greek word for "one" there, is hen (heis-masculine,
mia-feminine, hen-neuter). And at John 10:30, "one" is neuter. The
masculine heis would have meant one person. When the neuter is
used, it means "one in essence or nature." Remember, Jesus spoke a
form of Aramaic, and the quote in Aramaic means, "I and My Father
agree."
At John 17:22 it says this: "…that they may be one just as We are
one." Both "one's" in that sentence are the neuter hen, showing that
the disciples and God were to be one in nature, and not the same
person. Exactly the same as John 10:30.
If you read John 1:2, it says: "He (the Word) was in the beginning with
God. "
Can you see that? He was with God. That is because Jesus lived with
His Father in heaven before He came to the earth.
Look at John 17:5: "And now, O Father, glorify Me together with

Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was."
Can you see what that says again? "…with the glory which I had with
You (when?) before the world was." Jesus lived with His Father in
heaven, before the world was.
The difficulty here is that if Jesus is personally God, why is God

playing different roles, when there is no one around? He is actually
acting different parts before the creation of the world. For what
reason? Did He need the practice?
And what a cast. You have the Father who is played by God, then you
have the Son, also played by God. Then you have the Holy Spirit, also
played by God. So that when Jesus prays to the Father, He is, in
actual fact, talking to Himself. Do you not find that story book, fairy
tale? Would it not be far easier to believe what the scriptures say
about Jesus, that He is simply the Son of God? An individual in His
own right, who, before He came to live as a human on the earth, lived
with His Father in heaven, going into the family business of creating
perfection, and actually earning it for all.
So God has the fountain of life.
"Just our luck. One Person has it. How on earth, then, can we take
hold of it? What is this Person like? What is it going to cost?"
Nothing.
"Come on, nobody gives anything away for nothing. He could make a
fortune."
There is only one thing wrong with that. He does not need a fortune.
He already has every thing that He needs. Love of neighbour means
that He wants to share all that He has with you. With everyone. He
has enough for all.
The fountain of life is free. Revelation 22:17 says: "…Whoever

desires, (this requires a will with action) let him take the water of life
freely." It is a free gift, a favour from God, part of His grace.
"How can I take hold of this free gift? Show me the way."
Jesus said, "I am the way…"
And Revelation 7:17 says: "for the Lamb (Jesus) who is in the midst of
the throne will shepherd them and lead them to living fountains of
waters." NU-text and M-text read, "to fountains of waters of life. "
It is Jesus our Shepherd, our Rescuer, our Saviour, who will show us
the way.
There is no other way to drink of the fountain of life. Jesus is the only
way to it. It says at Acts 4:12: "Nor is there salvation in any other, for
there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we
must be saved."
Thanks to God's grace, not only do we have the free gift of eternal life,
but also, He sent someone to show us how to take hold of it. And
there is only one thing that guarantees Universal Salvation for all: the
fact that Jesus is a created being, and has already attained to
perfection. God has already done it. Jesus has already drunk of the
water of life. And guess what? It works. He is now perfect. He was the
pioneer of life. He was the pioneer of perfection for all created beings.
Not God - God was already perfect.
His mission is to lead everyone to the fountain of life and perfection,

so that one day our Father will be all in all. And you will still be you,
the person.
"Is that the only scripture which speaks of Jesus as being created? "
1.

Firstborn over all creation Part Two
Just to recap the last paragraph. "Is that the only scripture which speaks
of Jesus as a created being?"
Not at all. Revelation 3:14 says: "...These things says the Amen (Jesus),
the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God."
And everyone wants to interpret this as anything but what it says. How
plain do you want it? What it says is, "...the Beginning of the creation of
God." The Greek word there for "Beginning" is Arche, and it means the
leader, the start. The Moffatt Translation says there, "...the origin of God's
creation." And the Greek word there for "creation" is from ktisis, meaning a
founding; the product of what is created. So Jesus was the leader, the
start, the first product of the creation of God. And since God created Him
and led Him to the fountain of life, He is now perfect.
Now that is good news for all of us, because it shows that His Father, who
just happens to be our Father too, really can do what He says at Proverbs
22:6: "Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will
not depart from it."
To whom does God give the responsibility for the training of children? The
parents. Which firmly puts the onus on Him to train us. And since we have
a Father who has already proven that He cannot fail to train His family
properly, our outcome will be exactly the same as that of our brother,
Jesus. We will all, one day, be perfect. Because we are not responsible
for our own training; our Father is.
Watch this closely. 1 Corinthians 15:28 says this: "Now when all things are
made subject to Him, then the Son Himself will also be subject to Him who
put all things under Him, that God may be all in all."
The point here is this: since God is going to be all in all, whatever
everyone's past circumstances have been, or whatever everyone's
present circumstances are (are you ready for this?), everyone's future is
God. One God, one Nature - His. He has already done it with Jesus; and
now Jesus is responsible for leading everyone to the fountain of life.
Can you remember what we said in article two: "UNIVERSAL

SALVATION! THE GREATEST MESSAGE ON EARTH"? Jesus was
commissioned to lose nothing of what His Father had given Him - and His
Father had given Him all things. This is part of God's grace to mankind,
part of His favour, that Jesus is not allowed to lose anyone. What a favour.
part of His favour, that Jesus is not allowed to lose anyone. What a favour.
Do you really think that God's favour, in the form of Jesus - who has been
part of God's plan from the beginning, even before Adam was created -
will suddenly come to a stop when He gets to the lake of fire? Can the
lake of fire really bring Jesus to His knees? The only ones who will be
brought to their knees are the ones in the lake of fire, because "…at the
name of Jesus every knee should bow…" Philippians 2:10. It is not
possible to stop Jesus. There is absolutely nothing, and no one, that can
stop Jesus; not even God Himself, because He has to be just. What He
has done for one, He must do for all. He has taken Jesus to perfection,
and He must take everyone else to perfection. And the onus is upon Him
to do so. Satan can not be allowed one victory. God's favour can reach
straight into the lake of fire, and bring everyone out - including Satan and
the demons. And we will show you exactly how He is going to do that at a
later date.
As Isaiah 14:27 says: "For the LORD of hosts has purposed, And who will
annul it? His hand is stretched out, (in the form of Jesus) And who will turn
it back?"
What God is saying is, "Who can stop what I have purposed?" No one.
Therefore since Jesus has the commission to lose no one, nothing, and
no one, can stop Jesus from doing so.
Isaiah 14:24 says: "...And as I (God) have purposed, so it shall stand…"
In the Greek Septuagint Translation, the word for "purposed," in both

verse 27 and verse 24, comes from the Greek verb boulomai. So
whatever God is purposing (from boulomai), can not be stopped. What is
God purposing? 2 Peter 3:9: "The Lord is…not willing (or purposing, from
the Greek verb boulomai) that any should perish."
God's purpose is clear. He is not willing that any should perish. If God is
not willing or purposing that any should perish, then none will. As God
said in Isaiah, "…And as I have purposed, so it shall stand."
That is why He gave His only begotten Son so that all should be saved.
Everyone reads John 3:16, but no one reads verse 17: "For God did not
send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world
through Him might be saved."
It makes it sound as if it is left to chance - "that the world through Him

might be saved." But there is no chance involved here. Look how The
New American Standard Version translates that verse: "For God did not
send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should
be saved through Him."
Yes, because His commission was to lose nothing. The New International
Version translates that verse this way: "For God did not send His Son into
the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him."
Whom did He send into the world? His Son. How could He do that, if He
were not already His Son?
Universal Salvation jumps out at you from all over the Bible. Look at this.
Luke 9:56 says: "For the Son of Man did not come to destroy men's lives,
Luke 9:56 says: "For the Son of Man did not come to destroy men's lives,
(can you see that? He did not come to destroy your lives) but to save
them."
You see, Jesus is not going to take your life away from you. He is just
going to take sin away from you. As John the Baptist said, "Behold! The
lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world." All wickedness can be
removed from the world by simply taking away sin. It is that easy.
Education, involving full understanding.
Jesus, who is now perfect, is still in charge as the Word of God, and is
responsible for the discharging of that word. He is responsible for our
training, and is working closely with the Holy Spirit. In fact, they are a
team. At Luke 6:40 it says this: "A disciple is not above his teacher, but
everyone who is perfectly trained will be like his teacher."
Jesus was taught by God Himself, and now that He is perfectly trained, He
is like God. We are being trained by Jesus, therefore we will be perfectly
trained. Jesus was created, and is now perfect. And we are going to be
like Him.
Get ready for life as you have never known it. Get ready to meet with all
your loved ones who are no longer here; they are all coming back. Get
ready for good health. Get ready to live forever, with abundance. Get
ready for God to be all in all. Everyone's future is God. Thanks to our
coming Lord and Saviour and King of Kings, Jesus Christ, God's Anointed
One - HIS SON.
Next article: Jesus, the Firstborn over all creation Part Three
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Firstborn over all creation Part Three
At Matthew 3:17, the Bible says: "And suddenly a voice came from
heaven, saying, 'This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.'
"
It is a simple enough statement, and it is telling all of us that Jesus is

God's Son. He did not say "This is Me" He said "This is My Son." And,
as you have seen, the Holy Scriptures show that Jesus, as His Son,
was the firstborn over all creation (Col 1:15), and the Beginning of the
creation of God (Rev 3:14).
Most professed Christians would know about the prophecy that Jesus
was to be born in Bethlehem, even if they did not know where to find
it. Let us take a look at it. Micah 5:2, which says: "But you, Bethlehem
Ephrathah, Though you are little among the thousands of Judah, Yet
out of you shall come forth to Me the One to be Ruler in Israel…"
This is a prophecy about the coming Messiah, Jesus. Can you

remember when king Herod gathered the chief priest and scribes of
the people together, and asked them where the Christ was to be born
- and they said in Bethlehem of Judea (Matthew 2:1-6)? Well, they
quoted from Micah 5:2.
Now, many of you already know that. But I wonder how many of you
know what the end of that verse says, or what it means. It says this:
"…Whose goings forth are from of old, from everlasting."
And that is speaking of Jesus.
What on earth does that mean? The New International Version

translates that as: "…whose origins are from of old, from ancient
times. " Jesus' origins were from ancient times. That is His goings
forth.
The Jews, including the chief priest and scribes, believed that the
Messiah, or the Christ, was to be born in Bethlehem; yet we have the
prophet Micah telling us that His goings forth (or origins) are from of
old, from ancient times. He was born in human form upon the earth in
Bethlehem, but His life as a spirit being, started way before that. As
the New International Version says: "…whose origins are from of old,
from ancient times." He lived in heaven with His Father before He
came to the earth to take on human form. Just as John 1:2 says: "He
(Jesus as the Word) was in the beginning with God." The beginning is
(Jesus as the Word) was in the beginning with God." The beginning is
the start of something - and starts have origins. Jesus' origin was with
God who created Him.
The Greek Septuagint translation says: "…and his goings forth were
from the beginning…" - in line with John 1:2. The Greek word, there,
for "goings forth" is from exodos. This is from ek - out, and hodos - a
way; and therefore, a way out; hence the exodus, a departure. From
His creation onwards, He was the departure, the exodus from sin,
even before it came about.
"Whose goings forth (whose ways out) are from of old." So His goings
forth, as a created being, was the way out for everyone. Once again,
in line with John 1:1; when Jesus, as the Word, was in the beginning
with God, already trained up to His nature, and as a way out. He, as
the way out for everyone, as the Messiah, the Christ, the Saviour of all
created beings, was already in place before the world ever existed.
He was the Redeemer before the foundation of the world. 1 Peter
1:18-20 reads: "knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible
things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by
tradition from your fathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, as of
a lamb without blemish and without spot. He indeed was foreordained
before the foundation of the world…"
Now the problem with having a Redeemer before the foundation of

the world, and also with having a way out from the very beginning
(notice everything is totally controlled), is that God must have known
that man was going to sin. That does not take a lot of working out,
does it? Since God knows the ending from the beginning, He would
hardly have prepared a way out in advance if it were not necessary.
Here is the scenario. You have one created being: Jesus, who was
trained up to the nature of God, and who would have to go up against
the ultimate evil, Satan. He was street wise, you might say. Then you
have another created being: Adam, who would have to go up against
the same ultimate evil, Satan. But he was not trained, and therefore,
obviously not street wise. Both were created, but Jesus succeeded,
where Adam failed. Why do you think that was?
Jesus was trained to succeed; Adam was not. Therefore if Adam

could not succeed, due to lack of training, God would have to provide
a way out for him, and all of mankind, because He knowingly allowed
it. God had planned for Adam to fail, and He had already prepared the
way out: Jesus, whose goings forth (as a way out) were from of old.
Now watch this very closely. We want to show you something that you
have probably never considered. So study it very carefully.
1 Corinthians 15:52 makes the most amazing statement. Look: "in a

moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet
will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be
changed."
Did you spot it? There is something there that is absolutely amazing,
and yet it is not understood at all.
and yet it is not understood at all.
"…and the dead will be raised…"
How?????? "…INCORRUPTIBLE…"
The Greek word there for "incorruptible" is from aphthartos, and it

means imperishable, not capable of corruption. At Romans 1:23, God
is called aphthartos - where it calls Him "the incorruptible God."
The dead, at 1 Corinthians 15:52, are raised incorruptible,

imperishable. If they are imperishable, they can no longer die. And if
they can no longer die, they can no longer sin; because the wages of
sin is death. They were all sinners. How is it that God can raise them
incorruptible? And what is the difference between those sinners, and
sinners in the lake of fire? If God can raise sinners incorruptible, why
can He not raise those in the lake of fire incorruptible?
He can, and will.
I can hear you say, "The ones to be raised at 1 Corinthians 15:52 all
believed in Jesus as their Saviour, and are not considered sinners any
more. The ones in the lake of fire do not accept Jesus as their
Saviour." It does not make any difference to being raised incorruptible;
Jesus is the way out for all sinners. Being raised incorruptible does
not mean that they are raised to perfection; only that they are raised
imperishable, and can not be corrupted anymore. Therefore they can
not sin anymore. God, on the basis that He has taken His created Son
to perfection, and has proven that He can do it, has to take all to
perfection.
Jesus' death justifies everyone's resurrection, whether they believe in

Him or not. As Acts 24:15 says: "…there will be a resurrection of the
dead, both of the just and the unjust." Universal Salvation is justified
on the basis that God has already taken someone to perfection, and
can do it, and therefore must do it, for all.
However, Jesus' death does not justify God raising everyone

incorruptible. It means only that God can justify resurrecting everyone,
because, as Romans 5:8 says, while we were still sinners, Christ died
for us. Notice, "while we were still sinners."
Likewise, the fact that God has taken a created being to perfection,
also does not justify raising any one incorruptible. It justifies only the
end result, that everyone will be taken to perfection.
Jesus is the way out of death, and the way to Universal Salvation; but
Jesus was not the one who justified God raising people incorruptible.
Someone else justified that. And if being raised incorruptible can be
justified for all, then there is no reason at all why God can not raise all
in the lake of fire, is there?
Be sure to read "Universal Salvation! Jesus, The Firstborn Over All
Next article: Jesus, the Firstborn over all creation Part Four
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Firstborn over all creation Part Four
In chapters eight and nine of Proverbs, wisdom is personified. And as
such, many of the early Christian writers believed that part of it
symbolically referred to God's Son in His prehuman existence. So do
we. Have you ever noticed the following verses?
Proverbs 8:22-31 says: 22 "The LORD (YHWH) possessed me at the

beginning of His way, Before His works of old. 23 I have been
established from everlasting, From the beginning, before there was
ever an earth. 24 When there were no depths I was brought forth,
When there were no fountains abounding with water. 25 Before the
mountains were settled, Before the hills, I was brought forth; 26 While
as yet He had not made the earth or the fields, Or the primal dust of
the world. 27 When He prepared the heavens, I was there, When He
drew a circle on the face of the deep, 28 When He established the
clouds above, When He strengthened the fountains of the deep, 29
When He assigned to the sea its limit, So that the waters would not
transgress His command, When He marked out the foundations of the
earth, 30 Then I was beside Him as a master craftsman; And I was
daily His delight, Rejoicing always before Him, 31 Rejoicing in His
inhabited world, And my delight was with the sons of men. "
Look what it says in verse 22: "The LORD possessed me at the

beginning of His way…"
The New International Version says, "The LORD brought me forth as

the first of His works…"
And The New Living Translation says, "The LORD formed me from
the beginning, before He created anything else."
Can you recall, in "JESUS, THE FIRSTBORN OVER ALL CREATION

PART ONE", Colossians 1:15, where it spoke of Jesus as being the
firstborn over all creation - clearly showing that Jesus was the first to
be brought forth of all creation? Well, this is exactly what Proverbs
8:22 is saying. "The LORD brought me forth as the first of His works. "
"The LORD formed me from the beginning." This backs up what Jesus
Himself said at John 6:57 "…and I live because of the Father…"
Also, the Hebrew word qanah for "possessed," or "brought forth," or

"formed," can arguably mean created. The Septuagint translates
qanah with the Greek word ektise, from ktizo, which means to call into
qanah with the Greek word ektise, from ktizo, which means to call into
being, to create. So the Septuagint, or LXX, translates that as "the
Lord created me," as does the Syriac.
God created Jesus as the firstborn over all creation, before anything
else was created. He was to be the way out for everyone, as we have
already said. He was the pioneer of life.
Verse 24 continues, "When there were no depths I was brought forth.

.."
The New International version says: "…When there were no oceans, I

was given birth…"
Verse 25: "Before the mountains were settled, Before the hills, I was
brought forth; (N.I.V. "I was given birth…"). The Greek Septuagint
translates "brought forth" there with the Greek word genna, which also
means origin, birth.
Verse 30: "Then I was beside Him as a master craftsman…" He was

working alongside and on behalf of His Father before there was ever
an earth.
As John 1:2 clearly shows, "He was in the beginning with God."
Why? Because as John 1:3 says, "All things were made through Him,
and without Him nothing was made that was made."
What is more, all things were made for Him. Colossians 1:16 tells us.
"…All things were created through Him and for Him."
"But wisdom is in the feminine gender, is it not? "
Yes, but the word for "wisdom" is always in the feminine gender, and
does not rule out the possibility of wisdom figuratively representing
Jesus as the firstborn over all creation. Many languages give set
gender to nouns.
Hebrews 1:2 gives us more information. "(God) has in these last days
spoken to us by His Son, Whom He has appointed heir of all things,
through whom also He made the worlds." If you were Jesus, how
would you like to be heir of millions being tormented in hell fire, or
millions who are eternally dead? That is not very good, is it? In fact,
there is something quite sick about it. It does not lend credibility to
Jesus as being able to save everyone, and it does not lend credibility
to God as being loving. It would only be acceptable, if Jesus could do
something about it.
The angel told the shepherds, at the birth of Jesus, that he had some
good news, and the good news was not just for them, but for
everyone. What was this good news that was for everyone? A Saviour
had been born; Christ, God's Anointed One.
The apostle John at 1 John 4:14 tells us that "… the Father has sent
the Son as Saviour of the world. " Can you see? Jesus as Saviour of
the Son as Saviour of the world. " Can you see? Jesus as Saviour of
the world, can do something about it.
1 John 4:8 says, "…God is love." The Father's loving plan, through
Jesus as Saviour of the world, was for Him to lose nothing.
John 6:39 tells us, "This is the will of the Father who sent Me, that of
all He has given Me I should lose nothing…"
What Has the Father given His Son? All things. And since the Father's
will in action is for Jesus to lose nothing, He can not fail to end up as
heir of all things, with nothing lost. Exactly as His Father appointed.
Before the earth or anything else was created, Jesus was brought
forth as the first of the Father's works. The firstborn over all creation.
Jesus, as God's firstborn over all creation, has now been made
perfect through sufferings, and stands as a guarantee to all, that our
Father will do the same for us. In fact, He can do no less. And that is
Universal Salvation.
Jesus, as the Master Craftsman, is going to shape everyone. We are

all going to be like Him. Perfect.
Most people will accept that is going to happen to the righteous, but
can not accept that God will, or even can, change the unrighteous.
And yet, works can not earn anyone God's grace. God's grace is a
free gift.
When Judas brought the thirty pieces of silver back (Matthew 27:1-
10), the chief priests bought the potter's field with them. A potter's field
is where potters get the clay from. God is the Master Potter, and we
are the clay. Then it tells us that they bought the potter's field to bury
strangers in. Cheap at half the price, as the clay was probably
exhausted. Anyone who is not in Christ, is a stranger to God. God is
saying, here, that as the Master Potter, He can take the dead
strangers - all who are not in Christ - and can still mould them into
something beautiful.
It was called the field of blood, because it was purchased by the price
of Jesus' blood. The blood of Jesus purchases even strangers to God;
those who are not in Christ, but who are in the field of blood. So,
whereas thirty pieces of silver meant death for One, the same thirty
pieces of silver meant Universal Salvation, eternal life for all.
Philippians 3:21 says that Jesus can do something very special. It

says: "…according to the working by which He is able even to subdue
all things to Himself."
"All things" is not just speaking of righteous people, but also of

unrighteous people. That is why He is a Master Craftsman, just like
His Father. As a Master Craftsman, He is able - that is so important
that I am going to say it again - He is able, to subdue all things to
Himself. That is every single thing that came about through Him. As
Master Craftsman, He is able to shape everyone's hearts and minds,
making everyone into His image. He can do it. Not only can He do it,
His Father has told Him that He must. One day, even the unrighteous
will believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and be saved.
"How is He able to subdue all things to Himself?"
Well, as far as created beings are concerned, He is able to raise them

incorruptible.
"What! Even those in the lake of fire?"
Yes.
"But does that not take away freewill? Because it sounds as if there is
no choice."
You have no choice anyway, where God's plan is concerned. In actual

fact, raising everyone incorruptible, leads to everyone having freewill.
"How on earth does that work?"
Be sure to read, "Universal Salvation! The Holy Spirit Part One".
Next article: The Holy Spirit Part One
1.
Universal Salvation: The Holy Spirit

