Galatians 1:8-9
King James Version
8 But though we, or an angel from heaven,
preach any other gospel unto you
than that which we have preached unto you,
let him be accursed.
9 As we said before, so say I now again,
if any man preach any other gospel unto you
than that ye have received, let him be accursed.
Funny how the HOLY SPIRIT led my studies the other day.
First, He led me to the Bank of International Settlements (BIS), because of an article we wrote, on "The TRUE deficit".
From that, He alerted me to American banker, Owen D. Young, who "played a central role in the conception and establishment of the BIS in 1929–1930".
Why particularly him, and not to the other two BIS personalities, such as French economist, Raphaël-Georges Lévy, and Belgian statesman, Léon Delacroix?
(Although, perhaps, we shall look into them, too.)
But looking into Young, GOD made me take note that he was into universalism -- ESPECIALLY Christian universalism:
"The fundamental idea of Christian universalism is universal reconciliation – that all humans will ultimately receive salvation and be reconciled to God."
-- Wikipedia
Was there such a thing?
Wasn't that incongruous?
Could you be Christian, and universalist, at the same time?
Well, challenging the tenets of universalism started for me when SPIRIT made me take note of some Bible verses Thomas Whittmore quoted, in reference to universalist theology.
He called his book, "100 Scriptural Proofs That Jesus Christ Will Save All Mankind".
Will all really be saved?
Didn't JESUS say:
Matthew 7:21-23
King James Version
21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord,
shall enter into the kingdom of heaven;
but he that doeth the will of my Father
which is in heaven.
22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord,
have we not prophesied in thy name?
and in thy name have cast out devils?
and in thy name done many wonderful works?
23 And then will I profess unto them,
I never knew you:
depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
Matthew 19:16-26
King James Version
16 And, behold, one came and said unto him,
Good Master, what good thing shall I do,
that I may have eternal life?
17 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good?
there is none good but one, that is, God:
but if thou wilt enter into life,
keep the commandments.
18 He saith unto him, Which?
Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder,
Thou shalt not commit adultery,
Thou shalt not steal,
Thou shalt not bear false witness,
19 Honour thy father and thy mother:
and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
20 The young man saith unto him,
All these things have I kept from my youth up:
what lack I yet?
21 Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect,
go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor,
and thou shalt have treasure in heaven:
and come and follow me.
22 But when the young man heard that saying,
he went away sorrowful:
for he had great possessions.
23 Then said Jesus unto his disciples,
Verily I say unto you, That a rich man
shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.
24 And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel
to go through the eye of a needle,
than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
25 When his disciples heard it,
they were exceedingly amazed, saying,
Who then can be saved?
26 But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them,
With men this is impossible;
but with God all things are possible.
Yes, it is GOD's desire that ALL men be saved:
John 3:16-17
King James Version
16 For God so loved the world,
that he gave his only begotten Son,
that whosoever believeth in him
should not perish, but have everlasting life.
17 For God sent not his Son into the world
to condemn the world;
but that the world through him
might be saved.
And that He has mercy on all:
Romans 11:32
King James Version
32 For God hath concluded them all in unbelief,
that he might have mercy upon all.
JESUS also said:
John 12:32
King James Version
32 And I, if I be lifted up from the earth,
will draw all men unto me.
Romans 5:19
King James Version
19 For as by one man's disobedience
many were made sinners,
so by the obedience of one
shall many be made righteous.
SALVATION is a GIFT.
Romans 5:18
King James Version
18 Therefore as by the offence of one
judgment came upon all men to condemnation;
even so by the righteousness of one
the free gift came upon all men
unto justification of life.
Ephesians 2:8-9
King James Version
8 For by grace are ye saved through faith;
and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
A gift given to BOTH Jew, and Gentile, alike.
Romans 11:11
King James Version
11 I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall?
God forbid: but rather through their fall
salvation is come unto the Gentiles,
for to provoke them to jealousy.
But GOD also knows who are His.
2 Timothy 2:19
King James Version
19 Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure,
having this seal,
The Lord knoweth them that are his.
And, let every one that nameth the name of Christ
depart from iniquity.
He gave those to be saved to His Son, JESUS.
John 6:37
King James Version
37 All that the Father giveth me shall come to me;
and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.
John 6:38-40
King James Version
38 For I came down from heaven,
not to do mine own will,
but the will of him that sent me.
39 And this is the Father's will which hath sent me,
that of all which he hath given me
I should lose nothing,
but should raise it up again at the last day.
40 And this is the will of him that sent me,
that every one which seeth the Son,
and believeth on him, may have everlasting life:
and I will raise him up at the last day.
John 17:1-2
King James Version
17 These words spake Jesus,
and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said,
Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son,
that thy Son also may glorify thee:
2 As thou hast given him power over all flesh,
that he should give eternal life
to as many as thou hast given him.
JESUS gave the INVITATION to each one of us.
Revelation 3:20-21
King James Version
20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock:
if any man hear my voice, and open the door,
I will come in to him,
and will sup with him, and he with me.
21 To him that overcometh will I grant
to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame,
and am set down with my Father in his throne.
JESUS knows who are His, and who heed the CALL of GOD.
John 10:27-28
King James Version
27 My sheep hear my voice,
and I know them, and they follow me:
28 And I give unto them eternal life;
and they shall never perish,
neither shall any man
pluck them out of my hand.
But ALL need to REPENT, and BELIEVE in the Gospel, which happens to be JESUS:
Mark 1:15
King James Version
15 And saying, The time is fulfilled,
and the kingdom of God is at hand:
repent ye,
and believe the gospel.
2 Peter 3:9
King James Version
9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise,
as some men count slackness;
but is longsuffering to us-ward,
not willing that any should perish,
but that all should come to repentance.
