Verses supporting Universal Reconciliation

[All Made Alive]

I would like for everyone to please post verses supporting universal reconciliation which are not well known. If the verse is not self-explanatory please explain how/why it supports UR. 

I am currently composing a huge list of verses [supporting UR] for a website which I am creating. I believe I have obtained most of the well-known verses supporting UR and would like to discover some of the less well-known verses. Any help is greatly appreciated!

[Andy]

Hi All Made Alive,

Here's an extensive list of UR verses:

OLD TESTAMENT
GENESIS
1:31 every - good
3:15 bruise
12:1-3 all families
13:16 dust
14:19 possessor
14:22 possessor
15:5 stars
18:18 all - nations
18:25 judge - right
22:17 stars - sand
22:18 all - nations
24:3 God - heaven - and - earth
24:60 thousands of millions
26:4 stars - all - nations
28:14 dust - all - families
32:12 seed as - sand - cannot
EXODUS
9:29 earth
19:5 all - earth - mine
32:13 seed as - stars
NUMBERS
14:21 all - earth - filled
16:22 spirits - all flesh
27:16 spirits - all flesh
DEUTERONOMY
10:14 heaven - heaven of heavens - earth - all
JOSHUA
2:11 God heaven - and - earth
3:11 Lord - all - earth
3:13 Lord - all - earth
II SAMUEL
14:14 devise means-not expelled
I KINGS
8:43 all people
8:60 all people
II KINGS
19:19 all - kingdoms- know
I CHRONICLES
29:11-14 all
II CHRONICLES
20:6 none - able - withstand
NEHEMIAH
9:6 all
JOB
12:10 all mankind
33:18-24 pit - ransom
PSALMS
9:8 judge - righteousness
16:10 not leave - hell
24:1 earth - they
25:10 all - paths - mercy - truth
32:1-2 imputeth not
33:4-8 all
33:11-15 all
46:10 exalted - heathen
47:2 all
47:7 all
48:2 whole
50:12 world - fullness
59:13 ruleth - ends
65:2 all flesh - ends
65:5 all flesh - ends
66:3-4 enemies - submit - all
67:2 all - all
67:7 all - all
68:18 rebellious - dwell
68:31 unto
69:34 every thing
72:8 dominion - all
72:11 dominion - all
72:17 dominion - all
72:19 dominion - all
82:6 all of you
82:8 all nations
83:18 all - earth
85:1-6 forgiven - covered
86:9 all nations - worship
89:11 fullness
96:1 all - earth
97:5 Lord - whole
97:6 all see
98:3 all
98:4 all - earth
103:9-14 not always chide - father
103:19 ruleth - all
105:8 thousand generations
110:1 enemies - footstool
115:3 pleased
119:64 full - mercy
126:1-6 turn again
130:3 who - word - all
130:5 who - word - all
130:8 who - word - all
135:6 pleased
138:4 all - kings
139:7-12 there
143:1 faithfulness
145:9-17 satisfiest - all
145:21 all flesh
PROVERBS
16:4 for - purged
16:6 for - purged
ISAIAH
2:2-4 all nations
6:3 whole earth
9:7 zeal - perform
11:9 knowledge - cover
14:24-27 purposed
24:22 after - visited
26:29 judgements - learn
40:5 glory - all flesh
42:3-4 judgement - truth - till
45:7 evil - all
45:12-13 evil - all
45:22-25 all - every
46:10 declaring - end - pleasure
46:11 purposed - do it
49:26 all flesh
51:6 not - abolished
52:10 all - see
52:15 shall - see, shall - consider
53:6 iniquity - all
53:11 travail - satisfied
54:5 God - whole earth
54:7-8 mercies - kindness
54:13 all - taught
57:16 not contend - neither - wroth
60:5 shall come
61:11 as - so - all nations
63:17 made - err
65:1 sought - found - not called
66:18 I - gather all
66:23 all flesh
JEREMIAH
3:12 not keep anger
31:31-34 new covenant
32:27 all flesh
32:36-42 evil - good
33:22 sand - seed
LAMENTATIONS
3:31-32 not cast off
EZEKIEL
16:48-55 took - away - good - return (Matt 10:15; 11:23; Jude 6-7)
DANIEL
2:35 stone - filled
7:13-14 all people
7:27 all serve
9:14 evil - righteous - all
9:24 end of sins - reconciliation
HOSEA
1:10 as - sand - cannot
13:14 ransom - redeem
14:4 love - freely - turned
JOEL
2:28 all flesh
MICAH
4:1-5 many nations - every man
7:18-19 delighteth - mercy
HABAKKUK
2:14 knowledge - cover
ZEPHANIAH
2:11 all - every
3:8-9 determination - pure language
HAGGAI
2:7 all nations
ZECHARIAH
14:9 king over all
MALACHI
1:11 Gentiles - heathen
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NEW TESTAMENT
MATTHEW
1:21 shall save
3:12 thoroughly
5:19 in
5:21-26 till
10:15 more tolerable
11:22-24 more tolerable
12:18 shall show
12:20 judgement unto victory
12:21 Gentiles trust
12:32 world (eon)
12:41-42 judgement - shall condemn