Part One
Paul makes the most amazing statement at 1 Corinthians 15:52. "In a
moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet
will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be
changed." Just look at what it says: "…the dead will be raised
incorruptible…"
If, as it says, the dead, here, are to be raised incorruptible, do you

fully understand what that means?
Are you fully aware of the implications?
It means that anyone in this resurrection will not be the same coming
out of death, as they were before they died. Something will have
happened to them; they will be raised incorruptible. If they will be
raised (future passive) incorruptible, then someone will have done that
to them, and for them.
The Greek word there for "incorruptible" is aphthartoi, from

aphthartos, and it means "not capable of corruption, imperishable".
That is not just the body; it is everything pertaining to righteousness. It
is no good having an imperishable body, but not a righteous mind to
go with it. Spirit beings have imperishable bodies, but some still sin;
look at Satan. The wages of sin is death. Satan has to lose the
privilege of life. Just having an imperishable body, in itself, means
nothing. Even though spirits can not die naturally, God can still cause
their lives to cease. Jesus was originally a spirit, but He saw death.
Sin will cut life short every time. The wages of sin is death. But 1
Corinthians 15:53 says: "For this corruptible must put on
incorruption…" And verse 54 tells us, that when this has happened,
"…Death is swallowed up in victory." Since the ones raised here are
raised incorruptible, death for them, will have been swallowed up
forever.
If death is swallowed up in victory, then being raised incorruptible can

not just mean the body, because when there is no more death, it is
due to the fact that there is no more sin. Therefore being raised
incorruptible must incorporate not being able to sin again. If they can
not sin, that is restriction. Before they died they could still sin, except
that their sin was covered by Jesus. Now they can not sin. That is
enforced restriction, even down to their thoughts.
The ones raised, in 1 Corinthians 15:52, are of the first resurrection,

and are the firstfruits of the harvest, which have to be offered to God.
Revelation 20:6 says this about them: "Blessed and holy is he who
has part in the first resurrection. Over such the second death has no
power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign
with Him a thousand years."
Did you see that? "…Over such the second death has no power…"
At Revelation 20:14, we are told exactly what the second death is.
"Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the
second death." The lake of fire is the second death. Therefore the
lake of fire is death a second time around, for some. But not for the
ones in the first resurrection.
At their resurrection, these kings and priests of God and Christ have
to be raised so that they can not sin (restriction) because they can not
die any more. And, since the wages of sin is death, should they ever
sin, they would, by God's own law, have to die. God has no choice but
to raise them as they can not sin.
At Jeremiah 31:33, God made this promise: "…I will put my law in
their minds, and write it on their hearts…" That is God intervening,
taking control, which will eventually lead to Universal Salvation,
eternal life for all.
Universal Salvation has always been God's plan; you have never had
a choice as far as Universal Salvation is concerned. You have had
freewill to make mistakes, but everyone's mistakes are due to lack of
education and lack of understanding. No one's limited freewill has
ever been allowed to get in the way of God's plan for mankind - thank
goodness.
When Adam was created in the image of God, one of the abilities that
he had was the ability to speak. He was given a language. Otherwise
how could God have spoken with him? He was programmed to speak.
And it is the same with those in the first resurrection; they will be
programmed with further education, and a full understanding of truth.
Once they exercise that full understanding, and personally agree with
it, then, and only then, will they have total freewill. The restriction will
be removed. Their full understanding of truth, and agreement with it,
will have set them free. They will be incapable of making wrong
decisions, for they are now like God.
"Well, how can you prove that?"
It has already been proven. We already have an example in the Bible

of a person who has been programmed, and who is now perfect, with
freewill.
"What! There is no example in my Bible."
In actual fact, there is: the Holy Spirit.
"But is not the Holy Spirit God? "
No, He is a person. A spirit person, the same as Jesus. Can you not
remember what Jesus said at John 14:16,17? "And I will pray the
Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with
you forever - the Spirit of truth…"
Look! "…and He will give you another Helper…" The Greek word for
"another" there, is allon, from allos, and means "another of the same
kind."
"What does that mean - the same kind?"
The same kind as Jesus Himself, who was a spirit created being. If He
is the same kind as Jesus, then He must also be a spirit created
being. And since Jesus is the firstborn of all creation, and all other
things came about through Him, then the Holy Spirit must have come
about through Jesus.
"But is not the Holy Spirit eternal?"
Yes - but only since His creation. Jesus is now eternal, and one day,
everyone will be eternal. But that does not mean that they have
always lived. The difference between God and everyone else, is that
God has always been eternal in the sense that He has always existed
and always will; everyone else has not always existed. All other life
has been brought into being by God, because He is the source of all
life.
1 Timothy 6:16, speaking of God, says this: "who alone has

immortality…" That is unique to God. It means that God alone
possesses as His own, natural immortality. He is the only One who
has always existed. He alone has had the privilege of always having
lived.
Jesus is a spirit created person; the Holy Spirit is also a spirit created
person: the life force coming from God Himself. In the first instance,
neither Jesus nor the Holy Spirit had free will; mainly because only the
truth can set you free, and full truth was not available when both were
created. The difference between them is that one was trained by His
Father, and in theory, until proven otherwise, could sin; whereas the
other was programmed to be incorruptible, and could not sin at all.
"Yes, but Jesus could not really sin, could He? Because He was like
God."
No, He could not. But until proven, there was a legal case against it.
When Jesus was resurrected, He was in receipt of full truth; and the
full truth set Him free, to have full freewill of His own.
When Jesus was resurrected and taken to perfection, the Holy Spirit
was in receipt of full truth. And the full truth set Him free, to have full
freewill of His own. He no longer does things because He has to; He

now has freewill, and does things because He wants to.
So now you have two perfect people. Both of the same kind, both
think alike, both think like God, and both are now free with their own
freewill. The astounding thing here is that they were both taken up to
perfection in two different ways. God can programme you to be
incorruptible, with further education, and a full understanding of truth.
And it is this which will set you free, and give you freewill. All will one
day have to be in Jesus to get there, and the decision to accept full
truth will be yours. And when you reach that point, you will be free,
incapable of making wrong decisions, because you have all
understanding; knowing absolutely that righteousness, the standard of
which is God, is the only way.
Isn't it the greatest message you have ever heard?
"Yes, but how do you know that the Holy Spirit has freewill of His
own?"
Be sure to read our next article: "Universal Salvation! The Holy Spirit
Part Two."
Next article: The Holy Spirit Part Two
1.
Universal Salvation: The Holy

Spirit Part Two
One of the most difficult things for everyone to understand is: how
can God resurrect anyone from the lake of fire? After all, are they
not the ones who refused to accept Jesus as their personal
Saviour? And since there is no more sin and death, how can
these sinners be brought back? Would they not sin and die again?
And really, the answer is quite simple: not if they are raised so
that they can not sin and die again. In other words, not if they are
raised incorruptible. In fact, if God wants to resurrect those in the
lake of fire; since there can be no more sin or death, He has no
option but to raise them incorruptible. That is the only way out of
the lake of fire for everyone in there. If you want to believe in
Universal Salvation, then you have to accept that those in the lake
of fire must be raised incorruptible. Which, in the first instance,
means restriction.
It is not a problem to God. He will already have done it for those in

the first resurrection, on their way to perfection. And although the
Holy Spirit did not have to be raised from the dead, He was
programmed to be incorruptible anyway, and still taken to
perfection. And one of the things pertaining to perfection, is
freewill.
Think about it. Do you believe, that just by being given a

resurrection, you are going to be different? Surely, if you were just
brought back to life again, you would still be the same? What
about Jesus' friend Lazarus? When Jesus said, "Lazarus, come
forth", do you think he came out incorruptible? All evidence to the
contrary: he died again. There is a big difference between being
raised, and being raised incorruptible.
As we have already said, those in the first resurrection will be

raised incorruptible, and can neither sin nor die again. That event
takes place before the beginning of the one thousand year reign
of Jesus. It is only a small harvest of firstfruits, foreshadowed by
the Feast of Pentecost, known as "the Feast of Harvest" or "the
Feast of Weeks," and also known as "the day of the firstfruits."
They will be taken to heaven, and offered to God as firstfruits of
the harvest. These are the ones who return to the earth to sit on
thrones and rule with Jesus for a thousand years. Only a few find
the "narrow gate" which leads to the first resurrection.
The major harvest resurrection, which consists of the majority of

mankind, foreshadowed by "the Feast of Tabernacles," also
known as "the Feast of Ingathering," will start at the beginning of
the one thousand year reign of Jesus. And although they are
redeemed from Adamic sin and death, they are not raised
incorruptible. Which means that they will still be able to sin again,
and also to die again. Any sin during the one thousand year
period, will be due entirely to themselves, and not to Adam. The
wages of sin is death. All in the symbolic lake of fire, the second
death, will be there because of their own sin.
When resurrected, all in the lake of fire will have to be raised

incorruptible, and programmed, as the Holy Spirit and those in the
first resurrection will already have been.
"But what exactly do you mean by being programmed?"
Restriction and education, and education will remove restriction.

When you are in receipt of a full understanding of the truth, it will
set you free from restriction. When truth fills your heart you will
never do what is wrong again.
Isaiah chapter 40 shows us something about God. If you look

carefully, it shows you that God is a team player.
10 Behold, the Lord GOD shall come with a strong hand, And His
arm shall rule for Him; Behold, His reward is with Him, And His
work before Him... 12 Who has measured the waters in the hollow
of His hand, Measured heaven with a span And calculated the
dust of the earth in a measure? Weighed the mountains in scales
And the hills in a balance? 13 Who has directed the Spirit of the
LORD, Or as His counselor has taught Him? 14 With whom did
He take counsel, and who instructed Him, And taught Him in the
path of justice? Who taught Him knowledge, And showed Him the
way of understanding?
And it is speaking of God.
But it is not just speaking of God alone. By implication, it is also

speaking of two other members of the team. Jesus, the first
Person to be taken to perfection; and the Holy Spirit, the second
Person to be taken to perfection. Jesus and the Holy Spirit are the
helping hands of God.
So when verse 10 says, "...the Lord GOD (YHWH) shall come

with a strong hand…" His strong hand here is Jesus, who,
Revelation 12:5 tells us, "...was to rule all nations with a rod of
iron..."
It is speaking of God as the Person behind it, but it is speaking of

Jesus as the means by which He will accomplish it.
And Isaiah 40:12, when it poses the question, "Who has

measured the waters in the hollow of His hand, Measured heaven
measured the waters in the hollow of His hand, Measured heaven

with a span...?", it is once again speaking of God as the Person
behind it, but speaking of Jesus and the Holy Spirit as the means
by which He accomplished it.
Many scriptures show the Holy Spirit taking part in creation. Job
26:13 is one example. There it says, "By His Spirit He adorned the
heavens..." That is how God did it.
Psalm 102:25 says of God: "Of old You laid the foundation of the
earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands." But Jesus
and the Holy Spirit, as the hands of God, have been the ones who
have, all along, been responsible for putting God's plans into
action. Yes, He laid the foundation of the earth, but He used
Jesus and the Holy Spirit to do it.
The point to all of this is that, although on the surface, Scripture

can seem to be speaking of one person, it can, by implication,
have more depth of meaning; it can also be speaking of others.
For instance, Isaiah 40:13 asks the question, "Who has directed
the Spirit of the LORD, Or as His counselor has taught Him?" That
is speaking of God. But since these verses are not just addressing
God, but by implication, Jesus and the Holy Spirit, once again, if
you look below the surface, you can actually see Jesus and the
Holy Spirit.
"Who has directed the Spirit of the LORD...?" The Hebrew word
for "directed" there, is takan, and it is in the piel perfect. It means
to weigh out, to balance. It means to regulate by weighing or
measuring. In the piel stem, it is a caused regulation. And where
the Holy Spirit is concerned, it means: put into a regulated or
caused condition, by someone else. He was adapted to
requirements.
Now, if you regulate a washing machine, you programme it. Or if

you regulate a clock, you adjust it to be right. The Holy Spirit was
programmed, or adjusted to be right.
And since John 1:3 tells us: "All things were made through Him
(Jesus),and without Him nothing was made that was made" it was
obviously Jesus who directed, or adjusted, the Holy Spirit.
Those in the lake of fire will also be adjusted to be right, at their

resurrection. Once they have been adjusted, they will have full
understanding of the truth, which in turn will set them free, with no
restrictions. They will never sin or die again.
"But how do you know that the Holy Spirit has freewill of His
own?"
1 Corinthians 12:8-11 says this: "8 for to one is given the word of
wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge
through the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to
another gifts of healings by the same Spirit, 10 to another the
another gifts of healings by the same Spirit, 10 to another the

working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of
spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the
interpretation of tongues. 11 But one and the same Spirit works all
these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills."
Look at the last three words: "as He wills." As the Holy Spirit wills.
The Greek word there for "wills" is bouletai, from boulomai. This
means that the Holy Spirit is exercising His own free will, and
making His own schedule. It puts His own personal plan on the
drawing board, which then has to be put into action - and on this
occasion, by Himself.
With people like God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit, working on behalf
of everyone - even their enemies - the thought of any failure is
totally indefensible.
Eternal sin and eternal death are illogical, given that the starting
point, which is God, is perfection.
God can justify the redemption of everyone, both in the first and
second deaths, on the grounds of the blood of Jesus, which is a
perpetual sacrifice, once for all time. This means that Jesus'
sacrifice was necessary only once, not that it will work only once.
He can justify taking everyone up to Universal Salvation, on the

grounds that He has already successfully done it, with Jesus.
And He can justify raising everyone incorruptible, on the grounds

that He has already proven that He can adjust someone to be
incorruptible, and still give them freewill, taking them up to
perfection. He has already successfully done this, with the Holy
Spirit.
Every possibility has been covered. Nothing has been overlooked.

Even Satan and the demons can be raised incorruptible, and full
truth and understanding will set them free. The truth which will set
everyone free, with no exceptions, is unlimited. Ethically, God has
to provide everyone who has ever lived, both spirit and human,
with full truth. It can not be denied Satan or the demons, and it is
His responsibility to do that. Anything less would not be justifiably
acceptable, and certainly would not be operating within the realms
of agape love, let alone perfection.
Do you realise, that without Satan, there would be no Universal

Salvation? And in actual fact, that Satan is a fourth member of the
team?
"You mean God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, and Satan, are all on the
same team?"
Be sure to read our next article, "Universal Salvation! Satan Part

One"
Next article: Satan Part One
1.
Universal Salvation: Satan Part

One
Revelation 1:1 says: "The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God
gave Him to show His servants - things which must shortly take
place..."
Revelation 20:7-10 says this: "7 Now when the thousand years
have expired, Satan will be released from his prison 8 and will go
out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the
earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle, whose
number is as the sand of the sea. 9 They went up on the breadth
of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the
beloved city. And fire came down from God out of heaven and
devoured them. 10 The devil, who deceived them, was cast into
the lake of fire and brimstone where the beast and the false
prophet are. And they will be tormented day and night forever and
ever."
The moment that God gives a prophecy, it has to come true,

because God can not tell a lie. If God ever gave us a prophecy
which did not come true, He would lose all credibility.
Satan, which means resister, adversary, opponent, is the worst in

evil that it is possible to get. Where evil is concerned, he is the
best. There could never be a better opponent of God than Satan.
However, what does not make sense, is that when there is an

easy way of defeating God, why does Satan not take it? If you
were trying to win a battle, and there was a plan whereby you
could win the battle, would you not do so?
"But there is not a plan whereby God could be defeated, is there?"
Well, yes, in actual fact, there is. And it is so simple that it does
not take a genius to work it out. It is well within Satan's thinking
capabilities. All he has to do, is not do the things God says he is
going to do in this prophecy, and he will have won. God would
have said something that is untrue. Game, set, and match to
Satan. That is all he has to do. If you stop and think about it, it
could not be easier. If Satan were to resist going through with this
prophecy, he would have defeated God.
And I have to tell you right now, that God is not scratching His
head wondering if Satan will resist fulfilling this prophecy. If Satan
head wondering if Satan will resist fulfilling this prophecy. If Satan

were not completely under control, God would have something to
be concerned about. But he is completely under control. And
since it is impossible for God to tell a lie, this prophecy has to
come true. God is not a God of chance, and this prophecy is not
within Satan's powers to change. Our Heavenly Father is not the
author of confusion, which means that Satan is not a runaway
horse.
When he was first created, he was not a Satan; he did not resist
God.
In Ezekiel chapter 28:11-15, there seems to be a parallel between

Satan and the king of Tyre. In fact, it becomes obvious that some
of the things it says could not possibly be speaking of the king of
Tyre, but typify Satan.
"11 Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 12 'Son
of man, take up a lamentation for the king of Tyre, and say to him,
"Thus says the Lord GOD: 'You were the seal of perfection, Full of
wisdom and perfect in beauty. 13 You were in Eden, the garden of
God; Every precious stone was your covering: The sardius, topaz,
and diamond, Beryl, onyx, and jasper, Sapphire, turquoise, and
emerald with gold. The workmanship of your timbrels and pipes
Was prepared for you on the day you were created. 14 "You were
the anointed cherub who covers; I established you; You were on
the holy mountain of God; You walked back and forth in the midst
of fiery stones. 15 You were perfect in your ways from the day you
were created, Till iniquity was found in you." ' " ' "
Verse 12. Speaking of Satan…"You were the seal of perfection,

Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty."
"You were the seal of perfection…" literally, the sealing of a

pattern. The Amplified Version says, "You are the full measure
and pattern of exactness…" The Latin Vulgate says, "Thou wast
the seal of resemblance…" So it is speaking about a sealing of a
pattern, or a resemblance, or an exact likeness of someone.
Satan was sealed with the same exactness of God, Jesus and the
Holy Spirit in nature. All had the same nature as God; the
difference being that Jesus was trained, and the other two were
created to the allotment of a pattern. But all three had the same
nature; two could not sin by restriction, and one (Jesus)
theoretically could sin, until proven otherwise.
Verse 12 continues, "…Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty." And

since true wisdom, which has its source in God, leads to the
reverence of God, Satan must have worshipped and loved God.
Verse 14: "You were the anointed cherub who covers; I

established you; You were on the holy mountain of God; You
walked back and forth in the midst of fiery stones."
"You were the anointed cherub who covers; I established you;…"

Now that indicates high office, with God-given authority and God-
Now that indicates high office, with God-given authority and God-
given responsibility. He was anointed to that office. And the duty
of cherubs was to guard and protect God's interests.
Genesis 3:24 says: "So He drove out the man; and He placed
cherubim at the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword
which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life."
They were guarding and protecting God's interests.
The one who became Satan was the anointed cherub who covers,
established by God. That was his office; to guard and protect
God's interests, whatever the cost. Are you under the impression
that someone who has been sealed with the exact pattern of God,
could somehow do what he had not been programmed to do? Is
that credible? If this anointed cherub, who became Satan, failed to
do what he had been programmed to do, who do you think would
be to blame? He was supposedly sealed with the exact likeness of
God. If he was sealed with the exact likeness of God, then it
would be impossible for him to sin. Therefore, it would be
impossible for him not to guard and protect God's interests.
At this time, God already had Jesus prepared as His Word and
Saviour to be.
He already had the Holy Spirit prepared as the caretaker of His

power.
And now He had someone prepared to guard and protect His

interests.
So what do you think was necessary to protect God's interests?
One thing was absolutely necessary: evil, without which full truth
could never become available. And without which Jesus could
never fulfil His role as Saviour of the world. Without evil, there
could never be freewill for anyone, because no one could ever
come to a full understanding of truth. And without a full
understanding of truth, there is always the possibility of doubt in
God Himself; and doubt in God is sin. If there were only a remote
possibility of doubt, then everyone would always have to be under
restriction. Without evil, you could not have Universal Salvation.
If this anointed cherub really loved God, and could only serve
God's best interests, there was only one course of action he could
take. Since it was in God's interests to create people, and give
them all eternal life with freewill, the greatest thing that he could
do for God would be to take on evil, and become the greatest
resister possible. It would be a sacrifice, and he would have to
lose his own life.
But as John 15:13 says, "Greater love has no one than this, than
to lay down one's life for his friends."
Jesus was going to lay down His life in sacrifice. And, since the
Jesus was going to lay down His life in sacrifice. And, since the
wages of sin is death, as a sinner this anointed cherub of God
would have to lose his life too. Both Jesus and God's anointed
cherub were about to sacrifice their lives, so that everyone,
including themselves, could have eternal life with freewill.
Ezekiel 28:15: "You were perfect in your ways from the day you
were created, Till iniquity was found in you."
"You were perfect in your ways…" And he was, because he was

programmed with the nature, or character, of God. But as with the
Holy Spirit, that does not mean that he was perfect; because of
his being restricted, he did not have free will.
Verse 15, continued: "…Till iniquity was found in you."
In English, that makes it sound as if iniquity were simply found in

this anointed cherub.
"Oh, look, Father, we have just found that your anointed cherub is
unrighteous. What shall we do?"
And that is not so. The verb "was found" is in niphal perfect, and
in niphal, "to be found" means "to be present."
He was the exactness of God, by nature, until iniquity was

present; and there is no indication whatsoever that this iniquity
was present due to himself. In fact, quite the opposite. The verb is
in the passive voice; indicating that it was present due to other
means, rather than himself.
The only conclusion that you can come to, is that if God's
anointed cherub, who was the exactness of God Himself, could
not sin by restriction, then for him to be able to sin, the restriction
would have to be removed. And since what was necessary was
the worst evil possible, the exactness of God would have to be
changed to the exact opposite of God. But, once again, with
restriction.
This anointed cherub was exactly like God in nature, until the
exact opposite nature was installed by someone else; making him
now a Satan, and resister of God, but controlled. That is why he
has no option but to go through with the prophecy we have been
speaking about.
Even though he is the worst evil possible, and since being

programmed with evil, he can not do good, there are still rules of
engagement that he can not break. It is impossible for him to
change God's plans, which, as we have seen, would be easy. He
even needs, at times, permission from God to do things. Does this
sound like someone out of control? If Satan were not restricted,
and had total freewill, there is no way that God could win - which
would be down to God for allowing a situation that was not under
control. Therefore, Satan being under control is a foregone
conclusion, on the basis that God is not a God of disorder.
God created evil because it was necessary, as part of a perfect

plan. He did it in such a way that it was not only the worst evil
possible, but at the same time, was totally under control. Evil is
part of the education necessary to give everyone free will. And
once everyone is perfect, evil will never be a part of our lives
again. It will take us to where we are going. But once we are
there, it will have done its job, and will be a thing of the past.
Like Jesus, Satan has sacrificed his life, as part of a team which
makes it possible for God to take everyone up to Universal
Salvation. He is only looking after God's interests; which is what
he was anointed to do in the first place. Do you really think that
God will abandon him?
Whatever Satan has done, he has done out of love and

faithfulness for his God. Which, in turn, means that he has also
done it for all of us.
Satan is part of a team which is responsible for Universal

Salvation. And Universal Salvation includes himself. Do you know
what that means? It means that, like Cinderella, one day Satan
will go to the Ball. The difference being, that Cinderella is a fairy
story; Universal Salvation is reality.
"But does not the Bible say somewhere that Satan was a
murderer from the beginning?"
Yes, it does.
Be sure to read "Universal Salvation! Satan Part Two".
Next article: Satan Part Two
1.
Universal Salvation: Satan Part

Two
Just to recap the last two paragraphs:
"But does not the Bible say somewhere that Satan was a
murderer from the beginning?"
Yes, it does.
John 8:44 says this: "You are of your father the devil, and the
desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the
beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no
truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own
resources, for he is a liar and the father of it."
And everyone believes that it is speaking of Satan being a

murderer and a liar from the beginning of his life. And that can not
be so. We have already seen that when Satan was created, he
was without sin, until sin was programmed into him.
At Isaiah 14:12-15, there seems to be another parallel, this time

between Satan and the king of Babylon. Once again, it becomes
obvious that some of the things it says typify Satan.
12 "How you are fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the

morning! How you are cut down to the ground, You who
weakened the nations! 13 For you have said in your heart: 'I will
ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God;
I will also sit on the mount of the congregation On the farthest
sides of the north; 14 I will ascend above the heights of the
clouds, I will be like the Most High.' 15 Yet you shall be brought
down to Sheol, To the lowest depths of the Pit."
Verse 12, although speaking of the king of Babylon, also

superimposes God's plan for His anointed cherub who became
Satan: "How you are fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the
morning! How you are cut down to the ground, You who
weakened the nations!"
The one who became Satan is here referred to as Lucifer, which

is simply a noun meaning brightness. He was once in the light,
which is hardly surprising because 1 John 1:5 says: "…God is
light and in Him is no darkness at all."
Therefore since the one who became Satan was sealed with the
same exactness of God to start with, there could not have been
any darkness in him either. Showing that Satan was not a
murderer and a liar from the beginning of his life.
John Wesley's Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, has this to

say about John 8:44: "He was a murderer - In inclination, from the
beginning - Of his becoming a devil; and abode not in the truth -
Commencing murderer and liar at the same time. And certainly he
was a killer of men (as the Greek word properly signifies) from the
beginning of the world: for from the very creation he designed and
contrived the ruin of men."
At Romans 8:20, Paul took it further than John Wesley, when he

said: "For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but
because of Him who subjected it in hope."
This goes way beyond the beginning of the world. It is saying,

among other things, that at sometime all creation was subjected to
futility; meaning that everything that had been created, was
subjected (no choice) to conditions contrary to perfection,
including Satan. Conditions that, in themselves, could lead to
nowhere.
For everyone to fully understand righteousness, and that God is

righteous, evil had to be introduced into the picture. It was
information necessary for everyone to have a complete
understanding and freewill.
So when John 8:44 says of Satan: "…He was a murderer from the
beginning…" it is speaking of the time that evil was programmed
into God's anointed cherub, and his beginning as a resister of
God.
Genesis 1:1 says: "In the beginning God created the heavens and
the earth."
Now according to what we have been saying, all of God's creation

would have to be subjected to futility; and the literal heavens and
the earth would be no exception.
Isaiah 45:18 tells us something important about God creating the

earth. It says: "…Who did not create it in vain…"
And the Hebrew word there for "in vain" is tohu, meaning a waste,
a place of chaos.
The Amplified Version translates Isaiah 45:18: "…And created it

not a worthless waste…" This verse tells us that when the earth
was created, it was not created a worthless waste and in chaos.
And straightaway, that brings a problem.
Genesis 1:1 says: "In the beginning God created the heavens and
the earth." But verse 2 tells us: "The earth was without form (tohu)
the earth." But verse 2 tells us: "The earth was without form (tohu)
and void…"
The Amplified Version translates it like this: "The earth was

without form and an empty waste…"
What on earth happened between verse one and verse two, to

make the earth a worthless waste, when God specifically tells us
that it was not created that way?
What happened was, (all of) creation was subjected to futility, as

