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NASB | Romans 3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 3:23 since all have sinned and continually fall short of the glory of God, |
Subject: Who will be saved? Few, Many or All? |
Bible Note: Yes, Nimrod2, when God's Son died on the cross, He paid the debt of Adam's sin, He died for only ONE PERSON, that being the person of Adam and thereby covered all of us in that ONE RANSOM price for Father Adam because we were ALL condemned by God in ONE MAN, Adam, so that the last Adam or the Second Adam could give up his perfect human life and blood as the ATONING sacrafice for Adam's sin and thus the entire human race was redeemed from Adamic death, the first hell, Hades or Sheol in Christ. However, this ATONEMENT does not gaurantee universal SALVATION from the Second Death, as salvation has been provided for from the FIRST or Adamic death by Christ, the Second Death, or Gehenna Hell fire, the Lake of Fire wherein wilfu sinners will be cast into to be burned up, it's a matter of choice on their part. God will force no one to truly convert, it will be up to that individuals on desires and character, as Satan will be loose out of the bottomless pit at the END of the 1,000 years to thus 'test' Christ's Redeemed humanity and those following Satan then will be destoryed in the Second Death, never to be resurrected again, and thus Christ will present the faithful of that Age, to the Father that God and Man may once again be in fellowship as they were in the Garden of Eden, when God could walk among men. Yes, not all will go to heaven, only those who are believers in this Age, the Gospel age, will have that privelege and this is why Timothy states that 'God is the Savior of ALL men, ESPECIALLY of those that believe' because we, the Church and Bride of Christ, have a SPECIAL HEAVENLY SALVATION that the rest of mankind WILL NOT have. Read the Promise of GOd given to Abraham, about his seed becoming as the 'stars of heaven'- representing the Heavenly Class or Church- and 'as the sand upon the sea shores'- representing the earthly or human class- the Restitutionists, those who will be restored to the perfect human image of God as found in Father Adam in the beginning. Hebrews 2:9 says that Christ 'tasted death for EVERY MAN' and this He did on the cross. 1 Tim. 2:5,6 says that Christ is a 'RANSOM FOR ALL', to be testified in DUE TIME, in the Millenial Kingdom when ALL will be resurrected from the FIRST DEATH, the first Hell, Hades, the grave of mankind to the general resurrection of the unjust. 1 Tim. 4:10 tells us that "God is the Savior of ALL MEN, especially of those that believe." Meaning that those of us who believe now will be partakers of the Divine nature and we will rule and reign with Christ during this coming Millenial Kingdom and help Him help mankind come up that 'highway of holiness' mentioned in Isaiah chapter 35. Yes, the future of our planet is as bright as are the promises of our God! Yes, God's Son paid the price for our sins in HIS OWN BODY on the tree! Praises be to His name! O what a Savior we have Who did not fail on us! In His Love I'll abide, resting peacefully in the Crucified, The Good News Minister! |