18:8-9 better
18:14 not the will
18:23-35 till he should pay - so likewise
22:44 enemies - footstool
23:13-35 till ye shall say
MARK
3:29 eternal (eonian)
6:11 more tolerable
9:43-37 better
9:49 every one shall
12:36 enemies - footstool
LUKE
1:68 redeemed his
1:77 knowledge - remission
2:10 all people
2:14 peace - goodwill toward
2:30-31 salvation - all people
3:6 all flesh
3:17 thoroughly
6:35 kind
9:56 come - to save
10:12-14 more tolerable
11:31 queen - south
11:32 men - Ninevah
19:10 seek - save - lost
20:38 all live unto him
20:43 enemies - footstool
JOHN
1:3 All things
1:9 every man
1:29 taketh away - sin
3:16 loved - world (mankind)
3:17 world - saved
4:42 Saviour of the world
5:22-23 all - honour - son
6:33 life unto - world
6:37 all - shall come
6:39 lose nothing
6:45 all taught - heard - learned - cometh
6:51 life of - world
12:32 will draw all
12:47 to save - world
ACTS
1:24 knowest - all
2:17 all flesh
2:34-35 foes - thy footstool
3:21 restitution of all things
3:25-26 all - blessed - every one
4:24 made all
7:49 made all
10:15 hath cleansed
10:28 any man
10:34 no respector
10:35 every nation
10:36 Lord of all
11:9 hath cleansed
13:47 ends of the earth
14:15 made - all things
17:24-31 all
24:15 hope - just and unjust
ROMANS
2:5 righteous
2:6 every man
4:13-18 heir of the world - all the seed
5:6-19 ungodly - while - reconciled- free gift - all men - life
8:20-22 made subject - not willingly - shall - whole creation
8:32 for us all
8:35-39 who - neither - nor
9:9-26 purpose of God
10:12 Lord over all
10:20 found - sought me not
11:11 fall - salvation
11:12 fall - fulness
11:15 casting away - reconcilinc - world - receiving - life
11:26 all - saved
11:29 without (god's) repentance
11:32 all - unbelief - mercy upon all
11:36 of - through - to - all things
14:10-12 all - every - every one
15:21 shall see - shall understand
I CORINTHIANS
3:11-15 saved - by fire
4:5 every man
5:1-5 destruction - flesh - spirit - saved
8:6 all things
10:26-28 earth - and the fullness
11:3 head - every man
11:7 man is image of God
11:12 all things of God
12:6 all in all
12:7,11 every man
15:22 for as - even so
15:23 every man
15:25 all enemies
15:26 enemy - destroyed
15:28 God - all in all
15:38-43 every seed - dishonor
15:49 as we - we shall
15:51 all be changed
II CORINTHIANS
5:14-21 reconciling - world - not imputing
GALATIONS
3:8 all nations
EPHESIANS
1:4-11 purposed - gather together - all
2:5 hath quickened
2:14-16 reconcile
3:9 all - all
3:15 whole family - named
4:6 all
4:8 led captivity captive
4:10 fill all
4:13 we all
PHILIPPIANS
2:10-11 every
3:21 subdue all
COLOSSIANS
1:16-17 all - for him
1:20 reconcile all
1:28 every man perfect
3:11 all
I THESSALONIANS
3:12 all
II THESSALONIANS
2:8 Wicked - destroyed
I TIMOTHY
1:15 to save
1:18-20 may learn
2:1-6 all
4:10-11 all men - command and teach
6:13 God - quickeneth all things
II TIMOTHY
1:9 hath - purposed - given - before
TITUS
2:11 all men
2:14 all iniquity
3:4 toward man
3:5 regeneration - renewing
3:6 which he shed on
HEBREWS
1:2-3 all
1:13 enemies - footstool
2:8 all - subjection
2:9 every man
2:10 all things
2:14 destroy - devil
2:17 reconciliation
3:4 built all
8:10-11 not teach - all shall know
8:12 no more
9:26 put away sin
10:10 once for all
10:17 no more
11:12 innumerable
12:10-11 chastened - profit
I PETER
3:18-20 unjust - spirits - disobedient
4:6 preached - to - dead
II PETER
3:9 not willing - all
I JOHN
2:2 propitiation - sins - whole world
3:5 take away
3:8 destroy the works
4:10 propitiation
4:14 Saviour of the world
JUDE
1:6 unto (until)
REVELATION
1:5 washed - our sins
1:7 every eye - they - which pierced him - all
3:9 I will make - come - worship - know
4:11 all - for - pleasure
5:13 every creature
7:9-10 no man could number
10:6 created - the things
11:7-13 kill them; they - rejoice; fear fell; gave glory - God
11:15 kingdoms of - world - become
14:6 preached - to every
15:1 last - filled up
15:4 all nations
15:8 plagues - fulfilled
16:7 true and righteous - judgments
20:13 judged every man
20:14 death and hell - cast into - lake of fire - second death
21:5 all things new
22:2 healing of the nations
22:3 no more curse
22:12 my reward - to - every man
22:17 come - freely