Paul said. Satan was programmed to be evil, quickly destroying
God's beautiful universe and planet earth so that the earth would
not sustain any life on it. What we see in Genesis is a recreation
of the earth, but not to the standards that it originally was.
Do you think that our Creator could not create the universe in
order, where asteroids do not crash into other planets? That is
total chaos. Any one of us could get killed at any time. To create
order would only be a simple matter of mathematics to God and
His team.
Everything that God created, Satan, being the exact opposite,

would try to undo in an attempt to stop God's plans. What God is
really showing all of us is that there is nothing that Satan can do,
as the ultimate evil, that is permanent. His efforts, while seemingly
successful, are all very limited.
Satan himself is very limited, because he is not perfect. When

imperfection comes up against perfection, any plan of action must
be doomed to failure on the basis that imperfection is incomplete,
and therefore must be limited. Whereas any plan under perfection
must succeed, because it is perfectly complete and therefore not
limited. Evil can have no success against righteousness. The only
success that evil can have, is not when it goes up against
righteousness, but when it works together with righteousness as
part of a perfect plan. It is successful inasmuch as it is one of the
links that will take everyone from imperfection to perfection. Evil
was never designed to defeat righteousness. It was designed so
that imperfect people could obtain a full understanding of truth,
and thereby be taken up to perfection.
God could not create people incorruptible in the first place,

because full understanding was not available to give them. Sin, in
the first instance without proof, was only theory. If it is theoretical,
it is speculative; and speculation can bring doubt. God could not
afford to leave any question unanswered. All He had to do was to
bring the proof of what sin does into the picture, and then simply
upgrade peoples' understanding at a later date.
"Yes, but can He upgrade everyone's understanding, just like

that?"
He can. He did it at Babel. One minute, everyone spoke the same

language, and the next minute, they all spoke different languages.
language, and the next minute, they all spoke different languages.
God had instantaneously educated them with another language.
He took just one tiny area, and upgraded their minds. He also
deleted instantaneously the language that they had spoken from
birth.
So now we have, on the one side, Satan, who had already

virtually destroyed God's beautiful creation, and, as the Bible
shows, is associated with darkness. And on the other side, Jesus
and the Holy Spirit, who are associated with light. So when the
time came for God to create human beings upon the earth, all
three were in position to do their respective jobs.
The plan is superimposed upon the account of the physical

creation.
Genesis 1:2 says: "The earth was without form and void…" in
other words, it was a chaotic mess.
Verse 2 continues: "…and darkness was on the face of the

deep…" Satan was there, waiting to destroy God's recreation.
Verse 2 continues, "…And the Spirit of God was hovering over the
face of the waters." The Holy Spirit was also there.
Genesis 1:3 says: "Then God said, 'let there be light'; and there
was light."
There certainly was. The Light of the world, Jesus, was there.
Whereas Satan was allowed to destroy God's original creation,
because it was deliberately subjected to futility, this time Jesus
and the Holy Spirit were there to make sure that he did not
destroy it again. In fact, God's plan was for everyone created to
have eternal life with freewill. It was a perfect plan, and no one
would be able to stop it from being completed. Satan's response
to God's perfect plan could only bring a limited and incomplete
response, as Satan himself was imperfect, limited and incomplete.
God's perfect plan had everything. It had Jesus as the Word of

God. It had Jesus as the Light of the world. It had Jesus as the
Saviour of the world. It had the Holy Spirit with the power, to make
sure everything got done. And it had God's anointed cherub
programmed to be a Satan and the worst evil possible. The only
outcome possible was total success. Perfection versus limitation
can have only one result.
God chose to recreate the heavens and the earth again, starting
with the earth. And from within a tiny paradise, the garden of
Eden, man was created. Since man had to be subjected to futility,
it was inevitable that he would sin and bring death upon all of
mankind. Which was one of the links that would guarantee
perfection for every created being. It was all part of the plan.
Truly, God, working through Jesus, the Holy Spirit and Satan, had
Truly, God, working through Jesus, the Holy Spirit and Satan, had
our best interests at heart. What a team. At present, certain ones
are being called to be a part of that team. These are the ones who
will sit on thrones and rule with Jesus in the millennium. They are
the ones who will be in the first resurrection. Not many attain to
this calling. Are you being called to join the team?
Can you hear it yet? Can you hear the voice of inevitability?
Universal Salvation! It is coming. Has God put it into your hearts
and minds yet? It is the greatest message on earth today. And
what a message!
Yes, but then, what a God.
Be sure to read next month's blockbuster (it's going to be a good

one), "Universal Salvation! Satan Part Three".
Next article: Satan Part Three
1.
Universal Salvation: Satan

Part Three
While Jesus was on the earth, He told us that
something very special was going to take place at
the end of the age. If it is special, it is something
that we should all take notice of. At Matthew 24:14,
Jesus said this: "And this gospel of the kingdom will
be preached in all the world as a witness to all the
nations, and then the end will come."
This is a message to the earth from the Heavenly

team; imagine that! And we are living at a time when
it is vital to listen to that message, because we are
near the end of this age. Since the word for "gospel"
means good news, this is a message of good news.
If the message were to say, "Some of you are going

to be tormented in hellfire, for ever and ever", that
would not be good news for some. In fact, it would
be bad news.
If the message were to say, "Some of you are going

to have eternal death", that would not be good news
for some. Once again, it would be bad news.
The only message that would be good news for

everyone would be Universal Salvation, eternal life
for all with freewill, and every facility that would
make it perfect. In other words, perfection for
everyone. That would be good news.
As far as Satan is concerned, the good news of

Universal Salvation is the last thing that he wants to
come out. At Revelation 12:9, it says of Satan: "…
who deceives the whole world…" Satan is going to
use every trick in the book to keep the whole world
deceived. So his intentions can only be to hide the
message of Universal Salvation. This is to be a
huge operation worldwide. Satan will involve
millions of people in deceiving others.
Matthew chapter 24:24 is just one of many

scriptures which tell us how Satan will continue to
deceive the whole world. It says there: "For false
deceive the whole world. It says there: "For false

christs and false prophets will rise and show great
signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the
elect." That is no small task. Satan is going to have
his own army of ministers worldwide, to hide the
good news of Universal Salvation.
"But how is Satan going to hide God's message of

Universal Salvation?"
How he has always done it: by deceit. One of the

ways in which he will mislead people is to get his
ministers to teach an incorrect message of
Universal Salvation, similar to God's message of
Universal Salvation, and throw everyone into
confusion. Which is exactly what is happening at
this present time.
"Are there not prophets upon the earth today?"
Yes, there are. False prophets. Let me say that

again. "False Prophets", exactly as Jesus said
there would be. False prophets are to be expected,
in abundance. That is a sign to look out for. Do not
miss it; do not be misled. Many are claiming to be
prophets of God, when in actual fact, they are not.
"Oh, come on, now. Some of these prophets are

healing and doing miracles."
Indeed, they are. Just as Jesus said they would, at

Matthew 24:24, "…false prophets will rise and show
great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible,
even the elect." A tremendous operation by Satan.
And these false prophets, with their signs and
wonders, are going to increase. Their miracles are
going to get harder for people not to believe. Satan
will make sure of that; and for a while, the whole
world will continue to be deceived. But not the elect.
However, a judgment is soon to come upon the

earth. And before it takes place, God will send a real
prophet, one authorised by Himself; one who will
have the same authorised access to the same
power that was available to Jesus. Before access to
the power is allowed, this prophet will be tried and
tested, and must be completely educated in the
correct use of the power. For the first time ever,
someone from the earth will have access to the
same unlimited power to which Jesus had access.
Which means that, as this age is shortly coming to
its close, the prophet must be living on the earth
today.
Amos 3:7 says: "Surely the Lord GOD does nothing
Amos 3:7 says: "Surely the Lord GOD does nothing

Unless He reveals His secret to His servants the
prophets."
That is the way God has always done things; He

has always announced what is about to happen
through prophets. God is orderly; He will not have
different prophets speaking different things. But
Satan will.
The difference between Satan's prophets and God's

prophet, is that Satan's prophets will be limited,
whereas God's prophet will not be limited. As has
already been said, he will have the same authorised
access to the same power that Jesus had. In fact,
from God's Temple upon the earth, made up of the
living elite, greater healings will take place than
Jesus ever did. And the healings will not be hit and
miss. Whatever God's prophet says, will happen
every time.
As we are approaching the end of this age, accept

no less than a prophet with unlimited power, who
will be able to do anything whenever he wants to.
Not just a few healings here and there; that is not
good enough. There has to be a credible directional
representative of God upon the earth, before the
return of Jesus, for people to see, and follow.
But before the authorisation to access the unlimited

power comes, the good news of Universal Salvation
has to be preached for a witness to all the nations.
Note that the good news is preached, at this time,
only as a witness to all nations, not to convert them.
Satan, as he is completely under control, will fulfil all

the end time prophecies. That is his job. You can
count on him to stand between you and the truth.
But do not forget one important thing: Satan has
sacrificed his life, the same as Jesus has, to obtain
Universal Salvation for all of us, including himself.
What he is doing is his part in obtaining Universal
Salvation.
"If Satan has really sacrificed his life for everyone,

the same as Jesus has, tell us where it says that in
the Bible."
Let me show you another of God's plans; this time,

superimposed upon sacrifices. And at this stage, it
would be good for everyone to read the whole of
Leviticus chapter 16; the reason being, that in a
short article, there is not room to quote and explain
the whole chapter, but only parts of it.
Leviticus 16:5-10 tells us this: "5 And he shall take

from the congregation of the children of Israel two
kids of the goats as a sin offering, and one ram as a
burnt offering. 6 Aaron shall offer the bull as a sin
offering, which is for himself, and make atonement
for himself and for his house. 7 He shall take the
two goats and present them before the LORD at the
door of the tabernacle of meeting. 8 Then Aaron
shall cast lots for the two goats: one lot for the
LORD and the other lot for the scapegoat. 9 And
Aaron shall bring the goat on which the LORD's lot
fell, and offer it as a sin offering. 10 But the goat on
which the lot fell to be the scapegoat shall be
presented alive before the LORD, to make
atonement upon it, and to let it go as the scapegoat
into the wilderness."
Leviticus 16:5: "And he shall take…two kids of the

goats as a sin offering…" As in any animal sacrifice
to God, all animals had to be without blemish. That
was the law. So here, we have two goats without
blemish, which were to be for a sin offering. A sin
offering is an offering that covers our natural sinful
condition, and also unintentional sin; that of sinning
in error, including ignorance.
It is interesting to note that both goats are for a sin

offering, even though only one is sacrificed by the
High Priest; one is left alive. If one could do the job,
why have two? In actual fact, no animal sacrifice
could successfully take away sins. Hebrews 10:4
says: "For it is not possible that the blood of bulls
and goats could take away sins."
The principle of the sacrifice was alright; it was the

blood of animals that was not a sufficient price to
take sin away.
In reality, the bottom line is that those literal animal

sacrifices could never take people to perfection. The
old Law was never designed to do that. It was only a
shadow of the good things to come; as Hebrews
10:1 says: "For the law, having a shadow of the
good things to come, and not the very image of the
things, can never with these same sacrifices, which
they offer continually year by year, make those who
approach perfect."
What was necessary was a means that would not

only atone for sin, but also that would remove it
forever.
"So if the law was only a shadow of the good things

to come, what were the good things to come?"
to come, what were the good things to come?"
Hebrews 9: 11-12 tells us: 11 "But Christ came as

High Priest of the good things to come, with the
greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with
hands, that is, not of this creation. 12 Not with the
blood of goats and calves, but with His own blood
He entered the Most Holy Place once for all, having
obtain eternal redemption."
Jesus was the sacrifice which redeemed all of

mankind on a perpetual basis, and opened the door
to perfection.
The difference with Jesus' sacrifice was that it was

so powerful that it not only justified the atoning of
unintentional sin, it also justified the atoning of
intentional sin, guaranteeing everyone a
resurrection.
It could do that on the basis that sinning in error or

ignorance on the part of the sinner, is due to not
having the correct understanding to make the right
decision. Remember, we are looking at a perfect
law, which must take lack of understanding into
account; not to speak of being deceived by Satan,
who has been allowed to deceive the whole world.
However, eternal redemption is not the same as

Universal Salvation. Eternal redemption gives God
the right to resurrect all who are dead at any given
time. Universal Salvation takes both man and spirit
to a condition where they have never been before;
and that is perfection, which means that Universal
Salvation is over and above eternal redemption.
That is why all those in the general resurrection,
after being redeemed, will still be able to sin again.
Unlike those in the first and earlier resurrection, who
will not be able to sin again, because they have
been raised incorruptible.
Leviticus 16:7-9 says: "7 He (Aaron) shall take the

two goats and present them before the LORD
(YHWH) at the door of the tabernacle of meeting. 8
Then Aaron shall cast lots for the two goats: one lot
for the LORD and the other lot for the scapegoat. 9
And Aaron shall bring the goat on which the LORD's
lot fell, and offer it as a sin offering."
This was the sin offering which, as a shadow,

foretold of a better sacrifice: that of Jesus, who upon
His resurrection, in the position of our High Priest,
took His own perfect sacrifice through to the Most
Holy, and presented it to God.
Casting lots was not left to chance, as God was the

Person overseeing it. The Hebrew word for "cast"
there, means to give. And the Hebrew word for
"lots" basically means stones, which were at times
used in casting lots. The implication, here, is that of
God giving direction. On the earth, the High Priest
did not know which goat had which destiny;
therefore he literally cast lots. But in Heaven,
looking beyond the shadow to the reality, God did
not have to cast lots; He was able to personally give
each goat his destiny.
Now, we have seen that one goat represented

Jesus. But who was the other goat?
Well, at that time, in Heaven, there were only four

people: God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, and Lucifer
(brightness). It was not God, because He was giving
the destinies to the two goats, and Jesus was one.
The Holy Spirit could not be the other goat, as His
destiny was to oversee the power. That left only one
other person on the scene who it could be: Lucifer.
And remember, at that time he was unblemished
too. So although there were, at that time, four
unblemished people, only two were in a position to
be superimposed over animal sacrifices: Jesus and
Lucifer, and both were given their destinies by God.
Lucifer, once he became Satan and blemished,
would have to be utterly removed. But the fact that
his life was going to be taken away from him, was a
sacrifice on his part.
Leviticus 16:8 speaks of the second goat as the

"scapegoat." The Hebrew word there is azazel, and
it has been translated by some to mean an entire
removal. That being so, the first goat was for
Yahweh to atone for sin, and the second goat was
for an entire removal. It is no good just covering sin,
or being continually redeemed, only to keep sinning.
What was necessary was a complete removal of
sin, so that sin would be no more. And this is how a
complete removal of sin was to be obtained.
To redeem everyone from death, only Jesus'

sacrifice was necessary; it was legal, and it justified
the right to resurrect all at any given time. But to
remove sin altogether, the High Priest had to
sacrifice the life of the second goat in a place of no
return, taking with it all sin. This gave Jesus as High
Priest the right not only to raise people from the
dead, but also to take them to where no man or
spirit had ever been before: perfection. Sin could
never return, as it had been utterly removed.
Leviticus 16:10 says: "But the goat on which the lot

fell to be the scapegoat shall be presented alive
before the LORD, to make atonement upon it, and
to let it go as the scapegoat into the wilderness."
Now the blood of the first goat not only justified

eternal redemption, but it also justified universal
reconciliation; which, also, is not the same as
Universal Salvation. All people, in the first instance,
at their resurrection will become reconciled to God,
because they have been redeemed and atoned for.
They will be in the same position that Adam and
Eve were in to start with - sinless, but not perfect.
Man has to be reconciled to God before perfection
can take place. But at this stage, they will still be
able to sin again (except, once again, those in the
first resurrection) and, therefore, will be able to
become unreconciled to God.
What is necessary for Universal Salvation, is for our

High Priest to make sure that everyone can never
sin again. This is where the second sacrifice comes
into play. The first sacrifice covered all sin, including
that of Satan and the demons; and was love in
action, doing what was in the best interests of
others. The second sacrifice was also love in action,
because it too, did what was in the best interests of
others. It allowed Jesus, as High Priest, to remove
sin forever.
Atonement has already been made by the first goat.

But while still alive, the second goat is presented
before the LORD, to make atonement upon it. Some
believe that means that atonement was made for
azazel, and some translate it "to atone over."
"But why is that necessary, if the first sacrifice

covers all sins?"
It is not necessary. Therefore the second sacrifice

can not be to cover sins that have already been
covered; it could only be for the right to remove sin
altogether. The first goat was to atone for sin. The
second goat was so that our High Priest, Jesus,
could utterly remove it.
Notice what happens to the second goat when

atonement has been made upon it. Leviticus 16:10
tells us: "…and to let it go as the scapegoat into the
wilderness."
Leviticus 16:20-22 says this: 20 "And when he has

made an end of atoning for the Holy Place, the
tabernacle of meeting, and the altar, he shall bring
tabernacle of meeting, and the altar, he shall bring

the live goat. 21 Aaron shall lay both his hands on
the head of the live goat, confess over it all the
iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their
transgressions, concerning all their sins, putting
them on the head of the goat, and shall send it away
into the wilderness by the hand of a suitable man.
22 The goat shall bear on itself all their iniquities to
an uninhabited land; and he shall release the goat in
the wilderness."
Can you see what the High Priest did?
He confessed over it all iniquities, all transgressions,

and all sins, which, as Jesus, He had already
atoned for. That takes into account everything that
constitutes the breaking of God's law, whether
unintentional or deliberate. And the goat is sent
away into the wilderness. Remember that the
second goat, azazel, was for an entire removal, and
its cargo was sin. It was carrying away sin forever,
to a place of no return.
Here is the point: once Satan had sinned, he would

have to lose his life. And the fact that it was a
sacrifice meant that it became a legal price, allowing
Jesus to utterly remove him from the office of Satan
forever, and at the same time, removing the
possibility of God allowing sin ever again. In fact, it
makes it legally impossible for God to allow sin ever
again.
Satan's sacrifice signifies the impossibility of sin

returning, ever. Sin started with Satan, and it
finished with Satan. He sacrificed his life to show
everyone the other side of the coin; and at his death
in the lake of fire, the sacrifice of his life made sure
that sin could never return.
Jesus paid the price to redeem him, not as Satan,

but as God's sinless anointed cherub.
And the two sacrifices together meant Universal

Salvation - Perfection for all.
Satan being entirely removed, and sin being entirely

removed with him, makes Universal Salvation
possible, which was God's plan from the very
beginning. That is why we always use capitals for
Universal Salvation, because God Himself is
Universal Salvation; nothing less. When you are
speaking of Universal Salvation, you are speaking
of God.
Sin started with Satan, and will end with him when
Sin started with Satan, and will end with him when
he is cast into the lake of fire, carrying away sin
forever. Sin can never return from the lake of fire.
Satan was a necessary evil, taken on by God's
anointed cherub, who was only doing what he had
been anointed to do in the first place. He was
protecting God's interests.
"You are saying, then, that sin ends when Satan is

cast into the lake of fire, carrying sin away with him,
never to return again?"
Yes.
"So what is the lake of fire? And can God really

bring all the people in there, out again?"
Be sure to read next month's article, "Universal

Salvation! The Lake of Fire Part One."
Next article: The Lake of Fire Part One
1.
Universal Salvation: The Lake Of

Fire Part One
The number of explanations for the lake of fire are so numerous,
that it is difficult to know which one is correct. Therefore, to
understand the lake of fire, one main question that needs to be
answered is this: What is the purpose of the lake of fire? If we
know the purpose of the lake of fire, then the symbolism that it
portrays and the terminology that it uses, will be in line with that
purpose.
Revelation 20:14 tells us in no uncertain terms what the lake of

fire is: "Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This
is the second death."
Some texts read: "…This is the second death, the lake of fire."
And it is here where all the confusion arises.
"If the lake of fire is the second death, does that mean dying a
second time?"
The answer is, that it does mean dying a second time, for some.
Those who go into the symbolic lake of fire are literally going to
die a second time. And the second death, here, is exactly the
same as the first death: it is non-existence.
"But why is the second death necessary?"
It is necessary because some people will sin again after their

resurrection.
Let me give you a sequence of events, which in articles to come,

we will enlarge upon.
Starting with the first resurrection:
1. Jesus will return, raising incorruptible those in the first

resurrection, prior to the start of His one thousand year
reign upon the earth. They will reign with Him for the one
thousand year period. These are only few in number.
2. After this event has taken place, and also prior to the one
thousand year reign of Jesus, Satan is abyssed.
3. The start of the one thousand year reign of Jesus. The
general resurrection is during this one thousand year period.
In this resurrection, all who are in the graves will come out.
In this resurrection, all who are in the graves will come out.
They have all been redeemed, and they have all been
atoned for. They stand, as it were, without sin, reconciled to
God. Even Adam and Eve will be there.
But there is one major difference between the ones in the first
resurrection and those in the general resurrection. The ones in the
first resurrection will be raised incorruptible, but the ones in the
general resurrection will not be raised incorruptible. In other
words, they can still sin.
All will have paid the penalty for Adam's sin: all had to die. But
that penalty was a fixed penalty. It was death; and that penalty,
once everyone has died, will have been paid in full. After their
resurrection, whatever happens to them will be due entirely to
themselves. The biggest problem facing them is that the wages of
sin is still death: which means that anyone who sins will have to
die a second time. They will not have to die a second time
because of Adamic sin; they will have to die a second time
because of their own sin. They will all be in the same position as
Adam and Eve, in the garden of Eden, except that for one
thousand years, Satan and his cohorts will not be there. But one
day, he will be there again, with disastrous results.
Revelation 20:7-9 says: 7 "Now when the thousand years have

expired, Satan will be released from his prison 8 and will go out to
deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog
and Magog, to gather them together to battle, whose number is as
the sand of the sea. 9 They went up on the breadth of the earth
and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. And
fire came down from God out of heaven and devoured them."
They had to die a second time, in the symbolic lake of fire,

because they had sinned. The lake of fire is another fixed penalty.
Watch this closely - they do not come any better than this: Do you
realise what Satan has done?
I will show you.
Satan has everyone believing that the second death is a fixed

penalty, and yet the first death is not. He has everyone believing
that, when Jesus returns, the fixed penalty is not enough, because
He then goes into the business of extortion, by punishing others
yet again for the same crime of sin. He can not do that; it would be
illegal. God does not allow people to deal in double standards. It is
like saying, "We gave you a fixed penalty, but We have now
decided that was not enough. So We are now going to add to your
sentence. And if you do not like it, well, tough."
With people handing out sentences like this, who would want
them to judge us? This is not the Jesus that I have come to know.
Jesus is my Friend, and He most definitely does not have double
standards.
Back to Revelation 20:8. Did you see how many Satan managed
to deceive?
"…whose number is as the sand of the sea." That is an awful lot

of people. It sounds as if Satan seduces most of the population on
the earth again. And that is going to leave the earth pretty empty,
because they have all had to die a second time. They are all dead
in the symbolic lake of fire. And if they are going to remain in the
lake of fire, that would be a terrible result for someone who is
supposed to be able to save everyone. We would have a Saviour
who can not save. The Saviour of the world! We would have to re-
name Him "The failure of the world". It would make God a
laughing-stock. How to go from Saviour to failure in one easy
lesson: the lake of fire!
Virtually, what everyone is saying is that God is going to fail

everyone at the last hurdle. Which is absolutely pathetic. God is
perfect; there is no failure inside of perfection. It is not possible for
God to fail anyone. God is love, and love never fails.
Therefore, if the starting point is that God is perfect, and that there
is no failure inside of perfection, all those in the second death will
have to be resurrected again, and taken up to perfection.
"How can He do that? Would not Jesus have to die again for
them?"
Why would He have to die for them again? He has already died
for them once. Surely the value of His sacrifice was that it was
necessary only once, for all time - unlike animal sacrifices, which
had to be offered every time you sinned.
Can you remember the last article, where we quoted Hebrews

9:11-12? It said this: "11 But Christ came as High Priest of the
good things to come, with the greater and more perfect tabernacle
not made with hands, that is, not of this creation. 12 Not with the
blood of goats and calves, but with His own blood He entered the
Most Holy Place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption."
If you are saying that His sacrifice does not continue after He has
redeemed and atoned for everyone once, you are reducing the
value of His life's blood to the value of animal sacrifices, which
could only be used once. All you have to do is to read what it
says: "…but with His own blood He entered the Most Holy Place
once for all, having obtained (wait for it) eternal redemption." His
sacrifice is still valid at the time of the lake of fire, or second death.
God has the legal right to resurrect those in the lake of fire, at any
time He wants to. Jesus' sacrifice is an ongoing sacrifice; it is
perpetual.
Hebrews 10:12 says: "But this Man, after He had offered one
sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God."
Did you see it?
Did you see it?
"…He offered one sacrifice for sins forever."
How long was it going to last?
Forever.
The only conclusion that anyone can come to, is that those in the
lake of fire can legally be resurrected at any time God wants - and
will be. The difference between their first resurrection and their
second resurrection, is that, after their first resurrection, they can
sin, but after their second resurrection, they can not: because the
lake of fire, or the second death, is the end of sin. Remember that
Satan, as the scapegoat, carried all sin into the lake of fire for an
entire removal, so that sin could never return again.
God can legally raise all in the lake of fire. But He can not raise
them so that they can sin again. Which means, like those in the
first resurrection, they will have to be raised incorruptible. And this
is where the value of the Holy Spirit as a created being comes into
play. God needs a legal precedent to be able to raise people
incorruptible. The Holy Spirit is that legal precedent.
To take people out of the lake of fire so that they can not sin,
means that they will have to be literally programmed, exactly the
same as those in the first resurrection. And once they have all
understanding of the truth, it will set them free, never to sin again.
Therefore, God had to prove that this method would work.
He did that by programming the Holy Spirit, and at the time of full
proven truth, He was set free, and is now perfect at the side of
Jesus. This method will set anyone free, allowing perfection.
"Well, if God can give everyone a full understanding at the drop of

a hat, why did He not give Adam and Eve a full understanding?"
Because a full understanding of truth was not available: sin had to

run its course. God could not programme in what was not
available to be programmed in. How do you think that, when
people have children in the future, they will not sin? Because they
can be programmed not to do so, and still be free. That will not
make them robots. All that is happening is instant education. They
will still have a mind of their own, except they will not have to go
down the same road that we had to go down, to get it.
"If all that is so, tell us what 'tormented forever and ever in the
lake of fire' means."
1.