Revelation 3:19
King James Version
19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten:
be zealous therefore, and repent.
Why do we need to repent?
Romans 3:23
King James Version
23 For all have sinned,
and come short of the glory of God;
If universalist bankers held power in this world, then what's to become of men?
Are we being led to our doom, through ignorance of GOD's WORD?
Or through CHRIST's enemy twisting GOD's TRUTH once more?
Remember what happened the first time around, when the FIRST doubt, and confusion, were planted?
Genesis 3:1-7
King James Version
3 Now the serpent was more subtil
than any beast of the field
which the Lord God had made.
And he said unto the woman,
Yea, hath God said,
Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
2 And the woman said unto the serpent,
We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:
3 But of the fruit of the tree
which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said,
Ye shall not eat of it,
neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
4 And the serpent said unto the woman,
Ye shall not surely die:
5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof,
then your eyes shall be opened,
and ye shall be as gods,
knowing good and evil.
6 And when the woman saw that the tree
was good for food,
and that it was pleasant to the eyes,
and a tree to be desired to make one wise,
she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat,
and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
7 And the eyes of them both were opened,
and they knew that they were naked;
and they sewed fig leaves together,
and made themselves aprons.
Chaos, confusion, corruption.
Deception, denial, destruction.
Satan's trademarks.
Please be careful.
Know GOD's WORD.
Pray to be born again.
So that SPIRIT will teach you.
And you will know more about JESUS.
And GOD's LAWS.
Those who conform will be saved.
Psalm 37:39-40
King James Version
39 But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord:
he is their strength in the time of trouble.
40 And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them:
he shall deliver them from the wicked,
and save them, because they trust in him.
But the wicked shall perish.
Psalm 37:20
King James Version
20 But the wicked shall perish,
and the enemies of the Lord shall be
as the fat of lambs: they shall consume;
into smoke shall they consume away.
Psalm 37:38
King James Version
38 But the transgressors
shall be destroyed together:
the end of the wicked shall be cut off.
Matthew 13:41-42
King James Version
41 The Son of man shall send forth his angels,
and they shall gather out of his kingdom
all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;
42 And shall cast them into a furnace of fire:
there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Revelation 21:7-8
King James Version
7 He that overcometh shall inherit all things;
and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
8 But the fearful, and unbelieving,
and the abominable, and murderers,
and whoremongers, and sorcerers,
and idolaters, and all liars,
shall have their part in the lake
which burneth with fire and brimstone:
which is the second death.
Lastly, universalism doesn't believe in eternal hell.
"Christian universalists hold that an everlasting hell does not exist (though most believe there is a temporary hell of some kind), and that unending torment was not what Jesus taught."
-- Wikipedia
Really?
Listen to what JESUS says:
Matthew 25:40-46
King James Version
40 And the King shall answer and say unto them,
Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye
have done it unto one
of the least of these my brethren,
ye have done it unto me.
41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand,
Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire,
prepared for the devil and his angels:
42 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat:
I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:
43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in:
naked, and ye clothed me not:
sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
44 Then shall they also answer him, saying,
Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst,
or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison,
and did not minister unto thee?
45 Then shall he answer them, saying,
Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it
not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
46 And these shall go away
into everlasting punishment:
but the righteous into life eternal.
Mark 9:43-44
King James Version
43 And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off:
it is better for thee to enter into life maimed,
than having two hands to go into hell,
into the fire that never shall be quenched:
44 Where their worm dieth not,
and the fire is not quenched.
The Bible revealed these, too:
Jude 7
King James Version
7 Even as Sodom and Gomorrha,
and the cities about them in like manner,
giving themselves over to fornication,
and going after strange flesh,
are set forth for an example,
suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
Revelation 14:9-11
King James Version
9 And the third angel followed them,
saying with a loud voice,
If any man worship the beast and his image,
and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,
10 The same shall drink of the wine
of the wrath of God, which is poured out
without mixture into the cup of his indignation;
and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone
in the presence of the holy angels,
and in the presence of the Lamb:
11 And the smoke of their torment
ascendeth up for ever and ever:
and they have no rest day nor night,
who worship the beast and his image,
and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.
Revelation 20:10
King James Version
10 And the devil that deceived them
was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone,
where the beast and the false prophet are,
and shall be tormented day and night
for ever and ever.
Revelation 20:11-15
King James Version
11 And I saw a great white throne,
and him that 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,
stand before God;
and the books were opened:
and another book was opened,
which is the book of life:
and the dead were judged out of those things
which were written in the books,
according to their works.
13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it;
and death and hell delivered up the dead
which were in them:
and they were judged every man
according to their works.
14 And death and hell
were cast into the lake of fire.
This is the second death.
15 And whosoever was not found
written in the book of life
was cast into the lake of fire.
It is important to be born of the SPIRIT.
That He may teach us GOD's TRUTH.
And not be deceived by the enemy.
JESUS can come for His believers, any moment GOD chooses.
We are in the END times, thus BEWARE of these:
Colossians 2:8
King James Version
8 Beware lest any man spoil you
through philosophy and vain deceit,
after the tradition of men,
after the rudiments of the world,
and not after Christ.
1 Timothy 4:1-2
King James Version
4 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly,
that in the latter times
some shall depart from the faith,
giving heed to seducing spirits,
and doctrines of devils;
2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy;
having their conscience seared
with a hot iron;
1 Timothy 4:7
King James Version
7 But refuse profane and old wives' fables,
and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.
1 John 2:16
King James Version
16 For all that is in the world,
the lust of the flesh,
and the lust of the eyes,
and the pride of life,
is not of the Father,
but is of the world.
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