[All Made Alive]

Hi All Made Alive,

Here's an extensive list of UR verses:

Thanks, Andy! I believe I already have this list as it seems to be the one compiled by Harold Lovelace. He certainly did a great job but I have found dozens of verses which he missed so I know for certain there are more out there.

[Andy]

Hi All Made Alive,

Here's an extensive list of UR verses:

Thanks, Andy! I believe I already have this list as it seems to be the one compiled by Harold Lovelace. He certainly did a great job but I have found dozens of verses which he missed so I know for certain there are more out there.

Thanks for the name of the compiler.  I didn't know who came up with that list. You are right that there are more verses that what is in that list.  I'm looking forward to adding to it as people post more.

Peace and love to you,

Andy

[shibboleth]

Mt.13:36-43 talks about the wheat and tares. The wheat are the good seed and the tares are the children of the wicked one. vs.40 says the tares are gathered and burned in the fire and 41 says the son of man shall send forth angels and shall gather all things that offend and vs.42  cast them into the furnace of fire where there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth. vs 42 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

What really intrigues me about this passage is that those who are in the kingdom of God are put into the fire and there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth. According to ET, the gnashing of teeth is only for those who are on the way to hell. How could that be when the verses clearly say those in the kingdom are the ones who experience the gnashing of teeth? Well, for me anyway, this was just one more nail in the coffin of ET.

Hope this helps you in your search for UR verses.  I will post more if I find any.

[laren]

Mt.13:36-43 talks about the wheat and tares. The wheat are the good seed and the tares are the children of the wicked one. vs.40 says the tares are gathered and burned in the fire and 41 says the son of man shall send forth angels and shall gather all things that offend and vs.42  cast them into the furnace of fire where there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth. vs 42 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

What really intrigues me about this passage is that those who are in the kingdom of God are put into the fire and there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth. According to ET, the gnashing of teeth is only for those who are on the way to hell. How could that be when the verses clearly say those in the kingdom are the ones who experience the gnashing of teeth? Well, for me anyway, this was just one more nail in the coffin of ET.

Hope this helps you in your search for UR verses.  I will post more if I find any.

what does that mean to you, those in the kingdom??

For me it is those that were under covenant, under law.  God's chosen people, given the law by Moses.  The law that was meant for life,

Rom 7:10  And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death.


Rom 3:2  Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God.

Rom 9:4  Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises;

But because they looked at the physical rather than the spiritual of the law, they became enemies of the cross. 

any thots??

[Zach]

http://www.1john57.com/prooftext.htm

It's a page devoted to answering universalistic proof-texts. Unfortunately, they haven't gotten around to the answering part yet, but they still have a helpful list.

[bobf]

Ok, you asked for something off the beaten trail. I found this a while back. It's not a passage that says "all will be saved" but it shows those who reject Christ will enter God's kingdom LATER than those who believed.  According to orthodoxy, that ain't supposed to happen.

Matthew 21:28
But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard. 29  He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went. 30 And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not. 31 Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you. 32 For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.

The words GO...BEFORE caught my eyes. Is this saying that the publicans and sinners PRECEDE the pharisees into God's kingdom?  That implies that the pharisees GO LATER into the kingdom.  But then I thought, maybe not.  Maybe it does not really mean PRECEDE. Maybe it means that the pharisees will only be looking on as the others GO BEFORE them (as in "go before their very eyes" or like watching a parable that "goes before you" as you watch it).

So I checked the greek and found that the two words "go....before" that are translated from one greek word proago which in fact does mean PRECEDE, but more than that, it also means LEAD FORTH.  Cool.  The the publicans and sinners will PRECEDE or LEAD FORTH the pharisees into God's kingdom.  Never does it mean to go in front of you as you look on.