Fire Part Two
Just to recap the last paragraph:
"If all that is so, tell us what 'tormented forever and ever in the
lake of fire' means."
Look at it this way. If the second death is the same as the first
death, and is non-existence, how can anyone be literally
tormented forever and ever? If you believe that "tormented
forever and ever" means literally tormented forever and ever,
you now have God in the eternal torture business. Could you
approve of that? Could you honestly trust someone with a
mind like that? Let me say this in the clearest terms possible:
when you are dead, you cease to exist.
Ecclesiastes 9:10 says: "Whatever your hand finds to do, do it

with your might; for there is no work or device or knowledge or
wisdom in the grave where you are going."
And Ecclesiastes 9:5 says: "For the living know that they will
die; But the dead know nothing…" The American Standard
Version says: "…But the dead do not know anything…"
Why?
Because they no longer exist, and are all totally dependent

upon God for a resurrection.
"Wait a minute. What about the rich man and Lazarus, at Luke
16:19-31?"
The rich man and Lazarus is just a parable, and you do not
have to be too clever to see that. If it were not a parable,
Jesus would be telling a story that would already have
happened, and that really is impossible.
Colossians 1:18 speaks of Jesus as "…the firstborn from the

dead, that in all things He may have the pre-eminence." Since
both the rich man and Lazarus died and are alive, it can be
nothing else but a parable, because when Jesus told this, He
had not died, let alone been resurrected. And He was to be
the first. And that means that anyone who believes that the
rich man and Lazarus is a real story, is jumping the gun. This
rich man and Lazarus is a real story, is jumping the gun. This
parable has the rich man and Lazarus alive and resurrected
before Jesus, and that can not be so. Therefore, it can not be
a literal story.
As the lake of fire means non-existence for everyone in there,

the symbolism of being "tormented forever and ever" can not
be speaking of physical torment, now, can it?
We know that those who go into the symbolic lake of fire

literally have to die a second time, and that it is a fixed penalty
for all those who sin. A fixed penalty is a fixed punishment.
And being "tormented forever and ever" is, symbolically, what
is being done to them at the hands of someone else after they
have died a second time, because it is future passive. But in
no way can it add more punishment to the already fixed
penalty of having to die a second time.
Everyone had to die the first time around, but not the second.
Hebrews 9:27 tells us: "And as it is appointed for men to die
once…" Dying the first time was not up to you; you did not
have a choice. Death, whether the first death or the second
death, was due to sin. But eternal life is a free gift from God.
And God will make sure that everyone will take hold of His
free gift. Once again, it is not left up to you; you have no
choice. Romans 6:23 says: "For the wages of sin is death, but
the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord."
Remember, Jesus' sacrifice was for all.
God is not literally going to "torment people forever and ever".

His magnificent gift to everyone is eternal life.
Let us take a look at the scripture in question. It is to be found

at Revelation 20:10, and it says: "The devil, who deceived
them, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone where the
beast and false prophet are. And they will be tormented day
and night forever and ever." And Revelation 20:15 goes on to
say: "And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was
cast into the lake of fire."
We have already said that if we know what the purpose of the

lake of fire is, then the symbolism that it portrays will be in line
with that purpose. And so the words used sometimes
symbolise events, rather than mean exactly what they say.
For example, Revelation 20:1-2 says: 1 "Then I saw an angel

coming down from heaven, having the key to the bottomless
pit and a great chain in his hand. 2 He laid hold of the dragon,
that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him
for a thousand years".
Do you think that a literal chain could possibly bind Satan? No,
he is a spirit person. It is symbolic language, showing that
Satan is going to be restrained. Symbolism does not have to
be literal. And neither does torment have to be literal.
be literal. And neither does torment have to be literal.
Many assume, incorrectly, that all the people in the lake of fire
are alive, because in their minds, they have to be alive to be
tormented. But that is not so.
The Greek word for "torment" in Revelation 20:10, is from the

verb basanizo, and it does mean to torture, to torment -
among other things.
Matthew 14:22-24 uses the word basanizo to speak of

something that was not alive. There, it says: "22 Immediately
Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him
to the other side, while He sent the multitudes away. 23 And
when He had sent the multitudes away, He went up on the
mountain by Himself to pray. Now when evening came, He
was alone there. 24 But the boat was now in the middle of the
sea, tossed by the waves, for the wind was contrary."
The word for "tossed" there is from basanizo. It is not

speaking of the boat as being conscious of being tortured; it
was simply being tossed by the waves, and conscious of
nothing.
And remember that Death and Hades were also in the lake of
fire (Rev 20:14). Were they also being literally, consciously
tortured? You know they were not.
Look at the Greek Septuagint at Ezekiel 3:20, where it says:

"And when the righteous turns away from his righteousness,
and commits a trespass, and I shall bring punishment before
him, he shall die…"
Punishment, here, is translated from the noun form of the verb

basanizo. It uses the noun, basanos, to mean punishment,
and is most definitely associated here with punishment, and
not just torture.
But look at this! Basanos meant a touchstone. A touchstone

was used to test the purity of gold, silver and other metals. So
the verb, basanizo, can also mean to test by the touchstone.
Basanizo (to test by the touchstone) tested the purity. In actual
fact, it was an examination.
In the case of the ones being tormented forever and ever -

remember, it was future passive, and therefore being done by
someone else - it was, symbolically, an examination by
someone to test the quality of those who are dead in the lake
of fire, the second death. They have paid the fixed penalty.
What is being addressed here is an examination, to show
what was necessary to remove sin forever, so that the end
result would be for them never, ever, to sin again.
"That is all very well. But what about Matthew 25, where it tells
us about the separating of the sheep from the goats?"
us about the separating of the sheep from the goats?"
What about it? What everyone is looking at is Matthew 25:46,

where it says: "And these will go away into everlasting
punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."
That is the same punishment as the eternal torment or

punishment in Revelation. A different Greek word, but having
the same result: the correction of the offender. However, in
Matthew 25:46, the terminology is more specific.
The word for "punishment," there, is from kolasis. And kolasis

actually conveys the idea of punishment for the correction of
the offender. If it is punishment for the correction of the
offender, that means that the wickedness in the person is what
is being addressed, and not the taking of the life of that
person. Death can not correct anyone. It is the input of new
knowledge and understanding when they are resurrected that
will change them. They all need to be refined, by someone
else, which is part of a fuller picture of grace. God is doing
them the greatest favour anyone could ever do for them: the
fullness of His grace is His ability to make sure that everyone
takes hold of His free gift of eternal life, and all the benefits
that He has to give them. Universal Salvation.
John 1:29 says: "…Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away
the sin of the world!" What is being removed is sin, not people.
Jesus is Saviour of the world. That means that He is going to
rescue everyone. God's will is that all will be saved.
So, now, we have people who had to die a second time

because of their own sin - a fixed penalty - who, upon their
second death, will be symbolically examined to see what is
necessary to have their impurities removed, to bring them up
to God standard; and in so doing, to totally and utterly remove
their sinful nature, forever and ever.
That is a job for Jesus. That is what He came for.
Malachi 3: 2,3 says of Jesus: "2 But who can endure the day
of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He
is like a refiner's fire And like launderers' soap. 3 He will sit as
a refiner and a purifier of silver…"
The word "refiner" here is speaking of the process whereby

impurities are removed.
Just look what it says at Revelation 21:5: "Then He who sat on

the throne said, 'Behold, I make all things new…' "
"All things" has to include all in the lake of fire, or second

death, otherwise He would have no right to say that. What He
should have said, if the ones in the lake of fire are not going to
have a resurrection and a new nature, is: "Behold, I am
have a resurrection and a new nature, is: "Behold, I am

making some things new…" But He did not say that. He
specifically said: "I am making all things new." The Greek
word for "new" is kainos, and it means new in quality. Having
examined all in the lake of fire, Jesus will remove all their
impurities: represented, symbolically, as cleansing by fire.
All in the lake of fire are, symbolically, seasoned with fire.

Mark 9:49 says: "For everyone will be seasoned (future
passive: by the hands of someone else) with fire…" The
Greek word for "seasoned" there, is halisthesetai from the
verb halidzo, meaning to salt, or to sprinkle with salt. Salt, in
the Bible, represents freedom from corruption, and has a
preserving influence. The Bible also associates salt with
purifying properties. Look what God's prophet, Elisha, did with
salt:
2 Kings 2: 19-21: "19 Then the men of the city said to Elisha,
'Please notice, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord
sees; but the water is bad and the ground barren.' 20 And he
said, 'Bring me a new bowl, and put salt in it.' So they brought
it to him. 21 Then he went out to the source of the water, and
cast in the salt there, and said, 'Thus says the Lord, "I have
healed this water; from it there shall be no more death or
barrenness." ' "
The people who are resurrected from the lake of fire will have
been symbolically seasoned, or salted, with fire, and will have
been healed of their impurities, and made new in quality. With
them will be no more death, and therefore, no more sin.
The Song of Solomon 8:6,7 says this: "6 Set me as a seal

upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm; For love is as
strong as death, Jealousy as cruel as the grave; Its (love's)
flames are flames of fire, A most vehement flame. 7 Many
waters cannot quench love…"
Love's flames cannot be quenched, because love never fails.
The lake of fire symbolically represents the cleansing flames

of God's love, and the guarantee, that as long as those
unquenchable flames burn, nothing impure can ever come
upon the earth again. It does not represent eternal torture, but
eternal love.
So the purposes represented symbolically by the lake of fire

are:
1. Some will have to die a second time. The lake of fire

represents their second death.
2. Since no one can sin again, it represents the removal of
all impurities: they can never sin again, when
resurrected.
3. It represents the cleansing flames of God's eternal love.
God knew the ending from the beginning, because, as hard as

some people find it to believe, He planned it.
For Universal Salvation, 'all you need is love'.
GOD'S LOVE!
So when is the separating of the sheep from the goats? And

what is the great white throne judgement? Be sure to read
"The Lake of Fire Part Three."
Next article: The Lake of Fire Part Three
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Fire Part Three
To be able to see and understand Universal Salvation means
adjusting your understanding to take in one point, which happens
to be the starting point, that God is perfect. If the starting point of
all understanding is that God is perfect, then the finishing point
must be Universal Salvation. Anything less makes God a failure: it
would mean that He is not perfect. Once you understand that God
can not fail to save everyone, you can then start to understand
Holy Scripture.
So bearing in mind that God is perfect, and can not fail to save
everyone, let us take a look at the separating of the sheep from
the goats. It is found at Matthew 25:31-46. Because we are not
going to quote all of it, it would be good for everyone to read it
first. What we want to know, is: when does this happen?
"That is easy," everyone will say. "When Jesus returns."
And that is quite right: it certainly can not happen until He does.
But exactly when? Day one? Or day two or day three? Or when?
Matthew 25:31-46 says: 31 "When the Son of Man comes in His

glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the
throne of His glory. 32 All the nations will be gathered before Him,
and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd
divides his sheep from the goats. 33 And He will set the sheep on
His right hand, but the goats on the left. 34 Then the King will say
to those on His right hand, 'Come, you blessed of My Father,
inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the
world:'...41 Then He will say to those on the left hand, 'Depart
from me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the
devil and his angels:'...46 And these will go into everlasting
punishment, (from kolasis, meaning "corrective punishment") but
the righteous into eternal life."
The bottom line is that what is happening is a judgment, the result

of which is the saving of all. Of course it is, if God is perfect and
cannot fail to save everyone.
Now get yourself ready for this; take a deep breath, and hold onto
your chair: the separating of the sheep from the goats, and the
great white throne judgment, are the same event.
"What! Does not the great white throne judgment take place after
the one thousand year reign of Jesus? When every sinner is cast
into the lake of fire."
Incorrect. The great white throne judgment begins at the start of

the one thousand year reign of Jesus, and will be executed in full
at the end of the millennium. And so does the separating of the
sheep from the goats, because it is the same event.
Revelation 20:11-15 reads: 11 "Then I saw a great white throne

and Him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven
fled away. And there was found no place for them. 12 And I saw
the dead, small and great, standing before God (NU-Text and M-
text read 'the throne'), and books were opened. And another book
was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged
according to their works, (except that we are not saved by works
but by grace) by the things which were written in the books. 13
The sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades
delivered up the dead who were in them. And they were judged,
each one according to his works. 14 Then Death and Hades were
cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. 15 And anyone
not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire."
If the great white throne judgment was after Jesus' reign of a

thousand years, and if everyone who was not found written in the
Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire, that would be a third
death for those people. Death one is completed at the end of this
system. The second death is completed before the end of the one
thousand year reign of Jesus. And now, some want to bring them
back again after the one thousand year reign of Jesus, which
would mean a third death. All death ends with the second death.
There is no third death.
"Yes, but does it not say, at Revelation 20:7, 'Now when the
thousand years have expired, Satan will be released from his
prison'?"
But which thousand years is it speaking about? The thousand

years which Satan is bound for? Or the thousand years Jesus
reigns for? The two are not the same period of time.
Satan is bound for a thousand year period before Jesus' rule of a

thousand years begins. Satan is released when his one thousand
year period is over, which will still be inside, and near the end of,
the thousand year reign of Jesus. So Satan comes back onto the
scene before the end of the one thousand year reign of Jesus is
finished.
Therefore, Revelation 20:7 is speaking of Satan's one thousand

year period of imprisonment. If it were speaking of the end of
Jesus' one thousand year reign, that would mean that Satan
would be imprisoned for more than a thousand years. And that
can not be so.
Paul says at Acts 17:30,31: 30 "Truly, these times of ignorance

God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to
repent, 31 because He has appointed a day on which He will
judge the world in righteousness by the Man He has ordained. He
has given assurance of this to all by raising Him from the dead."
God has appointed a day in which He will judge the world.
"What day is that?"
It is the millennium day of a thousand years. 2 Peter 3:8 says: "…

that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years…"
So it is quite feasible that at times, when God speaks of a day, He

is actually speaking of a day as being one thousand years long.
An example of this is when He said to Adam at Genesis 2:17: "but
of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for
in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die."
Did Adam literally die on the day that he ate the fruit from the
tree? No. Adam lived for 930 years, but he did die within God's
one thousand year day.
The day that God appointed to judge the world was to be one
thousand years long. Revelation 20:6, speaking of the ones in the
first resurrection, has this to say: "Blessed and holy is he who has
part in the first resurrection. Over such the second death has no
power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall
reign with Him a thousand years."
And Revelation 20:4 speaks of those in the first resurrection in this

way: "And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was
committed to them…"
1 Corinthians 6:2,3 says of the ones in the first resurrection: "2 Do

you not know that the saints will judge the world?… 3 Do you not
know that we shall judge angels?…"
The saints are like traffic wardens, who give you fixed penalty
parking tickets for parking on a yellow line, or in a no-parking
zone. Once you have paid the fine, it is done with. But if you park
again on a yellow line, or in a no-parking zone, you will get
another parking ticket. First time around, Adam parked your car
for you, but you had to pay the fixed penalty of death. The second
time around, it will be up to you to park your own car. But if you
park it on a yellow line, or in a no-parking zone, you will get
another fixed parking ticket; this time due to yourself, and the
penalty will be the same as the first penalty: death. Right at the
end of the thousand years is when those who park on a yellow
line, or in a no parking zone, will have to pay their fixed penalty.
So when they are raised a second time, they will once again have
a sinless standing with God, because they have paid the fixed
penalty.
The execution of the separating of the sheep from the goats, and
the great white throne judgment, is at the end of the one thousand
year reign of Jesus, and after Satan has been let loose. All the
ones having parking tickets will pay the fixed penalty of having to
die a second time.
The purpose of the one thousand year reign of Jesus, is to

resurrect all the dead, and to teach them all about God. At their
resurrection, all will be in the same position that Adam and Eve
were in. They will be reconciled to God, Jesus having redeemed
them and paid the atonement price for them. It is at the end of the
one thousand year reign that they have to pay the fixed penalty of
the second death, and are thrown into the symbolic lake of fire.
Just think about it: it will not be a simple matter of taking a
forbidden fruit, or an outburst of uncontrolled anger; just one
wrong thought, and you will have sinned. That can happen before
you know it. Satan is going to have a field day. In order not to sin,
you would need to have the mind of God, which Jesus had. And at
this time, no one will as yet have the mind of God, except the first
fruits; who had to be raised incorruptible to get it.
It is the same old problem. You can know what is right and wrong,
but that does not mean you can do it. We are told of sinners at
that time: "…whose number is as the sand of the sea." God is
going to show everyone that they are not able to attain perfection
without His intervention. When Satan is back on the scene again,
the principle at 1 Corinthians 15:33, will come into play. There it
says: "Do not be deceived: 'Evil company corrupts good habits.' "
"But if people sin, will they not be able to come under the blood of
the Lamb?"
If they repent, they will be able to. That is why the sins of some
will be covered, and Jesus will be able to say to them, "Come, you
blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from
the foundation of the world."
However, if they have sinned, even unintentionally, and repented

and come under the blood of the Lamb, they will still have to pay
the fixed penalty of dying a second time, and go into the symbolic
lake of fire. But they will be raised the moment the next one
thousand years start.
Are you ready for this? The goats will also be raised the moment
the next one thousand years start.
"Why is that?"
Because the next one thousand years is a jubilee. And God will
have to pardon them the moment the jubilee trumpet sounds, and
take them back to their first estate. Which means that if you went
in a spirit, you will come out a spirit. If you went in a human, you
will come out a human. Man is to inherit the earth, and Satan will
have back his position of honour.
have back his position of honour.
The sheep receive life because they are under the blood of the
Lamb, and will be raised incorruptible. The goats receive life
because they are under the jubilee pardon; they, also, will be
raised incorruptible. Remember, Jesus still has the right to
redeem them at any time, and their sins have already been
atoned for, as Jesus' sacrifice is ongoing.
Both the sheep and the goats will be resurrected at the same
time!
1 Corinthians 15:55 says: "O Death, where is your sting?"
Death is not going to have a sting, because it will be gone forever,

together with sin.
"That is absolutely fantastic. That means that everyone who has

ever lived will one day live forever!"
Yes, they certainly will. And do you know what?
"What?"
Be sure not to miss "Universal Salvation! The Lake of Fire Part

Four".
Next article: The Lake of Fire Part Four
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Fire Part Four
Just to recap the last few lines of part three.
1 Corinthians 15:55 says: "O Death, where is your sting?…"
Death is not going to have a sting, because it will be gone forever,

together with sin.
"That is absolutely fantastic. That means that everyone who has

ever lived will one day live forever!"
Yes, they certainly will. And do you know what?
"What?"
Even though everyone is going to be raised incorruptible, they will

still be themselves: which means that you will still be you. You will
have the nature of God, but you will still be yourself. And what is
more, God will be very close to you. Not as a king sitting on a
throne, or someone who wants you to sit and worship Him all day
long, but as a Friend. If God wants to be one of us, then He will
have to be on our level.
"Coming back to the sheep and the goats. Is it fair that the goats
get resurrected at the same time as the sheep?"
Is it fair if they do not? After all, the goats are not receiving life
because of what they have done, and the sheep are not receiving
life because of what they have done. Do not forget this one thing:
everyone is receiving life because of what God has already done,
and what He is going to do. It is God who is giving eternal life to
everyone. Your works can not earn it: it is a free gift to all. Or
would you rather that just you, and others like you, receive life,
and not everyone else? Surely the greatness of God has its roots
in His ability to give everyone eternal life. That should be
something that we can all approve of. That is the sort of Person
we can all wholeheartedly back: Someone deserving of our
worship.
"Yes, but we have done all this for God in our lifetime, only to find
out that the baddies are not only going to get eternal life, but that
they are going to get it at the same as we are."
So? If you feel that way, you have forgotten already. You are not
receiving eternal life for what you have done in your lifetime, but in
spite of it. And so are they.
Can you remember the parable of the vineyard, at Matthew 20:1-

16?: 1 "For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went
out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. 2 Now
when he had agreed with the laborers for a denarius a day, he
sent them into his vineyard. 3 And he went out about the third
hour and saw others standing idle in the marketplace, 4 and said
to them, 'You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will
give you.' So they went. 5 Again he went out about the sixth and
the ninth hour, and did likewise. 6 And about the eleventh hour he
went out and found others standing idle, and said to them, 'Why
have you been standing here idle all day?' 7 They said to him,
'Because no one hired us.' He said to them, 'You also go into the
vineyard, and whatever is right you will receive.' 8 So when
evening had come, the owner of the vineyard said to his steward,
'Call the laborers and give them their wages, beginning with the
last to the first.' 9 And when those came who were hired about the
eleventh hour, they each received a denarius. 10 But when the
first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they
likewise received each a denarius. 11 And when they had
received it, they complained against the landowner, 12 saying,
'These last men have worked only one hour, and you made them
equal to us who have borne the burden and the heat of the day.'
13 But he answered one of them and said, 'Friend, I am doing you
no wrong. Did you not agree with me for a denarius? 14 Take
what is yours and go your way. I wish to give to this last man the
same as to you. 15 Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with my
own things? Or is your eye evil because I am good?' 16 So the
last will be first, and the first last. For many are called, but few
chosen."
Why should it concern anyone that the goats receive life at the
same time as the sheep? You should be pleased. The sheep have
no complaints; they are getting exactly what God said they would
get: eternal life. Why begrudge the goats eternal life? As verse 15
says, of God: "Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish (thelo) with
my own things?" In other words, to put into action what He wills in
regard to His own things.
2 Peter 3:9 says that God is "…not willing (from boulomai) that
any should perish…" That is what He wills, on the drawing board.
Matthew 20:15 is showing that it is quite legal for Him to put what
He wills, on the drawing board, into action: which simply means
that eternal life for everyone is a foregone conclusion. It is a great
plan.
"Yes, but did not someone, somewhere, ask if those being saved
are few?
That is true. Luke 13:23,24 has this to say: 23 "Then one said to
Him, Lord, are there few who are saved?' And He said to them, 24
Him, Lord, are there few who are saved?' And He said to them, 24
'Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you,
will seek to enter and will not be able.' "
You have to put this into context. The ones being called at this
time were the ones in the firstfruit calling, known as the upward, or
heavenly calling.
Paul spoke of this calling at Hebrews 3:1, where it says:

"Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling…"
Also at Philippians 3:14 where it says: "I press toward the goal for
the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus."
Jesus said of this class, at John 14:3: "And if I go and prepare a

place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that
where I am, there you may be also."
Of the firstfruits, Revelation 14:1 says: "Then I looked, and

behold, a Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him one
hundred and forty-four thousand, having His Father's name
written on their fore-heads."
And Revelation 14:4 tells us: "…These are the ones who follow
the Lamb wherever He goes. These were redeemed from among
men, being firstfruits to God and to the Lamb."
What these scriptures tell us is that the firstfruit calling, or the

heavenly calling, is open to only a few. Not many attain to this
calling. These are the ones in the first resurrection, and the
number given is 144,000. Now, whether that is a literal number, or
a symbolic number, I do not know. However, the principle being
revealed is that it is a very small number compared to those in the
general resurrection. So everyone who believes that millions are
going to be raptured can forget it: it is not scriptural. The chances
of being part of the firstfruit calling, or heavenly calling, are very
small indeed. Having said that, the opportunity is there to be taken
hold of at this moment in time. But not many will succeed in taking
hold of it.
As 1 Corinthians 1:10 says: "Now I plead with you, brethren, by

the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same
thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be
perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same
judgment."
Yes, many think that their worship is acceptable to God. But look
at Matthew 7:21-23, where it says: 21 "Not everyone who says to
Me, 'Lord, Lord' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he that
does the will of My Father in heaven. 22 Many will say to me in
that day, 'Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in your name, cast
out demons in your name, and done many wonders in Your
name?' 23 And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you;
depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!' " You see, their
worship was not according to accurate knowledge. They did not
worship was not according to accurate knowledge. They did not

want to be part of God's organisation; they wanted their own.
As it says in verse 21, "…but he that does the will of My Father in

heaven": it is one thing to worship the Father the way that best
suits you, but it is another thing to worship the Father the way that
He wants. Doing "the will (thelema) of the Father" means getting it
into your heart that there is a way to do things that is from God,
and is not necessarily the way we naturally want to do things.
Doing things God's way means swimming upcurrent most of the
time. And when everyone is swimming with the current, it is easy
to turn around and swim with them. That is why not many will
make the firstfruit calling. The ones in the firstfruit calling are being
asked to do things God's way, now.
"But is that not works?"
Yes it is. Your works will not get you eternal life; they will,
however, get you into the firstfruit calling. But as Jesus said, at
Luke 22:42: "…not My will, but Yours, be done." God's will is not
something that is done in church, stirred up by emotion! It is how
you conduct yourself every moment of your life. Wherever you go,
and whatever you do, you should be taking God's will with you. It
should be your life.
1 Peter 4:17 says: "For the time has come for judgment to begin
at the house of God…" God's firstfruits are having their judgment
now, to check their worthiness to rule as kings with Jesus for a
thousand years. Obviously, perfection is not expected of them, but
works befitting repentance, are expected. As has already been
said, their works will not get them eternal life, but they will get
them into the firstfruit calling. Then will come the one thousand
year judgment period for all who will not have made it into the
firstfruit calling: which will be most of mankind. The result of that
judgment will be the lake of fire, which will take care of Universal
Salvation for everyone. All will be inflamed by God's love.
"Yes, but I am comfortable where I am."
Of course you are. But that will not get you approved for the
firstfruit calling.
Matthew 13:45,46 says: 45 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like

a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, 46 who, when he had found
one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought
it."
You must come out of where you are, and attach yourself to your
calling. You are being offered a great pearl. Look after that pearl,
and you will be one of the few chosen to rule with Jesus.
The ones in the firstfruit calling, or heavenly calling, are being built
up as a living temple, made up of people. That temple is almost
built. There can only be a few places left. Soon, it will be too late
to enter this calling. When it is built, it will administer to the whole
to enter this calling. When it is built, it will administer to the whole

earth, before the return of Jesus.
As Isaiah 2:2 says: "Now it shall come to pass in the latter days
That the mountain of the LORD's house Shall be established on
top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; And all
nations shall flow to it."
Remember the great multitude, who come out of the great

tribulation, "having washed their robes and made them white in
the blood of the lamb"? Well, look where they are!
Revelation 7:15 tells us: "Therefore they are before the throne of
God, and serve Him day and night in His temple…" At this time,
the temple is operative upon the earth, with full powers and
authority. But the great multitude are not of the temple class.
The temple class will be taken to heaven as firstfruits, and offered

to God; but certainly not before the great tribulation. Then they will
return to rule with Jesus for a thousand years. It is to the temple
class calling, that you have to seek to enter the narrow gate. And
only a few find the way.
"And all this is part of God's plan, is it?"
Yes, it is. And if you want to learn more about God's plan, then do
not miss next month's exciting article, "Universal Salvation! The
Plan of God".
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Universal Salvation: The Plan of

God Part One
Surely everyone in the world would like to know the plan of God.
Is there an exact plan of God in the Bible? If there is, where
exactly is it? Well, our God has given us His plan of action which
leads to Universal Salvation, and the Israelites lived within the
framework of that plan, and did not even know it. And so as not to
complicate things, we are going to take seven Hebrew Festivals,
and show you that God incorporated His plan within them.
The Seven Hebrew Festivals are as follows:
1. The Passover.
2. The Feast of Unleavened Bread.
3. Pentecost.
4. The Feast of Trumpets.
5. The Day of Atonement.
6. The Feast of Tabernacles.
7. The Great Last Day.
THE PASSOVER AND THE FEAST OF UNLEAVENED BREAD
Can you remember the very first Passover? No doubt some of you
can, and some of you can not. The easiest thing to do is to go
back and look at it: it was at a time when Moses was
commissioned to go to Pharaoh to bring the Israelites out of
Egypt, a type of sin (Hebrews 11:24-26).
God said to Moses, at Exodus 3:10: "Come now, therefore, and I

will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring My people, the
children of Israel, out of Egypt."
Pharaoh refused to let them go, so God brought ten plagues

against Pharaoh and his people. It is the tenth plague that we are
interested in.
Exodus 12:1-14 tells us: "1 Now the LORD spoke to Moses and
Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying, 2 'This month shall be your
beginning of months; it shall be the first month of the year to you.
3 Speak to all the congregation of Israel, saying: "On the tenth of
this month every man shall take for himself a lamb, according to
the house of his father, a lamb for a household. 4 And if the
household is too small for the lamb, let him and his neighbour next
to his house take it according to the number of the persons;
to his house take it according to the number of the persons;

according to each man's need you shall make your count for the
lamb. 5 Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first
year. You may take it from the sheep or from the goats. 6 Now
you shall keep it until the fourteenth day of the same month. Then
the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it at
twilight. 7 And they shall take some of the blood and put it on the
two doorposts and on the lintel of the houses where they eat it. 8
Then they shall eat the flesh on that night; roasted in fire, with
unleavened bread and with bitter herbs they shall eat it. 9 Do not
eat it raw, nor boiled at all with water, but roasted in fire - its head
with its legs and its entrails. 10 You shall let none of it remain until
morning, and what remains of it until morning you shall burn with
fire. 11 And thus you shall eat it: with a belt on your waist, your
sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand. So you shall eat
it in haste. It is the LORD's Passover. 12 For I will pass through
the land of Egypt on that night, and will strike all the firstborn in
the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of
Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD. 13 Now the blood
shall be a sign for you on the houses where you are. And when I
see the blood, I will pass over you; and the plague shall not be on
you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt. 14 So this day
shall be to you a memorial; and you shall keep it as a feast to the
LORD throughout your generations. You shall keep it as a feast
by an everlasting ordinance." ' "
God was going to strike every firstborn in the land of Egypt. To put
it bluntly, He was going to cut short their lives, no matter what
nationality: which in itself brings a big problem. If God can just
take people's lives whenever He wants to, that is premeditated
murder. That would make Him no more than an assassin:
someone who can kill as and when He wants. And the bottom line
is that He can not do that; He is bound by love. He can do only
what is in everyone's best interests: if it is not in our very best
interests, He can not do it. Love restricts God in what He can do.
The only way that God could legally and justifiably take the life of
anyone, is if it were only temporary, and in the best interests of
everyone. Once He has given life, He can not totally abort it. Once
He has given life to anyone, then that life can only be terminated
on a temporary basis, because God is eternal life, and therefore
has only eternal life to give. Anything less would make God
imperfect. And anything less would not be in everyone's best
interests, nor would it be in the image of God. So everyone who
has ever lived and died, has had their lives terminated only on a
temporary basis.
But where the firstborn of the children of Israel were concerned,

on the very first Passover, there was a plan of rescue for them.
Exodus 12:7 and 13 says: "7 And they shall take some of the
blood and put it on the two doorposts and on the lintel of the
houses where they eat it. 13 Now the blood shall be a sign for you
on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will
pass over you; and the plague shall not be on you to destroy you
when I strike the land of Egypt."
when I strike the land of Egypt."
Putting the blood of sheep on the doorposts and lintels of their

houses would be blasphemy to the Egyptians, as the male sheep
was sacred to the Egyptian god Ra.
But the provision here was for the firstborn of the Israelites to be
inside their homes. They were to be totally protected by having to
pass under the blood of the lamb when they went into their
houses. So ultimately, they were being protected by being under
the blood of the lamb: a shadow of things to come, the reality
being Jesus, the Lamb of God.
God tells us at 1 Corinthians 5:7: "…For indeed Christ, our

Passover, was sacrificed for us." And it is the blood of Jesus, the
Lamb of God, that we all now need to come under so that the
destroyer, death, can pass over us, and we can enter into eternal
life.
The Hebrew word for "Passover" is pesah, from pasah, which

means to spring over, or to leap over, and it prefigures God
showing mercy.
As it says at Romans 3:23-25: "23 for all have sinned and fall
short of the glory of God, 24 being justified freely by His grace
through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, 25 whom God set
forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate
His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed
over the sins that were previously committed".
It always was God's plan to give His Son a ransom sacrifice for
all; that is a favour to you, His grace to you.
The Passover was a sacrifice, foreshadowing the sacrifice of

Christ, for the remission of sin.
Immediately following on from the Passover was the Feast of

Unleavened Bread: showing that, once we are under the blood of
the Lamb, we must depart from Egypt, a type of sin.
Let us read more about it at Numbers 28:16,17 where it says: "16

On the fourteenth day of the first month is the Passover of the
LORD. 17 And on the fifteenth day of this month is the feast;
unleavened bread shall be eaten for seven days."
The Passover, which depicted the sacrifice of Jesus, was on the

fourteenth. Immediately following, on the fifteenth, for seven days,
was the Feast of Unleavened Bread; depicting coming out of sin.
Once you are under the blood of the Lamb, it is immediately
followed by your coming out of sin. And that is the start of your
Sabbath Walk (to be dealt with in a later article). Remember,
Jesus is the Lord of the Sabbath; He invites you to walk with Him
in that Sabbath.
Each year, the Israelites had to keep the Feast of Unleavened
Each year, the Israelites had to keep the Feast of Unleavened

Bread, to remind them that God had brought them out of the land
of Egypt.
Exodus 12: 17-20 says: "17 So you shall observe the Feast of
Unleavened Bread, for on this same day I will have brought your
armies out of the land of Egypt. Therefore you shall observe this
day throughout your generations as an everlasting ordinance. 18
In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at evening,
you shall eat unleavened bread, until the twenty-first day of the
month at evening. 19 For seven days no leaven shall be found in
your houses, since whoever eats what is leavened, that same
person shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he
is a stranger or a native of the land. 20 You shall eat nothing
leavened; in all your dwellings you shall eat unleavened bread. "
Deuteronomy 16:3 calls the unleavened bread, the bread of

affliction: "You shall eat no leavened bread with it; seven days you
shall eat unleavened bread with it, that is, the bread of affliction
(for you came out of the land of Egypt in haste), that you may
remember the day in which you came out of the land of Egypt all
the days of your life."
This reminded them of their hasty departure from Egypt, the land
of their affliction; not even having time to leaven their dough.
Exodus 12:33-34 tells us: "33 And the Egyptians urged the
people, that they might send them out of the land in haste. For
they said, 'We shall all be dead.' 34 So the people took their
dough before it was leavened, having their kneading bowls bound
up in their clothes on their shoulders."
This is a picture which foreshadows God's people coming out of

sin.
At 1 Corinthians 5:6-8, leaven is also pictured as a type of sin: "6

Your glorying is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven
leavens the whole lump? 7 Therefore purge out the old leaven,
that you may be a new lump, since you truly are unleavened. For
indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us. 8 Therefore let
us keep the feast, not with old leaven, nor with the leaven of
malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity
and truth."
And Jesus said at Matthew 16:6,11,12: "6 Then Jesus said to

them, 'Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and
the Sadducees…11 How is it you do not understand that I did not
speak to you concerning bread? - but to beware of the leaven of
the Pharisees and Sadducees.' 12 Then they understood that He
did not tell them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the
doctrine of the Pharisees and Sadducees."
Jesus also said at Luke 12:1,2: "1 In the meantime, when an

innumerable multitude of people had gathered together, so that
they trampled one another, He began to say to His disciples first
of all, 'Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
of all, 'Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

2 For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, nor hidden
that will not be known.' "
When the temple of living saints is operating in full upon the earth,
all truth will be revealed through it.
So the Passover pictures the sacrifice of Jesus, and the provision

for people to come under the blood of the Lamb, for the remission
of sin.
Unleavened Bread pictures the exodus from sin to eternal life.
Do not miss next month's article "Universal Salvation! The Plan of

God Part Two", where most of you will learn something new about
Pentecost.
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God Part Two
PENTECOST
One of the two most misunderstood festivals: misunderstood, in

what it represents. And without knowing what it foreshadows, no
one can possibly understand the plan of God.
Pentecost was one of the harvest festivals in Israel. What God

has done is to take the literal harvest festivals of Israel and
incorporate into them His own plan for harvesting mankind. It is
very clever, really: just as all crops are not reaped at the same
time, so all of mankind is not reaped at the same time. You get
earlier harvests, and you get later harvests. Pentecost was
connected with the earlier spring grain harvest.
The very first grain harvest to ripen in Israel was the barley
harvest, which was ready about March-April. No one was allowed
to eat it until the high priest had symbolically offered a sheaf of the
new harvest, as firstfruits to God, by waving it. This was to be
done on the day after the Sabbath, on Nisan 16: the second day
of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, and the third day from the
Passover, Nisan 14. The first and last days of Unleavened Bread
were always Sabbaths.
Leviticus 23: 4-14 says: "4 'These are the feasts of the LORD,
holy convocations which you shall proclaim at their appointed
times. 5 On the fourteenth day of the first month at twilight is the
LORD's Passover. 6 And on the fifteenth day of the same month
is the Feast of Unleavened Bread to the LORD; seven days you
must eat unleavened bread. 7 On the first day you shall have a
holy convocation; you shall do no customary work on it. 8 But you
shall offer an offering made by fire to the LORD for seven days.
The seventh day shall be a holy convocation; you shall do no
customary work on it.' 9 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
10 'Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: "When you
come into the land which I give to you, and reap its harvest, then
you shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest to the
priest. 11 He shall wave the sheaf before the LORD, to be
accepted on your behalf; on the day after the Sabbath the priest
shall wave it (nisan 16). 12 And you shall offer on that day, when
you wave the sheaf, a male lamb of the first year, without blemish,
as a burnt offering to the LORD. 13 Its grain offering shall be two-
tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil, an offering made by
fire to the LORD, for a sweet aroma; and its drink offering shall be
fire to the LORD, for a sweet aroma; and its drink offering shall be
of wine, one-fourth of a hin. 14 You shall eat neither bread nor
parched grain nor fresh grain until the same day that you have
brought an offering to your God; it shall be a statute forever
throughout your generations in all your dwellings." ' "
Let us look at the picture again.
Nisan 14, the Passover: the sacrifice of the lamb, foreshadowing

the sacrifice of Jesus.
Nisan 15, the Feast of Unleavened Bread, picturing coming out of

sin.
Nisan 16, the second day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread,

and the offering by the high priest of the barley sheaf with no
leaven, by waving it to God as the firstfruits of the harvest: this
foreshadowed the resurrection of Jesus as the firstfruit of the
firstfruits harvest; notice that the period from His death to His
resurrection was to consist of parts of the three days, from Nisan
14 to Nisan 16: that is exactly what happened at the death and
resurrection of Jesus.
Paul spoke of Jesus as being the firstfruits at 1 Corinthians 15:23

where it says: "But each one in his own order: Christ the firstfruits
(singular in the Greek), afterwards those who are Christ's at His
coming."
The Festival of Pentecost came at the end of the barley harvest,

and was to be celebrated some fifty days from the wave offering
of the barley sheaf. That is why Pentecost was also called the
Festival of Weeks. Exodus 34:22 says: "And you shall observe the
Feast of Weeks, of the firstfruits of wheat harvest, and the Feast
of Ingathering (Feast of Tabernacles, a later harvest) at the year's
end."
Pentecost coincided with the wheat harvest, which was the last of
the grain harvests. So the firstfruit harvest, which started on the
second day of Unleavened Bread with the waving of the barley
sheaf, was brought to a close some seven weeks later at
Pentecost, with the waving of two wheat loaves, baked with
leaven. It was at Pentecost that the two loaves with leaven were
to be presented to God as a wave offering.
Leviticus 23:15-17 says: "15 'And you shall count for yourselves
from the day after the Sabbath, from the day that you brought the
sheaf of the wave offering: seven Sabbaths shall be completed.
16 Count fifty days to the day after the seventh Sabbath; then you
shall offer a new grain offering to the LORD. 17 You shall bring
from your dwellings two wave loaves of two-tenths of an ephah.
They shall be of fine flour; they shall be baked with leaven. They
are the firstfruits to the LORD.' "
So the whole of the fifty-day period was connected with the

firstfruit harvest, culminating with Pentecost: the day on which the
firstfruit harvest, culminating with Pentecost: the day on which the

Holy Spirit was poured out, to call out a people for God's own
special possession. Both Jew and Gentile were to be included:
hence the two loaves baked with leaven.
If both Jew and Gentile were to be His own special people,

something very special must have been happening at Pentecost.
Jesus gave us the understanding of what was happening, when

He said, at John 14:16,17: "16 And I will pray the Father, and He
will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever -
17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it
neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells
with you and will be in you."
With people coming under the blood of the Lamb, and being led
out of sin by the Holy Spirit, it was now time for the Holy Spirit to
come and be in those of the firstfruit calling. His disciples, and
others being called, were not the very firstfruits, because Jesus
was, when He was resurrected on Nisan 16: the day on which the
barley sheaf was waved. These were the firstfruits of the wheat,
which was a different crop to barley. They were, as James called
them at James 1:18, "…a kind of firstfruits of His creatures."
Can you see, yet, what Pentecost entailed? It was a calling of the
early harvest of firstfruits, to be offered to God. And only firstfruits.
These very ones were to be God's new nation. As 1 Peter 2:9
says: "But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy
nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises
of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvellous light".
But you must get it into your minds that the first three festivals -
the Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread, and Pentecost or
the Feast of Firstfruits, all fell at the beginning of the year. And all
the events that they picture are a pictoric type of the start of God's
plan of salvation: Pentecost being pictorial of the firstfruit harvest.
The next group of Holy Days, the Feast of Trumpets, the Day of
Atonement, the Feast of Tabernacles or the Feast of Ingathering,
and the Great Last Day, all come towards the end of the year, and
all occur in the seventh month.
So we have the small harvest near the beginning of the year, and
we have the much, much larger harvest near the end of the year,
symbolised by the Feast of Tabernacles, which was called the
great Ingathering. Notice: not the small ingathering, but the great
Ingathering. As we have already said, Exodus 34:22 says: "And
you shall observe the Feast of Weeks, of the firstfruits of wheat
harvest, and the Feast of Ingathering (Feast of Tabernacles: a
later harvest) at the year's end."
Can you see? Two different harvests, at different times. One only
a small firstfruit harvest, and one a much greater harvest.
Do you know that the earlier harvest was also known as the feast
of Firstfruits?
of Firstfruits?
Numbers 28:26 says, of Pentecost: "Also on the day of the

firstfruits, when you bring a new grain offering to the LORD at your
Feast of Weeks…"
This harvest foreshadowed only the firstfruit harvest, and

symbolised only a few which were to be harvested, before the
great ingathering at the end of the year.
This was when the temple began to be built: anyone called in this
firstfruit calling was to be part of the temple. As 1 Corinthians 3:16
says: "Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that
the Spirit of God dwells in you?"
And 1 Peter 2:4,5 says this: "4 Coming to Him as to a living stone,
rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious, 5 you
also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy
priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God
through Jesus Christ."
Just look at Ephesians 2:18-22: "18 For through Him we both

have access by one Spirit to the Father. 19 Now, therefore, you
are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the
saints and members of the household of God, 20 having been
built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ
Himself being the chief cornerstone, 21 in whom the whole
building, being fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the
Lord, 22 in whom you also are being built together for a dwelling
place of God in the Spirit."
The first harvest, consisting of those in the firstfruit calling, never

was designed to harvest most of mankind. It was only to harvest
those who are in the first resurrection, who will rule with Jesus as
kings and priests for a thousand years.
Most of mankind - and that is just about all - are to be harvested in

the second harvest, when the temple is up and running. Time is
running out, and although there is still time to be called into the
firstfruit harvest, just about everyone now will be in the second
harvest. This fantastic call for the second harvest is soon to go out
into all the world, and the whole world will be saved.
Are you one of the few called at this time to be in the firstfruit
harvest? If so, be patient and wait on God. The temple is being
built by Christ; He will place you in it. When the time is right for the
temple to operate upon the earth, with full powers, there will be a
place there for you.
Be sure to read next month's article, "Universal Salvation! The
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God Part Three
THE FEAST OF TRUMPETS
Now we are about to look at what is going to come about in the

future, and what is going to come about is Universal Salvation.
Universal Salvation is a free gift from God to everyone. It does not
matter who you are: you are all going to have eternal life, live
forever in peace, and have all the wonderful things that God is
going to share with you. No fighting or killing; the whole universe
will live in peace. And this is going to be brought about for
everyone who has ever lived and died. If it is going to be brought
about, that means that someone else is going to do it. And that
Someone is God, the Source of life. And He will do it through
Jesus.
Acts 4:12, speaking of Jesus, says: "Nor is there salvation in any

other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men
by which we must be saved." Look what it says: a name has been
given by which we must be saved. By using the word "given"
there, the implication is that salvation has its origin in God, and
that a saviour for all had to be given by Him.
Acts 4:12 is one of the great Universal Salvation scriptures in the

Bible.
"How is that?"
Just read it again: "Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is
no other name under heaven given among men by which we must
be saved."
Have you never spotted it before? Can you see it now?
It does not say: "…for there is no other name under heaven given
among men by which we can be saved, or ought to be saved."
It says "…by which we MUST be saved."
The Greek word there for "must" is dei, and it means, "must out of
necessity".
God has appointed Jesus as Saviour of the world, and He must,

out of necessity, save everyone. He has no option.
Everyone is going to have eternal life and live in eternal peace,

with no want. It is coming.
Let us look at the Feast of Trumpets, and see what part Jesus has
to play in the reality of it.
Leviticus 23:23-25 says: "23 Then the LORD spoke to Moses,

saying, 24 'Speak to the children of Israel, saying: "In the seventh
month, on the first day of the month, you shall have a sabbath-
rest, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation. 25
You shall do no customary work on it; and you shall offer an
offering made by fire to the Lord. " ' "
Colossians 2:16,17 has this to say: "16 So let no one judge you in
food or in drink, or regarding a festival or a new moon or
sabbaths, 17 which are a shadow of things to come, but the
substance (the reality as opposed to the shadow) is of Christ."
Since The Feast of Trumpets was also part of the shadow of

things to come, it pointed to a future reality, as opposed to a
shadow: a reality which would involve Jesus.
God said, at Numbers 10:9: "When you go to war in your land

against the enemy who oppresses you, then you shall sound an
alarm with the trumpets, and you will be remembered before the
LORD your God, and you will be saved from your enemies."
God said that the trumpet, among other things, was to sound an
alarm at the time of war.
Is there an event in Holy Scripture which involves Jesus, a

trumpet, and war?
The book of Revelation speaks of seven trumpets. It is the

seventh, or last trumpet, that we are interested in.
Revelation 11:15-18 says this: "15 Then the seventh angel

sounded: And there were loud voices in heaven, saying, 'The
kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord
and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever!' 16 And the
twenty-four elders who sat before God on their thrones fell on their
faces and worshiped God, 17 saying: 'We give You thanks, O
Lord God Almighty, The One who is and who was and who is to
come, Because You have taken Your great power and reigned. 18
The nations were angry, and Your wrath has come, And the time
of the dead, that they should be judged, And that You should
reward Your servants the prophets and the saints, And those who
fear Your name, small and great, And should destroy those who
destroy the earth.' "
This is a battle cry. It is the return of our King of Kings and Lord of
Lords, Jesus.
Look what Revelation 19:11-16 says: "11 Now I saw heaven
Look what Revelation 19:11-16 says: "11 Now I saw heaven

opened, and behold, a white horse. And He who sat on him was
called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and
makes war. 12 His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on His head
were many crowns. He had a name written that no one knew
except Himself. 13 He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood,
and His name is called The Word of God. 14 And the armies in
heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, followed Him on
white horses. 15 Now out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that
with it He should strike the nations. And He Himself will rule them
with a rod of iron. He Himself treads the winepress of the
fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. 16 And He has on His robe
and on His thigh a name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF
LORDS."
Jesus is coming when the seventh, and last, trumpet sounds: this
is all out war. He is coming to destroy those destroying the earth,
and also to destroy those who are not worshipping day and night
in His temple.
Satan is going to be removed. The demons are going to be

removed. False teachers and false ministries are going to be
removed. Non-believers are going to be removed. And all false
religion is going to be removed. Therefore, it is time to take out a
little insurance on your future.
Jesus is coming to take over the world. Do not stand in His way.
When He returns, you will want to be on His side, and you will
want Him to be on your side.
Another event that takes place upon the blowing of the seventh
and last trumpet, is the resurrection and the changing of the
firstfruits. Jesus will raise all those in the firstfruit harvest who
have died, and will change all the firstfruits who are living, in the
twinkling of an eye. 1 Corinthians 15:51,52 says: "15 Behold, I tell
you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed
52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For
the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible,
and we shall be changed."
1 Thessalonians 4:14-17 says this: "14 For if we believe that

Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those
who sleep in Jesus. 15 For this we say to you by the word of the
Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the
Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep. 16 For the
Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the
voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead
in Christ will rise first. 17 Then we who are alive and remain shall
be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in
the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord."
The firstfruits have to be taken to heaven to be offered to God. Do

you not remember John 14:1-3, where Jesus said: "1 Let not your
heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. 2 In My
Father's house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have
Father's house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have
told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare
a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that
where I am, there you may be also."?
However, the firstfruits do not stay in heaven, because they follow

the Lamb wherever He goes, as Revelation 14:4 tells us: "…
These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever He goes.
These were redeemed from among men, being firstfruits to God
and to the Lamb."
And since He is going to rule upon the earth for a thousand years,
they will return to the earth and rule with Him.
But an event that will not happen until the return of Jesus to the
earth, is the pouring out of the seven last bowls, having the seven
last plagues. Revelation 15:1 says: "Then I saw another sign in
heaven, great and marvelous: seven angels having the seven last
plagues, for in them the wrath of God is complete."
Remember what Revelation 11:18 said of God, at the return of

Jesus? "…Your wrath has come…"
The seven last plagues, which are to be poured out in the

presence of Jesus and the Holy angels, are to bring the wrath of
God to a conclusion: which means that Jesus will return before
the seven last plagues are poured out upon the earth. In fact, they
will all have to be concluded before the one-thousand year reign
of Jesus can begin.
So when the seventh and last trumpet blows, foreshadowed by

the Feast of Trumpets, what do we now have?
1. We have the return of Jesus, as King of Kings and Lord of

Lords.
2. We have the resurrection of the firstfruit harvest, and also
the change of the living firstfruits.
3. We have seven angels which bring the seven last plagues,
to complete the wrath of God.
You will no more want the seven last plagues to affect you, than
you would have wanted to live at the time of the flood. In fact, the
flood in the days of Noah would be preferable.
Watch for the living temple which is being built at this very time.
Isaiah 2:2,3 says: "2 Now it shall come to pass in the latter days
That the mountain of the LORD's house Shall be established on
the top of the mountains, And shall be exalted above the hills; And
all nations shall flow to it. 3 Many people shall come and say,
'Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, To the
house of the God of Jacob; He will teach us His ways, And we
shall walk in His paths…' "
This prophecy is going to be fulfilled in the not-too-distant future.
This prophecy is going to be fulfilled in the not-too-distant future.
"Well, what is going to happen to Satan and his demons during

the 1000 year reign of Jesus?"
Satan is going to be dead.
"Satan is going to be dead!"
Yes.
Be sure to read next month's exciting article "Universal Salvation!

