Thanks for the response Brian. You have already heard the Concordant rendering of the Judas quote: Paraphrased-better for that man (Christ) if Judas had not been born.
You are correct that God will do as He wills with men. 1 Timothy 2:1-6 says to pray for all men. Paul says this is good in the sight of our Savior God who will all mankind to be saved and come unto a knowledge of the truth.
He does fit some for "destruction". Appollumi is the word for lost, destroy or destruction. It's the same word found in Luke 19:10 and several other places. For the Son of Mankind came to seek and save that which was lost(appollumi). It's not a permanent condition.
And yes, God has fitted some for condemnation. Romans 5:18. Consequently, then, as it was through one offense for all mankind for condemnation, thus also it is through one just award for all mankind for life's justifying. We are all condemned. So does the use of the word condemned mean permanence? Obviously not.
Judgment. God's corrective action. Isaiah 26:9 When God's judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants will learn righteousness. There it is, judgment has a purpose. To make the inhabitants righteous. Not mindless, endless, hideous torture.
Are even satan and his messengers bowing and worshipping? Are they a part of God's creation? Revelation 5:13 And every creature which is in heaven and on the earth and underneath the earth and on the sea and all in them I hear also saying,
"To Him Who is sitting on the throne-
To the Lambkin-
Be blessing and honor and glory and might
For the eons of the eons!.
Yes, it sounds like the entire creation will worship the Lamb of God, Jesus Christ.
Dishonor or eternal damnation or whatsoever the potter desires?
There is no phrase in the entirety of inspired scripture that says "eternal damnation" It is a figment of the roman church's imagination. Nuff said.
I think you need to get to a place where you allow God to be God and acknowledge that He can do whatsoever He wills with you and your soul for eternity - in spite of your perspective on justice and mercy.
And again I tell you that a god who tortures his creatures for eternity because he never revealed himself to them is infinitely worse than the most heinous criminals we've ever had here. A god like that can't possibly "do right".
Damnation is a mistranslation of destroy, judge and condemn. And our Lord and Savior was "condemned" to die on the cross. I don't think He's still condemned, do you? |