STRONGS
proago
verb
1) to lead forward, lead forth
...a) one from a place in which he has lain hidden from view, as from a prison
...b) in a forensic sense, to bring one forth to trial

2) to go before
...a) preceding, prior in time, previous
...b) to proceed, go forward
......1) in a bad sense, to go further than is right. or proper

proago is formed from two greek words
pro = before
ago = lead or go

I checked every usage to be sure.  Here are all of them, excluding duplicate gospel passages.  In every case someone/thing PRECEDES or LEADS and someone/things FOLLOWS goes goes to the same place later.

The first usage is particularly interesting - a star precedes the wise men and leads them to Christ.

Matthew 2:9
When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.  10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.

Matthew 14:22
And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away. 23  And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone. 24  But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary. 25  And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.

Matthew 21:9
And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest Jesus preceded the disciples into Galilee after His resurrection.

Matthew 26:32
But after I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee.  Matthew 28:10  Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me.

Matthew 28:7
And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you

Luke 18:39
And they which went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried so much the more, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.

Acts 12:6
And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison

Act 16:30
And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?

Act 25:26
Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my lord. Wherefore I have brought him forth before you, and specially before thee, O king Agrippa, that, after examination had, I might have somewhat to write.

1 Timothy 1:18
This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare;

1 Timothy 5:24
Some men's sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment; and some men they follow after.

Hebrew 7:18
For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof.

[AJ]

God is ABLE to raise up stones -
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FIRST -

For many years I had thought, that the 'stones' in Mat 3:7-9 that John was speaking about, probably was referring to literal stones that were seen on the ground.

Thus, in some weird way I had concluded - that what John was saying, was that - God is ABLE to raise up literal stones, to be children of Abraham.. but now, I see it differently.

Matthew 3:7-9 -
7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
8 Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:
9 And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.


Why it took me so many years to see that the 'stones' was the stony hearts of the Pharisees and Sadducees, I don't know.

FACT: God is able to take the stony heart of any Pharisee or Sadducee and raise them up to be children unto Abraham (children of faith).

Why do so many preachers and teachers of the 'cloth' deny that God is ABLE to do this for even for the stoniest of persons ?probably like myselftheir eyes and their minds, simply have not been opened unto it yet.



SECONDLY -" how does God take a stony heart and change it?

Matthew 21:44 -" And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder."


While I am sure that no one in this forum would ever consider themselves to be a Pharisee or a Sadducee â€" thus in need of being ground to powder, - yet, I know for myself, that tho I daily commit my life unto my SAVIOR  there always seems to be something there, in my life, that it seems will only be removed - except by being ground to powder by Christ Himself.


Honestly - we all may have some Pharisee and Sadducee traits in us (stony).that'll only come off or be removed except by the grinding process.

While it's best to do it in this life, this side of death (to fall on Christ the rock).for the most part, I believe that many of our stubborn areas will only come off or be removed - when we actually meet Christ Jesus face to face â€" after our resurrection, in the ages to come.

Thus, perhaps a great many of changes in the Christians believers life - may actually take place after our deaths.
Surely this will be a welcomed change for those who die as unbeliever also.



THIRDLY   - Bobf touched on this one.

Matthew 21:31 - "  Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you."


Jesus is speaking about those nasty religious Pharisee and Saduccees - and stating that they ..YES even they will go into the Kingdom of Godbut of course behind the publicans and harlots.

FACT: It sure seems to me that - Everybody will go into the Kingdom of Godit's just that there is an order to it. Some ahead of others.


AND here's another:
Psalm 22:27-28
The whole earth will acknowledge the LORD and return to him.
~People from every nation will bow down before him. 
~ For the LORD is king! He rules all the nations. 



LASTLY -
Who will be first and who will be last in the Kingdom of God?...I am afraid - this may be one of the biggest SURPRISES - when all is said and done in the hereafter.

Matthew 20:16
"So the last shall be first, and the first last."

Matthew 19:30
"But many who are first will be last; and the last, first.

Mark 10:31
"But many who are first will be last, and the last, first."

Luke 13:30
"And behold, some are last who will be first and some are first who will be last."

Mark 9:35
Sitting down, He called the twelve *and said to them, "If anyone wants to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all."


The FACT is - that this thought ... is mentioned (5) times in the Gospels. Thus it may be of quite importance.


Just some Sunday morning ramblings,
Peace - AJ

[SeekerSA]

AJ

:goodpost:

Nice Sunday ramblings

Blessings