The Plan of God Part Four: THE DAY OF ATONEMENT".
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Universal Salvation: The Plan of God

Part Four
THE DAY OF ATONEMENT
The Day of Atonement, known as the At-one-ment, is the next holy

day in the plan of God. Having returned to the earth as King of kings
and Lord of lords, and having raised the firstfruits in the first
resurrection, Jesus' attention is now focussed on the seven last
plagues, the abyssing of Satan and his demons, and all the
preparations necessary before the start of the next millennium. The
next millennium is when the general resurrection will begin. Let us
have a look to see what part Jesus has to play in the reality of the Day
of Atonement.
Leviticus 23:26-32 says: "26 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying:
27 'Also the tenth day of this seventh month shall be the Day of
Atonement. It shall be a holy convocation for you; you shall afflict your
souls, and offer an offering made by fire to the LORD. 28 And you
shall do no work on that same day, for it is the Day of Atonement, to
make atonement for you before the LORD your God. 29 For any
person who is not afflicted in soul on that same day shall be cut off
from his people. 30 And any person who does any work on that same
day, that person I will destroy from among his people. 31 You shall do
no manner of work; it shall be a statute forever throughout your
generations in all your dwellings. 32 It shall be to you a sabbath of
solemn rest, and you shall afflict your souls; on the ninth day of the
month at evening, from evening to evening, you shall celebrate your
sabbath.' "
So they had to meet; they had to fast; and it was also a Sabbath.
Leviticus 16, which deals with the two unblemished goats, describes
the Day of Atonement. UNIVERSAL SALVATION! Satan Part Three
showed that this was the ultimate in salvation, because it rescued
everyone, including Satan and his demons, from the lake of fire.
At this point, just before the millennium starts, Satan has to be

abyssed for a thousand years.
Revelation 20:1-3 says: "1 Then I saw an angel coming down from
heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his
hand. 2 He laid hold of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the
Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years; 3 and he cast
him into the bottomless pit (the abyss), and shut him up, and set a
seal on him, so that he should deceive the nations no more till the
seal on him, so that he should deceive the nations no more till the
thousand years were finished. But after these things he must be
released for a little while."
Note that the thousand years spoken of here, is the thousand years
during which Satan is abyssed. It is not the same as the thousand
years of Jesus' rule. The abyss is death for Satan and his hordes.
"Why is that?"
Because Satan and his demons are cast into the lake of fire, which is
the second death. Therefore, somewhere along the line, they must
have died a first death. Can you recall the parallel between Satan and
the King of Babylon? Just look at what it says about Satan,
superimposed over the King of Babylon:
Isaiah 14:12-15: "12 How you are fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son
of the morning! How you are cut down to the ground, You who
weakened the nations! 13 For you have said in your heart: 'I will
ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; I
will also sit on the mount of the congregation On the farthest sides of
the north; 14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, I will be
like the Most High.' 15 Yet you shall be brought down to Sheol, To the
lowest depths of the Pit."
Can you believe what it says about Satan, there in verse 15 ? "Yet
you shall be bought down to Sheol…"
That is death; that is non-existence.
As Ecclesiastes 9:10 says: "Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with

your might; for there is no work or device or knowledge or wisdom in
the grave (Sheol) where you are going."
And Ecclesiastes 9:5 says: "For the living know that they will die; But
the dead know nothing."
Satan and his demons are well and truly dead, for a thousand years.
But as most of you will already know, they are coming back.
So the Day of Atonement, here, is dealing with the second goat,

where Jesus takes tighter control over the entire spirit realm, throwing
Satan and his demons into death; thereby allowing everyone in the
general resurrection to be at one with God, and to start off with a
clean slate. There will be no evil influences allowed upon mankind,
until Satan is resurrected near the end of Jesus' rule of a thousand
years. Further, the process will result in the whole of the universe
being at one with God, when everyone will finally be resurrected from
the lake of fire.
So basically, the Day of Atonement, here, is fulfilling that part of the

procedure leading up to the sending of the scapegoat into the
wilderness at the hands of Jesus, and sin never being allowed, ever
again.
THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES, OR THE FEAST OF

INGATHERING
Next comes the Feast of Tabernacles, also translated as the Festival

of Booths, and sometimes known as the Feast of Ingathering.
Exodus 34:22 says: "And you shall observe the Feast of Weeks, of
the firstfruits of the wheat harvest, and the Feast of Ingathering at the
year's end."
In Israel, there were two yearly harvests: the early spring harvest,
representing the harvesting of the firstfruits; and the later main
harvest, representing most of mankind who are not in the firstfruit
calling. Two entirely different harvests, at two entirely different times.
Leviticus 23:33-42 says: "33 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
34 'Speak to the children of Israel, saying: "The fifteenth day of this
seventh month shall be the Feast of Tabernacles for seven days to
the LORD. 35 On the first day there shall be a holy convocation. You
shall do no customary work on it. 36 For seven days you shall offer an
offering made by fire to the LORD. On the eighth day you shall have a
holy convocation, and you shall offer an offering made by fire to the
LORD. It is a sacred assembly, and you shall do no customary work
on it. 37 These are the feasts of the LORD which you shall proclaim to
be holy convocations, to offer an offering made by fire to the Lord, a
burnt offering and a grain offering, a sacrifice and drink offerings,
everything on its day - 38 besides the Sabbaths of the LORD, besides
your gifts, besides all your vows, and besides all your freewill offerings
which you give to the LORD. 39 Also on the fifteenth day of the
seventh month, when you have gathered in the fruit of the land, you
shall keep the feast of the Lord for seven days; on the first day there
shall be a sabbath-rest, and on the eighth day a sabbath-rest. 40 And
you shall take for yourselves on the first day the fruit of beautiful trees,
branches of palm trees, the boughs of leafy trees, and willows of the
brook; and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God for seven
days. 41 You shall keep it as a feast to the LORD for seven days in
the year. It shall be a statute forever in your generations. You shall
celebrate it in the seventh month. 42 You shall dwell in booths for
seven days. All who are native Israelites shall dwell in booths." ' "
It was necessary for all males (it was compulsory) to go up to

Jerusalem, and to make and live in booths.
Nehemiah 8:14-16 says: "14 And they found written in the Law, which
the LORD had commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel
should dwell in booths during the feast of the seventh month, 15 and
that they should announce and proclaim in all their cities and in
Jerusalem, saying, 'Go out to the mountain, and bring olive branches,
branches of oil trees, myrtle branches, palm branches, and branches
of leafy trees, to make booths, as it is written.' 16 Then the people
went out and brought them and made themselves booths, each one
on the roof of his house, or in their courtyards or the courts of the
house of God, and in the open square of the Water Gate and in the
house of God, and in the open square of the Water Gate and in the
open square of the Gate of Ephraim."
The Israelites were commanded to live for one week in booths, which
were all made of the same materials. Both rich and poor lived and ate
their food in their booths, showing their equality. And since the Feast
of Tabernacles pictures the millennial rule of Jesus, this also pictures
that everyone at that time will have equal access to the same things.
Because the Feast of Tabernacles celebrated the main harvest, we

are obviously looking to the reality of the main harvest to be the
general resurrection. At this time, all of the firstfruits will have been
raised to eternal life; it is now, at the start of the thousand-year rule of
Jesus, that the general resurrection will begin. Everyone who has ever
lived will be brought back during this period, and it is how they
conduct themselves during this period, which will determine by which
method they will be dealt with at the end of it. See "Universal
Salvation! The Lake of Fire Part Three". Either way will result in
eternal life, and ultimately Universal Salvation: because we are saved,
not by our works, but by grace.
"But is not the Feast of Tabernacles eight days long?"
No. It is seven days long. On the eighth day there is a little-known

feast called the Great Last Day, and it takes place after the Millennium
has finished.
Be sure to read our next article entitled, "Universal Salvation! The

Plan of God Part Five The Great Last Day".
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Part Five
THE GREAT LAST DAY
Notice this about the Feast of Tabernacles. Leviticus 23:33-36 says:

"33 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 34 'Speak to the children
of Israel, saying: "The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the
Feast of Tabernacles for seven days to the LORD. 35 On the first day
there shall be a holy convocation. You shall do no customary work on
it. 36 For seven days you shall offer an offering made by fire to the
Lord..." ' "
Can you see that? The Feast of Tabernacles was to be for seven
days.
Leviticus 23:36 goes on to say: "…On the eighth day you shall have a
holy convocation, and you shall offer an offering made by fire to the
LORD. It is a sacred assembly, and you shall do no customary work
on it."
This eighth day was the last annual feast, and was so close to the
Feast of Tabernacles that it became associated with it. In later years,
it became known in Christian circles as The Great Last Day.
John 7:37 tells us: "On the last day, that great day of the feast…"
This was no ordinary day; it was a great day. It was to supersede all
other days and all other feasts, because it foreshadowed the fulfilment
of the Great Plan of God. This was it! This foreshadowed the results
of God's work. And consider this: since the Feast of Tabernacles
foreshadowed Jesus' rule of one thousand years, the Great Last Day
pictures what happens after the millennial rule of Jesus. How about
that? It follows on from the Millennium. We can now get information of
what happens after the one-thousand year rule of Jesus ends.
Firstly, let me fill you in with some of the background to the period
foreshadowed by the Great Last Day. The Great Last Day is another
period of one thousand years, as it is a Jubilee. To explain it all, I
would like to look at two periodic Festivals. The weekly Sabbath, and
the Jubilee Year: both of which are shadows of things to come.
The weekly Sabbath was a Saturday; it came at the end of the week.
It was a commandment. Exodus 20:8-11 reads: 8 "Remember the
Sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 Six days you shall labour and do all
your work, 10 but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD your
your work, 10 but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD your
God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter,
nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor
your stranger who is within your gates. 11 For in six days the LORD
made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and
rested the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day
and hallowed it."
Can you see? God had set this pattern in creation.
"But since we are no longer under the old Law, how can the Sabbath
be a pattern for us today and evermore?"
When the Holy Spirit came to be in us at Pentecost, the Sabbath day

was no longer a shadow, but became a reality. At that time, people
were drawn to Jesus, came out of sin, and got baptised: they ceased
from their works of sin, and were born into God's Sabbath. Being a
Christian does not mean being holy just for one day a week; it is a
way of life. It means being holy and serving God every second of
every day, because every second of every day is holy time. When you
become baptised, you are baptised into God's Sabbath, and you then
have to walk in that Sabbath with Jesus: Jesus being the Lord of the
Sabbath. Ceasing from sin is now part of your Sabbath walk.
In fact, did you know that God's Sabbath rest is to be 7,000 years
long?
Let us have a look.
Genesis 2:3 has this to say: "Then God blessed the seventh day and
sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God had
created and made."
And Hebrews 3:7-11 says this: "7 Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says:
'Today, if you will hear His voice, 8 Do not harden your hearts as in
the rebellion, In the day of trial in the wilderness, 9 Where your fathers
tested Me, tried Me, And saw My works forty years. 10 Therefore I
was angry with that generation, And said, "They always go astray in
their heart, And they have not known My ways." 11 So I swore in My
wrath, "They shall not enter My rest." ' "
This was a quote from psalm 95:7-11.
Hebrews 4:1-11 shows that, some 4,000 years later, God was still in
His Sabbath rest: "1 Therefore, since a promise remains of entering
His rest, let us fear lest any of you seem to have come short of it. 2
For indeed the gospel was preached to us as well as to them; but the
word which they heard did not profit them, not being mixed with faith
in those who heard it. 3 For we who have believed do enter that rest,
as He has said: 'So I swore in My wrath, "They shall not enter My
rest," ' although the works were finished from the foundation of the
world. 4 For He has spoken in a certain place of the seventh day in
this way: 'And God rested on the seventh day from all His works'; 5
and again in this place: 'They shall not enter My rest.' 6 Since
therefore it remains that some must enter it, and those to whom it was
therefore it remains that some must enter it, and those to whom it was
first preached did not enter because of disobedience, 7 again He
designates a certain day, saying in David, 'Today,' after such a long
time, as it has been said: 'Today, if you will hear His voice, Do not
harden your hearts.' 8 For if Joshua had given them rest, then He
would not afterward have spoken of another day. 9 There remains
therefore a rest for the people of God. 10 For he who has entered His
rest has himself also ceased from his works as God did from His. 11
Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall
according to the same example of disobedience."
Note verses 9,10: "9 There remains therefore a rest for the people of
God. 10 For he who has entered His rest has himself also ceased
from his works as God did from His."
The Greek word there for "rest" at Hebrews 4:9, is sabbatismos, and
means "a Sabbath keeping". It is ongoing for people baptised into
God's Sabbath rest.
"But when do you cease from your works?"
When you come out of sin, and are baptised with the Holy Spirit.
"How does it work?"
Romans 6:1-11 shows you how: "1 What shall we say then? Shall we
continue in sin that grace may abound? 2 Certainly not! How shall we
who died to sin live any longer in it? 3 Or do you not know that as
many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His
death? 4 Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into
death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the
Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. 5 For if we
have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we
also shall be in the likeness of His resurrection, 6 knowing this, that
our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done
away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin. 7 For he who
has died has been freed from sin. 8 Now if we died with Christ, we
believe that we shall also live with Him, 9 knowing that Christ, having
been raised from the dead, dies no more. Death no longer has
dominion over Him. 10 For the death that He died, He died to sin once
for all; but the life that He lives, He lives to God."
When we are baptised, we die with Him on the cross, we lie with Him
in death, and we are raised with Him in His resurrection, as a new
creation into God's Sabbath rest. It is after this that we all must
endeavour to walk the walk with our Lord of the Sabbath, Jesus.
Therefore we now live our lives to God.
So we see that God was still in His Sabbath rest some 4,000 years
later. It is now some six thousand years later, and we can still enter
that Sabbath rest. And since sin will still be around during the
Millennium, it will still be possible to enter that rest. But after the
Millennium, sin will no longer be around: therefore it is reasonable to
believe that God's Sabbath rest will end, making
7,000 (7,000 it a total of 7,000
years long. First Day:
years long yrs)
years long.
Go back to the seven-day week of creation: if God's Sabbath rest

which is the seventh day, is 7,000 years long, then all of the other
days of creation must also have been 7,000 years long. Which means
we now have the seven days of creation as follows:
7,000 (7,000
First Day:
years long yrs)
Second 7,000 (14,000
Day: years long yrs)
7,000 (21,000
Third Day:
years long yrs)
Fourth 7,000 (28,000
7,000 (35,000
Fifth Day:
years long yrs)
7,000 (42,000
Sixth Day:
years long yrs)
Seventh 7,000 (49,000
So the days of creation add up to 49,000 years long. And that takes
us up to the end of the Millennium. The next 1,000-year period
makes 50,000 years, and that means it is a Jubilee 1,000 years.
Therefore, the thousand years after the Millennium is a Jubilee,
which corresponds with The Great Last Day……..To be continued.
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God Part Six
THE GREAT LAST DAY II
Since the Jubilee is also a shadow of things to come, then the

reality must be the 1000 years after the millennium, which is also
the reality of The Great Last Day. As 2 Peter 3:8 tells us: "But,
beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day is
as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day."
And in this case, the Great Last Day really is one thousand years
long, which agrees with the Jubilee one thousand years.
This is to be a Great Last Day acceptable to everyone. Just look

at this fantastic piece of scripture at Luke 4:14-19:
"14 Then Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and
news of Him went out through all the surrounding region. 15 And
He taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all. 16 So He
came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. And as His
custom was, He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day,
and stood up to read. 17 And He was handed the book of the
prophet Isaiah. And when He had opened the book, He found the
place where it was written: 18 'The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me,
Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor;
He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to
the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty
those who are oppressed; 19 To proclaim the acceptable year of
the LORD.' "
This is Jesus teaching Universal Salvation. "The acceptable year

of the LORD" is a reference to the Jubilee Year; which in turn, is a
shadow of the 1000-year Jubilee, or the Great Last Day. If this
one piece of scripture alone were to be true, Hell is going to be
one very empty place.
Jesus was reading from the scroll of Isaiah, which was a prophecy
of the Messianic age, and can be found at Isaiah 61:1,2. It reads:
"1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon Me, Because the LORD has
anointed Me To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me
to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And
the opening of the prison to those who are bound; 2 To proclaim
the acceptable year of the LORD…"
Can you see? It is speaking of Jesus' active ministry. And He is

preaching that there is going to be an acceptable year of the
LORD.
So now we have the Great Last Day, which foreshadows a

thousand-year Jubilee after the end of Jesus' reign of one
thousand years. Not only is it great; it is acceptable to everyone,
including God Himself. This is the culmination of His grace. It is
the time for the Universal Salvation of everyone. And no one will
achieve Universal Salvation by works; it is a free gift from God.
"Well, how does it work?"
Let us look at the shadow. Leviticus 25:8-13 says: "8 And you
shall count seven sabbaths of years for yourself, seven times
seven years; and the time of the seven sabbaths of years shall be
to you forty-nine years. 9 Then you shall cause the trumpet of the
Jubilee to sound on the tenth day of the seventh month; on the
Day of Atonement you shall make the trumpet to sound
throughout all your land. 10 And you shall consecrate the fiftieth
year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land to all its
inhabitants. It shall be a Jubilee for you; and each of you shall
return to his possession, and each of you shall return to his family.
11 That fiftieth year shall be a Jubilee to you; in it you shall neither
sow nor reap what grows of its own accord, nor gather the grapes
of your untended vine. 12 For it is the Jubilee; it shall be holy to
you; you shall eat its produce from the field. 13 In this Year of
Jubilee, each of you shall return to his possession."
In the year of the Jubilee, they were to proclaim "liberty

throughout all the land to all its inhabitants". Which is what Jesus
said, at Luke 4:18: "…to proclaim liberty to the captives…"
All in the lake of fire are captives of sin. But Jesus is preaching
about an acceptable year to come, which would deliver any
captives to sin, and which would set them free.
"What exactly happened to slaves in the year of Jubilee?"
Leviticus 25:39-41 says: "39 And if one of your brethren who

dwells by you becomes poor, and sells himself to you, you shall
not compel him to serve as a slave. 40 As a hired servant and a
sojourner he shall be with you, and shall serve you until the Year
of Jubilee. 41 And then he shall depart from you - he and his
children with him - and shall return to his own family. He shall
return to the possession of his fathers."
They were freed, and they were also free of all debt.
On the Great Last Day - the one-thousand year period following

the millennial rule of Jesus - all who have ever lived will be freed
from sin, never to sin again. All will have instant knowledge
upgrades, like the Holy Spirit; all will have to accept Jesus as their
Saviour, which they will; and all will be set free to have eternal life.
Saviour, which they will; and all will be set free to have eternal life.
God will have achieved His will that all will be saved; His plan of
Universal Salvation will have been successfully completed.
Look at what Jesus said, on the Great Last Day of the Feast, at
John 7:37,38: "37 On the last day, that great day of the feast,
Jesus stood and cried out, saying, 'If anyone thirsts, let him come
to me and drink. 38 He who believes in Me, as the scripture has
said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.' "
This pictures a future resurrection.
Now, that was on the Great Last Day, picturing the thousand-year
period after Jesus' rule of one thousand years. You see, it is not
too late. And with their knowledge upgrades, all will believe in
Jesus, and accept Him as their Saviour. Do you not want that for
everyone? In your heart of hearts, do you not want everyone to be
saved?
The Great Last Day was also known as the eighth day. Now, there
is a coincidence. Or is it?
Can you think of something that happened, by Law, on the eighth

day, which was also a shadow of things to come?
Circumcision. Watch this closely.
Did you know that Abraham had to be circumcised? Genesis17:9-

14 says this: "9 And God said to Abraham: 'As for you, you shall
keep My covenant, you and your descendants after you
throughout their generations. 10 This is My covenant which you
shall keep, between Me and you and your descendants after you:
Every male child among you shall be circumcised; 11 and you
shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskins, and it shall be a
sign of the covenant between Me and you. 12 He who is eight
days old among you shall be circumcised, every male child in your
generations, he who is born in your house or bought with money
from any foreigner who is not your descendant. 13 He who is born
in your house and he who is bought with your money must be
circumcised, and My covenant shall be in your flesh for an
everlasting covenant. 14 And the uncircumcised male child, who
is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, that person shall be
cut off from his people; he has broken My covenant.' "
"What was the result?"
Genesis 17:23-27 tells us: "23 So Abraham took Ishmael his son,
all who were born in his house and all who were bought with his
money, every male among the men of Abraham's house, and
circumcised the flesh of their foreskins that very same day, as
God had said to him. 24 Abraham was ninety-nine years old when
he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. 25 And Ishmael his
son was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh
of his foreskin. 26 That very same day Abraham was circumcised,
and his son Ishmael; 27 and all the men of his house, born in the
and his son Ishmael; 27 and all the men of his house, born in the
house or bought with money from a foreigner, were circumcised
with him."
Anyone eight days old, or in this case older, had to be

circumcised. And it was to be a sign of the Covenant between
God and Abraham.
Later, it became a requirement of the Mosaic Law. Leviticus 12:1-

3 tells us: "1 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 2 'Speak to
the children of Israel, saying: "If a woman has conceived, and
borne a male child, then she shall be unclean seven days; as in
the days of her customary impurity she shall be unclean. 3 And on
the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised." ' "
Can you see? It became a legal requirement under the Law of

Moses, to be circumcised on the eighth day.
Since Christians were no longer under the Law, it was not

required of them. Read Acts 15:1-29.
However, since it was a shadow of things to come, what did it

portray?
Romans 2:28,29 tells us this: "28 For he is not a Jew who is one
outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh;
29 but he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of
the heart, in the Spirit, not in the letter; whose praise is not from
men but from God."
What God wants, in reality, is circumcision of the heart, not in the

flesh: and God is going to perform this for all people on the eighth
day. The Day of Jubilee, or the Great Last Day. Everyone will end
up circumcised of heart after the thousand-year rule of Jesus. It is
the reality of the Law, and can not fail.
As it says at 2 Samuel 22:31: "As for God, His way is perfect…"
The Great Last Day will not only be great, it will be acceptable to
everyone, because in Christ all will have been made alive. It is at
this time that God's nature will be in everyone, and God will be all
in all. And if you want the fairy story ending, which, in truth, is the
reality: everyone who has ever lived, will live happily ever after.
1.
Universal Salvation: Love Part One

What is love?
Let us summarise what The New Oxford Dictionary of English says

about love. Then we are sure to know, aren't we?
"Love…an intense feeling of deep affection…A deep romantic or sexual

attachment to someone…a personified figure of love, often represented by
cupid…a great interest and pleasure in something…affectionate greetings
conveyed to someone on one's behalf…a formula for ending an affectionate
letter…a person or thing that one loves…Brit. informal: a friendly form of
address…informal; used to express affectionate approval for someone…[mass
noun] (in tennis, squash, and some other sports) a score of zero; nil: love
fifteen | [ORIGIN apparently from the phrase play for love (i.e. the love of the
game, not for money); folk etymology has connected the word with the French
l'oeuf 'egg', and from the resemblance in shape between an egg and a zero.]…
verb [with obj.] feel deep romantic or sexual attachment to (someone)…find
pleasure in…a fun-loving girl."*
"Is this what the Holy Scriptures mean when they speak of love?"
Sometimes, depending on what Greek word is used.
"You mean the Bible uses more than one Greek word for love, and
they mean different things?"
Yes. The Holy Scriptures use forms of the Greek words phileo and
agapao: agapao being the word most frequently used. But just by
reading the English does not tell you which word is used, or what it
means. An example of this is found at John 3:35 and John 5:20, which
speak of the Father's love for the Son.
John 3:35 says: "The Father loves (agapa, from agapao) the Son, and
has given all things into His Hand."
John 5:20 says: "For the Father loves (philei, from phileo) the Son,
and shows Him all things that He Himself does…"
Can you see? Two different words, having two different meanings.
So first we will look at phileo, and then we will look at agapao.
Phileo means to have affection for; to like; to be fond of someone; to

feel personally attached to someone through sentiment or feelings.
So when Jesus said: "for the Father loves (philei, from phileo) the
So when Jesus said: "for the Father loves (philei, from phileo) the
Son…", He was showing that the Father had great affection for the
Son, and that He had deep feelings for Him.
Knowing that, how do you think the Father felt when He allowed His
Son to be crucified? He would have hurt terribly. When you have that
much affection for someone, you would rather die yourself: except
that the Father could not die, and a sacrifice was necessary. What a
sacrifice the Father had to make. He had no choice for Universal
Salvation to become possible: He had to sacrifice His Son.
Another example is the love of the believer, found at John 14:21 and
John 16:27.
John 14:21 says: "He who has my commandments and keeps them, it
is he who loves (agapon, from agapao) Me. And he who loves
(agapon, from agapao) Me will be loved (agapethesetai, from agapao)
by My Father, and I will love (agapeso, from agapao) him and
manifest Myself to him."
John16:27 says: "For the Father Himself loves (philei, from phileo)
you, because you have loved (pephilekate, from phileo) me, and have
believed that I came forth from God."
So, once again, when Jesus said: "For the Father Himself loves
(philei, from phileo) you, because you have loved (pephilekate, from
phileo) me…" He was showing that, because His followers had
affection and feelings for Jesus, the Father, in return, had affection
and feelings for them. He liked them, and was fond of them.
Yet another example is the love between Jesus and a certain disciple
(John). It is to be found at John 13: 23 and John 20:2.
John 13:23 says: "Now there was leaning on Jesus' bosom (sitting
next to Him) one of His disciples, whom Jesus loved (egapa, from
agapao)."
John 20:2 says: "Then she (Mary Magdalene) ran and came to Simon
Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved (ephilei, from
phileo)…"
And once again, when Holy Scripture says: "Then she ran and came
to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved (ephilei
from phileo)…" it was showing that Jesus had affection and feelings
for John.
There is a strange reply in Holy Scripture that you miss when

translated into English, involving the words phileo and agapao. It is to
be found at John 21:15-17: 15 So when they had eaten breakfast,
Jesus said to Simon Peter, 'Simon, son of Jonah, do you love
(agapas, from agapao) Me more than these?' He said to Him, 'Yes,
Lord; You know that I love (philo, from phileo) You.' He said to him,
'Feed My lambs.' 16 He said to him again a second time, 'Simon, son
of Jonah, do you love (agapas, from agapao) Me? He said to Him,
of Jonah, do you love (agapas, from agapao) Me? He said to Him,

'Yes, Lord; You know that I love (philo, from phileo) You.' He said to
him, 'Tend My sheep.' 17 He said to him the third time, 'Simon, son of
Jonah, do you love (phileis, from phileo) Me?' Peter was grieved
because He said to him the third time, 'Do you love (phileis, from
phileo) Me?' And he said to Him, 'Lord, You know all things; You know
that I love (philo, from phileo) You.' Jesus said to him, 'Feed My
sheep.' "
Peter, when asked: "do you love me?" (agapas, from agapao) could
not bring himself to say that he did. Instead, he said to Jesus: "You
know that I love (philo, from phileo) you". Peter was only prepared to
say to Jesus: "Jesus, I am fond of you, and have affection and
feelings for you." Brotherly love. But at this stage, he could not say
that he had agape (the noun form of the verb agapao) love for Jesus.
After all, a few days before, he had denied Him three times.
Matthew 26:31-35 says: "31 Then Jesus said to them, 'All of you will
be made to stumble because of Me this night, for it is written: "I will
strike the Shepherd, And the sheep of the flock will be scattered." 32
But after I have been raised, I will go before you to Galilee.' 33 Peter
answered and said to Him, 'Even if all are made to stumble because
of You, I will never be made to stumble.' 34 Jesus said to him,
'Assuredly, I say to you that this night, before the rooster crows, you
will deny Me three times.' 35 Peter said to Him, 'Even if I have to die
with You, I will not deny You!' And so said all the disciples. "
Matthew 26:69-75 goes on to say: "69 Now Peter sat outside in the
courtyard. And a servant girl came to him, saying, 'You also were with
Jesus of Galilee.' 70 But he denied it before them all, saying, 'I do not
know what you are saying.' 71 And when he had gone out to the
gateway, another girl saw him and said to those who were there, 'This
fellow also was with Jesus of Nazareth.' 72 But again he denied with
an oath, 'I do not know the Man!' 73 And a little later those who stood
by came up and said to Peter, 'Surely you also are one of them, for
your speech betrays you.' 74 Then he began to curse and swear,
saying, 'I do not know the Man!' Immediately a rooster crowed. 75 And
Peter remembered the word of Jesus who had said to him, 'Before the
rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.' So he went out and wept
bitterly."
Although Peter did have philia (the noun form of the verb phileo) love
for Jesus, it was not enough to keep him from denying Him. He broke
his word; he totally failed.
Agape love can not fail; it is impossible.
1 Corinthians 13:8 says: "Love (agape) never fails…"
So we see that Peter had philia love, and failed. But if he had had
agape love, he would not have failed, because agape love can not
fail.
So there is a very big difference between philia love, and agape love.
And do you know what?
God is Love (agape). He can not fail.
"Fail in what?"
Fail in anything.
"What, then, is agape love?"
Be sure to read our next article, "Universal Salvation! Love Part Two".
*J. Pearsall (ed), "Love", The New Oxford Dictionary of English, (Clarendon
Press: Oxford, 1998)
Next article: Love Part Two
1.
Universal Salvation: Love Part Two

What, then, is this Godly agape love that can not fail to do anything?
Anything, that is, within the realms of righteousness.
1 John 4:8 has this to say: "He who does not love (agapon, from
agapao) does not know God, for God is love (agape)."
The Greek verb is agapao, and the noun is agape. If I were to ask you
if you knew what these words meant, thousands of you would say, "Of
course we do". But that does not mean that you have a full
understanding of these words. You know what the dictionaries say
they mean, but the dictionary definitions do not help a lot in bringing
out the full understanding of these words.
The fact that God is love (agape) - He does not just have love, but is
love - shows the greatness of this Godly love.
Have you ever read the great words of King David at 1 Chronicles
29:10-13? "10 Therefore David blessed the LORD (YHWH) before all
the assembly; and David said: 'Blessed are You, LORD (YHWH) God
of Israel, our Father, forever and ever. 11 Yours, O LORD (YHWH), is
the greatness, The power and the glory, The victory and the majesty;
For all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours; Yours is the kingdom, O
LORD (YHWH), And You are exalted as head over all. 12 Both riches
and honour come from You, And You reign over all. In Your hand is
power and might; In Your hand it is to make great And to give strength
to all. 13 Now therefore, our God, We thank You And praise Your
glorious name.' "
Look at verse 11: "Yours, O LORD, (YHWH), is the greatness…"
Now, it stands to common sense that if God is great, and God is love
(agape), then Godly love (agape) is great also. Because God is love
(agape), Godly love is also God. So verse 13 tells us something else
about agape love.
Verse 13 says: "Now therefore, our God, We thank You And praise
Your glorious name."
At 1 Chronicles 29:10-13, King David told us four times that God's

name is YHWH, which, when put into a larger picture, means that God
can cause to come about whatever He wants to bring about: once
again, within the realms of righteousness.
What does God want to bring about? And, therefore, what will love
What does God want to bring about? And, therefore, what will love
(agape) bring about?
Verse 12 tells us very clearly. It says: "Both riches and honour come
from You, And You reign over all. In Your hand is power and might; In
Your hand it is to make great And to give strength to all."
Can you see? It is within God's hand to make great.
"But that does not mean that He will make everyone great, does it?"
Of course it does: can you remember what God Himself said, at

Genesis 1:26? "… Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our
likeness…".
The final result of man has to be Godly perfection, or God has failed.
And failure is not an option for God.
"Why?"
1 Corinthians 13:8 gives us the answer: " Love (agape) never fails…"
Have you ever thought, that if God can cause to come about whatever
He wants, and all are not brought to Universal Salvation when they
could have been, then that must have been what God premeditatedly
wanted? Not what He could do, but what He personally
premeditatedly wanted to do. Not to save someone's life when you
could have done so, to let someone die just because that is what you
wanted, is sick. God has to work within the confines of perfection and
agape love. He can not do just what He wants; He has to do, once
again, on every single occasion, what is right - no choice.
"But God can do anything, can He not?"
No, He can not. He can only do anything within the realms of

righteousness.
For instance, Titus 1:2 says: " …God, who cannot lie…"
It is absolutely impossible for God to tell a lie. Therefore any plans in

the beginning that God wanted to bring about, were governed by what
righteousness allowed Him to do. Which is what God would have
wanted in the first place, because God is righteous.
Deuteronomy 32:4 has this to say about God: "He is the Rock, His
work is Perfect; For all His ways are justice, a God of truth and
without injustice; Righteous and upright is He."
And since God is agape love, then Godly agape love must incorporate
all of these qualities. He has to serve you with all of these qualities.
And so does Jesus, and so does the Holy Spirit. These qualities are
God's ministry to everyone.
Let us take a look at 1 Corinthians 13:1-8, which has this to say about
Let us take a look at 1 Corinthians 13:1-8, which has this to say about
Godly agape love: "1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of
angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a
clanging cymbal. 2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and
understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all
faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am
nothing. 3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and
though I give my body to be burned but have not love, it profits me
nothing. 4 Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does
not parade itself, is not puffed up; 5 does not behave rudely, does not
seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; 6 does not rejoice in
iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; 7 bears all things, believes all things,
hopes all things, endures all things. 8 Love never fails…"
God is all of these qualities; and, once again, He has to serve you
with them. These qualities are God's ministry to everyone. He has to
serve everyone with agape love. Or did you think that you were going
to do it?
You can not be saved by your works, however godly you think you
are. You are going to be saved by His grace.
So a fuller understanding of Godly agape love, is ministry. Or have

you never thought of God as having a ministry to you? Do you just
think you have to do it, and not God? That would be stupid, because
you can not do what God can do.
The fruit of the Spirit is His ministry to you, also. Galatians 5:22,23
says: "22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, (agape) joy, peace,
longsuffering, kindness (see our ministry school article "Kindness"),
goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control…"
There is no getting away from it: God has to serve and minister all of
these to everyone, including Satan and the demons.
"Not Satan?"
Yes, He must.
"But Satan is a sworn enemy of God."
Absolutely. But He can not tell us to do one thing, and then do another
Himself. Just look at what Jesus said at Matthew 5:43-48: "43 You
have heard that it was said, 'You shall love (agapeseis, from agapao)
your neighbour and hate your enemy.' 44 But I say to you, love
(agapate, from agapao) your enemies, bless those who curse you, do
good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you
and persecute you, 45 that you may be sons of your Father in heaven;
for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain
on the just and on the unjust. 46 For if you love (agapesete, from
agapao) those who love (agapontas, from agapao) you, what reward
have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? 47 And if you
greet your brethren only, what do you do more than others? Do not
even the tax collectors do so? 48 Therefore you shall be perfect, just
as your Father in heaven is perfect."
as your Father in heaven is perfect."
Can you see what verse 44 says? "But I say to you, love (agapate,
from agapao) your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to
those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and
persecute you,"
Jesus said to love your enemies.
You can see the problem that God has (although it is not a problem to
God), can you not? He can not tell us to love (agapao) our enemies,
and not do it Himself. He has to love (agapao) Satan.
God's ministry of agape love cries out to the believer: "I will not let you
down."
It also cries out to His enemies: " I will not let you down, either."
So a fuller understanding of Godly agape love incorporates service

and ministry.
If you really understand what agape love means, you cannot possibly
believe in anything other than Universal Salvation. God can not
possibly work outside of Godly agape love. God is love (agape) - and
nothing less.
Be sure to read next month's article: "Universal Salvation! Grace Part

One".
Next article: Grace Part One
1.
Universal Salvation: Grace Part One

With all of the qualities that God has to administer to you, grace is not
amazing; it is to be expected. God Himself is perfect; therefore
nothing but perfection, as an end result, is acceptable to God. The
fact that God (YHWH) can cause whatever He wants to come about,
would be completely out of order if He wanted anything less than
perfection for you.
What did Jesus say at Luke 10:25-27? "25 And behold, a certain
lawyer stood up and tested Him, saying, 'Teacher, what shall I do to
inherit eternal life?' 26 He said to him, 'What is written in the law?
What is your reading of it?' 27 So he answered and said, 'You shall
love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all
your strength, and with all your mind, and "your neighbour as
yourself." 28 And He said to him, 'You have answered rightly; do this
and you will live.' "
Can you see that? You are to 'love…your neighbour as yourself.' God
is eternal. We are God's neighbours, so He has to love us as Himself:
He has to help us to attain to the same eternal life that He enjoys
Himself. That is why God promised eternal life before time began: as
it says at Titus 1:2: "in hope of eternal life which God, who cannot lie,
promised before time began."
You see, as His neighbour, you have always been going to have
eternal life.
The Greek word for "grace" is charis. And charis, whichever way you
look at it, basically means favour. God has always favoured all of His
creation. He always has, and He always will. As His neighbour, once
again, you have always been under God's grace and favour.
"Yes, but what about His enemies?"
The same. It does not say to love just your good neighbour. You do
not have to like your enemy, but you do have to love him. Let us
continue with Luke 10, and read verses 29-37, bearing in mind that
the Jews and the Samaritans did not like each other: "29 But he,
wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, 'And who is my neighbour?'
30 Then Jesus answered and said: 'A certain man went down from
Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, who stripped him of his
clothing, wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. 31 Now
by chance a certain priest came down that road. And when he saw
him, he passed by on the other side. 32 Likewise a Levite, when he
arrived at the place, came and looked, and passed by on the other
arrived at the place, came and looked, and passed by on the other
side. 33 But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he
was. And when he saw him, he had compassion. (one of the many
qualities that God has, and has to extend to everyone). 34 So he went
to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; and he set
him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
35 On the next day, when he departed, he took out two denarii, gave
them to the innkeeper, and said to him, "Take care of him; and
whatever more you spend, when I come again, I will repay you." 36
So which of these three do you think was neighbour to him who fell
among the thieves?' 37 And he said, 'He who showed mercy on
him.' (another quality that God has, and has to extend to
everyone).Then Jesus said to him, 'Go and do likewise.' "
He was to be helped and taken care of, until he was better. God can
do no less than show the same qualities of compassion and mercy.
The Samaritan did the injured man a favour (charis), which
automatically came from loving his neighbour as himself. Mankind has
been favoured, because God has to use all of His qualities in loving
you as Himself.
Let us now look at God for a moment: in His heart, He is not willing
that any should perish. 2 Peter 3:9 has this to say: "The Lord is not
slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is
longsuffering toward us, not willing (Greek: boulomenos, from
boulomai) that any should perish but that all should come to
repentance."
"Yes, but 'The Lord…is not willing that any should perish…' is
speaking only about the saints, is it not?"
No, it is not. It says very clearly: 'The Lord is not…willing that any
should perish but that all should come to repentance.'
"Any" is not just speaking about the saints; it is speaking about

everyone.
"Any" in this scripture is the Greek word tinas, from tis. It is an

indefinite pronoun, and grammatically, it does not determine any one
class of people. As we have already said, it is indefinite. That is why it
goes on to say, that not only is He not willing that any should perish,
but 'that all (Greek: pantas, from pas) should come to repentance'.
You have always had His favour (charis) bestowed upon you. That is
because He loves you. He is not partial; He will not give it to some,
and not to others. He is not willing that any should perish: that is the
plan in His heart. He could not do it differently even if He wanted to.
Romans 12:2 says: "And do not be conformed to this world, but be

transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is
that good and acceptable and perfect will of God."
You see, if God is not willing that any should perish, and His will is
perfect, how can anyone perish? It means that everyone was born to
be favoured ('charis') by God. It also means that you were born to
be favoured ('charis') by God. It also means that you were born to

have eternal life.
Romans 6:23 says this: "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift
(Greek: charisma, from charis) of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus
our Lord."
God is doing everyone a favour. His gift (charis: gift, favour) to all is
eternal life, and always has been. But He has another gift for you:
universal repentance. Eternal life is no good unless you have the right
mind to go with it.
Just look what Psalm 65:1-3 says: "1 Praise is awaiting You, O God,
in Zion; And to You the vow shall be performed. 2 O You who hear
prayer, To You all flesh will come. 3 Iniquities prevail against me; As
for our transgressions, You will provide atonement for them."
As David said, God is providing atonement for our sins. It is all part of
His grace, or favour. You can not do it. But legally, the atonement was
the easy part. The hard part, legally, is changing someone's mind
when they do not want you to.
Once again, what was God's will in His heart? He is not willing that
any should perish BUT 'that all should come to repentance.'
If you are born for eternal life, that is not necessarily perfection. But if
you are born to be perfect, God has to give you a heart and mind that
is conducive to that. He has to do you the favour (charis) of not only
giving you eternal life but He has to change your hearts and minds. It
is what the travel agents would call "a package deal".
"Yes, but He can not make us do what we do not want to do, can
He?"
He certainly, and legally, can: as long as the outcome is that we freely

agree with what He has done; no reservations, and end up with
freewill.
Just read the new covenant:
Jeremiah 31:31-33: "31 Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD,
when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the
house of Judah - 32 not according to the covenant that I made with
their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to lead them out
of the land of Egypt, My covenant which they broke, though I was a
husband to them, says the LORD. 33 But this is the covenant that I
will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the LORD: I
will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be
their God, and they shall be My people."
Can you see what God is going to do? He is going to put His law in
our minds, and write it on our hearts. We will have no choice. It is
exactly what He did with the Holy Spirit: the Holy Spirit is the legal
precedent, and He is now free with a mind of his own. This is the
precedent, and He is now free with a mind of his own. This is the
biggest favour that God is going to do for you. Eternal life, without the
right mind to go with it, does not bear thinking about. Universal
Salvation is not just giving everyone eternal life: it is also giving
everyone a right mind and heart to go with eternal life. You do not just
need eternal life; you need the package deal. And the one Person
who can do this for you is going to do you the biggest favour of all, by
doing it for you.
Be sure to read our next article, entitled "Universal Salvation! Grace

Part Two".
Next article: Grace Part Two
1.
Universal Salvation: Grace Part Two

Just about everyone thinks that grace is something new, something
that came with Jesus; and that is not so. If God is 'not willing that any
should perish but that all should come to repentance', then whatever
has happened is part of the procedure to take everyone up to
perfection.
In the Old Testament, the word which is most translated as "grace" or

"favour" is chen (khane). Out of the 69 times this word is mentioned,
the King James Version translates it 38 times as grace and 26 times
as favour, which accounts for 64 of the 69 times. The first time that
the word grace is mentioned in the Bible is at Genesis 6:8.
This is what it says at Genesis 6:5-8: 5 "Then the LORD saw that the
wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the
thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. 6 And the LORD was
sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His
heart. 7 So the LORD said, 'I will destroy man whom I have created
from the face of the earth, both man and beast, creeping thing and
birds of the air, for I am sorry that I have made them.' 8 But Noah
found grace (chen) in the eyes of the LORD."
Obviously, Satan would be trying his best to get rid of Noah.
At Genesis 6:8, chen is translated by the Greek word charis in the

Septuagint, or LXX translation. So charis, grace or favour by God, is
nothing new.
"Does that mean, then, that those who were destroyed in the Flood
were not under God's favour?"
No, they were very much under God's favour: as it says in verse 5:
"Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the
earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil
continually." God had to protect the line to Jesus, and it was in their
interests that He did so. It was the only way to Universal Salvation.
Love moved God to exercise His power to meet all of our needs: what
was needed was a saviour. He had no choice but to protect the line.
He will always act, not because we merit it, but because we need it.
The Flood only put their lives on hold until a later date. This was the
Master Potter moulding the clay.
As Genesis 1:26 says: "Let Us make man in Our image, according to

Our likeness…", all of those who lost their lives in the Flood will one
day be taken up to perfection. Remember that every intent of the
day be taken up to perfection. Remember that every intent of the

thoughts of their hearts was only evil continually. So eternal life with a
change of hearts and thoughts is what is necessary for them:
something very simple for God, once He has gone through all the
legal procedures.
Moses was another who found grace, or favour, with God. Just look at
this conversation between Moses and God. And look what Moses
asks for and which God grants. These six verses are absolutely
tremendous:
Exodus 33:12-17 says: 12 "Then Moses said to the LORD, 'See, You
say to me, "Bring up this people." But You have not let me know
whom You will send with me. Yet You have said, "I know you by
name, and you have also found grace (or favour) in My sight." 13
Now therefore, I pray, if I have found grace (or favour) in Your sight,
show me now Your way, that I may know You and that I may find
grace (or favour) in Your sight. And consider that this nation is Your
people.' 14 And He said, 'My Presence will go with you, and I will give
you rest.' 15 Then he said to Him, 'If Your Presence does not go with
us, do not bring us up from here. 16 For how then will it be known that
Your people and I have found grace (or favour) in Your sight, except
You go with us? So we shall be separate, Your people and I, from all
the people who are upon the face of the earth.' 17 So the LORD said
to Moses, 'I will also do this thing that you have spoken; for you have
found grace (or favour) in My sight, and I know you by name.' "
Each time the word "grace" is used, the Hebrew word is chen, and in
the Septuagint, the Greek word is charis. But just look at the request:
15 "Then he said to Him, 'If Your Presence does not go with us, do
not bring us up from here. 16 For how then will it be known that Your
people and I have found grace (or favour) in Your sight, except You
go with us? So we shall be separate, Your people and I, from all the
people who are upon the face of the earth.' 17 So the LORD said to
Moses, 'I will also do this thing that you have spoken; for you have
found grace (or favour) in My sight, and I know you by name.' "
Moses knew that God's presence was essential, and God knew it, too.
What a favour. God knew that Moses was special, even before he
was born. Do you remember he found favour with God when he was a
baby? God kept him alive. God knew that Moses was special, even
when his abilities were invisible to others.
"But what about Jesus? Did not grace come through Jesus?"
Well, let us look at it. John 1:14-17 says: 14 "And the Word became
flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the
only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. 15 John bore
witness of Him and cried out, saying, 'This was He of whom I said,
"He who comes after me is preferred before me, for He was before
me.' 16 And of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace.
17 For the law was given through Moses, but grace (charis) and truth
came through Jesus Christ."
"There you are, as plain as the nose on your face. Grace came
"There you are, as plain as the nose on your face. Grace came
through Jesus Christ, did it not?"
And that is not wrong. But what grace came through Jesus Christ? It
certainly was not when the children of Israel came out of Egypt,
because Moses led them out. It was not the Flood, because Noah led
his family through the Flood. So what was the grace or favour that
came through Jesus Christ?
Romans 6:23 tells us: "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift
(charisma, from charis: grace or favour) of God is eternal life in Christ
Jesus our Lord."
The favour that Jesus brought, was to open the door to eternal life.
And neither Noah nor Moses brought that, although they did make it
possible. The Plan is well on its way now. Jesus came to literally open
the door to eternal life: part of the procedure to take everyone up to
perfection, bearing in mind that eternal life is only living forever, and is
only part of perfection. Therefore, more grace or favours are needed.
Since Jesus was trained by His Father, and not programmed, He
could only bring access to eternal life. He could not legally bring
access to programming everyone. Giving all peoples all knowledge,
simply by upgrading their knowledge, would be legally unjustifiable,
especially if some did not want it in the first place.
But look back at what was said at John 1:17: "For the law was given
through Moses, but grace (charis) and truth came through Jesus
Christ."
He did not just bring with Him eternal life; He also brought with Him
truth; which, if you think about it, is another favour in itself. Jesus
would have to reveal how His Father could legally take people from
eternal life up to perfection. This would need a complete change of
mind and heart for everyone, which is exactly what God says He is
going to do anyway: "I will put My law in their minds and write it on
their hearts".
No choice for anyone.
Jesus was trained by His Father; He was faithful down to death. And
that gave the Father the legal right to give everyone eternal life, on the
basis that if He could train one, He could train all. But it did not give
Him the right to programme anyone; to upgrade them instantaneously
with knowledge, which would last forever. That would make them no
more than robots.
What was legally necessary was for God to programme a created

being - nothing less would do - and for this created being to end up
identical to Jesus (another created being), with full knowledge, and
with absolute free will. This is what happened with the Holy Spirit: He
now has freewill and a mind of his own. And He is the legal precedent.
1 Corinthians 12:8-11 says this: 8 "for to one is given the word of

wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through
the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts
of healings by the same Spirit, 10 to another the working of miracles,
to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another
different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. 11
But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to
each one individually as He wills."
Look at the last three words: "as He wills." As the Holy Spirit wills. The
Greek word there for "wills" is bouletai, from boulomai. This means
that the Holy Spirit is exercising His own free will, and making His own
schedule. It puts His own personal plan on the drawing board, which
then has to be put into action - and on this occasion, by Himself on
behalf of God.
The bringer of eternal life and truth, revealed the truth to the Holy
Spirit, and it set Him free. The truth will one day set you free. But you
do have to know the full truth. It can not fail for anyone. As 2 Peter 3:9
says: "The Lord is…not willing that any should perish but that all
should come to repentance."
God's will on the drawing board is not just eternal life in Jesus, but
that all should come to repentance; made possible by God
programming the Holy Spirit. Everyone can now be programmed with
full truth which will set everyone free, and with freewill. Universal
Salvation.
Be sure to read next article entitled "Universal Salvation! The One

Hundred and Forty Four Thousand".
Next article: The One Hundred and Forty Four Thousand
1.
Universal Salvation: The One

Hundred and Forty Four Thousand
Now there is a subject for you. Who are the one hundred and forty
four thousand? What is their mission? And can we still be one of
the one hundred and forty four thousand in today's age?
Let us read it at Revelation 7:2-8: "2 Then I saw another angel

ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God. And he
cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it was granted
to harm the earth and the sea, 3 saying, 'Do not harm the earth,
the sea, or the trees till we have sealed the servants of our God
on their foreheads.' 4 And I heard the number of those who were
sealed. One hundred and forty-four thousand of all the tribes of
the children of Israel were sealed: 5 of the tribe of Judah twelve
thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand
were sealed; of the tribe of Gad twelve thousand were sealed; 6 of
the tribe of Asher twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of
Naphtali twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Manasseh
twelve thousand were sealed; 7 of the tribe of Simeon twelve
thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Levi twelve thousand were
sealed; of the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand were sealed; 8 of
the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of
Joseph twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Benjamin
twelve thousand were sealed."
This is speaking of a spiritual Israel.
" Oh! But I thought it was speaking about the twelve tribes of
Israel."
No. If you look carefully, you will see that the twelve tribes in
Revelation are not the same twelve tribes as the twelve tribes of
Israel. Levi and Joseph are included instead of Dan and Ephraim.
So as not to make things complicated when in actual fact they are
not, the inclusion of Levi shows that there is no special priestly
tribe in spiritual Israel, but that the whole of the hundred and forty
four thousand are priests of God.
These sealed ones are humans who are sealed with the Holy
Spirit. Ephesians 1:13,14 says: "13 In Him you also trusted, after
you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom
also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of
promise, 14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the
redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His
redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His

glory."
And Ephesians 2:19-22 tells us this: "19 Now, therefore, you are
no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the
saints and members of the household of God, 20 having been
built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ
Himself being the chief corner stone, 21 in whom the whole
building, being fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the
Lord, 22 in whom you also are being built together for a dwelling
place of God in the Spirit."
Look what Paul said at 1 Corinthians 3:9: "For we are God's fellow
workers; you are God's field, you are God's building."
Also, 1 Corinthians 3:16,17 says: "16 Do you not know that you
are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? 17
If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him. For the
temple of God is holy, which temple you are."
Peter speaks of these ones as living stones at 1 Peter 2:5: "you

also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy
priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God
through Jesus Christ." All of these 144,000 are being built up into
a holy priesthood, His temple.
The 144,000 have a special role to fulfil. Even Paul recognised

this. Look what he said at Philippians 3:14: "I press toward the
goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus."
Now Paul an apostle of Jesus, had been evangelising for over

twenty years when he wrote this; and still he was after a special
prize. The prize was for the upward call of God.
"Yes, but what was the upward call of God?"
A higher calling. About the same time that Philippians was written,
Hebrews 3:1 says this: "Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the
heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our
confession, Christ Jesus".
The upward calling was a heavenly calling, open only to 144,000.

These follow the Lamb wherever He goes.
Revelation 14:1-4 tells us: "1 Then I looked, and behold, a Lamb
standing on Mount Zion (heavenly), and with Him one hundred
and forty-four thousand, having His Father's name written on their
foreheads. 2 And I heard a voice from heaven, like the voice of
many waters, and like the voice of loud thunder. And I heard the
sound of harpists playing their harps. 3 They sang as it were a
new song before the throne, before the four living creatures, and
the elders; and no one could learn that song except the hundred
and forty-four thousand who were redeemed from the earth. 4
These are the ones who were not defiled with women, for they are
virgins. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever He
virgins. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever He
goes. These were redeemed from among men, being firstfruits to
God and to the Lamb. 5 And in their mouth was found no deceit,
for they are without fault before the throne of God."
They are firstfruits to be offered to God in the first resurrection.

Revelation 20:6 speaks of it this way: "Blessed and holy is he who
has part in the first resurrection. Over such the second death has
no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall
reign with Him a thousand years."
These are the king-priests who are going to rule with Jesus for a
thousand years. They have attained to perfection, having been
raised incorruptible. This is the next phase towards Universal
Salvation.
"What you are saying, then, is that only the 144,000 go to

heaven?"
Yes, and only for a short time; to be presented to God as firstfruits

before they return to the earth to rule with Jesus.
Most people know what Jesus said at the last supper, at John
14:1-3: "1 Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God,
believe also in Me. 2 In My Father's house are many mansions; if
it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for
you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again
and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be
also."
He was speaking to His temple which was being built at that time,
some of the firstfruits; a principle which applies to all of the
firstfruits.
Let us just analyse that for a moment: "2 In My Father's house are
many mansions…". The Greek word there for "mansions" is
monai, from mone, and it means "rooms" or "living quarters".
Mone can mean a stay in any place, or a stay on a journey.
The related verb is meno, and it means "to stay". So what Jesus is
saying is that in His Father's house there are many living quarters
to rest up in, or to stay in: which is exactly what the 144,000 need
before returning to the earth to rule with Jesus.
Before the one thousand-year rule of Jesus begins, God is going

to elevate the few firstruits, His temple which are still left upon the
earth, to be the highest religion on the earth. Look at what it says
at Isaiah 2:1-3: "1 The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw
concerning Judah and Jerusalem. 2 Now it shall come to pass in
the latter days That the mountain of the LORD's house shall be
established on the top of the mountains, And shall be exalted
above the hills (By greater miracles than Jesus performed);
And all nations shall flow to it. 3 Many people shall come and say,
'Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, To the

shall walk in His paths.' For out of Zion shall go forth the law, And
the word of the LORD (YHWH) from Jerusalem."
The New Jerusalem, spiritual Israel, His remnant of the temple,

still left upon the earth. Most of the temple class are now dead,
awaiting the firstfruit resurrection.
And when it is fully operative, look what happens: Revelation 7:9-

15: "9 After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude
which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and
tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed
with white robes, with palm branches in their hands, 10 and crying
out with a loud voice, saying, 'Salvation belongs to our God who
sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!' 11 All the angels stood
around the throne and the elders and the four living creatures, and
fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, 12
saying: 'Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom, Thanksgiving and
honour and power and might, Be to our God forever and ever.
Amen.' 13 Then one of the elders answered, saying to me, 'Who
are these arrayed in white robes, and where did they come from?'
14 And I said to him, 'Sir, you know.' So he said to me, 'These are
the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and washed their
robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 15
Therefore they are before the throne of God, and serve Him day
and night in His temple. And He who sits on the throne will dwell
among them.' "
Take note that the great multitude are not the temple, but are
worshipping in the temple.
"So can we still be one of the 144,000 in today's age?"
The answer is yes, but it is highly unlikely. Remember, there are

millions of supposed Christians, and only 144,000 places in the
Government. Remember, too, that Satan is deceiving the whole
earth with his false prophets.
Speaking of the last days before Jesus returns, Matthew 24:24

has this to say: "24 For false christs and false prophets will rise
and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even
the elect."
Obviously, Satan has a limited power to do miracles. But the

temple, rising above all others, will do miracles greater than Jesus
did. And at that time, the temple will be put in charge of all God's
belongings.
Matthew 24:45-47 says: "45 Who then is a faithful and wise

servant, whom his master made ruler over his household [the
temple], to give them food in due season? 46 Blessed is that
servant whom his master, when he comes, will find so doing. 47
Assuredly, I say to you that he will make him ruler over all his
goods [the great multitude]."
It is a prize and a privilege to be one of the 144,000 - and you can

still be one of them. The whole number has still not been sealed,
as the angels are still being held back from harming the earth.
There are obviously a few of the temple class still out there. But
do not worry; God will make it evident to you. Look forward to the
future: the end time will soon be upon us.
As for the rest of mankind, Psalm 37:29 says: "The righteous shall
inherit the land, And dwell in it forever".
The Hebrew word for "land" in Psalm 37:39 is erets, meaning "the
earth", and is translated as "earth" in Psalm 37:11. And the
Hebrew word for "In it" is 'al, meaning "upon".
So that verse can be read: "The righteous shall inherit the earth,
and dwell upon it forever." In line with what Jesus said at Matthew
5:5, when He said: "Blessed are the meek, For they shall inherit
the earth".
Do not miss next month's article "Universal Salvation! The Wrath

of God Part One".
Next article: The Wrath of God Part One
1.
Universal Salvation: The Wrath of

God Part One
Ephesians 4:26 has this to say about wrath: " 'Be angry (Be
wrathful), and do not sin:' do not let the sun go down on your
wrath" (from the Greek parorgismos - severe anger which arises
from provocation).
The Greek word there for 'be angry' or 'be wrathful' is from orgizo,
and here it is in the second person plural present passive
imperative; it properly means 'become angry or wrathful because
of some else's doing'.
"By all means, be annoyed or have the feeling", God says, but the
advice given by God is "do not sin". So anger is an emotion which,
if not taken control of, leads to sin. Since it is impossible for God
to sin, God must always, on every occasion, be in control of any
wrath or anger.
Proverbs 29:8 says "…But wise men turn away wrath (from orge,
the noun form of orgizo, in the Septuagint translation).
The problem with wrath, or anger, is that it often catches us

unawares; but not God. Hebrews 4:13 says this about God: "And
there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked
and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account."
His is always a controlled response; ours usually is not. Therefore

the wrath of God is used only as a loving and justifiable means to
take everyone up to Universal Salvation. It has to be: God can
not, and will not, allow anyone to get in the way of His plans, and
justifiably so.
You may say: "Why justifiably so?"
Because God has to legally justify everything that He does; and

He does so.
Look what it says at Deuteronomy 32:4: "He is the Rock, His work
is perfect; For all His ways are justice, A God of truth and without
injustice; Righteous and upright is He."
Can you see that? "…all His ways are justice, a God of truth and
without injustice…."
The wrath of God is not unjust; it is not sinful. Therefore wrath or

anger not accompanied by sin can be justified; anger
accompanied by sin can not: the conclusion being that the
response to anger can be expressed righteously or sinfully.
There are about ten different Hebrew words in the Old Testament
for anger. They are often used interchangeably in various English
translations, and are usually translated as anger, wrath or fury.
And although there are distinctions, when you look at them in a
broader sense, they show a picture of anger as a physical and
emotional reaction in man.
Let us read about Cain at Genesis 4:1-8: "1 Now Adam knew Eve
his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, and said, 'I have
acquired a man from the LORD.' 2 Then she bore again, this time
his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a
tiller of the ground. 3 And in the process of time it came to pass
that Cain brought an offering of the fruit of the ground to the
LORD. 4 Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their
fat. And the LORD respected Abel and his offering, 5 but He did
not respect Cain and his offering. And Cain was very angry, and
his countenance fell. 6 So the LORD said to Cain, 'Why are you
angry? And why has your countenance fallen? 7 If you do well,
will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the
door. And its desire is for you, but you should rule over it.' 8 Now
Cain talked with Abel his brother; and it came to pass, when they
were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and
killed him."
God warned Cain, "If you continue to be angry, sin lies at the
door". What He was saying was "Step back from your anger,
Cain. Be in control."
And that is what God says to us when we get angry: "Step back."
Cain did not, and Cain killed his brother: he sinned.
Emotion is one of Satan's deadliest weapons. He is behind

excessive drinking of alcohol, smoking, drugs, sex,
homosexuality, lesbianism, jealousy, to name but a few. Whatever
the weapon Satan uses against you, you can personally disarm it
by stepping back; which, as the disciples learned in later life,
could well mean accepting death. All of which is easier said than
done.
It is virtually impossible not to sin for untrained Man. And since

Man is not successful in not sinning, God Himself has to step in
and do something about it personally. As Deuteronomy 32:4 says:
"…His work is perfect…"
Everyone on the planet and in the heavens are God's children in

need, and since love never fails, God can not fail because 'God is
love'. Therefore, Universal Salvation can not fail, because, as His
name Yahweh suggests, He causes all things to become (what
He wants them to become: the end result being righteous man).
He wants them to become: the end result being righteous man).
Proverbs 10:12 says this: "….love covers all sins".
Well, it is no good just to keep covering sin; what is necessary is

to remove sin altogether so that it never comes into play. But God
has to play the cards that perfection has dealt Him, and wrath is
one of them. Just as we do, He has to deal with wrath. So let us
see how He deals with it, without sinning.
Jesus, as the Word, was personally trained by God. In fact, He

and His Father thought as one, so Jesus would be a good
example to quote. Mark 3:1-5: "1 And He entered the synagogue
again, and a man was there who had a withered hand. 2 So they
watched Him closely, whether He would heal him on the Sabbath,
so that they might accuse Him. 3 And He said to the man who had
the withered hand, 'Step forward.' 4 Then He said to them, 'Is it
lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to
kill?' But they kept silent. 5 And when He had looked around at
them with anger (or wrath: orges, from orge), being grieved by the
hardness of their hearts, He said to the man, 'Stretch out your
hand.' And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored as
whole as the other."
How did Jesus deal with anger in this incident? He did not say to
His disciples, "Well, chaps, let's take them behind the garden
shed and kick the living daylights out of them". Or, "Peter, I want
you to cut off all their ears." No, He did an act of healing. Good
thinking? Yes. He combatted what could have been bad by doing
what was definitely good, so disarming Satan's missile. Can you
see? He stepped back from it.
And how about when He drove out those doing business in the
temple and defiling it? Those who were in violation of the Law of
Moses by making it a place of merchandise! He did not do it in an
uncontrolled fit of anger. What He did was justified, because it
was controlled zeal for the house of God and not sin. The account
is at John 2:13-17, which says: "13 Now the Passover of the Jews
was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14 And He found
in the temple those who sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the
moneychangers doing business. 15 When He had made a whip of
cords, He drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and the
oxen, and poured out the changers' money and overturned the
tables. 16 And He said to those who sold doves, 'Take these
things away! Do not make My Father's house a house of
merchandise!' 17 Then His disciples remembered that it was
written, 'Zeal for Your house has eaten Me up.' "
As in the story of Cain and Abel, Man has not fared so well with
his wrath. Some have not been in control of their emotions, and
sometimes God has been angry with them so as to teach them a
lesson. Look what happened to Miriam, and how God controllably
dealt with the situation at hand.
Numbers 12:1-15: "1 Then Miriam and Aaron spoke against
Numbers 12:1-15: "1 Then Miriam and Aaron spoke against

Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married;
for he had married an Ethiopian woman. 2 So they said, 'Has the
LORD indeed spoken only through Moses? Has He not spoken
through us also?' And the LORD heard it. 3 (Now the man Moses
was very humble, more than all men who were on the face of the
earth.) 4 Suddenly the LORD said to Moses, Aaron, and Miriam,
'Come out, you three, to the tabernacle of meeting!' So the three
came out. 5 Then the LORD came down in the pillar of cloud and
stood in the door of the tabernacle, and called Aaron and Miriam.
And they both went forward. 6 Then He said, 'Hear now My
words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, make Myself
known to him in a vision; I speak to him in a dream. 7 Not so with
My servant Moses; He is faithful in all My house. 8 I speak with
him face to face, Even plainly, and not in dark sayings; And he
sees the form of the LORD. Why then were you not afraid to
speak against My servant Moses?' 9 So the anger of the LORD
was aroused against them, and He departed. 10 And when the
cloud departed from above the tabernacle, suddenly Miriam
became leprous, as white as snow. Then Aaron turned toward
Miriam, and there she was, a leper. 11 So Aaron said to Moses,
'Oh, my lord! Please do not lay this sin on us, in which we have
done foolishly and in which we have sinned. 12 Please do not let
her be as one dead, whose flesh is half consumed when he
comes out of his mother's womb!' 13 So Moses cried out to the
LORD, saying, 'Please heal her, O God, I pray!' 14 Then the
LORD said to Moses, 'If her father had but spit in her face, would
she not be shamed seven days? Let her be shut out of the camp
seven days, and afterward she may be received again.' 15 So
Miriam was shut out of the camp seven days, and the people did
not journey till Miriam was brought in again."
'So the anger of the LORD was aroused'. God was angry, but as
absolute Ruler of the universe, He could not legally allow others to
put His plans out of control. His was not uncontrolled anger, but
controlled. It reached the point where God was displeased with
the situation, and had no choice but to act. You see, Aaron and
Miriam were displaying a wrong attitude towards God's
leadership, and God let them know in no uncertain terms that they
were stepping out of line. Whatever anyone says, God does bring
about leadership, and He expects it to be respected. Failure to
respect God's leadership has often ended in death for many; and
in the future, will end in death for many again.
The wrath or anger of God is one of the procedures which will

result in Universal Salvation for everyone. It is no more than God's
displeasure at the intervention in His plans by others, whereby a
legal response is necessary and justified, even up to death. This
is on the basis that everyone one day will live forever; no life is
lost indefinitely. If any life were to be lost at the hands of God
forever, He could not justify the taking of that life. His great Plan
would be null and void. Only Universal Salvation is the justification
for all that has happened, and the way that it has happened.
Without Universal Salvation, there could be no justifiable reason in
Jesus shedding His blood on the cross. And without Universal
Jesus shedding His blood on the cross. And without Universal

Salvation, He would have died for only a few, when the Scriptures
quite clearly say otherwise.
1 Timothy 2:4-6 says this: "4 who desires all men to be saved and
to come to the knowledge of the truth. 5 For there is one God and
one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus, 6
who gave Himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time."
The wrath of God has a necessary part to play! It acts as a

prohibitor. It prohibits anyone from getting in the way of His great
Plan.
Be sure to read our next article "Universal Salvation! The Wrath of

God Part Two".
Next article: The Wrath of God Part Two
1.
Universal Salvation: The Wrath of God

Part Two
After The Wrath of God Part One, it is not difficult to see where you are
with free will. If you really want to find out where you stand with free will,
try going up against the Plan of God. Stand in the way of it, and you will
find out exactly where your free will is; you will be swept right out of the
way. Read Numbers, Chapter 16.
And remember what happened at the Flood; God swept away just about
everyone on the earth.
Isaiah 40:15 says: "Behold, the nations are as a drop in a bucket, And are
counted as the small dust on the scales; Look, He lifts up the isles as a
very little thing."
Strength in numbers, and all of the most modern weapons in the world do
not mean a thing to God; He is too powerful. Time and time again, armies
came up against God's people, and time and time again, it was not part of
God's plan for His people to be defeated at that time; God intervened, and
the armies were defeated.
Emotion is one of Satan's chief weapons. God can not afford to make
emotional decisions; He is clinical, which means that He will make the
correct decision on every occasion. You have only to take a look at Moses
to see that: although Moses was chosen to lead the children of Israel out
of Egypt, he was not allowed to lead them into the Promised Land.
Numbers 20:1-12 gives us this account of God's dealings: "1 Then the
children of Israel, the whole congregation, came into the Wilderness of Zin
in the first month, and the people stayed in Kadesh; and Miriam died there
and was buried there. 2 Now there was no water for the congregation; so
they gathered together against Moses and Aaron. 3 And the people
contended with Moses and spoke, saying: 'If only we had died when our
brethren died before the LORD! 4 Why have you brought up the assembly
of the LORD into this wilderness, that we and our animals should die
here? 5 And why have you made us come up out of Egypt, to bring us to
this evil place? It is not a place of grain or figs or vines or pomegranates;
nor is there any water to drink.' 6 So Moses and Aaron went from the
presence of the assembly to the door of the tabernacle of meeting, and
they fell on their faces. And the glory of the LORD appeared to them. 7
Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 8 'Take the rod; you and your
brother Aaron gather the congregation together. Speak to the rock before
their eyes, and it will yield its water; thus you shall bring water for them out
of the rock, and give drink to the congregation and their animals.' 9 So
of the rock, and give drink to the congregation and their animals.' 9 So
Moses took the rod from before the LORD as He commanded him. 10 And
Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly together before the rock; and he
said to them, 'Hear now, you rebels! Must we bring water for you out of
this rock?' 11 Then Moses lifted his hand and struck the rock twice with
his rod; and water came out abundantly, and the congregation and their
animals drank. 12 Then the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, 'Because
you did not believe Me, to hallow Me in the eyes of the children of Israel,
therefore you shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have
given them.' "
Trust does not question God's destination for you.
And Psalm 106:32,33 says this: "32 They angered Him also at the waters
of strife, So that it went ill with Moses on account of them; 33 Because
they rebelled against His Spirit, So that he spoke rashly with his lips."
Moses, the meekest man on the earth, was provoked by the attitudes of
the Israelites into an uncontrolled act of anger which failed to sanctify
God, and he was punished for it. God did not turn and say, "Oh well, he
did well most of the time. I have changed My mind, he can lead the
Israelites into the Promised Land." No; He made a clinical decision, not an
emotional one.
He dealt with Moses; He will deal with us. What is happening on the earth
today is for real. God misses nothing; He sees all our attitudes, and is well
aware of the person we really are. Do you realise what that means? There
is no cheating. We can fool ourselves; we can fool other people; but we
can not fool God. He knows who and what we really are, and will act
accordingly. None of us will slip in through the back door. So the fact that
the Plan of God is Universal Salvation is something to be very thankful for.
That is why His wrath must legally protect anyone from getting in the way
of His great Plan. If anyone were allowed to do that, there would be no
great Plan. Wrath must therefore be part of God's ministry to us, and as
such, is part of agape love. When God is wrathful, it is for our benefit, and
is always done in righteousness, never in sin.
So now, we can read the book of Revelation and know that what is going
to happen is for the benefit of us all; even for those who will temporarily
lose their lives. Revelation 15:1 says: "Then I saw another sign in heaven,
great and marvelous: seven angels having the seven last plagues, for in
them the wrath of God is complete."
And Revelation 15:5-7 tells us this: "5 After these things I looked, and
behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was
opened. 6 And out of the temple came the seven angels having the seven
plagues, clothed in pure bright linen, and having their chests girded with
golden bands. 7 Then one of the four living creatures gave to the seven
angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God who lives forever and
ever."
The words for "wrath" in both of those scriptures are thumos and thumou.
They indicate a more intense anger, but the principle is still the same:
even though the situation may bring about intense anger, it can be
controlled so as not to become sin. In God's case, it is a situation which
controlled so as not to become sin. In God's case, it is a situation which

has arisen that needs a legal clinical response, and which can not be
ignored.
The situation in Revelation is such that Satan would destroy all life on
earth, through man, if God did not step in and stop him. These seven last
plagues will therefore bring about a situation in the universe whereby He
will never have to intervene again. In other words, the results of the last
seven plagues lead to perfection.
Revelation 21:1-5 says: "1 Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for
the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no
more sea. 2 Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down
out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3
And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, 'Behold, the tabernacle of
God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His
people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. 4 And God will
wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor
sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have
passed away.' 5 Then He who sat on the throne said, 'Behold, I make all
things new.' And He said to me 'Write, for these words are true and
faithful.' "
When Jesus returns and rules on the earth with the 144,000 for a
thousand years, the rest of mankind are not perfect. This is the one-
thousand year judgment period for the rest of the world, as spoken of at
Acts 17:31, which says: "because He has appointed a day [1000 years] on
which He will judge the world in righteousness by the Man whom He has
ordained. He has given assurance of this to all by raising Him from the
dead."
Note that God has given assurance of this to 'all'.
The wrath of God helps to achieve His plan of Universal Salvation by

seeing that nothing is allowed to get in the way of it.

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